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Danthree Studio is a strategic CGI and hybrid AI studio serving premium brands in the furniture, home & living, and tech industries across the US and Europe...
Top Services:
- Video Production
- Product Design
- Digital Services
- Digital Strategy
- Design Services
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- Location
- Salach, Germany
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $150/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
- Portfolios Count
- 6 Projects Listed
Vangwe is a fintech software development company specialized in payments, based in Latin America. We help fintechs and merchants build, integrate and scale financial products and payment infrastructure across the U.S. and Europe. From PSPs to neobanks, we see payments from every angle...
Top Services:
- Software Development
- Web Development
- eCommerce Development
- IT Services
- Product Design
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- Location
- Montevideo, Uruguay
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $50/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 4 Projects Listed
We are an interdisciplinary team creating brand identities. We design cohesive experiences across all communication channels...
Top Services:
- Branding
- Package Design
- Design Services
- Logo Design
- Product Design
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- Location
- Warsaw, Poland
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $99/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 9 Projects Listed
We use technology to create undeniably brilliant work for companies with taste. Brands like Adidas, Quidax, NLNG, Propel have trusted us to bring their visions to life. Let's do the same for you...
Top Services:
- Product Design
- Web Development
- Web Design
- Branding
- Design Services
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- Location
- Yaba, Nigeria
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $100/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
- Portfolios Count
- 2 Projects Listed
Cause of a Kind is an award winning tech startup accelerator and creative studio and our mission is to help cool people, build great products. Cause of a Kind exists to solve complex business problems for entrepreneurs, innovators, and mission-driven organizations...
Top Services:
- Software Development
- Web Development
- Mobile App Development
- eCommerce Development
- Design Services
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- Location
- New York City, New York
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $150/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 8 Projects Listed
Design3 is an independent, owner-managed design studio based in Hamburg. We help companies turn technological change, market shifts and evolving user expectations into physical and digital products. Our work combines research, strategy and design with early prototyping and implementation connecting user...
Top Services:
- Product Design
- Digital Services
- Creative Services
- Design Services
- AI Development
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- Location
- Hamburg, Germany
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $135/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
- Portfolios Count
- 5 Projects Listed
Your Secure Software Development & Design Partner. We build high-trust products efficiently for technology leaders...
Top Services:
- Mobile App Development
- Web Development
- UI/UX Design
- Software Development
- Web Design
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- Location
- Montevideo, Uruguay
- Number of Employees
- 50 - 99
- Average Hourly Rate
- $50/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $25,000 - $50,000
- Portfolios Count
- 1 Project Listed
YNOT TONY Design Studio is the London packaging design studio of Tony Musso. I design packaging for food, drink, supplement, beauty and pet brands: cans, pouches, labels, boxes, 3D renders and print-ready artwork. Over 20 years of experience, and you work directly with me...
Top Services:
- Package Design
- Design Services
- Creative Services
- Print Design
- Graphic Design
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- Location
- London, United Kingdom
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $100/hr
- Portfolios Count
- 11 Projects Listed
N-iX Games is a part of N-iX Group, a software solutions company, that specializes in game engineering, art production, and custom game development services.With over a decade of experience, we know how to make successful games from pre-production to release and beyond...
Top Services:
- VR/AR
- Graphic Design
- Product Design
- Video Production
- Mobile App Development
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- Location
- Valletta, Malta
- Number of Employees
- 100 - 249
- Average Hourly Rate
- $50/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $25,000 - $50,000
- Portfolios Count
- 10 Projects Listed
We are a consultancy and software development company that provides cutting edge engineering solutions. We have helped Fortune 500 companies untangle complex issues during their digital evolution journey. Since 2010, we have proved that we are a visionary organization and a reliable software engineering...
Top Services:
- Software Development
- Mobile App Development
- Blockchain
- Web Development
- WordPress Website Design
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- Location
- Chicago, Illinois
- Number of Employees
- 100 - 249
- Average Hourly Rate
- $15/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 9 Projects Listed
Koncepted is an all-in-one design solution for a fixed monthly fee. Instantly get a team of top-tier designers. No hiring, no management. Streamline your design, cut expenses, and accelerate growth...
