Ashling Partners vs Accenture (Accenture Edge)

Side-by-side from the Top 11 ranking of Best AI Consulting Firms for Business Process Automation: 11 Ranked for US Companies (2026). Last verified November 5, 2026.

The short answer

Ashling Partners ranks higher on Top 11 (#2 vs #4) for Chief executives, chief operating officers and founders of US companies with 50 to 1,000 people, technology companies first, who are choosing who will automate their back office because staff retype data between systems, invoices and claims are keyed by hand, or an automation pilot never reached production.. A Chicago automation specialist that finds, builds and then runs your bots and agents 24/7.

At a glance

Ashling PartnersAccenture (Accenture Edge)
Top 11 rank#2 / Best AI Consulting Firms for Business Process Automation: 11 Ranked for US Companies (2026)#4 / Best AI Consulting Firms for Business Process Automation: 11 Ranked for US Companies (2026)
Score (out of 9.4)7.56.8
Best forMid sized firms that need automation run 24/7 after launchMid market companies that want a big firm with a dated plan
PricingNot published; starts with an Agent AssessmentNot published
HQChicago, Illinois (1 E Wacker Dr); offices in Toronto, Melbourne, Bucharest and HyderabadUnited States and global (Accenture's mid market practice)
Founded2017—

Ashling Partners

A Chicago automation specialist that finds, builds and then runs your bots and agents 24/7.

www.ashling.ai/intelligent-automation-services

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Accenture (Accenture Edge)

A large firm's mid market offer: governed agents in as little as 90 days, results documented at 30, 60 and 90 days.

www.accenture.com/en/edge/services/ai-data-automation/ai-agentic-platform

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