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TouchZen
VerifiedVerified by the DesignRush team for authenticity and credibility.75+ Mobile Apps Shipped. 12+ Apps Featured by Apple & Google. 20M+ Downloads...
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- Mobile App Development
- Product Design
- UI/UX Design
- Design Services
- Web Design
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- Location
- Irvine, California
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $70/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
- Portfolios Count
- 12 Projects Listed
Hello, and welcome to Lizard Global!Visit our website: https://www.lizard.global/...
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- Mobile App Development
- eCommerce Development
- Web Development
- Software Development
- AI Development
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- Location
- Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Number of Employees
- 50 - 99
- Average Hourly Rate
- $70/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
- Portfolios Count
- 43 Projects Listed
Uwindi builds digital sales infrastructure for B2B and service companies: conversion-focused WordPress websites, SEO and AI search (GEO), Google Ads and website care. Austin-area agency since 2015, 120+ projects. Published prices: websites from $3,800, SEO from $750/month...
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- Digital Services
- Web Design
- Web Development
- WordPress Website Design
- CRO
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- Location
- Leander, Texas
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $70/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 12 Projects Listed
We have a multidisciplinary team, providing integrated expertise with an in-house team of 25 highly experienced professionals. Fields of our expertise: Experience design, Content design, Code design...
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- Design Services
- UI/UX Design
- Web Development
- eCommerce Development
- Web Design
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- Location
- Milan, Italy
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $70/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
Studio Ubique is a digital agency in the Netherlands. We build websites, platforms and apps for startups and SMBs that need something that works and keeps working, then we maintain it: UX, code, hosting, content, and the structural parts most agencies skip until they break...
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- Web Design
- Web Development
- Software Development
- Mobile App Development
- UI/UX Design
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- Location
- Zwolle, Netherlands
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $70/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 11 Projects Listed
A full-cycle software engineering partner delivering high-performance digital products and scalable infrastructure. From rapid MVP development to enterprise-grade systems, we combine technical rigor with a product-first mindset to build software that scales as fast as your business does...
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- Software Development
- Mobile App Development
- Software Testing
- Staff Augmentation
- AI Development
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- Location
- Porto, Portugal
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $70/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 7 Projects Listed
We handle strategy, branding, UX design, web development and mobile app design under one roof. No outsourcing, no handoffs between teams. The same people who research your users are the ones designing and building your product. We work best with startups, scale-ups and progressive teams who need a partner...
Top Services:
- Product Design
- Branding
- Web Design
- UI/UX Design
- Web Development
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- Location
- Gillingham, United Kingdom
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $70/hr
- Minimal Budget
- Under $1,000
DestiLabs is an AI agent development company that builds production-grade AI systems for SaaS, eCommerce, healthcare, legal, real estate, and fintech businesses...
Top Services:
- Software Development
- AI Development
- Location
- Tallinn, Estonia
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $70/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
- Portfolios Count
- 2 Projects Listed
VYNOXE is an AI-powered digital agency helping small and medium businesses in Europe, the US, and the UAE grow faster through intelligent web design, SEO, local SEO, AI automation, CRM setup, Google Ads, reputation management, and e-commerce development. Founded in 2026 and operating from Munich, Germany...
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- Digital Services
- Branding
- Digital Strategy
- Web Design
- eCommerce Development
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- Location
- Munich, Germany
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $70/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
Digital solutions tailored to the unique needs of your business...
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- Web Development
- Mobile App Development
- Software Development
- Web Design
- UI/UX Design
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- Location
- Riga, Latvia
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $70/hr
- Portfolios Count
- 3 Projects Listed
Held IT helps businesses with reliable IT support, modern websites, AI automations and clear dashboards. We combine technical knowledge with a practical, personal approach, so companies get solutions that are secure, easy to use and built around how they actually work...
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- Digital Strategy
- Digital Services
- Web Design
- Web Development
- SEO
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- Location
- Broek op Langedijk, Netherlands
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $70/hr
- Minimal Budget
- Under $1,000
Max Soskind Studio is a founder-led web studio based in Israel, serving clients locally and internationally. One senior engineer handles the whole build: technical SEO, performance optimization, Core Web Vitals, QA, and the organic growth work that follows...
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- Web Development
- eCommerce Development
- WordPress Website Design
- UI/UX Design
- Web Design
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- Location
- Bat Yam, Israel
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $70/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 2 Projects Listed
We develop web and mobile applications for clients in healthcare, automotive, and regulated industries. We also recruit and place European freelancers designers, developers, and product specialists for teams that need reliable talent without the overhead...
