Two ways in. One standard: prove it works.

If you already run an AI agent, start by measuring it. If you are automating a workflow your team does by hand, start by proving it on your own documents. Both tracks end the same way: a system with evals, kept accurate by a retainer.

Audit a production agent →Pilot a workflow →
How we compare

Do you even need a custom AI build?

Most automation should be built in a no-code tool, and we will say so on the call. The work worth paying an engineer for is the work those tools quietly fail at: irregular documents, exceptions, and knowing whether the output is actually right.

Comparing a no-code platform, hiring in-house, and working with Rottawhite for AI document automation
Comparison criterionA no-code platformHiring in-houseWorking with Rottawhite
Simple, tidy automationGenuinely the right answer. Use it.OverkillWe will tell you to use Zapier
Messy documents, scans, exceptionsFalls over on anything irregularDepends entirely who you hireThis is Rottawhite's core work
Proving it is accurateNo measurement of correctnessOnly if they build itTest set scored on every change
When a document format changesBreaks quietly; you find out lateSomeone notices, eventuallyDrift monitoring flags it
Time to first working resultAn afternoon2–4 months to hireTwo weeks
Cost to find out if it worksA monthly subscriptionA salaryA two-week pilot, credited to the build
Who owns it afterwardsThe platform. You rent access.You doYou do: code and test set

Two builds with their numbers published: ELISRUN (60% defect reduction, +40% production) and Thinklusive (60% of manual work eliminated, 3x faster delivery).

Why this order

Measure first, then commit

An AI system is easy to sell and hard to verify. Every entry engagement ends in a measured number from your own traffic or documents, so the next decision rests on evidence rather than a demo.

Fixed scope, in writing

Scope and fee are agreed on a call before kickoff and do not move after it. The pilot is credited in full toward a build.

You keep everything

Code, golden sets and harnesses live in your repo whether or not you continue with us.

An honest no is an outcome

If the numbers say the workflow or the migration is not ready, we say so, with the evidence.

Next step

Start with a measured answer.

Audit the agent you already run, or pilot one workflow on your own documents. Either way, you leave with a number you can check.

Book a 30-min call →See both tracks →