Top Services:
- Web Design
- Branding
- Logo Design
- Product Design
- Mobile App Development
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- Location
- San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Portfolios Count
- 1 Project Listed
Here at Slam Media Lab, our mission is simple: to help you get more business, make an impact, and win online! We've done it several times, so we know what works. We hyper focus on web design & development (Webflow design & development), organic search (SEO), brand identity, and content marketing...
Top Services:
- Web Design
- SEO
- Content Marketing
- Digital Marketing
- Web Development
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- Location
- Walnut Creek, California
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $199/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
- Portfolios Count
- 7 Projects Listed
With its simple-to-integrate banking modules and unrivaled expertise in developing customized solutions, ff.next is a fintech design and development company that assists financial innovators with the implementation of mobile and web applications...
Top Services:
- UI/UX Design
- Package Design
- Logo Design
- Graphic Design
- Branding
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- Location
- Budapest, Hungary
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $50/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 2 Projects Listed
Imaginity is a global branding and packaging design agency specializing in consumer packaged goods. We combine brand strategy, positioning, visual identity, brand architecture and packaging design to create distinctive brands that perform across retail, e-commerce and international markets...
Top Services:
- Package Design
- Branding
- Design Services
- Business Consulting
- Graphic Design
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- Location
- Miami, Florida
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Portfolios Count
- 12 Projects Listed
A branding studio with 20 years of experience based in Sydney that covers your strategy, innovation, branding, campaign, design and production. Our secret ingredient isnt just in our endlessly curious attitude and drive to create evocative, insightful work. Its in the unexpected...
Top Services:
- Branding
- Package Design
- Product Design
- Design Services
- Graphic Design
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- Location
- Sydney, Australia
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $150/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 8 Projects Listed
Huemen is renowned for its unparalleled innovation and commitment to excellence in both product and service design. Our team of over 250 experts, including problem solvers, strategists, thinkers, researchers and designers, collaborate globally to drive innovation on a large scale...
Top Services:
- Branding
- Product Design
- Graphic Design
- Package Design
- Design Services
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- Location
- New York City, New York
- Number of Employees
- 250 - 499
- Portfolios Count
- 6 Projects Listed
Virdis is a website design and development agency that builds high-performance websites engineered for conversion, speed, and scale. We help growing businesses turn underperforming sites into lead-generating assets through custom design, modern development, technical SEO, and CRO...
Top Services:
- Web Design
- Web Development
- WordPress Website Design
- eCommerce Development
- Product Design
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- Location
- American Fork, Utah
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $150/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
- Portfolios Count
- 10 Projects Listed
47Billion specializes in end-to-end product development with an emphasis on Data analytics, UI/UX design, ESG, Product Development. With global reach and successful projects across industries, we provide premium software, timely delivery, and ready-to-deploy solutions tailored to your requirements...
Top Services:
- UI/UX Design
- Software Development
- Web Development
- Mobile App Development
- AI Development
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- Location
- Santa Clara, California
- Number of Employees
- 100 - 249
- Average Hourly Rate
- $25/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 6 Projects Listed
Your healthcare development partner: We build digital health products that leverage generative AI to improve patient care, operation costs, and provider burnout...
Top Services:
- Mobile App Development
- Web Design
- Web Development
- UI/UX Design
- AI Development
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- Location
- Irvine, California
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $100/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $25,000 - $50,000
- Portfolios Count
- 4 Projects Listed
Mostly, we specialize in animation and explainer videos. But we also create illustrations, video presentations, mobile application presentations, ui/ux design and much more...
Top Services:
- Video Production
- Product Design
- Graphic Design
- UI/UX Design
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- Location
- Zhytomyr, Ukraine
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $25/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 7 Projects Listed
S25 is a founder-led, Australia-based design studio. We partner with early-stage founders and enterprise teams to design for outcomes, aligning brand, UX/UI, and product strategy with the business goals from day one...
Top Services:
- Branding
- Design Services
- Web Design
- UI/UX Design
- Product Design
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- Location
- Sydney, Australia
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $150/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
- Portfolios Count
- 6 Projects Listed
Dallas design and web studio for established brands. We design and build brand sites, training platforms and custom tools end to end. Clients include Fortune 500 manufacturer ITW's automotive brands: Permatex, Fast Orange, Spray Nine, Versachem and Evercoat, reaching 1.4M+ people a year...