Top Services:
- AI Development
- Software Development
- Mobile App Development
- SEO
- CRO
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- Location
- Unterföhring, Germany
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $70/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
WebProfessor is a Warsaw-based software house. We build business websites on Astro, Sanity and Cloudflare and custom web apps in React, Next.js and Spring Boot. Deepest experience in healthcare, automotive and education. 50+ projects, senior-only team, websites convert 47.2% better on average...
Top Services:
- Web Development
- Software Development
- Digital Strategy
- UI/UX Design
- Web Design
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- Location
- Warsaw, Poland
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $70/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
Agencies365 is a Pakistan-based digital marketing and technology company specializing in TikTok, Facebook & Snapchat advertising agency accounts, performance marketing, AI solutions, and custom software developmenthelping businesses scale with smart digital solutions...
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- Digital Services
- Creative Services
- Digital Marketing
- Social Media Marketing
- Advertising
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- Location
- Multan, Pakistan
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $70/hr
- Minimal Budget
- Under $1,000
Estrela Studio is an award-winning, female-led digital design studio specialising in digital product design, websites, apps and brands. Working globally across the US, Europe and Africa, we design marketing websites, ecommerce experiences, mobile apps and SaaS platforms for ambitious businesses...
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- Web Design
- Product Design
- Mobile App Development
- UI/UX Design
- Graphic Design
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- Location
- Cape Town, South Africa
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $70/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 1 Project Listed
Long Drive Marketing is a full-service digital marketing agency and division of Long Drive Group. We build marketing engines for businesses, nonprofits, and motorsports organizations across the U.S. from four offices in Nashville, Franklin, Washington DC, and Cheyenne. Our team delivers strategy consulting...
Top Services:
- Digital Marketing
- SEO
- PPC
- Web Design
- Branding
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- Location
- Franklin, Tennessee
- Number of Employees
- 100 - 249
- Average Hourly Rate
- $72/hr
- Minimal Budget
- Under $1,000
Edgebound Labs is an AI-native digital commerce lab based in Mexico City, with 20 years of experience building enterprise commerce for B2B, B2C and D2C brands across Mexico, the US and LATAM...
Top Services:
- Web Development
- Software Development
- Mobile App Development
- SEO
- Digital Strategy
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- Location
- Mexico City, Mexico
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $75/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
- Portfolios Count
- 2 Projects Listed
Helping ambitious businesses grow through distinctive creative quality & sophisticated technical execution. | Thessaloniki GR + Grand Rapids MI...
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- Web Design
- WordPress Website Design
- Web Development
- Branding
- SEO
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- Location
- Thessaloniki, Greece
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $75/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 11 Projects Listed
Based in Leicester, England, we are a team of digital specialists - designers, developers, project managers and digital fanatics. We have a diverse set of skills and we love the digital products we make...
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- Web Design
- Software Development
- Web Development
- Mobile App Development
- Digital Marketing
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- Location
- Leicester, United Kingdom
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $75/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
- Portfolios Count
- 4 Projects Listed
Norzer is a Baton Rouge digital growth partner for small businesses. We install and run Halo One, our complete local presence system: Website, hosting, security, local SEO, Google Business Profile, and PPC, all under one roof. One accountable system built to generate real leads...
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- SEO
- WordPress Website Design
- Digital Marketing
- AEO
- Web Design
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- Location
- Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $75/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 6 Projects Listed
We are a London-based digital engineering agency specialising in high-performance websites, SEO infrastructure, and custom CRM systems...
Top Services:
- Web Design
- Web Development
- UI/UX Design
- SEO
- CRO
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- Location
- London, United Kingdom
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $75/hr
- Portfolios Count
- 11 Projects Listed
Serbyte Web Design & Development builds custom websites that function as growth systems, combining web design, Next.js development, SEO, analytics, lead capture, and automation to help businesses turn traffic into leads and sales...
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- Web Design
- SEO
- Web Development
- Software Development
- UI/UX Design
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- Location
- Kirkland, Washington
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $75/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
- Portfolios Count
- 6 Projects Listed
Teplin is a Shopify and Shopify Plus agency founded in 2015, with offices in Barcelona, New York and Tallinn. Shopify Select Partner with 300+ Shopify stores delivered for DTC brands across the US, UK, Canada and Europe. Rated 5.0 on Clutch across 35 verified reviews...
Top Services:
- eCommerce Development
- Location
- Barcelona, Spain
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $75/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 3 Projects Listed
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...
