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Best AI Consulting Agencies in Lisbon (August 2026)
6 AI Consulting agencies based in Lisbon. Top-ranked: DareData, Enlightenment.ai, Altar.io.
These agencies specialize in AI Consulting with local presence in Lisbon. Average rates: €120-200/hr.
Market snapshot
Pricing for AI Consulting agencies in Lisbon
Of the 6 ai consulting agencies on this page, 2 publish complete hourly rate ranges. Across them, rates span €45–€130, with a median around €86/hr. The European AI Consulting average is €120-200/hr.
| Tier | Hourly rate | Agencies |
|---|---|---|
| Budget | €50–99/hr | 2 — DareData, Enlightenment.ai |
Team capacity in Lisbon
All 6 agencies on this page disclose team size. The distribution breaks down as:
- Boutique (<10)1 agency — Enlightenment.ai
- Small/mid (10-49)1 agency — Altar.io
- Mid studio (50-99)2 agencies — DareData, BySix
- Large studio (100+)2 agencies — BI4ALL, Closer Consulting
Rankings updated August 2026
DareData
#1Lisbon, Portugal
DareData is a Lisbon machine-learning and generative-AI engineering firm building production models, document and process automation and data platforms for enterprises in Europe and the Americas.
Enlightenment.ai
#2Lisbon, Portugal
Enlightenment.ai is a Portuguese data and AI consultancy offering fractional chief data officer engagements, data strategy and machine-learning delivery for banking, retail and consumer-goods clients.
Altar.io
#3Lisbon, Portugal
Altar.io is a Lisbon product engineering studio building custom software and MVPs for founders and enterprises, working across compliance, credit and real-estate technology.
BI4ALL
#4Lisbon, Portugal
BI4ALL is a Lisbon data and AI consultancy working on analytics platforms, machine learning and generative-AI automation for banking, insurance, pharmaceutical and energy clients.
BySix
#5Lisbon, Portugal
BySix is a Lisbon-area generative-AI development firm building custom agents, document and recruitment assistants and scheduling systems for business operations, with offices in Porto and São Paulo.
Closer Consulting
#6Lisbon, Portugal
Closer Consulting is a Lisbon data science and AI consultancy working on machine learning, fraud and risk models and analytics platforms for banking, telecom, energy and retail clients.
Industry experience among Lisbon AI Consulting agencies
Of the 6 agencies on this page, 6 publish their industry focus. Among those:
| Industry | Agencies with stated experience |
|---|---|
| E-commerce | 6 of 6 — DareData, Enlightenment.ai, Altar.io, BI4ALL, BySix, Closer Consulting |
| FinTech | 5 of 6 — DareData, Enlightenment.ai, Altar.io, BI4ALL, Closer Consulting |
| Manufacturing | 4 of 6 — DareData, Enlightenment.ai, BySix, Closer Consulting |
| SaaS & B2B | 2 of 6 — Altar.io, BySix |
| Healthcare | 1 of 6 — BI4ALL |
Services frequently bundled with AI Consulting in Lisbon
Beyond AI Consulting itself, agencies on this page most commonly offer:
- AI Development5 of 6 — DareData, Enlightenment.ai, Altar.io, BI4ALL, +1 more
- Generative AI3 of 6 — DareData, Altar.io, BySix
- AI Automation2 of 6 — BI4ALL, Closer Consulting
- AI Agents1 of 6 — BySix
Frequently asked questions — AI Consulting in Lisbon
- How much do AI Consulting agencies in Lisbon charge?
- Of the 6 AI Consulting agencies on this page, 2 publish complete hourly rate ranges. They range from €45 to €130, with a median around €86. The European AI Consulting average is €120-200/hr. 2 agencies operate under €100/hr: DareData, Enlightenment.ai.
- Which are the top-rated AI Consulting agencies in Lisbon?
- Based on our editorial scoring (portfolio quality, business credibility, and case study depth), the top-ranked AI Consulting agencies in Lisbon are DareData, Enlightenment.ai, Altar.io. See the full review on each agency's profile.
- Are there Lisbon AI Consulting agencies specializing in E-commerce?
- Yes — 6 agencies on this page list E-commerce experience. Top examples include DareData, Enlightenment.ai, Altar.io.
- What's the smallest team size available for ai consulting in Lisbon?
- Enlightenment.ai is the only boutique (under 10 people) on this page, ideal for projects needing senior-level attention without large-team overhead.
Local Insight
AI Consulting Agencies in Lisbon
Lisbon's AI consulting bench is older than the city's startup reputation suggests, and it divides cleanly by decade. BI4ALL has been trading since 2004 and runs around 400 staff through Centres of Excellence for banking, insurance, pharmaceuticals and energy; Closer Consulting started in 2006, employs more than 350 people and publishes financial-services work that includes anomaly detection for commission leakage and a dynamic pricing rollout credited with roughly €230,000 saved over five years. Both are group-owned now—Closer sits inside Smart4Engineering, BI4ALL joined Spain's Plexus Tech in 2025—which is worth knowing before you assume you are hiring an independent. DareData is the 2019 generation: more than 130 specialists, its own GenOS platform, and named delivery for NOS, Heineken, Euronext and the cable manufacturer COFICAB. Altar.io consults from the product side, BySix advises on the agent systems it builds, and Enlightenment.ai sells the one model on this page you cannot buy from the others: a fractional chief data officer on a published monthly tier, from a practice carrying Carlsberg and Banco BPI and certifications from Portugal's National Innovation Agency and Ministry of Defence.
The split to hold in mind is scale against proximity. The two large consultancies bring partner networks, certifications and a bench that can absorb a multi-year program; the smaller firms put the people who scoped the work on the delivery. Ask any of them which of their own staff would actually be in your room, because at 350 and 400 people that answer is not obvious from the pitch.
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