Top Services:
- Web Design
- UI/UX Design
- Product Design
- Branding
- WordPress Website Design
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- Location
- Dallas, Texas
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $250/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $25,000 - $50,000
- Portfolios Count
- 6 Projects Listed
Webartizum (Digital marketing Agency) offer Web design, web development services, SEO services, SMM, website maintenance services, social media marketing...
Top Services:
- Product Design
- Web Development
- WordPress Website Design
- Web Design
- eCommerce Development
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- Location
- london, United Kingdom
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $50/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 3 Projects Listed
At Isynbus, we pride ourselves on turning your vision into reality. With our seasoned expertise and personalized approach, we transform your ideas into tangible results that exceed your expectations...
Top Services:
- UI/UX Design
- Product Design
- Web Development
- Web Design
- eCommerce Development
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- Location
- Noida, India
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $40/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 2 Projects Listed
Rattlesnake Group is a London-based boutique studio helping startups design, build, and launch MVPs through integrated branding, product design, and software development...
Top Services:
- Web Development
- Web Design
- Branding
- Product Design
- Digital Marketing
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- Location
- London, United Kingdom
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $150/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
- Portfolios Count
- 8 Projects Listed
Our focus it to build together with our customer the best solution. We count on multidisciplinary and generalist software design and engineering teams, experts in digital products, focused on serving with quality and agility...
Top Services:
- Software Development
- Mobile App Development
- UI/UX Design
- Product Design
- Staff Augmentation
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- Location
- Curitiba, Brazil
- Number of Employees
- 50 - 99
- Average Hourly Rate
- $50/hr
- Portfolios Count
- 8 Projects Listed
Making complex products simple, useful, and human...
Top Services:
- Digital Services
- Branding
- Product Design
- Web Design
- UI/UX Design
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- Location
- San Francisco, California
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $120/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
- Portfolios Count
- 6 Projects Listed
INFINITY-UP is a leading XR and Full Stack Game Development company that specializes in providing end-to-end development and publishing solutions to clients from around the world...
Top Services:
- UI/UX Design
- Video Production
- Product Design
- Software Development
- Mobile App Development
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- Location
- Lahore, Pakistan
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $40/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 11 Projects Listed
Hue & Machine is a product design company for SaaS and enterprise software, specializing in UX audits, accessibility compliance, and data-dense product design. We modernize live fintech, healthtech and enterprise platforms in phases, usually starting with a fixed-scope Product Audit from $8,000...
Top Services:
- UI/UX Design
- Product Design
- Design Services
- Digital Strategy
- CRO
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- Location
- London, United Kingdom
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $80/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
ljubomir.design is one-man product design studio with more than a decade of experience in helping startups launch digital products. The studio specializes in UI/UX design, Web design, Webflow development, CRO and SEO optimization for early-stage companies...
Top Services:
- Product Design
- UI/UX Design
- Web Design
- SEO
- CRO
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- Location
- Belgrade, Serbia
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $125/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
Atomic Object is a top-rated custom software design and development consultancy. Our co-located, U.S.-based team works with executives to improve their bottom line by delivering new products, enhancing existing products, modernizing legacy products, and integrating AI into their software systems...
Top Services:
- Mobile App Development
- AI Development
- Software Development
- Web Development
- Product Design
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- Location
- Grand Rapids, Michigan
- Number of Employees
- 100 - 249
- Minimal Budget
- $25,000 - $50,000
- Portfolios Count
- 1 Project Listed
We deliver modern software systems, transforming your ideas into innovative products with the highest quality, modern design, and cost-effective solutions. We are dedicated to providing trusted partnerships, whether you need help on an existing software project or with creating a new product from scratch...
Top Services:
- Software Development
- Software Testing
- UI/UX Design
- Big Data Analytics
- IT Services
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- Location
- Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Number of Employees
- 100 - 249
- Portfolios Count
- 11 Projects Listed
Inventiff is a full-service tech partner that helps businesses transform ideas into innovative, scalable digital solutions fast and efficiently. We specialize in building high-performing websites, custom digital products, and finding expert talent for key areas...
Top Services:
- Web Development
- Web Design
- Software Development
- UI/UX Design
- Mobile App Development
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- Location
- Cluj-Napoca, Romania
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $50/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
- Portfolios Count
- 9 Projects Listed
A full service digital agency specializing in UX/UI design, scalable software development, and brand experiences that convert. We design and build experiences, products, and businesses that challenge the status quo, win hearts, and shape whats next. Discover how we work...
