Agency Comparison
Faculty AI vs Wavestone
Comparing AI Consulting options: London vs Paris.
Comparison updated August 2026
Side by side
Published data on both agencies. Where one side measurably differs, the dot marks it: the higher score, the lower published rate, the larger team, the more recent review. Which of those is an advantage depends on your brief.
| Attribute | Faculty AI | Wavestone |
|---|---|---|
| Editorial score | Higher score: 73.3/100 | 65.8/100 |
| Hourly rate | Contact for rates | Contact for rates |
| Team size | Larger team: 1000+ | |
| Location | London, United Kingdom | Paris, France |
| Founded | 2014 | — |
| Last reviewed | Aug 4, 2026 | More recent review: Aug 5, 2026 |
What we said about each
Our take on Faculty AI
Published case studies show systems that survived scrutiny most agencies never face—the NHS AI Lab's model-validation process for clinical AI, deployed generative-AI tooling inside Tide's support operation, and an LLM-backed recommender that now sources 25% of Axiom Law's hires. The published work index spans defense, energy, insurance, and government, though many entries are anonymized or brief. Rates are not published and the engagement profile is institutional—expect procurement-grade…
Reviewed Aug 4, 2026
Read the full assessment →Our take on Wavestone
Wavestone approaches AI from governance rather than from engineering, and for a regulated buyer that is the point rather than a limitation. The practice is built on DORA, NIS2, the EU AI Act and ISO 27001, with delivery attached to it. The published work follows: generative AI replacing manual steps in document processing at the Helvetia Group, a use-case prioritization exercise in wealth and asset management, a unified data operating model for a healthcare group built for compliance as much as…
Reviewed Aug 5, 2026
Read the full assessment →Best for
Where each agency measurably leads on the published data — team capacity, declared specializations, editorial scoring, and rates where both publish them. Use these to match an agency to your project priorities.
Choose Faculty AI if you need
- closer collaboration at a smaller team scale
- disclosed specialization in Public Sector / Legal
- broader service offering — also covers AI Agents and Generative AI
- a higher overall editorial score
Choose Wavestone if you need
- larger team capacity for multi-stream or enterprise-scale programs
- an overall editorial score of 65.8/100
Strengths and watch-outs
Both upsides and risks, straight from our editorial assessments.
Faculty AI
Strengths
- Published 10% ticket-handling-time reduction at Tide, with the deployed tools named (AgentAssist, MemberSummarise on Amazon Bedrock)
- Applied AI since 2014 with an in-house fellowship talent pipeline—delivery here predates the LLM wave
- NHS England's deputy director of AI is quoted crediting the validation work in the published study
Watch-outs
- Much of the work index is anonymized (military, challenger bank)—ask for a speakable reference in your sector
- No published rates; budget for institutional procurement timelines
Wavestone
Strengths
- Publishes an average daily rate of €944, which makes budgeting possible before the first meeting
- AI delivery attached to a real regulatory practice—DORA, NIS2, the EU AI Act, ISO 27001—rather than sold beside it
- A listed consultancy of 6,000-plus people, so capacity and continuity are not the risk they are with a boutique
Watch-outs
- One named AI client (Helvetia) among several anonymized stories—ask for a reference inside your own regulatory perimeter
- The published AI work is governance, adoption and process rather than model building; check the split before scoping
Service coverage
Where the two overlap, and where each covers ground the other does not.
Only Faculty AI
Only Wavestone
None.
Industry coverage
Where the two overlap, and where each covers ground the other does not.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has more Healthcare experience, Faculty AI or Wavestone?
- Both agencies show documented Healthcare work. Faculty AI has the broader industry stack overall, with disclosed experience in Public Sector, Legal beyond their shared focus.
- Which scores higher overall, Faculty AI or Wavestone?
- Faculty AI scores 73.3/100, 7.5 points higher than Wavestone at 65.8/100. Both portfolio quality and business credibility feed into the score — see our methodology for the full breakdown.
- When should I consider both Faculty AI and Wavestone?
- Consider running parallel discovery briefs with Faculty AI and Wavestone if your project spans multiple workstreams, you want competitive proposals to compare scope and approach, or you're undecided between the specialization angles each brings (see the Best for cards above). Most engagements ultimately go with one — but the parallel-brief phase is a low-cost way to validate fit.
Read the full reviews
A side-by-side is a starting point. The full assessments carry the portfolio analysis, documented engagements, and the evidence behind every strength and watch-out above.