New York City is home to 370+ UI/UX design agencies featured on DesignRush, with over 710+ verified client reviews and hundreds of standout portfolios. Our experts carefully selected top UI/UX NYC firms trusted by global brands like Google, Pfizer, and SAP. Compare user experience agencies by industry focus, client type, budget, and past work to find your match.
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Engineering Intelligent Digital Experiences.
Fulcrum Digital is a global digital transformation company that delivers AI-driven platforms, custom software, and industry-specific solutions to help enterprises accelerate innovation and scale efficiently...
Top Services:
- Web Design
- eCommerce Development
- UI/UX Design
- Web Development
- Software Development
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- Location
- New York City, New York
- Number of Employees
- 500 - 999
- Average Hourly Rate
- $160/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $25,000 - $50,000
- Portfolios Count
- 1 Project Listed
Technology Changes. Design Endures.
argodesign is a global product design and innovation consultancy headquartered in Austin, Texas. The firm brings together senior designers, technologists, and strategic thinkers to help enterprises and startups build meaningful digital products. With expertise in AI, UX, design systems, and emerging tech...
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- Wearables
- IoT
- Mobile App Development
- Branding
- Product Design
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- Location
- New York City, New York
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
Modern Times, Modern Measures. We Call It the Wizeline Way.
Wizeline is a recognized global leader for on-point, outsourced design and technology services. Headquartered in San Francisco, the firm provides optimal data leverage, new market capitalization, product development, and much more. More than 10 million people use Wizeline products every day...
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- Software Development
- Mobile App Development
- AI Development
- Web Design
- UI/UX Design
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- Location
- New York City, New York
- Number of Employees
- 500 - 999
- Average Hourly Rate
- $100/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $25,000 - $50,000
Good Design for Nice People
Based in Brooklyn and Berlin, Radish Lab empowers social change organizations with creative consultation and collaborative, community-focused storytelling and technology. Some of Radish Lab's core services include development, website design, infographics, interactive tools, mobile app designs, print...
Top Services:
- Web Design
- Branding
- WordPress Website Design
- UI/UX Design
- Print Design
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- Location
- New York City, New York
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $175/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $25,000 - $50,000
- Portfolios Count
- 11 Projects Listed
Efficient Performance and Scalability. 100% Guaranteed.
Maven Solutions is a software solutions service provider focusing on building the technical backbone for some of the most complex digital businesses as platforms critically needed for automation, digitization, and software modernization. Customers of Maven Solutions rely on its certified expertise!...
Top Services:
- UI/UX Design
- eCommerce Development
- Web Development
- IT Services
- Cybersecurity
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- Location
- New York City, New York
- Number of Employees
- 50 - 99
- Average Hourly Rate
- $75/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $50,000 & Up
- Portfolios Count
- 5 Projects Listed
We Create Technology That Improves Lives, Simplifies Work, and Drives Business Results.
Mindgrub is an award-winning tech consultancy that delivers AI-driven solutions and custom-built digital experiences that drive measurable business results. We partner with organizations to improve efficiency, accelerate growth and build whats next in the AI era...
Top Services:
- Web Design
- AI Development
- Mobile App Development
- eCommerce Development
- Web Development
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- Location
- New York City, New York
- Number of Employees
- 50 - 99
- Average Hourly Rate
- $150/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
- Portfolios Count
- 8 Projects Listed
Trusted by Leading Brands
We work with startups and enterprise clients to create amazing mobile apps that users love, across iPhone, iPad, Android and the Web...
Top Services:
- Mobile App Development
- Web Design
- Web Development
- UI/UX Design
- IoT
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- Location
- New York City, New York
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $50/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $25,000 - $50,000
- Portfolios Count
- 2 Projects Listed
Innovating Your Success With Tailored IT Solutions
Soft Tech Group is a New York-based IT services firm specializing in custom technology solutions that enhance business efficiency and drive growth. With a focus on industries such as healthcare, education, finance, and retail, they deliver results through innovation and strategic implementation...
Top Services:
- Web Design
- Web Development
- UI/UX Design
- WordPress Website Design
- eCommerce Development
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- Location
- New York City, New York
- Number of Employees
- 100 - 249
- Average Hourly Rate
- $20/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 7 Projects Listed
Combining Aesthetics and Functionality
MessApps isn't just about building apps; we're building dreams. Work with us and see how our expert app development can elevate your project...
