XRAY vs Fractal

Side-by-side from the Top 11 rankings of XRAY vs Flow Digital vs Connex: 11 Best AI Automation Agencies in the USA (2026) and Tenex vs XRAY vs Tribe AI: 11 Best AI Consulting Firms in New York (2026). Last verified October 8, 2026.

The short answer

XRAY ranks higher on Top 11 (#1 vs #4) for Owners and chief executives of United States companies of roughly 5 to 250 people who have decided to hire an agency to automate work with Zapier, Make, n8n or AI agents, and want to compare real firms on price and proof before booking calls. / Chief executives, chief operating officers and founders of New York companies, technology companies first, who are weighing an AI consulting firm, a forward deployed engineer or an AI operations specialist because a pilot has stalled, systems do not talk to each other, or the board wants an AI plan.. A printed $250 rate, a $15,000 sprint, and 111 five star reviews on Zapier's own directory.

At a glance

XRAYFractal
Top 11 rank#1 / XRAY vs Flow Digital vs Connex: 11 Best AI Automation Agencies in the USA (2026)#4 / Tenex vs XRAY vs Tribe AI: 11 Best AI Consulting Firms in New York (2026)
Score (out of 9.4)8.37.4
Best forUS firms of 11 to 250 people that want the rate printedLarge companies that want scale and a Claude services partner
Pricing$$ (flat $250 an hour, sold as 4 hours for $1,000, 10 for $2,500 or 20 for $5,000; Workflow Solution Design Sprint $15,000; larger work priced after an assessment)$$$$ (no price published)
HQNew York, NY (Zapier profile); Delaware corporationNew York, NY (Suite 76J, One World Trade Center, global headquarters)
Founded2020—

XRAY

A printed $250 rate, a $15,000 sprint, and 111 five star reviews on Zapier's own directory.

www.xray.tech/

See full entry in XRAY vs Flow Digital vs Connex: 11 Best AI Automation Agencies in the USA (2026)

Fractal

A New York headquartered AI firm of 6,000+, built for the enterprise.

fractal.ai/

See full entry in Tenex vs XRAY vs Tribe AI: 11 Best AI Consulting Firms in New York (2026)

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