If you’re struggling to find a top packaging design company in the United States, we’re here to help. Our team of 12 experts curated this list based on 595 verified client reviews to help businesses identify packaging partners with the right balance of creativity, technical execution, and commercial understanding.
Zenpack is an end-to-end custom packaging design company covering structural engineering, graphic design, manufacturing, and fulfillment. Clients include Google, Crown Affair, and Hennessy, suiting brands that need a single partner from packaging concept through retail-ready production...
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Package Design Review from Nicole Woroszylski
Zenpack has been an absolute game-changer for all our packaging needs. Their team is incredibly quick, efficient, and professional, consistently delivering high-quality results that exceed our expectations. From start to finish, working with Zenpack is seamless and enjoyable. Not only do they excel in execution, but their attention to detail and dedication to customer satisfaction truly sets them apart. Whether its a tight deadline or a complex project, they always rise to the occasion. We couldnt ask for a better partner and look forward to continuing our collaboration with Zenpack. Highly recommend them to anyone seeking reliable and innovative packaging solutions!
Package Design Review from Momoko Kashiwabara
We love working with Zenpack. They are reliable, easy to communicate with, and often come up with helpful ideas to improve our packaging. Their attention to detail and practical approach make the process smooth and straightforward. Overall, were really pleased with the results and look forward to continuing our partnership.
Package Design Review from Michael Hable
I have had the pleasure of partnering with Zenpack on multiple unique projects and their team demonstrates exceptional professionalism and attentiveness. Zenpack ensures our needs are met by tailoring projects that go above and beyond our expectations. The quality of the products are outstanding and everything is consistently delivered as promised. I can tell that a great deal of care goes into every detail. Zenpack combines high standards of quality and customer service. If you are looking for a reliable partner for your packaging needs look no further than Zenpack. I look forward to partnering with Zenpack on future projects. Cheers! -Mike
Caava Design is a San Diego branding and packaging design agency with a strong portfolio in craft beverage and food, including breweries, distilleries, and coffee brands. The strategy-first approach and integrated packaging work make it a natural fit for consumer brands building from the ground up...
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Branding Review from Barrett Wilbanks
Cody at Caava Design is the best brand designer I've ever seen, he understands the vibe and psychology of your brand that can't be put into words. He actually cares about seeing your company succeed. I cannot recommend enough. Cody will transform your brand.
Branding Review from John Baker
Cody and the Caava Design team absolutely blew my original expectations away! RadPad is a small start up business in a crowded space with ambitious long term goals, which is how I chose to approach this branding exercise. Directly, I had not been thru this type of process before and Cody + team made the entire process from initial contact to ideation to creation to delivery fun and engaging and worth the investment! I now have all the guardrails and direction needed to properly and effectively showcase my business to my target customer and beyond. One of the best groups of people and experiences I have ever had across the board! I WILL 100% be going back to Caava for work in the future. Thank you thank you!
Brand Strategy Review from Brent Wadas
Our experience with Caava Design was incredible! They worked tirelessly to provide brand strategy and voice options that would speak to the many different markets we operate in. Not only did we come away with an excellent, solid brand strategy, but we also garnered a ton of new fans in the process. They were deliberate in the best way possible, taking time to work with us on all aspects of a complex business plan. While they were fast in delivery of products, I never felt as though they rushed though any of it, and the results speak for themselves. I am grateful to the team for their efforts and recommend them to any and all looking for creativity in their marketing!
Revelation Agency is a Los Angeles-European branding and packaging design agency serving food, beverage, and consumer brands. Portfolio work spans pizza, snack, and honey packaging, making it a practical fit for challenger brands seeking custom packaging design with strong visual identity work...
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Branding Review from Marta Stattmiller
A friend referred me to Revelation after they had helped them with their healthy snack brand. We were looking for an agency that would take our idea and design it into a brand that really stood out from the rest. We felt the Revelation group did a great job with all of the branding and marketing brief creation along with guiding us on how to stand out in our space.
Branding Review from Christopher Hiti
We have worked with Revelation on a few branding projects, and they have always delivered on time and with a great sense of creativity. Their team understands market positioning well, and is one of the reasons we continue to utilize them for all things branding and creative.
