Fetchly vs Big Consulting Firms

Big consulting firms charge $300-500+ per hour, but most of that goes to overhead — partner profits, sales commissions, expensive offices, and brand marketing. The developers doing the actual work are often junior resources billed at senior rates. Fetchly eliminates the bloat. You get senior engineers with proven track records at up to 70% less — because every dollar goes to people building your product.

It's the oldest trick in consulting: send the A-team to win the deal, then staff the project with fresh graduates. Fetchly doesn't play that game. The senior engineers who participate in your discovery are the same people writing your code. Our team has been working together across 103+ platform launches — proven, consistent, and accountable.

Consulting firms love big upfront planning phases — weeks of discovery, months of architecture review, endless documentation before a single line of code is written. Fetchly runs agile sprints from week one. You'll see working software every two weeks, with regular demos, feedback loops, and continuous iteration. No waterfall timelines, no month-long delays between deliverables.

At consulting firms, you talk to an account manager who talks to a project lead who talks to the developers. By the time your feedback reaches the people building your product, it's been filtered through three layers. Fetchly gives you direct access to your engineering team — daily standups, shared Slack channels, and real-time collaboration. When you have a question, you get an answer from the person who wrote the code.

Consulting engagements typically lock you into multi-year contracts with complex SOWs, change order processes, and exit fees. Fetchly operates month-to-month. Scale up for a big launch, scale down during planning phases, or pause entirely if priorities shift. You're always in control of your engagement — and your budget.