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STX Next

STX Next ranks #14 of the 48 ranked firms in the DCF Research directory of data consulting firms, with a DCF Evidence Score of 77/100. Public evidence on file: Snowflake Select, Databricks partner, 7 capability pages, 3 public case studies.

IndependentPrivately held and PE-backed: per the firm's own history, Innova Capital acquired a majority stake in 2020; STX Next acquired Ermlab (2022) and Brainhub (2024).

DCF Evidence Score77/100Rank #14 of 48See the breakdown
Headquarters
Poznan, Poland
Source: stxnext.com
Founded
2005
Source: stxnext.com
Employees
450+ (as of 2026)
Source: stxnext.com
Website
stxnext.com

DCF Evidence Score

Computed only from public evidence with a source link. It measures how much a buyer can verify, not delivery quality.

77/100

Rank #14 of 48 ranked firms

Sum of five components, rounded to a whole number.

  • Platform credentials19/30

    Snowflake Select (6); Databricks consulting partner (8); AWS partnership (3); Microsoft partnership (2)

  • Capability pages21/25

    7 of 9 tracked capabilities have a dedicated page on the firm's own site (3 each)

  • Public case studies20/25

    3 public data/AI case studies counted (max 3), 1 naming the client

  • Industry pages10/10

    4 industry practice pages counted (max 4)

  • Rate and review transparency7/10

    103 Clutch reviews (5); Hourly rate band on Clutch (2)

  • Total77/100

How the DCF Evidence Score works

Platform credentials

Listings in Snowflake's and Databricks' public partner directories, and documented cloud partnerships, each with its source.

Snowflake

Databricks

AWS, Microsoft and Google Cloud

  • AWSFirm's website

    AWS Advanced Tier Services Partner (firm's wording)

    Source: stxnext.com

  • AWSPress release

    Press release: STX Next renews AWS Advanced Tier Partner status (page dated 2026)

    Source: stxnext.com

  • MicrosoftFirm's website

    States it is a member of the Microsoft AI Cloud Partner Program (no tier or designation stated)

    Source: stxnext.com

Capabilities

7 of 9 tracked capabilities have a dedicated page on STX Next's website.

Data practice page: stxnext.com/services/data-engineering

Public case studies

Published by the firm or its platform partner. Outcomes are as the firm reports them; DCF Research has not verified them.

  1. Big Data for Chemical Manufacturing: reducing unplanned downtime by 20% with predictive maintenance
    Industry
    Chemicals / manufacturing
    • Azure IoT Hub
    • Azure Event Hub

    Firm-reported outcome: Real-time sensor data platform with predictive maintenance for a global chemicals leader; headline claims 20% less unplanned downtime.

  2. Linde: advancing knowledge retrieval with large language models
    Client
    Linde
    Industry
    Industrial gases / engineering
    • Azure

    Firm-reported outcome: Custom multilingual RAG platform on Azure gives employees source-cited answers from internal documents in seconds (no figures stated).

  3. Market research analysis platform for a leading German automotive manufacturer
    Industry
    Automotive
    • Tableau

    Firm-reported outcome: Automated ingestion of survey data into a research data warehouse with Tableau visualisation; firm cites time and effort savings (no figures).

Industries

Industry pages on STX Next's website

Compare in the directory

Matched from the firm's industry pages, case studies, and Databricks solution areas.

Rates

Clutch profile

Hourly rate band
$50–$99/hr
Minimum project size
$50,000+

As listed on STX Next's Clutch profile (checked October 23, 2026). Source: clutch.co

DCF Research assessment

Editorial judgment by DCF Research, based only on the sourced evidence on this page. It does not change the score.

STX Next is a software engineering firm in Poznan, Poland, with 450+ specialists. Snowflake lists it as Select and Databricks as a consulting partner; it states AWS Advanced Tier status. Its site documents lakehouse, Microsoft Fabric, Snowflake migration, machine learning and governance services; case studies cover manufacturing, a Linde RAG platform and automotive market research.

Best for

  • Teradata, Oracle or Redshift migrations to Snowflake
  • Manufacturing data platforms and RAG assistants
  • $50,000+ projects at Clutch-listed $50-$99/hr rates

Watch-outs

  • Private-equity backed since 2020 and acquired Ermlab (2022) and Brainhub (2024); confirm who would staff the work.
  • Markets Microsoft Fabric and Azure work but states only Microsoft AI Cloud Partner Program membership, no tier.

Delivery regions (as stated by the firm) Europe, North America

Similar firms

Same segment or the most overlapping capability pages, highest score first.

  • N-iX
    Engineering partner
    89/100

    Rank #2 · Snowflake Elite · Databricks partner · 8 capability pages · 3 public case studies

  • ScienceSoft
    Engineering partner
    67/100

    Rank #34 · 7 capability pages · 3 public case studies

  • Innowise
    Engineering partner
    63/100

    Rank #38 · 7 capability pages · 3 public case studies

  • Avenga
    Engineering partner
    75/100

    Rank #18 · Databricks partner · 7 capability pages · 3 public case studies

Sources

Evidence checked October 23, 2026.

Partner directories and rate sources

  1. snowflake.com/en/why-snowflake/partners/all-partners/stx-next-sa
  2. databricks.com/partners/partner-directory
  3. stxnext.com/our-partners/databricks
  4. clutch.co/profile/stx-next

Company, service, and case-study pages

  1. stxnext.com
  2. stxnext.com/about-us
  3. stxnext.com/case-study/chemical-industry
  4. stxnext.com/case-study/deepnext
  5. stxnext.com/case-study/linde
  6. stxnext.com/case-study/market-research-platform
  7. stxnext.com/industries/adtech-martech
  8. stxnext.com/industries/finance
  9. stxnext.com/industries/insurance
  10. stxnext.com/industries/manufacturing
  11. stxnext.com/our-partners/aws
  12. stxnext.com/our-partners/azure
  13. stxnext.com/press/stx-next-renews-aws-advanced-tier-partner-status
  14. stxnext.com/services/artificial-intelligence
  15. stxnext.com/services/data-engineering
  16. stxnext.com/services/data-lakehouse
  17. stxnext.com/services/machine-learning
  18. stxnext.com/services/microsoft-fabric-consulting-development-services
  19. stxnext.com/services/migration-to-snowflake
  20. stxnext.com/solutions/data-governance-consulting

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