Web Design Review from Guisou Akhavan
After searching for a few months for a creative agency I ended up going with Revelation, I felt they understood my goals the best along with having a distinct design language. I was pretty impressed with the direction they took on my branding materials and web design project and feel comfortable recommending them to other people needing similar services.
PKG Brand Design is a Chicago top packaging design agency dedicated to CPG, with a proprietary Consumer First® process built around shopper testing. Clients include Kellogg's, PepsiCo, and Bumble Bee, making it a strong choice for established brands seeking retail-proven packaging design...
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Product Marketing Review from Andrew Kuhns
We needed packaging design experts who could provide primary display panel concepts that would work for over 2K skus. They took are most common and a few unique PDP layouts and developed a design system that aligned with our brand standards with a modern approach. We are now implementing their design across all of our products. Great partners!
Package Design Review from Undisclosed
Thank you all for the work and insights! We are very happy with the final design and are very excited to get these packages in stores.
Package Design Review from Paula (Petrungaro) Steenstra
We needed an update to our full [lineup] for Hillshire Farm, [a] national brand that participates in several categories. PKG provided a great range of designs that were on target. The final design had great success in the marketplacereally moving the needle on our brand[']s modernity and helping maintain its leadership in the category. But what really sets PKG apart from the rest are the people. A true partnership... I always considered them an extension of our team. (Verified via email)
Migration Marketing is a strategic brand consultancy specializing in longevity, aging, and wellness. We partner with companies advancing the science of better living, helping them define their brand, craft their story, and stand out in a rapidly evolving market...
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Social Media Marketing Review from Rebecca Hemstead
Anne and her team at Migration Marketing were easy to work with and helped launch our social media marketing to the next level. They provided a great roadmap for us to follow with a depth of knowledge in content strategy and timing. Not only did they help start up our social media, but they were willing to teach our team how to manage the pages in a sustainable way. The Migration Marketing team is innovative and dedicated to making your business succeed no matter what your goals may be!
Graphic Design Review from Terra Burke
Migration Marketing helped launch my company, Move With Terra, with a comprehensive social media plan and content strategy that gave me a powerhouse road map to reach my goals. The plan was realistic and effective and helped me reach clients right away. The designs were incredible, every time I received a completed project, I was blown away by the skill and talent on the team. Migration Marketing knows how to listen to their customers and turn their vision into art and ultimately, more sales.
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Business Consulting Review from Kendra Langer
Awesome Dynamic’s guidance in transitioning us to the Seller Central Platform from Vendor Central has made all the difference. Within the first 60 days, we made more margin than both our Vendor accounts combined, with a lot fewer headaches.
Megan Fanning's Review Sourced from Google
We were referred to Awesome Dynamic by a successful and reputable advertising firm. Janet and her team at Awesome Dynamic are prompt and responsive to our business needs and inquiries. In the time we've been been in business with Awesome Dynamic, they've increased our sales on Amazon by well over 50%. They've reduced our workload tremendously. We highly recommend Awesome Dynamic services.
Drew Tully's Review Sourced from Google
Working with the Awesome Dynamics team has been a huge help as we’ve grown our Amazon presence. They’re responsive, easy to work with, and always willing to adapt to our specific goals. From strategy to content to promotional support, they’ve helped us stay on track and save a lot of time (and headaches). We definitely feel more confident in our Amazon storefront and where it’s headed long term!
Bear Double is a boutique agency in Marietta. We partner with companies all over the world to elevate their brands. We do that by developing brand strategies that transform, creating visual identities that captivate, and building websites that engage. Are you ready to start growing your business?...
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Small Business Review from Nancy Grabe, MSW
I can not thank, Mike, enough. He listened to who I am and what my company is all about. He caught my personality and my passion in the logo, colors, words in everything he does for me. I keep going back because he has a gift for hearing what you want even when you don't feel like you are articulating it well. The work Mass-Appeal has done for me has helped me grow. I whole heartly recommend MassAppeal for all your webdesign needs!
Raw Guild Studios is an independent multidisciplinary creative agency specializing in beverage branding, packaging, and production development, alongside apparel graphics, print development, branding, and production oversight...