Top Services:
- Mobile App Development
- Web Development
- UI/UX Design
- Web Design
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- Location
- New York City, New York
- Number of Employees
- 50 - 99
- Average Hourly Rate
- $100/hr
- Portfolios Count
- 8 Projects Listed
Creative by Nature, Digital by Design.
Appnova is a full-service creative design agency with 20 years of experience in creative, eCommerce and digital projects. Based in London, New York & Rome, we create tailored solutions and deliver inspiring digital experiences to build brands...
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- eCommerce Development
- Web Design
- Web Development
- UI/UX Design
- Digital Marketing
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- Location
- New York City, New York
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $100/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
- Portfolios Count
- 5 Projects Listed
Product Design and Development
Fireart Studio is a UI/UX design and software development company driven by excellence and oriented to the client's success...
Top Services:
- Web Development
- UI/UX Design
- Product Design
- Branding
- Web Design
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- Location
- New York City, New York
- Number of Employees
- 50 - 99
- Average Hourly Rate
- $60/hr
- Portfolios Count
- 10 Projects Listed
Brooklyn-based design consultancy creating high-impact websites
Transfuture is an award winning Brooklyn-based design consultancy creating high-impact websites for organizations working at the intersection of architecture, transportation, education, and engineering. We turn mission-driven ideas into digital experiences that drive growth and build authority...
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- Web Design
- WordPress Website Design
- UI/UX Design
- Web Development
- Product Design
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- Location
- New York City, New York
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $150/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $25,000 - $50,000
- Portfolios Count
- 4 Projects Listed
Connecting Commerce, Creative and Content To Grow Brands and Transform Businesses
A Multinational Digital Solutions Company Providing Award Winning Creative Design, Content Production...
Top Services:
- Web Design
- eCommerce Development
- Web Development
- UI/UX Design
- Mobile App Development
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- Location
- New York City, New York
- Number of Employees
- 50 - 99
- Average Hourly Rate
- $250/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $50,000 & Up
We Create Digital Experiences
ATTCK specialize in design & development of custom interactive applications and websites.From branding to UX & UI design, digital strategy, and content architecture, to development, launch, and ongoing support, ATTCK got you covered...
Top Services:
- UI/UX Design
- Branding
- Graphic Design
- Logo Design
- Video Production
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- Location
- New York City, New York
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
Moving Brands and Businesses Forward. On Purpose.
We solve communications challenges with exceptional design and effective content — whatever the media. A visually savvy strategic partner, we help our clients express their purpose, engage audiences, build belief, strengthen brands and spur action...
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- Logo Design
- Graphic Design
- Branding
- Web Design
- Web Development
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- Location
- New York City, New York
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
Hit the Cloud Running!
Our team starts with one important question: how can your business use digital to grow? Then, we combine in-depth research with results-driven strategy to develop beautiful, innovative sites that resonate with your target market and direct business growth one way – Forward /...
Top Services:
- Web Design
- Web Development
- eCommerce Development
- UI/UX Design
- WordPress Website Design
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- Location
- New York City, New York
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $125/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
We Create Brand eXperiences.
CBX is a brand and design agency. We specialize in interactive design, brand strategy, architecture, identity design, packaging design, naming, experience, and innovation. We work with B2C and B2B brands across food and beverage, personal care, retail, private label, life sciences, home goods, telecomm and...
Top Services:
- Package Design
- Digital Marketing
- Branding
- Social Media Marketing
- Advertising
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- Location
- New York City, New York
- Number of Employees
- 50 - 99
- Average Hourly Rate
- $150/hr
- Portfolios Count
- 17 Projects Listed
A Creative Agency Engineering the Thoughtful Transformation and Success of Great Organizations
North Street is a creative services, branding, and design agency. Our mission is to engineer the thoughtful transformation and success of great organizations...
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- Web Development
- Web Design
- WordPress Website Design
- UI/UX Design
- eCommerce Development
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- Location
- New York City, New York
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $200/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $25,000 - $50,000
- Portfolios Count
- 1 Project Listed
Here to Help You Reach the Finish Line Faster
We are developing innovating solutions that transform businesses and make success of our clients—possible...
