Agency Comparison
Fuzzy Labs vs Ortom
Two top-rated AI Development agencies in Manchester.
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 | Fuzzy Labs | Ortom |
|---|---|---|
| Editorial score | Higher score: 56.3/100 | 47.3/100 |
| Hourly rate | Contact for rates | €85-130/hr |
| Team size | ||
| Location | Manchester, United Kingdom | Manchester, United Kingdom |
| Founded | — | 2019 |
| Last reviewed | Aug 4, 2026 | Aug 4, 2026 |
What we said about each
Our take on Fuzzy Labs
The Zally case study is the kind most agencies avoid publishing: a specific number attached to a specific bottleneck, model deployment cut from two days to five minutes by a custom MLOps pipeline. The PEBL work puts computer vision on edge devices for seaweed farm monitoring, which is a harder engineering problem than it sounds—inference has to run where there is no reliable connection. Open-source MLOps is the stated specializm and the published work supports it, though a third case study for…
Reviewed Aug 4, 2026
Read the full assessment →Our take on Ortom
Three named-client engagements, each solving a different applied problem: handwriting recognition for StampFree's parcel system, route optimization for WeFix's mobile repair technicians, and a consulting review of SnapDragon's counterfeit-monitoring approach. The range is unusual for a practice this size and suggests genuine generalist depth rather than one trick repeated. This is a named-principal consultancy rather than a team—accountability is unusually clear, and so is the constraint.
Reviewed Aug 4, 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 Fuzzy Labs if you need
- disclosed specialization in Manufacturing
- a higher overall editorial score
Choose Ortom if you need
- disclosed specialization in E-commerce
- an overall editorial score of 47.3/100
Strengths and watch-outs
Both upsides and risks, straight from our editorial assessments.
Fuzzy Labs
Strengths
- Publishes a hard before-and-after metric—two days to five minutes on deployment—which almost no agency on this register does
- Edge deployment for PEBL shows inference running outside a data center, not just in one
- Open-source tooling by preference, so the pipeline stays inspectable and portable after handover
Watch-outs
- No published team size or founding year—ask about capacity and who would run your engagement
- Specializm is the production path rather than model research; if you need novel modeling, check the fit
Ortom
Strengths
- Three named clients across computer vision, optimization and advisory—breadth backed by published work
- You know exactly who does the work, which is rarely true at larger firms
- Published rates via Clutch, so the budget conversation can start before the first call
Watch-outs
- A single-principal practice—ask directly about availability, and about what happens if the engagement outgrows one person
- No published outcome figures in any case study; ask each client what changed after delivery
Service coverage
Both agencies cover the same services — on this axis there is nothing to separate them, so decide on the evidence behind the work rather than its labels.
Industry coverage
Where the two overlap, and where each covers ground the other does not.
Pricing math
What a 12-week engagement at one full-time equivalent (~480hours) costs at each agency’s published rate. An arithmetic projection, not a quote — real scopes move with seniority mix and team shape.
Fuzzy Labs
Contact for rates
Ortom
Rate: €85-130/hr
€40,800–€62,400
Only Ortom publishes a rate, so there is no gap to measure. Fuzzy Labs quotes per engagement — ask for a rate card early, since a comparison that starts on scope and ends on price tends to end late.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has more SaaS & B2B experience, Fuzzy Labs or Ortom?
- Both agencies show documented SaaS & B2B work and have similar industry breadth. Compare directly on the agency profiles: Fuzzy Labs and Ortom.
- Which scores higher overall, Fuzzy Labs or Ortom?
- Fuzzy Labs scores 56.3/100, 9 points higher than Ortom at 47.3/100. Both portfolio quality and business credibility feed into the score — see our methodology for the full breakdown.
- When should I consider both Fuzzy Labs and Ortom?
- Consider running parallel discovery briefs with Fuzzy Labs and Ortom 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.