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Web Design Review from Maykil Nasifoglu
Lara has designed our website from scratch and we couldn't be happier. She is very professional and prompt in her responses. Looking forward to working with her again.
The Skyline Agency is a leading, full-service digital advertising and branding agency based in Dallas, TX, dedicated to help both national and global, as well as startups that need to punch above their weight...
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ATTK Imarotuz Zuhroh's Review Sourced from Google
The Skyline Agency’s online marketing strategies have made a world of difference for our business, helping us connect with new customers and increase sales.
JAE 18's Review Sourced from Google
The Skyline Agency’s SEO services helped us rank higher on search engines, and their marketing strategies have made a big impact on our business growth.
Oktaviana Devi Ariani's Review Sourced from Google
The team at The Skyline Agency is extremely knowledgeable, and their innovative online marketing strategies helped us achieve our business goals faster than expected.
Double Six Design is an Oakland, California based brand consultancy and design studio founded in 2008. With a boutique team of under 10 creatives, the firm specializes in food and wellness brand packaging, identity, and digital design, delivering premium engagement through narrative-driven visual systems...
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KindTyme is a boutique in-house agency that puts brand experiences first. We specialize in strategic design, digital media, and advertising for creative cannabis (and select non-cannabis) brands...
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Creative Blend Design is a full-service marketing agency specializing in transforming brands by telling your remarkable story, coupled with smart strategy and creative design. We boost your customer engagement and brand awareness through: Digital Marketing, Web Development, Search, and Paid Ads...
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At our core, were a group of humans who love what we do. Weve built a happy, collaborative studio where creativity thrivesand that energy shows up in every project. If youre looking for a future-forward CPG partner who knows how to make your brand pop, youre in the right place...
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"A well designed product brings users to your products. A well designed product user experience brings customers to your brand for life." — Lars Owens...
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Kreative Shadow, a leading-edge design and branding agency situated in the heart of New York, is dedicated to developing innovative and strategic solutions. Our work goes beyond aesthetics, delving deep into meaningful engagement with the dynamic world we call home...
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Our branding services comprise of logo design, brand messaging, and brand guidelines to ensure that your company is consistently represented across all channels. We also provide custom design services, including the creation of print collateral and social media graphics. Moreover, our commercial photography...
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CityState Creative is a boutique design agency based in Brooklyn, New York, specializing in branding and packaging design for bold, forward-thinking brands...
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Since 2015, DSG has helped businesses grow by incorporating a unique blend of creative thinking, high-quality design, and meticulous attention to detail. With a multitude of design styles and diverse industry experience, our team focuses on branding, visual communication, web development, & more...
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Bartlett Brands is a boutique branding agency based in San Francisco. With a focus on challenging branding boundaries, we specialize in developing brands that defy conventions and make a lasting impact. From brand strategy and research to sustainability strategy, naming, brand identity, storytelling, package...
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Hoot and a Half is a creative design studio blending digital expertise with a deep understanding of people. We craft stunning, functional designs tailored to your brand. From B2B to B2C, we've helped brands create impactful ads, websites, and long-form content. Our mission is to drive results...
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Design to Brand is a dynamic force in the world of branding and design, providing brands with bold and impactful graphic design, stunningly realistic 3D renders, dynamic web design, captivating animations, and expert in-house printing. With our creative excellence, we empower brands to reach new heights and...
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RemCal Insights is a full-service, higher value B2B and B2C insights agency, delivering you cost effective customer and category intelligence in an average of 2-3 weeks. Our full-fledged approach is aimed at saving your resources by providing you with a deep consumer and category understanding...
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Founded in 2011, Manufactur is an independent creative agency based in L.A...
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Welcome to Wellness Hatchery! My name is Gina Herrera, I'm a product launch & packaging expert, marketer, entrepreneur, creative director, and founder of the studio based in NYC...
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At Mindsy, we focus on partnering with inspiring women entrepreneurs like you. Our aim is to offer you the clarity and support needed to expand your business while minimizing stress and overwhelm...