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- Mobile App Development
- Web Development
- WordPress Website Design
- eCommerce Development
- UI/UX Design
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- Location
- New York City, New York
- Number of Employees
- 50 - 99
- Average Hourly Rate
- $35/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
- Portfolios Count
- 4 Projects Listed
Reliable Software Development Partner
Icicle technologies is building web and mobile apps for startups and enterprises since 2004. Specialized in Ruby on Rails, Elixir and Javascript technologies...
Top Services:
- eCommerce Development
- UI/UX Design
- Web Design
- Web Development
- Mobile App Development
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- Location
- New York City, New York
- Number of Employees
- 50 - 99
- Average Hourly Rate
- $25/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
KitelyTech is a full service technology consulting, design & development firm with offices in downtown Chicago, New York City, Atlanta, Detroit, Austin, Charlotte, Phoenix, and Miami...
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- Web Design
- Mobile App Development
- Digital Services
- UI/UX Design
- Graphic Design
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- Location
- New York City, New York
- Number of Employees
- 50 - 99
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
- Portfolios Count
- 4 Projects Listed
A Web and Mobile UX/UI Design and Development Studio
We focus on creatively and strategically driven innovative digital solutions. Since 2014, we work closely with startups and established brands to develop digital products from scratch...
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- Web Design
- Web Development
- UI/UX Design
- WordPress Website Design
- Graphic Design
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- Location
- New York City, New York
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $50/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
- Portfolios Count
- 2 Projects Listed
Digital Product Agency Building World-Class Healthcare.
Healthcare product design and development. We design and build patient and clinician experiences for digital health companies, providers, and MedTech, from first concept to launch...
Top Services:
- Software Development
- Mobile App Development
- Web Development
- Product Design
- AI Development
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- Location
- New York City, New York
- Number of Employees
- 100 - 249
- Average Hourly Rate
- $75/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $25,000 - $50,000
- Portfolios Count
- 12 Projects Listed
We Make Brands Work.
CO OP is a destination brand company. Our expertise has made meaningful impact on some of the most iconic real estate developments and hotels in the US. Creating value only happens when you make a real difference. We are driven to think smarter, create better work and achieve bigger results...
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- Web Design
- Social Media Marketing
- Content Marketing
- SEO
- Web Development
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- Location
- New York City, New York
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
Global Software Engineering Firm
DataArt - Your Partner for Progress in the Digital Age...
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- Software Development
- UI/UX Design
- AI Development
- Mobile App Development
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- Location
- New York City, New York
- Number of Employees
- 1000 & Up
- Average Hourly Rate
- $60/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $50,000 & Up
- Portfolios Count
- 12 Projects Listed
Digital products. Done beautifully.
Wve Labs is a digital product company bringing strategy, design, and engineering together to create mobile apps, web platforms, and custom software. Since 2015, we have partnered with startups, growth companies, and global organizations to design, build, and scale digital products...
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- Mobile App Development
- Software Development
- UI/UX Design
- Product Design
- Web Development
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- Location
- New York City, New York
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $50/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $25,000 - $50,000
- Portfolios Count
- 5 Projects Listed
An Award-Winning Industrial Design Company
Bluemap Design is an award-winning industrial and packaging design firm in New York City. We create iconic products and memorable brand experience. We provide end to end design services. We work with diverse clients from startups to Fortune 100 companies...
Top Services:
- Product Design
- Package Design
- Graphic Design
- UI/UX Design
- Branding
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- Location
- New York City, New York
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $300/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 13 Projects Listed
We Engineer Brilliant Mobile Apps for Brilliant Brands
We're an NYC based mobile app UX/UI and development firm helping startups build great products and get them to market quickly...
Top Services:
- Mobile App Development
- IoT
- VR/AR
- Software Development
- Web Design
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- Location
- New York City, New York
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $95/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $25,000 - $50,000
- Portfolios Count
- 6 Projects Listed
Your Creative & Digital Partner
We understand digital, so let us be your partner and help guide the ship. From website design/development to online content creation, we have the experience and expertise to become an extension of your team so that you can focus on the big picture and let us ideate and execute...
