Glaive
Senior-only software and AI engineering for complex, high-risk production systems, modernization, data platforms, and technical due diligence.
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About Glaive
Glaive is a boutique European software and AI engineering firm for organizations whose systems carry meaningful operational risk. Its senior-only team covers enterprise software, AI and machine learning integration, data and analytics, architecture modernization, and technical due diligence. The delivery workflow starts by challenging the brief, then moves through architecture, build, load testing, CVE scanning, deployment, observability, and continued operational support. Humans retain responsibility for architecture and judgment while agents accelerate delivery, with senior review before code lands. This approach suits for complex workflows, deep integrations, legacy migrations that cannot tolerate a big-bang rewrite, and production AI that needs guardrails and fallbacks. Pricing is subscription-based and requires a quote, so teams should clarify scope, staffing, delivery cadence, ownership, and expected ongoing costs before committing.
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Best use cases
Build a custom enterprise platform with complex workflows and integrations.
Modernize a legacy system in reversible stages without a big-bang cutover.
Create auditable data pipelines, analytics, or AI-assisted operational workflows.
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Choose Glaive when direct access to senior builders matters more than a large delivery bench.
Compare the custom subscription quote with internal hiring and larger consultancies.
Confirm that the engagement scope covers post-launch operations, integrations, and reliability targets.
Features
Enterprise software development
Design and build custom platforms with heavy workflows, deep integrations, production observability, and ongoing operational ownership.
AI and machine learning integration
Put LLM orchestration, guardrails, fallbacks, retrainable models, and workflow automation into an existing production stack.
Architecture modernization
Replace legacy components in reversible stages while keeping business-critical systems running.
Pros
- Senior-only staffing gives buyers direct access to experienced engineers for architecture and implementation decisions.
- The workflow covers architecture through post-launch support, reducing handoffs across the delivery lifecycle.
- Staged, reversible modernization can lower cutover risk for business-critical legacy systems.
Cons
- No public numeric rates make budget comparison impossible before a sales conversation.
- A custom subscription engagement requires more procurement and scoping work than a self-serve product.
- The senior-only boutique model may offer less parallel staffing capacity than a large consultancy.
Pricing Plans
Custom engagement
- Senior-only engineering team
- Direct access to the principals
- Architecture, build, verification, and post-launch support
* Pricing information is for reference only. Please refer to the latest announcement on Glaive's official website.