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- Software Development
- Mobile App Development
- Web Development
- Product Design
- AI Development
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- Location
- Miami, Florida
- Number of Employees
- 100 - 249
- Average Hourly Rate
- $75/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $25,000 - $50,000
- Portfolios Count
- 12 Projects Listed
Fortitude Development is a New Jersey based software development firm specializing in web & mobile app creation. We take pride in understanding our clients at a personal level to deliver then a product that reflects hard work and expertise. Consider us a part of your team!...
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- Mobile App Development
- Web Development
- Web Design
- Digital Marketing
- UI/UX Design
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- Location
- Jersey City, New Jersey
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $75/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 3 Projects Listed
Bejamas is a web development shop focused on helping buinesses with serverless web, headless CMSs, static site generators and JAMstack tools...
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- Web Development
- Web Design
- eCommerce Development
- Mobile App Development
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- Location
- Wroclaw, Poland
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $75/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
- Portfolios Count
- 2 Projects Listed
Uran Company is a development agency headquartered in Denver, Colorado, US with offices in Bulgaria and Ukraine. We create custom software solutions: custom app development, cross platform app development, integration services, AWS consulting, QA services...
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- Web Development
- Mobile App Development
- eCommerce Development
- Software Development
- Blockchain
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- Location
- Sliven, Bulgaria
- Number of Employees
- 50 - 99
- Average Hourly Rate
- $75/hr
- Portfolios Count
- 16 Projects Listed
We are a multi disciplinary brand consultancy reshaping businesses across the globe with curiosity and fervour. We pair evidence based research with human centric design methodology to partner with brands who wants to create value for the future...
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- Graphic Design
- Branding
- Logo Design
- Package Design
- Digital Strategy
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- Location
- Kochi, India
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $75/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
- Portfolios Count
- 2 Projects Listed
At Full Frame, we focus on creating websites for you at record speed. We can get your site live in under a month, loading in under one second. Stunning, custom websites that engage, convert, and elevate your brand...
Top Services:
- Web Design
- Web Development
- Location
- Monterey, Massachusetts
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $75/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 3 Projects Listed
SoftDoes is a Kansas City custom software and AI development company that designs and builds web platforms, mobile apps, MVPs and AI automation. Written scope and price before code, 100% IP ownership, rated 5.0 on Clutch...
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- Software Development
- AI Development
- Mobile App Development
- Web Development
- UI/UX Design
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- Location
- Kansas City, Kansas
- Number of Employees
- 50 - 99
- Average Hourly Rate
- $75/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 10 Projects Listed
Transformed Design Inc. helps businesses grow through strategic web design, branding, and digital marketing. We create professional websites and brand identities that strengthen credibility, improve online visibility, and help companies attract more customers. Our work focuses on combining creative design...
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- Graphic Design
- Branding
- Web Design
- Digital Marketing
- SEO
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- Location
- Oceanside, California
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $75/hr
- Minimal Budget
- Under $1,000
- Portfolios Count
- 1 Project Listed
Daiyra 360 Communication is a Dubai-based digital transformation company with 12+ years of expertise and 4,200+ successful projects delivered. We build AI-powered mobile apps, custom web platforms, cloud infrastructure, and blockchain solutions for startups, enterprises, and government entities across the UAE...
Top Services:
- Mobile App Development
- Branding
- Software Development
- Digital Marketing
- Blockchain
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- Location
- Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Number of Employees
- 100 - 249
- Average Hourly Rate
- $75/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
Concoct Technologies is a web design and development agency based in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire. We build fast, accessible websites using Next.js and modern frameworks, with a focus on SEO performance and converting visitors into customers. From local businesses to growing startups, we handle everything...
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- Web Design
- Web Development
- eCommerce Development
- SEO
- Digital Marketing
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- Location
- Royal Leamington Spa, United Kingdom
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $75/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 1 Project Listed
iWeb Digital este o agenție web premium din România cu 6+ ani de experiență. Construim site-uri, magazine online (Shopify, WordPress, Magento) și aplicații mobile la standarde europene...
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- Web Design
- Web Development
- eCommerce Development
- WordPress Website Design
- UI/UX Design
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- Location
- Bucharest, Romania
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $75/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 1 Project Listed
Rochester web studio shipping hand-coded Next.js sites with 95+ Lighthouse Performance scores, built-in local SEO, and AI chatbots that capture leads around the clock. Flat pricing from $1,950 with free hosting at launch. Free 24-hour site audit for any business...
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- Web Design
- Web Development
- eCommerce Development
- SEO
- Digital Marketing
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- Location
- Rochester, New York
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $75/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 1 Project Listed
NFORSHIFU234 Dev is a Lagos-based software agency under NFORSHIFU LOGICFORGE LTD, building scalable web apps, automation systems, and AI solutions for startups, schools, NGOs, and businesses focused on improving efficiency and growth...