Top Services:
- Video Production
- Web Design
- UI/UX Design
- Graphic Design
- Web Development
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- Location
- New York City, New York
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
- Portfolios Count
- 8 Projects Listed
Usability Consulting & Research for the Digital Marketplace
First Insights is a boutique market research firm specializing in UX research, usability testing, focus groups, ethnographic studies & innovation workshops. Our clients range from Fortune 500 leaders to successful startups in the auto, pharma, healthcare, travel, technology, CPG & eCommerce sectors...
Top Services:
- Market Research
- UI/UX Design
- Location
- New York City, New York
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $125/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
The Global B2B Creative & Technology Agency for Business Brands
We're a leading, global B2B marketing agency. Fueled by insights. Inspired by creativity. Powered by digital experiences. We're making marketing the engine room for B2B growth...
Top Services:
- Web Development
- Web Design
- eCommerce Development
- SEO
- Digital Marketing
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- Location
- New York City, New York
- Number of Employees
- 100 - 249
- Average Hourly Rate
- $80/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $50,000 & Up
Break Through With Blink
From insight to impact, Blink UX builds the strategy, design, and confidence you need to launch products that break through...
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- UI/UX Design
- Product Design
- Design Services
- Branding
- Digital Services
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- Location
- New York City, New York
- Number of Employees
- 100 - 249
- Minimal Budget
- $50,000 & Up
- Portfolios Count
- 4 Projects Listed
Collaborative. Consultative. Creative.
We are a boutique design and digital studio based in Manhattan. We collaborate with clients who need help creating experiences that engage and delight their audiences...
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- Web Design
- Web Development
- UI/UX Design
- eCommerce Development
- WordPress Website Design
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- Location
- New York City, New York
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $160/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
- Portfolios Count
- 3 Projects Listed
eCommerce CORE for sustainable brands
We co-create with sustainable online brands, small businesses, digital agencies, and IT companies to provide effective solutions and customer-focused websites...
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- WordPress Website Design
- Web Development
- UI/UX Design
- Web Design
- eCommerce Development
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- Location
- New York City, New York
- Number of Employees
- 50 - 99
- Average Hourly Rate
- $35/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 3 Projects Listed
Breaking waves in healthcare mobile app development
Experience a transformative journey in healthcare mobile app development with Blue Whale Apps. With our roots deep in diverse mobile app innovations, our expertise now extends to the realm of Apple's Healthkit. Offering not just app development but a comprehensive understanding of your business vision, we...
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- Mobile App Development
- Digital Marketing
- Cybersecurity
- Software Development
- UI/UX Design
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- Location
- New York City, New York
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $100/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $25,000 - $50,000
- Portfolios Count
- 5 Projects Listed
Linkup ST
Award WinnerRecipient of a Best Design Award for outstanding work.The Result that Matters
At Linkup ST, we design digital experiences that make your product instantly clear to customers and move them to act. Every decision is grounded in a structured emotional-functional framework, ensuring your product is understood, trusted, and built to convert...
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- Product Design
- Web Design
- UI/UX Design
- Branding
- Software Development
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- Location
- New York City, New York
- Number of Employees
- 100 - 249
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
- Portfolios Count
- 33 Projects Listed
Design & Technology
Sophisticated solutions for complex problems...
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- Mobile App Development
- Product Design
- Web Development
- UI/UX Design
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- Location
- New York City, New York
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $200/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $25,000 - $50,000
Your Trusted eCommerce Partner
HyQuality is a renowned Shopify eCommerce agency located in Midtown Manhattan. We operate at the convergence of culture, design, and technology, and have gained recognition for our exceptional work...
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- Web Design
- eCommerce Development
- Web Development
- UI/UX Design
- PPC
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- Location
- New York City, New York
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $150/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
- Portfolios Count
- 8 Projects Listed
Imigration turns to innovation
21Twelve Interactive is the leading application development company in India, the United States, Canada and Australia. We help you transform the concepts of mobile phones into reliable and robust application solutions, with a surprising design and an incredible user experience that meets the requirements of...
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- eCommerce Development
- WordPress Website Design
- UI/UX Design
- Web Development
- Web Design
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- Location
- New York City, New York
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $25/hr
- Minimal Budget
- Under $1,000
Software Product Engineering
Global organizations partner with us to leverage our engineering excellence and product thinking to build Cloud Native & Data Driven Applications...
