How to compare AI agent agencies side by side
A comparison scorecard for AI agent agencies: discovery, gates, security, pilot design, commercial clarity, and handoff.
Written by Dali
Dali is an AI agent systems studio. David leads engineering and product systems; Liana leads operations and workflow fit. We ship production agents inside tools teams already use.
David Hakobyan · Dali
Direct answer
Compare AI agent agencies on a shared scorecard: discovery quality, gate design, security, pilot boundary, commercial clarity, and ownership transfer. Ignore vanity awards.
Scorecard dimensions
Process questions asked. Gate model. Security answers. Pilot template. Price transparency. Docs quality. Team who actually delivers.
How to run bake-offs
Same brief to all. Paid discovery if needed. Compare written pilot plans, not slide aesthetics.
Weighting
For production risk, gates and security outrank brand glitter.
Output
Pick one partner for pilot one. Do not split one workflow across three vendors.
How Dali fits
Use Dali's public process writing as diligence material, then audit.
FAQ
No. Cap price weight; underpriced risk is expensive.