Dazzle vs. traditional consulting

Big-firm experience, inside your team within 48 hours. Without the big-firm model.

Experts in our network have worked at firms like EY, Deloitte and PwC. With Dazzle you interview that senior expert, choose them, and they do the work inside your team. No partner pitch, no junior team, no fixed scope.

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  • Expert shortlist within 48 hours
  • No commitment
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Granting us immediate internal expertise without incurring overhead costs. Nalise and Katie, both experts in this field, integrated flawlessly with our existing team.
Jennica SimsVP & Global Head of ESG, Netskope
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Compare the model, not the pitch.

Most teams weigh three options: a consultancy, a new hire, or a Dazzle expert. This is how they differ on the things that decide your result.

Traditional consultancy
Hiring in-house
A Dazzle expert
Who does the work
Traditional consultancyA partner pitches. Much of the day-to-day work is done by junior staff.
Hiring in-houseThe one person you hired, for every topic from EcoVadis to LCA.
A Dazzle expertThe senior specialist you interviewed and chose.
How fast you start
Traditional consultancyProposal and scoping rounds first. Weeks before the work starts.
Hiring in-houseMonths of recruiting, then onboarding.
A Dazzle expertShortlist within 48 hours. Start often within 48 hours.
What you commit to
Traditional consultancyA fixed scope and a fixed team. Anything else is a change request.
Hiring in-houseA permanent salary, whether the peak work is there or not.
A Dazzle expertProject-based or interim. Scale up, scale down or pause.
What you pay for
Traditional consultancyRates that also cover partner time, offices and brand.
Hiring in-houseSalary, recruitment fees and ramp-up time.
A Dazzle expertThe expert's time. One proposal, approved before anything starts.
Independence
Traditional consultancyIf the firm also assures your report, independence rules can limit how far it may advise you on it.
Hiring in-houseNo conflict. Your own team advises freely.
A Dazzle expertNot an audit firm, so no conflict with whoever assures your report.
If your expert is out
Traditional consultancyThe firm staffs the team. Who steps in depends on the firm and the contract.
Hiring in-houseLeave or a resignation stops the work until you hire again.
A Dazzle expertOut for two weeks or more? We propose a replacement, or you pause. Your choice.
What stays with you
Traditional consultancyThe deliverable. Knowledge can leave when the project team rolls off.
Hiring in-houseThe knowledge, as long as the person stays.
A Dazzle expertDocumented work and a proper handover, so the knowledge stays in your team.

A general comparison of working models, not a statement about any individual firm or team.

How Dazzle works

Three steps. An expert at work within 48 hours.

01

Tell us what you need

Share your challenge in a short conversation. Bring the consultancy proposal if you have one.

02

Meet your expert

Receive a shortlist of carefully selected specialists within 48 hours. Meet your preferred expert before committing.

03

Get started

Choose your expert and start, often within 48 hours, with flexible support.

You meet your expert before you commit. No match on your shortlist? You pay nothing.

The Dazzle structure

You hire Dazzle, not just a freelancer.

The safety of a firm. The focus of a specialist. Your expert does the work. Dazzle stands behind it, from the first call to the handover.

01

One contract

You sign with Dazzle, not with the freelancer. No onboarding, no legal risk.

One invoice · compliant across borders
02

Dedicated account manager

Knows your project. Checks in. Your first call if anything comes up.

Always reachable
03

A backup, always

Expert out for 2 weeks or more? We replace, or you pause. Your choice.

Replacement or pause
04

A clean handover

Written work and a handover at the end. The knowledge stays with you.

Knowledge stays in your team
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Results from the expert they chose.

Real companies, real outcomes, with the expert working inside the in-house team.

516projects delivered
21countries we work in
87%of clients come back
4.6/5client rating
Marelli building with the company logoMarelliCDPA-

A- for Climate Change and Water Security, with around 50% less effort for the in-house team. Nalise ran the project management.

Read the client story Netskope billboards on Times SquareNetskopeInterim2 experts

Nalise and Katie joined the ESG team for 10 to 15 hours a week of senior support, without the cost of permanent hires.

Read the client story VMI Group site from the airVMI GroupEcoVadisPlatinum

From Silver to Platinum in June 2026, with Viktoria supporting every EcoVadis cycle.

Read the client story
Honest answer

Sometimes a consultancy is the right call.

We tell you so in the first call. For everything else, you get the specialist, chosen by you, inside your team.

  • You need assurance or an audit opinion on your report. That is audit work. Dazzle is not an audit firm, which is exactly why our experts can advise freely alongside yours.
  • You want one firm to own a multi-year, multi-country transformation. A full programme with its own project office is consultancy work. A Dazzle expert fits a defined challenge or a role in your team.
  • A lender, regulator or board requires a named firm on the cover. Then the brand is part of the deliverable. Our experts work under your name, not theirs.

Questions teams ask when they compare us.

For some work you should, and we say so in the first call: assurance, or a multi-year programme that needs its own project office. For a defined piece of sustainability work, you usually want the senior specialist, not the firm around them. With Dazzle you interview that specialist, choose them and they work inside your team, often within 48 hours.

Compare us on your own project.

Book 30 minutes. We show you which experts fit and what it would cost, so you can put us side by side with any proposal. No obligation to proceed.

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