Red Eagle Tech are a good fit if you want one supplier for a mix of software, AI, reporting, web and IT, delivered fixed-price by a small UK team. ainativ.es are the better fit if your job is specifically AI, you want the person on the build to have run and exited technology companies, and you value named-sector proof. Both quote a clear price. Ours typically land at around £10,000 per project.
Red Eagle Tech and ainativ.es at a glance
| What matters | Red Eagle Tech | ainativ.es |
|---|---|---|
| Focus | Bespoke software generally, plus AI, Power BI, web, SEO and IT | AI builds and automation only |
| Fixed price up front | Yes | Yes, typically around £10,000 per project |
| You co-own it, no lock-in | Bespoke build, terms vary | Yes, always |
| Named founder with company exits | Founder named, delivery background | Jim Beattie, three exits |
| Named-sector proof | Anonymous testimonials | Named builds in finance, education and recruitment |
| Works alongside your existing paid tools | Yes | Yes |
| Will tell you what not to build | Not stated | Yes |
What Red Eagle Tech do well
Red Eagle build "custom software that fits how your business actually works", and that's a sound promise. They price fixed, so you know what you're paying before they start, which we rate and do ourselves. They work directly with clients rather than through account managers, show progress every couple of weeks, and offer post-launch support. For a UK SME that wants one small, hands-on team to handle a spread of software and IT needs, that's a genuinely useful shape.
Where ainativ.es is the better fit
The difference is focus and pedigree. Red Eagle are a young, broad software shop. We do one thing.
AI is all we do. Red Eagle's menu runs from AI to Power BI to web design to SEO to managed IT. That breadth is handy if you want a single supplier, but for a job that lives or dies on getting the AI right, depth beats breadth. We spend every day on exactly this problem.
Exit-grade judgement on the build. The person shaping your build has taken three companies to exit and rebuilt a private-equity-backed business around AI, cutting engineering headcount from 80 to 25 while saving more than £6M a year. That's the experience deciding what to build, and what to leave alone.
Named proof, not anonymous quotes. Our work includes a payroll checking system running in a client's own cloud with a full audit trail, and reporting builds for real sectors. We name what we can, when we have permission, rather than relying on unattributed testimonials.
We'll tell you when not to build. If a £30-a-month tool already does the job, we say so on the call. That honesty is baked into how we quote, because a build that doesn't pay back is bad for our reputation, not just your budget.
When Red Eagle Tech is the right choice
Pick Red Eagle if:
- You want one supplier for a mix of software, reporting, web and IT, not just AI.
- Your need is general software with AI as one part, rather than an AI-first build.
- Local, hands-on delivery from a small North London team matters to you.
If your job is squarely AI and you want a specialist with a track record to match, that's us.
What it costs with us
Most custom AI builds with ainativ.es land at around £10,000 per project, quoted after a fixed-fee mapping phase, with a fast return. Full detail on the pricing page and in how much custom AI costs.