Traditional packaging compliance consultancies charge enterprise retainers for work that software should handle. Here's a transparent, side-by-side comparison so you can decide for yourself. Understand the regulations driving compliance.
Every dimension that matters to an obligated producer, compared honestly. No spin, just facts.
| Capability | 💔 Traditional Provider | 🟢 Repackd |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | £15-30k/month retainer plus implementation fees | SaaS from £299/month, cancel anytime |
| Setup time | 3-6 month implementation project | Same day — sign up and start immediately |
| Data collection | Manual collection by consultant teams who chase every supplier | AI-powered extraction from specs, drawings, and datasheets |
| Supplier management | Dedicated human team acts as intermediary with every vendor | Self-service portal with guided entry and real-time validation |
| RAM assessment | Manual review by compliance consultants, days turnaround | Instant automated scoring across all 5 RAM stages |
| DEFRA reporting | Consultant-prepared, multiple review cycles, weeks lead time | One-click RPD CSV generation, validated and submission-ready |
| Fee optimisation | Separate consulting engagement, additional cost | Real-time simulator built in — model changes, see fee impact instantly |
| Dashboards | Custom Power BI build per client, extra cost and timeline | Beautiful built-in analytics, live from day one |
| Pricing transparency | "Book a demo" to learn what you'll pay | Published pricing on our website, always |
| Contract | Annual retainer with multi-year lock-in common | Month-to-month, no lock-in, 14-day free trial |
Legacy consultancies are trapped by their own business model. They literally cannot compete on price without destroying their core revenue.
When your revenue depends on £15-30k monthly retainers, you can't suddenly offer the same service for £299/month. That would mean cannibalising your own business.
Traditional providers employ Supplier Success Managers, Data Assurance Specialists, Project Managers, and Technical Compliance Teams. These are real people with real salaries. Every improvement they make stays wrapped inside the consulting model because it has to — their cost structure demands it.
This is textbook innovator's dilemma: the incumbents are good at what they do, but they're structurally unable to serve the market at a fundamentally different price point. The hidden costs of manual compliance.
Repackd has no legacy revenue to protect. We built AI-native from day one.
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