Our verdict
STX Next is a Python software house in Poznań, Poland, with more than 450 specialists, and it now sells data platforms, AI agents, and machine learning alongside its custom development. Outside listings put it at about $50 to $99 an hour, level with 10Clouds and Miquido and below most US firms. It is a strong choice for a company that wants an established data and AI team with AWS, Snowflake, and Databricks partnerships, and a weaker one for a buyer who wants a small, founder-led studio.
The right buyer
- Finance and investment firms. It built an agentic AI tool for an investment team at Permira and automation that saves Mattioli Woods more than 14,000 staff hours a year (homepage; portfolio).
- Industrial and manufacturing companies. Its cases include predictive maintenance that cut unplanned downtime by 20% and knowledge retrieval with large language models for an industrial client (homepage).
- Companies building on AWS, Snowflake, Databricks, or Microsoft Fabric. It is an AWS Advanced Tier partner with Snowflake and Databricks partnerships and a Microsoft Fabric data platform case (about page).
- Buyers who want a large, certified vendor. It reports ISO 27001 certification and TISAX validation (about page).
Reasons to look elsewhere
- Buyers on a tight budget can find lower rates. Outside listings put it at about $50 to $99 an hour, against about $25 to $49 at Uptech and Intuz (GoodFirms profile).
- Ownership and leadership have changed in recent years: an Innova Capital fund bought a majority stake in 2020, STX Next acquired Brainhub in December 2024, and Yuriy Adamchuk became CEO in July 2025 (about page).
- Much of its portfolio is general software and data engineering, so a buyer looking only for AI work has fewer cases to compare.
- A team of more than 450 people may be more than a small startup needs.
STX Next, At A High Level
STX Next is a software consultancy that started as a Python development shop and now offers data engineering, cloud, and AI services to companies in Europe and North America. Its founders opened it in 2005 as the Polish branch of a Dutch firm, and it became fully Polish-owned and took the STX Next name in 2008 (about page).
- Headquartered in Poznań, Poland, with a nearshore delivery center in Mérida, Mexico, opened in 2022 (about page).
- Reports more than 450 specialists, more than 1,000 projects delivered, and more than 400 clients (about page). Brainhub put the combined group at more than 600 people after the December 2024 deal (Brainhub announcement).
- Annual revenue is an estimated $30 million to $40 million.
- Bought the AI and language processing specialist Ermlab in 2022 and reached the Select tier of the Claude Partner Network services track in 2026 (about page).
- Majority owned by Innova Capital’s Innova/6 fund since October 2020 (Innova Capital announcement).
Scores by criterion
We scored STX Next on eight weighted criteria from its portfolio, partner listings, certifications, and client testimonials. Platform independence and stability score highest; commercial clarity scores lowest because it publishes no prices.
| Criterion | Weight | Score | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Production track record | 20% | 7.5 | Measured results such as 14,000 staff hours saved a year and 20% less unplanned downtime, across more than 1,000 projects. |
| Technical depth | 15% | 7.5 | Python, data engineering, machine learning, and agent work, plus the Ermlab language processing team and an open-source coding agent. |
| Industry depth | 10% | 7.0 | Repeated work in finance, insurance, manufacturing, and media. |
| Delivery model and handoff | 15% | 7.5 | Delivery centers in Poland and Mexico, ISO 27001 and TISAX controls, and team or project engagements. |
| Commercial clarity | 10% | 6.0 | No published rates; outside listings show about $50 to $99 an hour. |
| Platform independence | 10% | 8.0 | AWS Advanced Tier, Snowflake, and Databricks partnerships and the Claude Partner Network, so no single vendor focus. |
| Stability and scale | 10% | 8.0 | Operating since 2005 with more than 450 specialists, private equity backing, and estimated revenue of $30 million to $40 million. |
| Independent evidence | 10% | 7.5 | Named testimonials from Man Group, Hogarth Worldwide, and VetMedux, plus partner tiers listed by AWS and Anthropic. |
| Overall | 100% | 7.4 | Weighted average |
Where STX Next fits
STX Next is used by investment firms, insurers, manufacturers, and media groups that want data platforms, automation, and AI built by a large engineering team. It is best for data engineering on AWS, Snowflake, or Databricks and for AI features on top of that data. On price it is in the middle of the firms we review. Competitors on this site include 10Clouds and deepsense.ai in Poland, Sunscrapers for Python data work in finance, and Provectus for AWS-heavy AI projects.
| Need | Fit | Why |
|---|---|---|
| A data platform on AWS, Snowflake, Databricks, or Microsoft Fabric | Strong | Partner tiers on all three platforms and a Microsoft Fabric data platform case. |
| Automation or AI agents for a finance team | Strong | Mattioli Woods automation and an agentic AI tool for Permira’s investment team. |
| Industrial machine learning such as predictive maintenance | Good | A predictive maintenance case with 20% less unplanned downtime. |
| A small founder-led build for an early startup | Weak | A large vendor with more than 450 specialists and enterprise processes. |
What clients and leaders say
Named testimonials on STX Next’s site praise its engineers’ curiosity and commitment. One buyer concern is written from public facts about the company’s ownership and leadership changes.
“They’re very inquisitive engineers, plugged-in designers, and want to know your business in a genuine way.”
“With STX Next, you can count on them to have the expertise you need.”
“STX Next team cares about our product as if it were their own.”
“A new owner in 2020, the Brainhub merger, and a new CEO in 2025 is a lot of change, so I wanted to know which people would stay on our account.”
Where customer reviews couldn’t be found, our analysts attempted to give a voice to buyer sentiment, drawing on real information from review sites, forums and product documentation. Based on: STX Next about page; Brainhub announcement; STX Next CEO announcement.
Who leads STX Next
Yuriy Adamchuk has been chief executive since July 17, 2025. He previously ran Avenga, a global engineering and consulting company (STX Next announcement). The company was founded in 2005 by Maciej Dziergwa, Peter Valkenburg, and Andrzej Mleczko (about page).
