Holdfast vs 10Pearls
The core difference
A full-service agency takes a product from discovery through design, development, QA, and launch with a team that owns the whole engagement. Holdfast does one thing: ships a bounded feature in 14 days for a fixed 9,500 dollars. If your work is a multi-quarter product build, that is an agency. If your work is a single shipped feature, that is a Sprint.
Fixed scope versus evolving scope
Holdfast only takes work we can scope on day 0. A full-service agency will absorb evolving scope, which is genuinely useful when the project is still finding its shape. We will say so on the call when your work belongs there instead.
The differences, line by line.
| Dimension | Holdfast | 10Pearls |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Fixed price per shipped feature, 9,500 dollars | Per-engagement quote, team-based pricing |
| Minimum commitment | One sprint, or month to month for embedded | Multi-month, typically per project |
| Conversion fee to hire | Zero, hire anyone any time | Set by engagement contract |
| Delivery guarantee | Next Sprint free if we miss day 14 | None |
| Who runs your intro call | The founder, every time | A sales or account team |
| AI tooling transparency | Published toolchain, AI time-saved logged per sprint | Not disclosed |
When to choose 10Pearls
Choose a full-service agency like 10Pearls if you need a whole product designed and built, you want one partner across design, engineering, and QA, or you need an embedded team for a year or more. For a single shipped feature, an agency is overkill.
Holdfast vs 10Pearls, in short.
No. Holdfast ships one bounded feature at a time. For a complete product, a full-service agency is the right fit.
Think Holdfast is the fit?
Send a one-page brief. A fixed price and a ship date back by morning, with no marketplace contract.