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Nancy Riddle's Review Sourced from Google
Interestingly, ALL the many negative reviews about Seth Preminger have been scrubbed from searches! I wasn’t the only one, either. He keeps moving practices, which should tell you something! He should NOT be working with children. He was grooming my daughter right in front of me, nudging her shoulder to shoulder, then taking crackers from her lap (near her crotch) while making eye contact with her,…then eating the crackers. It was disgusting. I completely froze from shock! I confronted him privately. He was arrogant, per usual, but then when I told him to never, ever touch my daughter again, he knew he’d be in big trouble. I told him I hoped we were on the same page-teaching my daughter to use her voice when someone tries to touch her. I immediately requested a female therapist, and the next thing I know, we were black listed from AFG!
Stephanie Sorrentino's Review Sourced from Google
I've been working with Dr. Isaacs for years! She is such a caring and experienced psychologist-- and we've worked on several mutual cases of autism and ADHD together. She has a good heart and always puts others first. We're excited to see her add other high-quality team members to her practice!
John Sloan's Review Sourced from Google
After charging me $20 a session for almost a year. They informed me they would have to recharge me at $150 a session for most of the sessions I already had, if I had known they were going to do that I wouldn't have continued making appointments. Total scam. The actual therapist was decent though.
Logic Inc. is a full-service packaging design agency that delivers award-winning packaging across diverse industries. Our creative expertise is backed by a deep understanding of consumer buying behavior, ensuring every design resonates with your target audience and drives results...
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We're not just about creating stunning designs; we're dedicated to building long-term partnerships that fuel your company strategy and brand growth. Based in Utah, our expert team crafts tailored campaigns and brand assets that evolve with your business needs. From clever branding to engaging marketing...
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John Baird's Review Sourced from Google
I have worked with other design studios and, frankly, have never done so without frustration – sometimes a lot of frustration. PetersenWest is different. They truly are. John has assembles a team that is both talented and professional. They are not afraid to openly resist my bad ideas. And, they truly listen. John Petersen is a collaborator on nearly every new project we have. I trust his insight and love his restraint in helping to vet my new ideas. Our business group has worked with PetersenWest on multiple projects with vastly different needs and they never disappoint. We have stopped shopping around since finding them. Without question, they have become our “go-to” people.
Kathryn Orchard's Review Sourced from Google
PetersenWest is amazing, I've had the pleasure of working with John for a little over a year and I can't recommend him enough! He has great creative direction, communication, and has always been very easy to work with. Thanks for all your help, looking forward to future projects!
Georgia Heller's Review Sourced from Google
I've been working with PetersenWest for over 6 months now and have been thrilled with the work they do! It's great to work with a local designer in Utah that understand our business and our brand inside and out. His agency is very responsive and willing to go the extra mile to ensure all our graphic design needs are met. I plan on using PetersenWest as long as I can!
pkgd.design is a Chicago-based packaging design studio offering on-demand creative services through flexible subscription plans or one-off packages. Specializing in photorealistic 3D renderings, concept ideation, and design for manufacturing, they provide unlimited design requests with rapid 13 business day...
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Lustre is a branding and design agency trusted by over 200 brands since 2018. We elevate established companies through strategy, creative and storytelling - developing brand identities, packaging and Shopify websites that achieve results. With a focus on clarity, beauty and impact our experienced team helps...
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MD Long's Review Sourced from Google
Working with Lustre was one of the best decisions I made for my business. From the very first conversation, I felt like they genuinely understood my vision. They were collaborative, thoughtful, and committed to getting it right every step of the way. I can't recommend them enough!
Bennett Orradre's Review Sourced from Google
Working with Lustre NYC was a seamless experience from start to finish. Their team is deeply knowledgeable and stays ahead of every trend. It felt like they could read our minds! They knew exactly what we wanted before we even knew how to articulate it. Truly amazing work!
Emma Wiley's Review Sourced from Google
My Mom and I were looking for the right fit to rebrand our mother-daughter Real Estate company, and Lustre delivered! From our initial consultation call with Ella to the final deliverables from Marisa and Julia, this team provided 5-star service throughout the process! We had an incredible experience with Lustre and would recommend their services to anyone looking to take their business and brand to the next level!