Top Services:
- Branding
- Logo Design
- Graphic Design
- UI/UX Design
- Product Design
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- Location
- Noakhali, Bangladesh
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $40/hr
- Minimal Budget
- Under $1,000
- Portfolios Count
- 1 Project Listed
Apollo is a full-cycle product studio specializing in SaaS and digital platforms. We combine product strategy, UX design, and scalable development to help startups and growing companies launch and evolve high-performing digital solutions. From discovery to deployment, we build products designed for long-term...
Top Services:
- UI/UX Design
- Product Design
- Web Development
- AI Development
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- Location
- Orihuela Costa, Spain
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $80/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 3 Projects Listed
Kaalo is an industry-leading industrial design and development company with our headquarters in Austin. Our areas of expertise include both physical and digital design and engineering. Our company's particular strengths lie in the fields of User Experience Design (UX Design), Industrial Design, and Digital...
Top Services:
- Design Services
- VR/AR
- Product Design
- Location
- Austin, Texas
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $200/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $50,000 & Up
- Portfolios Count
- 3 Projects Listed
UX GIRL is a user experience and interface design agency. From research and analysis to strategic planning and design, it collaborates closely with clients to create engaging and functional digital products. UX GIRL works closely with clients throughout the design process, from concept to implementation...
Top Services:
- UI/UX Design
- Design Services
- Web Design
- Product Design
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- Location
- Warsaw, Poland
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $49/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 7 Projects Listed
MedRec Technologies Ltd is a London UK based software development company. We have development facilities located in the USA, Europe, Middle East, Central, and East Asia...
Top Services:
- Mobile App Development
- IoT
- Software Development
- VR/AR
- Web Development
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- Location
- London, United Kingdom
- Number of Employees
- 50 - 99
- Average Hourly Rate
- $20/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 12 Projects Listed
Wednesday is a leading Product Engineering Agency. We have worked with over 50 Global Brands.Y-Combinator & Sequoia funded startups, unicorns, and listed enterprises have worked with Wednesday for some of their most challenging engineering, product, and design needs...
Top Services:
- Software Development
- Mobile App Development
- Web Development
- Product Design
- AI Development
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- Location
- Pune, India
- Number of Employees
- 50 - 99
- Average Hourly Rate
- $40/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
- Portfolios Count
- 9 Projects Listed
Headquartered in Rochester, NY, BZDesign is a versatile design, branding, and marketing agency. Our team of creative experts, including industrial, UI/UX and graphic designers, collaborates with clients across diverse industries, transforming their innovative concepts into reality...
Top Services:
- Product Design
- Branding
- Design Services
- Graphic Design
- Digital Services
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- Location
- Rochester, New York
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $100/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 5 Projects Listed
NewDealDesign is an award-winning strategic technology design agency based in San Francisco...
Top Services:
- Product Design
- Mobile App Development
- Branding
- Wearables
- AI Development
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- Location
- San Francisco, California
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Portfolios Count
- 5 Projects Listed
Workshop Branding is a trusted strategic brand and package design agency with over 20 years of experience. We assist brands in telling their unique stories and standing out in the market. Our comprehensive services cover brand strategy, branding, logo, and package design. With a personal approach, we...
Top Services:
- Package Design
- Branding
- Graphic Design
- Logo Design
- Design Services
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- Location
- New York City, New York
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $250/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
- Portfolios Count
- 10 Projects Listed
Inward Studio, rooted in the creative vibes of Los Angeles, specializes in transforming brands with a fusion of strategic insight and artistic flair. Founded in 2020, our globally remote team crafts custom digital solutions, from compelling brand identities to innovative web designs and targeted marketing...
Top Services:
- Graphic Design
- Branding
- Logo Design
- Video Production
- Package Design
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- Location
- Los Angeles, California
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 5 Projects Listed
Every customer and every project is a new challenge, requiring complex services and solutions.Lexunit committed itself years ago to develop innovative digital solutions that create unique values and can be successfully applied in any industry.As a highly qualified team with outstanding engineering...