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- AI Development
- Software Development
- Web Development
- UI/UX Design
- eCommerce Development
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- Location
- Ojodu Berger, Nigeria
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $75/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 11 Projects Listed
Senior Portuguese web agency (est. 2012) building institutional websites, online stores and SEO for universities, public sector and SMEs...
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- Web Design
- UI/UX Design
- eCommerce Development
- Web Development
- WordPress Website Design
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- Location
- Torres Vedras, Portugal
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $75/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
An independent Framer designer and developer and senior UI/UX product designer based in Dubai, working with SaaS and AI startups worldwide. One accountable expert handles both design and build, so founders skip the usual handoff between a designer and a separate dev team. 75+ products shipped, with Contra...
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- Graphic Design
- Logo Design
- Product Design
- Design Services
- Package Design
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- Location
- Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $75/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 1 Project Listed
Hephon is an AI implementation studio working with businesses across the MENA region...
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- AI Development
- Software Development
- Mobile App Development
- IT Services
- Business Consulting
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- Location
- Beirut, Lebanon
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $75/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
Easy-SEO.Agency accompagne les TPE, PME, e-commerçants et startups dans le développement de leur visibilité en ligne grâce à des stratégies SEO complètes : optimisation technique, arborescence et maillage interne, netlinking, SEO local, migration de sites, création de contenu et référencement GEO...
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- SEO
- Content Marketing
- CRO
- Digital Marketing
- Digital Services
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- Location
- Compiègne, France
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $75/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
Televator Solutions Private Limited is a business process outsourcing (BPO) company providing scalable operational support to businesses in India and international markets. The company offers customer support, lead generation, appointment setting, virtual assistance, back-office operations, data processing...
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- Web Design
- Web Development
- WordPress Website Design
- CRM Consulting
- Big Data Analytics
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- Location
- Nagpur, India
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $75/hr
Teyrex builds web apps, AI integrations, and workflow automations for startups. We rescue vibe-coded apps, ship custom AI pipelines, and turn fragile MVPs into scalable products - 8 senior engineers, 8+ yrs each...
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- Web Development
- AI Development
- Mobile App Development
- Software Development
- eCommerce Development
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- Location
- New York City, New York
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $75/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
Alt-Black is a future-focused branding agency for startups that impact the world...
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- Branding
- Logo Design
- Graphic Design
- Creative Services
- Design Services
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- Location
- New York City, New York
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $75/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
Marketing and communication agency based in Bergamo, Italy. We help B2B and B2C companies grow with measurable results: strategy, Google and Meta advertising, SEO, websites and e-commerce, and visibility on AI assistants (GEO). IdeasActionsResults method, data-driven. 500,000+ leads generated since 2020...
Top Services:
- Digital Services
- Branding
- Video Production
- Digital Strategy
- eCommerce Development
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- Location
- Bergamo, Italy
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $75/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
A creative digital partner building legacy-driven ecosystems websites, brand identity, SEO, AI automation, and content strategy all owned by you, compounding in perpetuity...
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- Creative Services
- Web Development
- Digital Strategy
- Digital Services
- Branding
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- Location
- Richmond, Texas
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $75/hr
- Minimal Budget
- Under $1,000
Consiliuma is a British digital studio building high-performance, conversion-led business websites, bespoke CRM systems, and automated lead workflows for clients in the UK and internationally...
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- Creative Services
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- Web Design
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- Tranent, United Kingdom
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- Under 49
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- $75/hr
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- $1,000 - $10,000
Small agency With a servant attitude that is serving home service businesses And helping them with website design and SEO...
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- Web Design
- SEO
- AEO
- Location
- Overland Park, Kansas
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $75/hr
- Minimal Budget
- Under $1,000
VELORIQ HEALTH helps healthcare practices turn their digital presence into a practical growth engine. We combine websites, SEO, paid media, CRM and automation to help clinics improve visibility, generate qualified patient enquiries and manage those enquiries more effectively...
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- Digital Strategy
- SEO
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- PPC
- Social Media Marketing
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- Albuquerque, New Mexico
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- 50 - 99
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- $75/hr
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- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 2 Projects Listed
502ads offers digital marketing solutions for small businesses in and around Louisville, Kentucky - particularly search engine optimization (SEO) and (AI) answer engine optimization (AEO). The agency also manages online advertising, including Google Ads management, and provides social media strategy, as well...
