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EPAM offers scale through offshore delivery. Cloudrix offers senior EU-based engineers who work in your timezone. Different models for different needs.
Get Free Consultation| Feature | Cloudrix | EPAM |
|---|---|---|
| Delivery Location | EU-based (Netherlands) | Eastern Europe, India, LATAM |
| Timezone Overlap | Full CET/CEST | Partial (1-3 hours typical gap) |
| Communication | Native English, direct access | Through project managers, possible language barriers |
| Team Size | 2-5 senior engineers | 10-50+ (mixed seniority) |
| Engineer Selection | You interview every engineer | EPAM assigns team members |
| Pricing | €8,500/mo per engineer | €5-8K/mo (but lower seniority, more heads needed) |
| Total Cost | 3 seniors × €8.5K = €25.5K/mo | 8 mixed × €6K = €48K/mo for same output |
| AI/ML Expertise | Deep (RAG, LLMs, agents) | Growing but variable |
| GDPR Compliance | EU entity, EU data processing | Complex cross-border data flows |
| Ramp-up Time | 1-2 weeks | 4-8 weeks |
EPAM's model relies on larger teams with mixed seniority levels. Cloudrix uses fewer, more experienced engineers. Three senior engineers consistently outperform eight junior-to-mid engineers.
With Cloudrix, your code and data stay within the EU. EPAM's distributed delivery model means your IP may be accessed from multiple jurisdictions — a growing concern for GDPR-sensitive industries.
EPAM's large teams require dedicated project management, increasing your coordination costs. With Cloudrix's small senior teams, your existing engineering lead can manage the collaboration directly.
EU business culture values directness, work-life balance, and quality over speed. Cloudrix engineers share these values because they live and work in the EU, not because they've been trained in a corporate program.
EPAM's hourly rates are lower, but total project costs are often higher because you need more people to achieve the same output. Three Cloudrix seniors at €8.5K/month typically deliver what 7-8 EPAM mixed-seniority engineers would, at lower total cost.
Our sweet spot is 2-8 engineers. For 20+ person programs, EPAM or similar large firms may be more appropriate. However, we find that most projects sized for 20 offshore engineers can be delivered by 5-8 senior engineers.
EPAM has deep vertical expertise from years of enterprise projects. Cloudrix brings strong horizontal expertise (cloud, AI, DevOps) that applies across industries. For industry-specific compliance requirements, we partner with domain experts.
Book a free 30-minute consultation. No sales pitch — just an honest conversation about what your project needs and whether we're the right fit.