Top Services:
- Software Development
- AI Development
- IoT
- Cloud Consulting
- Big Data Analytics
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- Location
- Budapest, Hungary
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $55/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
- Portfolios Count
- 8 Projects Listed
We're a team of multidisciplinary experts focused on strategy, branding, and data-driven performance marketing. Our frameworks build strong foundations early on, empowering our clients to be vulnerable, add value, and maintain meaningful relationships with the people whose lives they seek to impact...
Top Services:
- Branding
- Digital Marketing
- Product Design
- Market Research
- Mobile App Development
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- Location
- Boise, Idaho
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 4 Projects Listed
We are an end-to-end technology partner specializing in custom software development and design and flexible talent outsourcing. Whether you need complete software projects, dedicated developers, or fully-managed teams, we deliver excellence while handling all operational complexities...
Top Services:
- Web Development
- Mobile App Development
- Product Design
- Web Design
- UI/UX Design
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- Location
- El Djazair, Algeria
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $69/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
- Portfolios Count
- 9 Projects Listed
A UK based team of innovative designers and engineers, who help companies bring new concepts to market. For over 20 years' we have been taking clients ideas, through design and manufacture into production. We are passionate and focused on user centric design to design the right thing, delivering award winning...
Top Services:
- Product Design
- Design Services
- UI/UX Design
- Location
- Haslemere, United Kingdom
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
Butters Innovation delivers plug-and-play user centred innovation and product design, to reduce commercial risks and help businesses grow. We engage strategically with our clients, to develop successful manufacturable solutions, devices and machines, and digital platforms - across med-tech, healthcare...
Top Services:
- Product Design
- Wearables
- Business Consulting
- Location
- Liverpool, United Kingdom
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $110/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
KAMORA is a small software studio founded in 2019 and based in Da Nang, Vietnam. We are NOT an AI agency, but a real company with real people doing real work. Over the years, we have built solid and in some areas, unique experience developing apps across a range of industries, including booking, travel, event...
Top Services:
- Mobile App Development
- Software Development
- Web Development
- Branding
- Design Services
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- Location
- Da Nang, Vietnam
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $35/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 4 Projects Listed
Questar Studio is a multidisciplinary creative studio crafting distinctive brands, websites, digital experiences, motion, and visual content for modern businesses...
Top Services:
- Web Design
- Branding
- UI/UX Design
- Web Development
- Graphic Design
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- Location
- Tbilisi, Georgia
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $55/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 9 Projects Listed
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7 Frequently Asked Questions About Product Design Firms
What services do product design companies offer?
They offer a broad, end-to-end set of services that combine strategy, engineering, and user experience to bring physical and digital products to market faster and with lower risk.
Their key services include:
- Product strategy and discovery: Accounting for over 39% of revenue share in 2023, this concerns defining what product to build and why, based on market demand, business goals, and user needs. It includes market research, product positioning, concept validation, and early-stage product development planning.
- UX research and user experience (UX Design): Understanding user behavior and designing experiences that are intuitive and efficient, relying on UX research, usability testing, journey mapping, and behavior analysis for digital products and services.
- Industrial design: Designing physical products with a focus on usability, aesthetics, and manufacturability. It includes form development, ergonomics, materials selection, and collaboration with industrial designers.
- Engineering and technical design: Translating design concepts into functional, manufacturable solutions using engineering principles, including mechanical engineering, system architecture, feasibility analysis, and design for manufacturing.
- CAD modeling and prototyping: Product designers create digital and physical models to test, refine, and validate product concepts before production.
- Branding, visual, and experience design: Aligning the product with a cohesive brand identity and consistent user experience across all touchpoints, while relying on graphic design, packaging, and integration with digital marketing and web development.
- Product launch, optimization, and growth: Supporting the product after design to ensure successful launch and continuous improvement.
How much do product design services cost?
The cost of hiring product design companies varies widely depending on scope, complexity, and the level of expertise.
Product design firms typically charge $100-$450 per hour for full-service work that includes UX design, engineering, and product development.
Project-based pricing:
- Small projects (e.g., concept design, UX audit): $5,000-$15,000
- Mid-size projects, such as UX/UI design for a mobile app or web platform: $30,000-$100,000
- End-to-end product development: $100,000+
What's the difference between product design, industrial design, and UX design?