Blac Flag is a full-service creative, development, and growth partner for brands that need more than pretty pictures. We design and build high-performing sites, apps, and automations, then back them with SEO, email, and paid media that actually drive revenue...
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Creative Wise is a boutique branding, packaging, and shopify - focused agency built for CPG brands. We help companies in food, beverage, wellness, supplements, beauty, and personal care create distinctive brand identities, packaging, e-commerce experiences, and creative systems that drive growth...
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Lone Crest Media takes a different approach to client acquisition: instead of pitching promises, we build real, finished work first a live website and custom brand videos before a prospect ever signs a contract. Founded by Kathy Brook and Jimmy K with 20 years of combined marketing experience, we work with...
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A top packaging design company in the US builds packaging systems that influence product perception, brand credibility, and purchase decisions. These firms design labels, containers, cartons, and packaging visuals that align brand strategy with physical and digital shelf environments.
Such services generally include:
Packaging design companies help businesses build packaging that supports branding, compliance, and conversion by helping them:
Over 90,000 people search for unboxing videos on YouTube each month, which shows how packaging influences purchase interest and brand perception.
72% of consumers will purchase a product if they find it visually appealing.
What’s more, 78% of consumers believe that the sustainability of a product’s packaging is crucial when deciding on a purchase.
Those growing expectations for sustainability and differentiation are helping to push the packaging design market toward $35.06 billion by 2032 from its current value of $26.64 billion (4% CAGR), according to a report by Coherent Market Insights.
Packaging design budgets depend on the number of products, materials, and production constraints. Project pricing scales with scope, customization, and production demands:
Folding cartons usually cost $1.80–$2.25 per unit, while premium rigid boxes range from $8.50–$10 per unit.
While it is possible to find rates as low as $25 per hour, most US packaging design agencies generally charge $100–$149 per hour, driven by higher labor costs and specialized design expertise.
This puts US rates at the higher end of the global market compared to Europe (≈$50–$75/hr) and Asia (often under $65/hr).
Budgets vary by industry due to differences in materials, compliance requirements, and production complexity:
With the world’s largest packaging design market (35% in North America, per Coherent Market Insights’ report), there are plenty of agencies to choose from in the US.
Beyond creative skill, look at strategic thinking, technical precision, and production readiness.
We’ve assembled a selection of top packaging design companies on DesignRush across a range of budget levels to help you find a partner that fits your needs.
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DesignRush features packaging design agencies across multiple pricing tiers, which allows you to compare firms by hourly rates, project minimums, service focus, and verified reviews. You can filter listings by specialization, industry experience, and team size.
Before hiring an agency in the US to help your business, here are some questions to ask:
Rated 4.8 on Google and 4.7 on Trustpilot, DesignRush Agency Directory is a reliable resource for finding a packaging design agency in USA. We owe this to our executive selection team, which follows a strict screening process when featuring agencies on the platform, assessing key performance indicators, like portfolio, client reviews, and industry reputation.
Learn more about DesignRush Agency Ranking Methodology.
DesignRush sustains a directory of over 40,000 agencies categorized by service category, location, expertise, and reviews. We build our database in two ways:
Agencies can also reach out to DesignRush and must go through the verification process prior to being listed.
An analysis of service specializations within our directory shows that agencies tend to focus on several core packaging-related service areas.
While many firms offer overlapping capabilities, service concentration generally aligns with the following ranges:
Packaging design costs are determined by product complexity, number of SKUs, regulatory requirements, and whether structural design is required alongside visuals.
Based on pricing analysis used across the DesignRush packaging design category, most projects fall into these ranges:
Ongoing packaging support, including line extensions and revisions, is often billed through retainers or per-SKU pricing.
Hourly rates for packaging design firms in the US tend to range between $100 and $149 per hour.
ROI typically unfolds across multiple stages:
Timelines depend on several factors, including product complexity, compliance requirements, and production constraints. Most US packaging projects fall within these ranges:
Packaging projects typically follow phased workflows similar to standard design processes:
Requirements vary significantly by industry due to differences in distribution channels, regulations, and consumer behavior:
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