Zeal IT Consultants

What Zeal IT Consultants does

Zeal IT Consultants is a Dallas-based private software and IT consulting firm founded in 2012 that serves Fortune 1000 enterprises with AI-driven digital transformation services. The company fields 180-plus technology consultants and delivers a portfolio of professional services organized around eight practice areas: custom software development, AI & machine learning, product design, digital transformation (agile coaching), data & analytics, systems integration, cloud & security, and mobile development. Zeal positions itself as "AI-first," offering generative AI, AI agents, robotic process automation, conversational commerce, NLP, and predictive analytics within client engagements, and supports the brand with an "AI Labs" initiative on its website.

The company operates a professional services revenue model with quote-based, non-publicly-disclosed pricing and a fractional consulting structure that allows clients to scale engagement up or down. Go-to-market is enterprise field sales targeting large organizations, reinforced by channel relationships with Microsoft, AWS, Salesforce, Databricks, and Google Cloud. Customer logos include McKesson, Southwest Airlines, TradeStation, Anthem, IBM, Alight, Greyhound, Carelon, Bankers Financial, HKS Architects, Monex, and others, spanning healthcare, financial services, transportation, aerospace, insurance, supply chain, and nonprofit verticals. Zeal reports a 95% repeat business rate and a 100 Net Promoter Score for 2024 and 2025, and has earned Inc. 5000, Great Place to Work, and consecutive Dallas Best Places to Work (2024, 2025) and SMU Cox Dallas 100 (2024, 2025) recognitions.

In January 2026, Zeal announced a strategic combination with Minneapolis-based Livefront, a digital consultancy previously backed by Rallyday Partners (investment made in 2023), to form a combined entity with over 300 strategists, designers, engineers, and data experts. The combination extends Zeal's geographic reach to include Latin America and adds upstream digital strategy and AI-driven platform design capabilities. In February 2026, the combined company expanded its leadership with Ed Hoffman appointed Chief Growth Officer and Trent Sutton appointed President, signaling continued investment in commercial scaling.

Name

Zeal IT Consultants

Legal name

Zeal IT Consultants

Website

https://zealitconsultants.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Zeal IT Consultants is a Dallas-based digital consulting firm serving Fortune 1000 enterprises with AI-driven custom software development, cloud transformation, agile coaching, data analytics, and systems integration. In January 2026, the firm combined with Livefront to form a 300-plus consultant digital consultancy.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

IT & Digital Transformation Consulting

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Custom Computer Programming Services (541511), Computer Systems Design Services (541512)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Digital & Technology Transformation Consulting (BPAHACAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Business Process & Digital Transformation Consulting (BPAEAAAD), Data, Analytics & AI Consulting (BPAHAEAF), Enterprise Architecture & IT Operating Model (BPAHAEAB)

Keywords

• Software consulting services
• Digital transformation consulting
• Custom software development
• Cloud migration services
• Agile transformation coaching

Headquarters

HQ city

Dallas

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Technology Consulting Services: Professional technology consulting services including custom software development, AI & ML implementation, digital transformation, and systems integration delivered through consultant engagements

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Zeal IT Consultants is a Dallas-based custom software development and digital consulting firm that delivers technology strategy and transformation services to enterprise clients. Its core offering is custom software development, supported by adjacent practices in AI & machine learning, product design, agile/digital transformation coaching, data & analytics, systems integration, cloud & security, and mobile development, delivered through fractional consulting engagements.

Product overview

Zeal IT Consultants is a custom software development and digital consulting firm that offers a portfolio of professional services organized around technology and digital transformation. Their core service is Custom Software Development, which encompasses mobile and web modernization, DevOps automation, cloud native development, and microservices architecture. Complementary services include AI & Machine Learning (generative AI, AI agents, RPA, chatbots, NLP), Product Design (visual/UX design, front-end development), Digital Transformation (agile coaching, scrum implementation), Data & Analytics (BI, predictive analytics, data science), Systems Integration (Salesforce implementations), Cloud & Security, and Mobile Development (iOS, Android, cross-platform). The company serves Fortune 1000 clients and recently combined with Livefront in 2026 to form a leading digital consulting company with over 300 employees.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Custom Software Development
• AI & Machine Learning Services
• Product Design Services
• Digital Transformation (Agile Coaching)
• Data & Analytics Services
• Systems Integration Services
• Cloud & Security Services
• Mobile Development Services

Quantifiable outcome

• 95% repeat business rate
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers19 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

AI capability7 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and core.

• LivefrontflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 January 2026Strategic combination between Livefront (Minneapolis-based digital consultancy) and Zeal IT Consultants (Dallas-based software and IT consulting firm) to form a premier digital consulting company with combined capabilities in digital strategy, AI-driven platforms, data analytics, and software engineering across US and Latin America
• MicrosoftcoreTechnology or IntegrationMicrosoft partner providing cloud solutions using Microsoft Azure platform, with certified consultants and technology partnerships for enterprise clients
• Amazon Web Services (AWS)coreTechnology or IntegrationAWS Partner Network member providing cloud-native development, AWS migration services, and cloud infrastructure solutions
• SalesforcecoreTechnology or IntegrationSalesforce partner offering data migration, custom API development, Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Marketing Cloud, and Commerce Cloud implementations
• DatabrickscoreTechnology or IntegrationTechnology partnership for data analytics, advanced analytics, and big data solutions using Databricks Lakehouse platform
• Google CloudcoreTechnology or IntegrationGoogle Cloud partner providing cloud solutions and platform capabilities for enterprise clients

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Credera: Credera is a mid-market digital transformation and technology consultancy (acquired by Genpact in 2024) with a near-identical offering mix spanning cloud, data/AI, custom software, and agile transformation for enterprise clients. It is one of Zeal's most direct peers, and Zeal's incoming President (Trent Sutton) is a Credera alumnus.
• Perficient: Perficient (now part of Accenture) is a digital consultancy specializing in custom software, cloud, data, and AI implementations for mid-market and enterprise clients. Its offering mix and customer profile align tightly with Zeal, and Zeal's incoming CGO (Ed Hoffman) is a Perficient alumnus.
• Improving: Improving is a Dallas-headquartered technology consulting firm of similar scale offering custom software, cloud, data, and AI services. Its Texas base, size range, and service portfolio make it one of Zeal's closest geographic and capability peers.
• Thoughtworks: Thoughtworks is a global technology consultancy that designs, builds, and runs custom software and digital platforms with strong AI/ML and cloud engineering capability. It is comparable to Zeal in custom software, AI, and agile transformation work and competes for similar Fortune 1000 digital engineering mandates.
• West Monroe Partners: West Monroe is a mid-market business and technology consultancy serving Fortune 1000 clients with similar capabilities in cloud, data, custom software, and digital transformation. Its deal size, customer segment, and geographic footprint closely overlap with Zeal's.
• Saggezza: Saggezza is a mid-market technology consultancy delivering custom software development, data analytics, cloud, and digital transformation for enterprise clients. Its size and end-to-end delivery profile make it directly comparable to Zeal.
• Slalom: Slalom is a mid-market technology and digital transformation consulting firm of comparable size and operating model, focused on cloud, AI, data, and custom software delivery for Fortune 1000 clients. It is arguably Zeal's closest like-for-like competitor in customer segment, delivery model, and AI-first positioning.

Broad incumbents

• Accenture: Accenture is the world's largest IT and digital consulting firm with comprehensive cloud, AI, data, and custom software practices. Following its acquisition of Perficient, Accenture directly competes with Zeal across virtually every Fortune 1000 enterprise transformation RFP.
• Cognizant: Cognizant is a global IT services and consulting firm with deep capabilities in digital engineering, cloud, AI/ML, and systems integration. It competes with Zeal for large enterprise transformation mandates across the same healthcare, financial services, and transportation verticals.
• Deloitte Digital: Deloitte's digital consulting arm is one of the largest enterprise digital transformation practices globally with overlapping capabilities in cloud, AI, custom software, and systems integration. It competes with Zeal for the same Fortune 1000 transformation RFPs but operates at vastly greater scale and brand reach.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments4 records

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