Independent RTLS consultant
An independent RTLS consultant helps you choose, design and deploy a real-time location system that actually pays back — without being steered toward one vendor's hardware.
What an RTLS consultant does
A good RTLS consultant owns the hard parts of a location programme: validating the use case and the accuracy you genuinely need, choosing the right radio for the physics, designing an architecture that scales, integrating it cleanly into your WMS, ERP, EMR or MES, and governing the rollout so it ships.
The job is as much about saying “you don’t need that” as recommending what you do — stopping you over-specifying precision or buying infrastructure you’ll never use.
Why independence matters
Most “advice” in this market comes from companies that also sell the hardware or the platform. That is not advice; it is sales. An independent consultant takes no reseller margin and has no platform to defend, so the recommendation is driven only by your use case, budget and risk.
When to bring one in
- Before an RFP — to write requirements that get comparable, honest vendor bids
- When a pilot stalled or missed its accuracy target and you need a diagnosis
- Before a multi-site rollout, so a single-site success actually scales
- When the board wants a defensible business case and payback, not a vendor deck
What you get from a TRACIO engagement
- A clear recommendation: the right technology, architecture and integration plan
- A gate-governed delivery plan so spend stays tied to evidence
- Vendor-neutral selection with no reseller margin
- Plain-English deliverables your whole buying group can act on
Frequently asked questions
What does an RTLS consultant cost?
It depends on scope. A fixed-fee discovery sprint typically starts in the low thousands of euros; vendor selection and pilot design are larger; full programme delivery is scoped per project. Indicative ranges are on our How we work & fees page.
Do you resell hardware or take vendor commissions?
No. TRACIO is independent. We take no reseller margin and no vendor commissions, so the recommendation is driven only by what fits your use case.
Which technologies do you cover?
UWB, BLE, RAIN/UHF RFID, active RFID, GPS/GNSS, LoRa/LPWAN and SLAM — chosen by use case, often combined into a hybrid stack.
How quickly can we get to value?
Most clients start with a discovery sprint in weeks and run a pilot before committing to a larger rollout.