Free DeployCo Tools: Compare, Decide, Cost and Check Your Readiness
Four free tools and fifteen downloads for choosing an AI deployment partner. No sign-up, no email gate, and every default number is sourced. They are built for the people who actually make the decision: executives, procurement and legal teams, tech leads, engineering managers and the engineers who do the work.
Interactive tools
DeployCo comparison matrix →
Nine providers and models side by side: money, embedded engineers, pricing, model choice, customers, partners and sources. Filter by type, model stance and industry.
Which option fits you? →
Ten questions recommend a lab-backed DeployCo, a hyperscaler unit, an independent firm, an integrator or an in-house build, with the reasons and every weight shown.
Deployment ROI calculator →
Payback month, 3-year net present value and cost per task, for a DeployCo engagement and an internal build side by side.
Readiness checklist →
40 checks in five areas, a live score and a verdict. Your answers stay in your browser, and the page prints as a clean PDF.
Downloads and templates
Editable spreadsheets, a statement of work, an RFP question bank, an executive deck, a board one-pager, a 90-day playbook, five cheat sheets and open data. All of it is on the downloads page, grouped by role.
DeployCo Vendor Scorecard
Weighted scorecard for comparing lab-backed, hyperscaler, independent and consulting options. Weights are editable and the totals recalculate.
Deployment ROI Model
The ROI calculator as a spreadsheet: payback, 3-year net present value and DeployCo vs internal build, with every assumption in one place.
Engagement KPI Dashboard
Monthly tracker for adoption, cycle time, cost per task, accuracy, escalation rate and engineer hours per workflow.
RFP and RFI Question Bank
60 questions to send AI deployment vendors, grouped by team, diagnostic, workflow, security, IP and data, pricing and exit.
Executive Briefing Deck
Ten slides on what DeployCos are, who the players are, the risks and the decision in front of you.
Board One-Pager
The case for and against engaging an AI deployment company in the next 12 months, on one page.
Cheat Sheet: The DeployCo Landscape
Every major provider, its model stance, money and delivery model, on one page.
Cheat Sheet: Contract Red Flags
Twelve clauses and gaps to catch before you sign an AI deployment contract.
Cheat Sheet: First-Meeting Questions
The fifteen questions to ask in the first vendor meeting, and what a good answer sounds like.
Cheat Sheet: Glossary Card
Twenty terms you will hear in DeployCo pitches, defined in a line each.
Tools by role
| If you are | Start with | Then read |
|---|---|---|
| A CEO, CIO or CFO | ROI calculator | DeployCos for Executives |
| Procurement, legal or risk at a large enterprise | Comparison matrix | DeployCos for Large Enterprises |
| A tech lead or architect | Readiness checklist | DeployCos for Tech Leads |
| An engineering or program manager | Decision tool | DeployCos for Managers |
| A developer | FDE learning roadmap | DeployCos for Developers |
| In PR, comms or the press | Fact sheet | Timeline |
| An investor or analyst | Deals and funding table | Market |
How the tools are built
Every fact in the tools comes from the same sourced data files as the rest of the site, and every page is validated roughly twice a week or more. Each provider row shows when it was last verified. Where no audited number exists, as with ramp time or support fees, the tool labels the default an assumption and asks you for your own. Calculations run in your browser; nothing you enter is sent anywhere.
DeployCos.com is independent: it has no affiliation with any provider, takes no referral fees and sells nothing. See About and Sources.
Frequently asked questions
Are the tools really free?
Yes. There is no sign-up, no email gate and no paid tier. The downloads are free to use and adapt inside your organization with a credit line.
Does the site store what I enter?
No. The calculator and decision tool run entirely in your browser. The checklists save your ticks in your own browser's local storage so you can come back; clearing your browser data removes them.
How current is the provider data?
Every page is validated roughly twice a week or more. Pages show a last-reviewed date, and the comparison data shows a last-verified date per provider. We do our best to keep DeployCos.com the most up-to-date, comprehensive reference on deployment companies and their history. Material changes are listed on What's New.