Automate the work that eats your team's time, safely
We use AI to handle multi-step, judgment-heavy work that older automation cannot: reading documents, routing exceptions, and acting across systems, with the guardrails, logging, and human review that keep it under control.
- Document and data processing, multi-step operational workflows across your systems, and judgment-heavy tasks, plus the predictable parts with RPA.
- Encryption in transit and at rest, with data protected end to end.
- AI fails in regulated environments when security and governance are an afterthought. We build them in from the first commit.
- Built for buyers who answer to auditors: government and regulated commercial teams that need AI that is accurate and safe, not a demo that hallucinates.
Role-based access controls
Least-privilege access across every layer.
Comprehensive audit logging
Every action traceable and reviewable.
Human-in-the-loop review
People stay accountable for sensitive output.
Documented for review
The paper trail vendor security reviews require.
A costed roadmap before you commit to a build
Scoped per engagement, and quoted as a fixed price for a defined outcome wherever the scope allows. Discovery is deliberately short and bounded so you get a costed roadmap before committing to a build. We would rather tell you the number early than discover it together halfway through.
We are deliberately senior-led. The people who scope your engagement are the people who build it. Tell us what is eating your team’s time, and we will tell you what AI can take off their plate.
What we deliver
Automation that takes real actions in real systems, engineered to be safe, monitored, and reversible.
Document and data automation
Extracting, classifying, and processing documents, forms, and unstructured data with AI.
Workflow and operations automation
Automating multi-step processes across your apps, ERP, CRM, and email, with AI handling what rules cannot.
AI agents for operations
Agents that complete tasks end to end, with guardrails, human review for sensitive steps, and full logging.
RPA where it fits
Classic rule-based automation for the predictable parts, combined with AI for the rest.
Production hardening
The access controls, audit logging, and error handling that make automation safe to trust.
Enterprise integration
We build against your existing CRM, ERP, data platform and internal APIs instead of asking you to replace them. Integration constraints are surfaced during discovery.
Our business automation services use AI to handle multi-step, judgment-heavy work that older automation cannot: reading documents, routing exceptions, and acting across systems, with the guardrails, logging, and human review that keep it under control.
Quoted for a defined outcome wherever the scope allows.
Per hour, depending on the seniority and mix of the team.
Role-based access, audit logging, and human review for sensitive steps.
The people who scope your engagement are the people who build it.
On this page
- AI automation versus RPA: where each one fits
- How an automation engagement runs
- What business automation costs
- Questions to ask before you automate with AI
- What you receive
- Automation questions, answered
AI automation versus RPA: where each one fits
RPA, robotic process automation, is classic rule-based automation for the predictable parts. AI handles what rules cannot. We combine the two.
RPA
The predictable parts- Classic rule-based automation for the predictable parts.
- Robotic process automation solutions to streamline workflows and reduce manual effort.
- See our robotic process automation solutions.
AI automation
Judgment-heavy work- Multi-step, judgment-heavy work that older automation cannot.
- Extracting, classifying, and processing documents, forms, and unstructured data with AI.
- Agents that complete tasks end to end, with guardrails, human review for sensitive steps, and full logging.
Figure 1. One automated workflow, with AI, RPA and people each in their place
Caption: each box restates a line on this page. The order shows how the parts relate in one workflow; a given automation uses only the steps it needs.
How an automation engagement runs
- Tell us what eats your timeTell us what is eating your team's time, and we will tell you what AI can take off their plate.
- Short, bounded discoveryDiscovery is deliberately short and bounded. Integration constraints are surfaced during discovery.
- Costed roadmapYou get a costed roadmap before committing to a build, quoted as a fixed price for a defined outcome wherever the scope allows.
- Build against your systemsWe build against your existing CRM, ERP, data platform and internal APIs instead of asking you to replace them.
- Production hardeningThe access controls, audit logging, and error handling that make automation safe to trust.
- Human review staysPeople stay accountable for sensitive output, and every action is traceable and reviewable.
What business automation costs
Scoped per engagement, and quoted as a fixed price for a defined outcome wherever the scope allows. Our rates are $150 to $250 per hour, depending on the seniority and mix of the team. We would rather tell you the number early than discover it together halfway through.
To estimate the value before you talk to us, the AI ROI calculator estimates the financial return your business can expect from implementing AI automation across manual, repetitive processes.
Questions to ask before you automate with AI
| Ask | Answer |
|---|---|
| Who reviews sensitive output? | People do. Human-in-the-loop review keeps people accountable for sensitive output. |
| Can every action be traced? | Yes. Comprehensive audit logging makes every action traceable and reviewable. |
| Can it be reversed? | Automation that takes real actions in real systems is engineered to be safe, monitored, and reversible. |
| Do we have to replace our systems? | No. We build against your existing CRM, ERP, data platform and internal APIs instead of asking you to replace them. |
| What paperwork comes with it? | It is documented for review: the paper trail vendor security reviews require. |
| Who builds it? | The people who scope your engagement are the people who build it. |
What you receive
- A costed roadmap before committing to a build
- Automation that takes real actions in real systems, engineered to be safe, monitored, and reversible
- The access controls, audit logging, and error handling that make automation safe to trust
- The paper trail vendor security reviews require
Automation questions, answered
What is the difference between AI automation and RPA?
RPA is classic rule-based automation for the predictable parts. We use AI for multi-step, judgment-heavy work that older automation cannot: reading documents, routing exceptions, and acting across systems. We combine the two.
What does business operations automation cover?
Document and data processing, multi-step operational workflows across your systems, and judgment-heavy tasks, plus the predictable parts with RPA.
Do people stay in control?
Yes. Human-in-the-loop review keeps people accountable for sensitive output, agents work with guardrails and human review for sensitive steps, and every action is traceable and reviewable.
How is an automation project priced?
Scoped per engagement, and quoted as a fixed price for a defined outcome wherever the scope allows. Our rates are $150 to $250 per hour, depending on the seniority and mix of the team.
How is our data protected?
Encryption in transit and at rest, with data protected end to end, and least-privilege access across every layer.
Related services
We design, build and govern AI agents that reach production rather than stalling in pilots.
Sthenos delivers robotic process automation solutions to streamline workflows, reduce manual effort, and improve operational efficiency.
An AI ROI calculator is a tool that estimates the financial return your business can expect from implementing AI automation across manual, repetitive processes.
Tell us what is eating your team's time, and we will tell you what AI can take off their plate. Talk to an engineer.
