We know what it’s like to make the case for one more tool in an already crowded stack. You need more than promises of time saved, you need to see measurable value (Riff would tell you that)
So that’s what a Riff trial helps you do. You’ll be able to assess ROI not just in hours saved, but in cost efficiencies identified, growth opportunities uncovered, and sustainability initiatives accelerated and collaboration unlocked (goodby single player chats).
Riff isn’t another generic AI tool that lives or dies by the quality of someone's prompt. It’s built to think with you, facilitating collaboration, challenging assumptions, and helping teams make sharper, faster, and more defensible business decisions. Like the best analyst you’ve ever worked with.
What data is connected to Riff?
Riff doesn’t automatically connect to your company data. During a trial, don’t even try - it’s not necessary to collect the data you need at stage 1.
What to Assess in Your Riff Trial?
You’re assessing whether your business makes better decisions with Riff in the room. Here’s what to measure during your trial, the length of this and the number of people involved will be recommended based on your business type and size.
Adoption and Curiosity
- Do more people engage with Riff than your existing generic AI tools?
- Are managers, analysts, or non-technical staff actually using it, not just the early adopters?
- Do people want to bring Riff into conversations, projects, and reviews?
If yes, you’ve already cleared the biggest hurdle of any new tech: consistent, cross-functional use.
Depth of Use
- How are people using Riff, to brainstorm, model, or make decisions?
- Are conversations staying at surface level, or evolving into richer reasoning, trade-offs, and next steps?
- Is Riff becoming part of how your team structures thinking, not just how they draft text?
You’re looking for signs of real cognitive leverage, where Riff is helping people think better, not just faster. The opposite of AI brain rot.
Quality of Deliverables
- Compare a Riff-led output (like a business case, strategy summary, or scenario model) to a traditional one.
- Was it clearer, faster to produce, or better aligned across functions?
- Could your team trace the logic behind decisions more easily?
Riff’s goal isn’t to blindly automate, it’s to elevate the quality of your team’s work.
Value Creation
- Did Riff help identify cost savings, growth opportunities, or sustainability actions you hadn’t quantified before?
- Did any Riff outputs get shared beyond the trial group, into leadership decks, project boards, or investor updates?
If yes, you’ve moved from “interesting AI” to measurable ROI.
Inputs Over Integrations
- How powerful were the deliverables using only human inputs (not connected systems)?
- Did Riff structure and interpret your team’s reasoning well enough to produce outputs that felt bespoke to your business?
That’s the whole point, Riff shows value even before you integrate anything.
Why is Riff better than the AI tools we already have?
Most AI tools like Copilot or ChatGPT are built to assist individuals. Riff is built to help teams make better business decisions together, though you can still chat solo when you want to.
Copilot and GPT are generalists. They can write or summarize anything, but they’re not designed to help you decide where to allocate resources, which initiatives to back, or how to make a stronger business case. So the outputs that sound fine, but don’t move the needle unless the person prompting happens to be an AI power user (and let’s be honest, most aren’t).
Copilot might draft your emails or dig through SharePoint,or “make it better” in a word doc (it rarely does) but it doesn’t improve the quality of thinking behind your work. Riff does. It structures conversations, challenges assumptions, and helps teams produce sharper, faster, more defensible decisions, the kind that actually impact performance and makes people better at this essential skill.
How long does Riff take to implement?
Implementation takes about 30 minutes.
The longer part is usually a few days to a week and that is the pre-work: making sure IT is completely comfortable, managers understand what Riff does, and teams are ready to try it out. Once that’s sorted, you’re ready to go. We’re good at managing that too.
Here’s what the setup looks like:
- Create an account
- Invite your team
- Start your first riff — explore real use cases like:
- Writing or reviewing business cases
- Modelling ROI for upcoming projects
- Running strategic or budget scenarios
Riff doesn’t require any IT configuration to start. You can add integrations, like connecting data sources or enabling SSO later, once you move beyond the trial phase.
What models is Riff built on?
Riff uses OpenAI models and Anthropic models. Riff’s intelligence includes proprietary reasoning agents developed by us, optimised for business logic, numerical reasoning, and multi-user collaboration.
Do you meet our security requirements?
Most likely, yes. Riff is built on Microsoft Azure and we comply with:
- SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001
- GDPR
- Optional SSO
We will promptly complete your questionnaire and you can see more here.
If you’re unsure about your company’s AI policy and that’s what’s holding you back, talk to us. We can walk you through the real risks and the practical safeguards.
In most cases, there’s already an appetite to move beyond “thinking about AI” to testing AI that actually delivers ROI as long as it’s done responsibly. We’ll help you stress-test Riff in a way that meets your company’s risk appetite, with or without a formal AI policy in place.
How does a trial work?
Here’s how it typically runs:
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Book a demo.
We’ll show you Riff live and help you explore how it fits your business.
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See Riff in action.
During the call, you’ll experience how teams use Riff to model ROI, build business cases, and make better decisions together.
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Get your business case for Riff.
After the demo, Riff will generate a tailored business case plus the ready-to-send email you can use to brief your stakeholders.
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Complete your security review.
We’ll provide everything your IT or risk team needs to assess Riff’s security posture.
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Confirm your trial setup.
Once you get the green light, we’ll lock in your start date, trial duration, and number of seats.
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Kickoff webinar.
We’ll host a short, high-energy session to get your team up to speed (though Riff’s intuitive enough that most people just get it).
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Trial management and insights.
You’ll have a dedicated trial manager who checks in weekly with reports on engagement, usage trends, and outcomes - so you can see exactly what Riff is delivering.