Top Services:
- Wearables
- IoT
- VR/AR
- Software Development
- IT Services
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- Location
- New York City, New York
- Number of Employees
- 250 - 499
- Average Hourly Rate
- $25/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $25,000 - $50,000
We Help Startups and Companies Build and Scale Digital Businesses.
We are Amalgama, the well-tech team that fits your needs. We are dedicated to empowering the health and fitness industry to grow in the digital space.What differs us from others?...
Top Services:
- Mobile App Development
- Software Development
- Web Development
- Web Design
- WordPress Website Design
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- Location
- New York City, New York
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $50/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
- Portfolios Count
- 17 Projects Listed
Shopify Plus Enterprise Solutions
Arctic Grey is an award-winning Shopify & Shopify Plus Design & Development Firm with over 500 Five Star Reviews. They've helped their clients generate over $375M USD to date, inquire with them, and help them increase that number. :)...
Top Services:
- UI/UX Design
- eCommerce Development
- eCommerce
- Web Design
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- Location
- New York City, New York
- Number of Employees
- 50 - 99
- Average Hourly Rate
- $227/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $25,000 - $50,000
- Portfolios Count
- 1 Project Listed
Design Is Our Craft, Exploring Is Our Passion.
Design is our craft, exploring is our passion. Executing creative solutions since 2015. Lets make #DesignThatMoves...
Top Services:
- Video Marketing
- Branding
- Creative Services
- Video Production
- Web Development
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- Location
- New York City, New York
- Number of Employees
- 50 - 99
- Average Hourly Rate
- $150/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
Engineering Digital Innovation
Starpoint is in the business of transforming companies through the innovative and creative use of technology, building high-velocity teams and accelerating product development through a combination of consulting solutions, processes, and tools. We are a world class team of Software Engineers that specialize...
Top Services:
- IoT
- Software Development
- Mobile App Development
- Blockchain
- UI/UX Design
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- Location
- New York City, New York
- Number of Employees
- 100 - 249
- Average Hourly Rate
- $55/hr
Crafting Extraordinary Product Design Experiences.
Founded in 1996, Speck Design is a product design and engineering firm developing medical devices, robotics and consumer hardware. Our strategists, industrial designers and engineers support teams from research and concept development through prototyping and manufacturing readiness...
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- Product Design
- Design Services
- Package Design
- Graphic Design
- UI/UX Design
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- Location
- New York City, New York
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $100/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
- Portfolios Count
- 7 Projects Listed
Your Trusted Web & Mobile Application Development Agency
We understand your IT needs and deliver tailored solutions for a lasting impact...
Top Services:
- Mobile App Development
- Web Development
- Web Design
- Software Development
- SEO
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- Location
- New York City, New York
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $67/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
- Portfolios Count
- 4 Projects Listed
Full Service Agency for Impact Brands
Growth-friendly illustration, marketing, branding, and web/app development for companies who change the world...
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- Graphic Design
- Branding
- Product Design
- Web Design
- UI/UX Design
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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
Elevating Brands through Simplicity and Imagination
As a comprehensive branding agency, Siegel+Gale embraces the transformative power of simplicity. With a focus on law firm branding, strategy, design, and experience, we create brands that effortlessly stand out in a crowded marketplace. Our meticulous approach distills complex concepts into clear brand...
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- Branding
- Graphic Design
- Logo Design
- Web Design
- UI/UX Design
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- Location
- New York City, New York
- Number of Employees
- 100 - 249
- Portfolios Count
- 3 Projects Listed
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Frequently Asked Questions
Why should I hire a UI/UX design agency near me in New York City?
Hiring a local UI/UX design agency in New York City ensures smoother communication, face-to-face meetings, and rapid feedback, leading to faster project completion and higher quality outcomes. Such agencies understand the unique tastes and trends of New York customers, tailoring designs to boost user engagement and conversions. Close proximity also builds trust and accountability, making it easier to monitor progress and swiftly address any issues.
What services do New York City UI/UX design companies offer?
New York City UI/UX design companies offer a range of services to create effective digital experiences:
- User Research: Understanding user needs to make sure products match expectations.
