Agency Comparison
Sonalake vs Storm Technology
Two top-rated AI Development agencies in Dublin.
Comparison updated
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 | Sonalake | Storm Technology |
|---|---|---|
| Editorial score | Higher score: 52.8/100 | 39.8/100 |
| Hourly rate | Contact for rates | Contact for rates |
| Team size | 50-249 | 50-249 |
| Location | Dublin, Ireland | Dublin, Ireland |
| Founded | 2016 | 1995 |
| Last reviewed | Sep 3, 2026 | Sep 3, 2026 |
What we said about each
Our take on Sonalake
The one machine-learning case study with substance is the Vodafone congestion forecaster: cell KPIs decomposed into seasonal, trend and noise components, predicted with neural networks and time-series methods, then ranked so the first couple of hundred at-risk cells surface first—87% accuracy at the 97th percentile, 90% at the 99th. The rest of the AI evidence sits inside VisiMetrix, the firm's own network-analytics product, which has run at Three Ireland since 2015 and now carries ML…
Reviewed Sep 3, 2026
Read the full assessment →Our take on Storm Technology
The published client work is Microsoft business-application delivery: 18 case studies across the first three index pages cover Dynamics 365, Power Platform, Business Central, Solver and SharePoint, with outcomes such as Windsor Motor Group cutting in-person visits per vehicle purchase from 2–3 to 1. 2 across 11 dealerships. AI appears as an advisory offer—Microsoft Fabric, Azure AI, Microsoft 365 Copilot and Copilot Studio—and the one AI write-up on the site describes what sister company…
Reviewed Sep 3, 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 Sonalake if you need
- disclosed specialization in Healthcare
- broader service offering — also covers AI Automation
- a higher overall editorial score
Choose Storm Technology if you need
- disclosed specialization in Public Sector / Manufacturing
- broader service offering — also covers AI Consulting and Generative AI
Strengths and watch-outs
Both upsides and risks, straight from our editorial assessments.
Sonalake
Strengths
- The congestion study publishes its method and separates prediction error from ranking error (70% and 88% respectively), which is rarer than a single headline accuracy figure
- Operator-level named references: a Chief Network Officer quote from Vodafone Ireland and a Head of Access and Transmission Networks quote from Three Ireland
- A named data scientist publishes an eight-step prototype-to-production process covering deployment, MLOps monitoring and model stability, so the delivery discipline is visible before the first call
Watch-outs
- The forecaster study reports accuracy, not business outcome—ask whether it is still in use at Vodafone and what it changed operationally
- Rates are unpublished; anchor on the €100–200/h EU band and ask whether AI work is staffed from Dublin or the Poznań engineering center
- The site names one data scientist and describes the wider organization as agile project teams—ask how many people do ML and who would be on your model work
Storm Technology
Strengths
- Founded in 1995 by the current CEO, with ISO 27001 and ISO 9001 certifications and Microsoft Solutions Partner status published
- Named executives quoted on the record at Windsor Motor Group, IRFU, Goshawk and Channel Mechanics
- Four named Irish public bodies (the Labour Court, Limerick, South Dublin and Kildare councils) appear as case studies, useful if your procurement needs public-sector references
Watch-outs
- Ask for a Copilot Studio or Azure AI engagement that reached production with a named client—the Data & AI Advisory page lists platforms, not deliveries
- Case studies credit business analysts and Microsoft solution specialists; ask whether a data-science or AI engineer would be on your project
- Rates are unpublished; Microsoft partner engagements often bundle licenses with services, so ask for the services day rate on its own
Service coverage
Where the two overlap, and where each covers ground the other does not.
Industry coverage
Where the two overlap, and where each covers ground the other does not.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has more FinTech experience, Sonalake or Storm Technology?
- Both agencies show documented FinTech work. Storm Technology has the broader industry stack overall, with disclosed experience in Public Sector, Manufacturing beyond their shared focus.
- Which scores higher overall, Sonalake or Storm Technology?
- Sonalake scores 52.8/100, 13 points higher than Storm Technology at 39.8/100. Both portfolio quality and business credibility feed into the score — see our methodology for the full breakdown.
- When should I consider both Sonalake and Storm Technology?
- Consider running parallel discovery briefs with Sonalake and Storm Technology 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.