The most visible AI automation and consulting agencies in United Kingdom, October 2026

October 2026 · 15 questions asked from United Kingdom in English · ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Gemini and Google AI Mode · 60 answers read

Leader

Elevate AI

12Heralded Score, range 5–35

Most cited source

gov.uk

14citations

From Google AI Mode and ChatGPT

Where engines disagree most

Flowio

1/4engines put it in their top three

Top three on Gemini, not on Google AI Mode, Google AI Overviews and ChatGPT

Brands

Search is not measured for this board yet, so it ranks on AI answers.

Rank Brand Rank change Heralded Score All AI Score trend Mentioned Recommended By engine Mentioned by Change
1 Elevate AI US New entry 12 , range 5–35 12#1
12
  • : score 12 · #1
12% 5% First reading
2 Flowio GB New entry 10 , range 4–34 10#2
10
  • : score 10 · #2
11% 5% First reading
3 Fifty One Degrees GB New entry 9 , range 3–34 9#3
9
  • : score 9 · #3
8% 6% First reading
4 Augustova GB New entry 9 , range 3–33 9#4
9
  • : score 9 · #4
9% 5% None First reading
5 The AI Consultancy GB New entry 7 , range 3–32 7#5
7
  • : score 7 · #5
7% 5% First reading
6 KlarifAi GB New entry 7 , range 3–32 7#6
7
  • : score 7 · #6
9% 2% None First reading
7 Hartz AI New entry 7 , range 2–32 7#7
7
  • : score 7 · #7
6% 5% First reading
8 Geeks Ltd GB New entry 7 , range 2–31 7#8
7
  • : score 7 · #8
7% 4% None First reading
9 Softomate Solutions UA New entry 6 , range 2–31 6#9
6
  • : score 6 · #9
7% 2% First reading
10 Deloitte GB New entry 6 , range 2–30 6#10
6
  • : score 6 · #10
9% 0% First reading

“=” marks brands whose score ranges overlap, so the test cannot separate them. Every brand named in at least three answers is ranked. AI gives each brand’s score and rank from the engines’ answers; Search is not measured for this board yet. By engine has one dot per engine (ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Gemini and Google AI Mode), darker the more often it names the brand.

Most cited sources

Rank Source Type Cited in Engines Pages cited Brands its pages mention
11 linkedin.com Social 6.7% 1 of 4 3 Not read
12 softomatesolutions.com Consultancy 5.0% 2 of 4 3 1
13 aiagencyplus.com Consultancy 5.0% 2 of 4 2 3
14 aiworkforce.co.uk Vendor site 5.0% 2 of 4 2 Not read
15 alicelabs.ai Consultancy 5.0% 2 of 4 1 2
16 digitaleight.co.uk Consultancy 5.0% 2 of 4 1 3
17 hartzai.com Consultancy 5.0% 3 of 4 2 3
18 m22.group Consultancy 3.3% 1 of 4 3 Not read
19 reddit.com Community 5.0% 1 of 4 2 5
20 theaiconsultancy.ai Consultancy 5.0% 2 of 4 2 1

Questions asked

QuestionLanguageMost recommended
What are the best AI consulting agencies for mid-sized companies in the UK? English Aiimi, Boardman, Fifty One Degrees, Geeks Ltd, Softwire and The AI Consultancy, tied
AI automation agency for a growing business in the UK English Flowio
How can a company find a partner to build AI into its processes in the UK? English No brand recommended
How do I get help deploying AI agents in my business in the UK? English Air IT Group, Augustova, Deploy AI Automation, Exception UK, Hartz AI and The AI Consultancy, tied
Building AI in-house vs. hiring an AI agency for a mid-sized company in the UK English No brand recommended
AI freelancer vs. AI consulting firm for a small business in the UK English No brand recommended
Alternatives to hiring an in-house AI team in the UK English Quantum Craft
Alternatives to large consulting firms for AI projects in the UK English Advancing Analytics, Brainpool AI, Cambridge Consultants, Datasparq, Faculty, Fifty One Degrees, Hartz AI, M22 Consultancy, Mind Foundry and Tessella, tied
I run a 100-person company in the UK and want to automate customer service with AI. Which agency should we work with? English Agency AI, Digital Space Group, Digizal, Geeks Ltd, Route 101 and Softomate Solutions, tied
I lead operations at a manufacturer in the UK and need a partner to build AI workflows. English Auretin, KlarifAi, Scalur, Sizrok and Waypoint North, tied

Each engine's top three

Google AI Mode

No brand named in at least three answers.

Google AI Overviews

No brand named in at least three answers.

Method

Each leaderboard ranks brands on two sides. AI is how ChatGPT, Gemini, Google AI Overviews and Google AI Mode answer the board's buyer questions. Search is Google's top 10 results for the keywords behind those questions. All combines the two, where Search is measured.

For the AI side, each month Heralded asks every engine the same buyer questions, twice each, and reads every answer. An answer counts 0 for a brand it leaves out, 50 for a brand it names and 100 for a brand it recommends, and the Heralded Score is built from those. A brand named in at least three answers gets a score and a place.

How the leaderboards are measured