The best product design agencies combine all three into a collaborative approach, ensuring your product is functional, manufacturable, intuitive, and competitive in the market.
| Product design | Industrial design | UX design |
| A holistic discipline that covers the entire product development process, from idea to launch, across physical and digital products. | A specialized field focused on designing the form, function, and manufacturability of physical consumer products. | A discipline focused on optimizing user experience and usability for digital products like platforms and mobile apps. |
| Aligning business goals user needs, and technical feasibility into a successful product. |
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| Used for end-to-end product design agency work for both physical and digital products. | Used for hardware, devices, and physical goods requiring production. | Used for software, SaaS platforms, web design, and mobile app interfaces. |
Are there hidden costs I should be aware of when hiring product designers?
Yes, you may expect some additional or hidden costs, although most reputable product design companies will present clear pricing.
According to the Project Management Institute, projects with unclear requirements are 2-3 times more likely to exceed budget and timelines.
| Cost category | Estimated cost range |
| Scope creep and extra iterations | 10% to 30% of the total project budget |
| UX research and testing | $5,000-$25,000+ per round |
| Prototyping and engineering work | $2,000-$50,000+ |
| Third-party tools and integrations | $500-$5,000+ per project |
| Post-launch support and updates | $5,000-$15,000+ per month |
| Manufacturing preparation | $10,000-$100,000+ |
The best designers with proven expertise will be transparent about these factors and help you plan for the true cost of product design, instead of just the initial estimate.
What should I look for in a product design firm's portfolio?
When evaluating an agency portfolio, you're assessing whether the team can deliver measurable business outcomes, handle complexity, and align with your product goals.
Therefore, look for the following:
- Proven business impact: Look for case studies that show measurable results. A strong case study might show a 30-50% increase in conversion rates after UX redesign or a 20% reduction in churn for a SaaS product.
- End-to-end product design process: Top product designers should demonstrate a complete design process, starting from research, through ideation, prototyping, and testing, to launch.
- Depth in UX research and user-centered design: A strong portfolio should show how the team understands user needs. High-quality projects often include 5-10 user interviews per testinground, which is standard for identifying most usability issues.
- Experience with similar product types or industries: An agency with 3-5 similar projects in your space is more likely to understand constraints and speed up delivery.
- Technical capability and engineering integration: A strong portfolio should show evidence of CAD modeling, prototyping, or engineering work, integration with mechanical engineering or development teams.
- Complexity and problem-solving ability: A renowned product design studio showcases how it solves complex challenges. Projects involving multiple user roles or workflows indicate higher capability.
How do product design companies measure success?
They measure success based on real business impact, user experience, and product performance:
- User experience (UX design) performance
Measured through usability metrics like task success rate, time-on-task, and user satisfaction. Better UX can improve task completion rates by up to 80%, according to Nielsen Norman Group. - Conversion and revenue growth
Design improvements are tracked through conversion rates, sales, and funnel performance. Small UX changes can increase conversions by 10–25%, according to Forrester. - User engagement and retention
Active users, session duration, and churn rate show how well the product meets user needs. PwC reports that UX improvements can boost retention by up to 30%. - Time-to-market and efficiency
A strong design process reduces delays and rework. Companies with mature design practices can cut development time by up to 50%, according to McKinsey. - Product adoption and market fit
Success is measured by how quickly users adopt the product and how often key features are used. - Return on investment (ROI)
Design is evaluated based on revenue growth and cost savings. Design-led companies achieve 32% higher revenue growth and 56% higher shareholder returns, according to McKinsey.
What is the typical timeline for a product design project?
The timeline for a product design project depends on the scope and complexity, as well as whether you're building digital or physical products.
Most product design firms follow a structured timeline ranging from a few weeks to several months, as presented in the table below.
| Phase | Timeline | Process |
| Discovery and research | 1-3 weeks | Defining business goals, conducting market analysis, and performing UX research to understand user needs. |
| Concept development | 2-4 weeks | Cefining business goals, conducting market analysis, and performing UX research to understand user needs. |
| UX/UI and detailed design | 4-8 weeks | Developing high-fidelity designs, prototypes, and UX/UI design systems for digital products or detailed specs for physical products. |
| Prototyping and testing | 2-6 weeks | Building prototypes, running usability tests, and iterating based on feedback. |
| Engineering and handoff | 2-6 weeks | Finalizing designs for development, including collaboration with engineering or web development teams. |
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