- Wireframing & Prototyping: Creating basic models and interactive examples before building the full product.
- UX Design: Planning clear paths to help users easily navigate websites or apps.
- UI Design: Designing visually appealing elements like buttons, colors, and typography.
- Usability Testing: Checking products with real users to identify and fix problems.
- Interaction Design: Defining how users interact with digital interfaces to make experiences smooth and engaging.
- Mobile App Design: Building user-friendly layouts specifically optimized for mobile devices.
- Accessibility Design: Ensuring digital products are easy to use for people with disabilities.
How long does it take to complete a UI/UX design project in New York City?
Agencies in New York City typically complete full UI/UX design projects in about 2 to 3 months. Although, larger or more complex initiatives, like SaaS platforms or enterprise tools, can stretch to 4-5 months. The project duration depends on factors such as scope, user research depth, stakeholder engagement, testing cycles, and team size.
How much do New York City UI/UX design companies charge for their services?
New York City UI/UX agencies typically charge $100-$150 per hour, with some senior firms exceeding $200, and full project fees ranging from $25,000 to $105,000. Prices vary based on complexity, team seniority, research and testing depth, and project urgency.
Pricing models:
- Hourly rate: Pay per hour, typically used when scope is flexible.
- Fixed‑price: One lump sum for well‑defined projects.
- Retainer/project‑based: Ongoing monthly fee for continuous support.
What should I look for in a New York City UI/UX design agency?
When choosing a UI/UX design agency in New York City, focus on what makes local firms uniquely valuable.
- Proximity for collaboration: In-person workshops and faster feedback loops help keep projects on track.
- Experience with fast-moving industries: NYC agencies often work with tech, media, and finance, so they know how to design for speed and scale.
- Access to top-tier talent: The city attracts some of the best designers and strategists in the world.
- Market-specific insight: Local teams understand what works for NYC audiences, from user behavior to design trends.
- Network connections: Many agencies have ties with local dev shops, VCs, and accelerators that can support your growth.
What should I avoid when hiring a New York City UI/UX design agency?
When hiring a UI/UX design agency in New York City, avoid common red flags that can cost time, money, and results.
- Vague process: If the agency can’t clearly explain how they work, expect confusion down the line.
- Overpromising timelines: Unrealistic deadlines often mean cutting corners or missing expectations.
- Outdated portfolio: If their recent work isn’t available or looks dated, their skills may not be current.
- No user research: Skipping this step leads to designs that look good but fail in the real world.
- Lack of collaboration: If they avoid involving your team, they may miss key business goals.
- One-size-fits-all approach: Good design requires custom solutions, not recycled templates.
What are the most sought-after UI/UX design services in New York City?
In New York City, businesses often seek out UI/UX services that help them stand out in a fast-moving, highly competitive market.
- Product Design: Startups and SaaS companies rely on full product design to build apps that can scale quickly and attract investors.
- Mobile UX: With NYC’s on-the-go culture, mobile-first experiences are key for reaching users who live on their phones.
- Conversion Optimization: E-commerce and finance brands compete for clicks and transactions, so improving conversion rates directly boosts revenue.
- UX Audits: Many established companies need expert reviews to fix underperforming platforms without starting from scratch.
- Accessibility Design: NYC businesses must follow strict regulations and serve diverse audiences, making inclusive design a top priority.
- Rapid Prototyping: Investors and execs expect fast progress, so building and testing ideas quickly is essential for pitching or iterating.
- Design Systems: Large teams use them to stay consistent across products, which is critical when building at scale in corporate or agency settings.
What kind of clients do UI/UX design companies in New York City work with?
UI/UX design companies in New York City work with clients across industries that demand high-quality, user-focused digital experiences.
- Finance: Banks and fintech startups need secure, easy-to-use platforms to earn user trust and stay competitive.
- Healthcare: Hospitals, telehealth apps, and health startups rely on clear interfaces to improve patient outcomes and reduce errors.
- E-commerce: Retailers compete for conversions, so every click, scroll, and image needs to be optimized for sales.
- Media & Entertainment: Streaming platforms and publishers need engaging, responsive designs that keep users coming back.
- Tech & SaaS: Startups and enterprise tech firms need clean, scalable products to win users and attract investors.
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