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Competitors

Direct.Indirect.Thenus.

One table. Typical market charges against Timidlly’s published fees — and $141M we have recovered on confidential cases. Other firms’ figures are public ranges, not their quotes.

What we mean by operating system

An operating system, here, is not Windows, not a website, and not a login. It is how the business runs: the cadence, the ledger, the overnight desk, and the rules the company can execute at 2 a.m. without a named hero — so the original failure is structurally impossible. We resolve business problems. We are not limited to technology. Direct firms leave a finding. Indirect substitutes leave an artifact. We leave the system that still holds when we have gone.

Across six confidential sector cases we recovered $141M. Direct and indirect substitutes do not publish recovered millions. If they are not there, the leak still goes.

Direct and indirect competitors compared with Timidlly, including recovered millions
FirmKindChargeSavedDurationIn the roomWhat you getIf not there
TimidllyUs$50,000–$100,000$141M recovered4–16 weeksPrincipal on the briefThe operating system. Permanence.The original failure cannot structurally return.
McKinsey & CompanyDirect$500,000–$2M+The leak still goes8–16 weeks typicalPartners, then a benchA finding. Slides. A program to be staffed later.The failure waits for the next study. It is not retired.
PwCDirect$400,000–$3M+The leak still goes3–18 monthsEngagement lead, then specialists you will not meet twiceA transformation workstream. Controls. Another operating committee.The original leak resumes when the program ends.
InfosysDirectTime and materials, often $1M+ / yearThe leak still goesOngoing staffingA bench. Named owners rotate.Capacity. Tickets. A system that still needs a hero.The work pauses when the bench leaves. The failure was never isolated.
DeloitteDirect$350,000–$2.5M+The leak still goes6–24 monthsDirectors and a large delivery lineImplementation of a recommended stack — often the stack, not the problem.The company owns a tool. The Tuesday hero still has a job.
AccentureDirect$500,000–$5M+The leak still goesMulti-year preferredAccount team, then hundreds of handsA platform program. Change management. A new dependency.The operating model is the vendor. Permanence was not the brief.
Product and brand studiosIndirect$20,000–$150,000 retainersThe leak still goesSprints and launchesDesigners and producersA site, an app, a campaign. The artifact, not the operating system.The business failure was never named. The leak continues under new skins.
Boutique strategy shopsIndirect$80,000–$400,000The leak still goes4–10 weeksA small counsel teamA sharper deck. Rarely the install.Counsel without construction. Six months later the same failure, better worded.
Staffing and body shopsIndirectHourly, open-endedThe leak still goesUntil the requisition closesContractors on someone else’s mandateHands. Not an owner. Not a system.When the contractors leave, so does the memory. Loss resumes at full rate.
Internal transformation officeIndirect$2M–$8M / year in loaded salaryThe leak still goesPermanent headcountA PMO that still reports to the heroSteering committees. Roadmaps. The original operator cannot leave.The office becomes the bottleneck. The leak is now a department.
Big-tech implementation partnersIndirect$250,000–$2M per platformThe leak still goesLicense plus integrateVendor success plus your tired operatorsA tool you now rent. The workflow still needs a name at 2 a.m.Seat licenses keep billing. The failure was never made impossible.

$141M is the sum of confidential cases on this site, names withheld, not a guarantee of your result. Timidlly fees on timidlly.com: Counsel $50,000, Rebuild $75,000, Permanence $100,000. welcome.timidlly.com is the 2025 door for startups under $20,000. Market ranges are typical, not quotations — see the disclaimer.