Our verdict
Xorbix is a 25-year-old Midwest software house that has turned toward Databricks and applied AI, with 250+ clients, its own Databricks app builder, and the Milwaukee Databricks User Group run by its staff. It suits a mid-sized manufacturer, insurer, or health system in the Midwest that wants one partner for data platform, AI, and custom software work, and it is less suited to a buyer who needs a large national program team.
The right buyer
- Midwest companies moving data onto Databricks. It is a Databricks partner and sponsors the Milwaukee Databricks User Group, which two of its staff organize (Databricks user groups).
- Manufacturers, insurers, and health systems that want AI added to existing software. Those are its main industries (Xorbix).
- Teams that need ongoing support after launch. It offers managed application and platform services and staff augmentation (Xorbix).
Reasons to look elsewhere
- It lists 51 to 200 employees, so a program needing hundreds of people may outgrow it.
- It does custom software and staffing as well as AI, so a buyer who wants a pure AI research team should compare specialists.
Xorbix Technologies, At A High Level
Asif Bakar founded Xorbix in 1998 and is its president and CEO (UW E-Business Consortium). It started as a custom software and integration firm and now organizes its work into AI, data, and analytics; custom software; technology consulting; managed services; and Databricks (Xorbix). It reports 250+ clients and 500+ projects completed (Xorbix). Its Databricks practice includes the Visual Databricks App Builder (VDAB) and a Lakehouse Accelerator (Xorbix).
- Headquartered at 802 N. Pinyon Court in Hartland, Wisconsin, in the Milwaukee area (about page).
- 51 to 200 employees on its LinkedIn profile; we estimate annual revenue at $10 million to $20 million (LinkedIn).
- Listed on the 2026 Inc. 5000 at No. 3,615, with three-year growth of 76% (about page).
- For a global commercial real estate firm it stabilized Databricks streaming jobs that fed sensor dashboards for apartment buildings and added failure alerts (case study).
Scores by criterion
We scored Xorbix from its site, case studies, Databricks user group page, and company profile. Stability scores highest; commercial clarity scores lowest because it does not publish rates.
| Criterion | Weight | Score | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Production track record | 20% | 6.5 | 250+ clients and 500+ projects; published Databricks and AI chatbot case studies. |
| Technical depth | 15% | 6.5 | Databricks engineering, an in-house app builder, and applied ML. |
| Industry depth | 10% | 6.5 | Manufacturing, healthcare, insurance, and technology clients. |
| Delivery model and handoff | 15% | 6.5 | Dedicated teams, blended teams, and managed services after launch. |
| Commercial clarity | 10% | 5.5 | No published rates or minimums. |
| Platform independence | 10% | 6.5 | Databricks focus, with Azure and Microsoft Fabric work. |
| Stability and scale | 10% | 7.0 | Founded 1998, 51 to 200 staff, 76% three-year growth. |
| Independent evidence | 10% | 6.0 | Inc. 5000 listing and Databricks user group sponsorship. |
| Overall | 100% | 6.4 | Weighted average |
Where Xorbix Technologies fits
Xorbix is used by mid-sized and large companies in Wisconsin and the wider Midwest, mostly in manufacturing, healthcare, and insurance, that want a local partner for Databricks, AI, and custom software. On price it sits in the regional mid-market tier, below national consultancies. Competitors on this site include Analytics8 for Midwest data and analytics work, Koantek for Databricks specialists, and Keyhole Software for custom software modernization.
| Need | Fit | Why |
|---|---|---|
| A Databricks platform build or rescue | Strong | It runs Databricks work and the Milwaukee user group. |
| AI added to manufacturing or insurance software | Good | Those are core industries for it. |
| Ongoing support after launch | Good | It offers managed application and platform services. |
| A national program with hundreds of staff | Weak | It lists 51 to 200 employees. |
What clients and leaders say
The buyer views below on Xorbix Technologies are written from public facts about the firm and its work.
“They fixed our Databricks jobs quickly and were easy to reach, but we had to explain early on which parts were AI work and which were plain software work.”
“Having a Databricks partner in Wisconsin helped, and their user group meetups gave our engineers somewhere to learn.”
“Their team was solid for a mid-sized rollout, though for a multi-country program we would want to see the bench first.”
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: Xorbix’s homepage, which lists AI, custom software, staffing, and managed services together; the Milwaukee Databricks User Group page, which shows Xorbix sponsorship and staff organizers; Xorbix’s LinkedIn profile, which lists 51 to 200 employees.
Who leads Xorbix Technologies
Asif Bakar founded Xorbix in 1998 and leads it as president and CEO (UW E-Business Consortium).