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- AEO
- SEO
- PPC
- Digital Marketing
- Digital Strategy
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- Location
- Louisville, Kentucky
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $75/hr
- Minimal Budget
- Under $1,000
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Everything You Need to Know Before Hiring a Headless CMS Agency
How do headless CMS companies help your business?
Headless CMS agencies help you design and implement a content platform and delivery stack that lets teams ship digital experiences faster, scale across channels, and integrate cleanly with your existing systems.
Faster iteration cycles and reduced downtime
By decoupling the content platform from the front end, content teams can publish while developers ship front-end improvements on independent release cycles. In return, 69% of users report faster time-to-market and higher productivity.
Better user experiences
With 98% of mobile app users expecting consistent UX and a 123% bounce rate for slow-loading mobile sites, headless CMS companies can help you deliver unified yet personalized user experiences. They achieve this by reusing structured content across touchpoints while maintaining centralized governance.
In fact, businesses switching to headless CMS report having 15% better UX and 14% improved performance.
Stronger conversions and ROI
With more localized and personalized user experiences, businesses are reporting higher conversion rates and ROI with their headless CMS systems. According to Gitnux, headless commerce adopters experience:
- 22% year-one-year revenue growth vs. 12% for non-headless CMS stores
- 45% increase in customer retention after adopting a headless CMS
- 320% ROI in 18 months
Moreover, IDC research found that omnichannel buyers spend 15%-20% more than those purchasing on a single channel.
How much do their services cost?
The cost to build a digital solution with headless CMS architecture can range between $8,000 to over $500,000. The final billing will depend on scope, integrations, migration effort, number of channels, and build complexity.
Here are the hourly rates of headless CMS developers per region:
- North America (United States and Canada): $120-$180 per hour
- Western Europe: $90-$140 per hour
- Eastern Europe: $40-$70 per hour
- Latin America: $35-$70 per hour
- Asia: $25-$60 per hour
Based on these hourly rates, here are the approximate costs of each headless CMS project:
- Content migration starts at $2,000-$10,000, depending on data volume and complexity.
- Small builds using a static site generator can start at $8,000-$25,000.
- Standard marketing and business sites that are dynamic, have basic analytics, and simple integration requirements can cost $20,000-$80,000.
- Mid-size platforms can cost $50,000-$150,000 for a scalable headless CMS, advanced integrations, and custom APIs.
- Web apps start at $40,000 for basic functions but go beyond $80,000-$150,000 for more complex requirements.
- Headless commerce stores start at $30,000-$60,000 for small businesses and startups, but can reach over $500,000 a global content delivery system.
- Enterprise builds often start at $100,000, depending on integration requirements, security and compliance controls, and data structures.
How long does it take to build a headless CMS project?
A headless CMS project can take 10-12 weeks for a small-scale project, like a multi-channel marketing website. However, more complex builds can take 12-20+ weeks, and enterprise replatforms can run 4-9 months.
The actual project timeline will depend on your project's complexity, core features and functions, integration and compliance requirements, and feedback loops. Here is an estimated timeline breakdown:
| Discovery and planning (2-4 weeks) | Stakeholder workshops to define business objectives, audiences, performance indicators, governance, and technical requirements. |
| Designing and prototyping (3-5 weeks) | Crafting the wireframes, architecture, design systems, and key components. |
| Content migration (2-10+ weeks, often in parallel with development) | Audit and migration plan, content cleanup, mapping, redirecting SEO, and validation. |
| Development and integration (4-8 weeks) | Content modeling, roles/permissions, environments, front-end build, and integrations (e.g., CRM and data analytics tools). |
| Testing and quality assurance (2-3 weeks) | Testing the website's performance, usability, accessibility, security, and reliability. |
| Launch (1-2 weeks) | Deploying the website to a live site and monitoring it for potential issues, so it can be resolved quickly. |
How do you choose the best headless CMS agency for your business?
Consider these steps when choosing a headless CMS company for your business:
- Define your project scope and goals, performance targets, key features, channels, and compliance and security requirements.
- Shortlist headless CMS companies with proven experience in your project type, technical stack, and industry by examining their case studies and looking for measurable business results.
- Analyze customer reviews and testimonies to assess communication, project management, on-time delivery, and how they handle changes and issues.
- Issue a request for proposal and compare them based on scope, assumptions, deliverables, team composition, and total cost of ownership.
- Interview the team working on your project to ask about process, quality assurance, compliance and security controls, ownership, and post-launch services.
- Choose a headless CMS agency that is strategic, transparent, responsive, and clearly understands your constraints, success metrics, and tech environment.
What questions should you ask before hiring?
Ask these questions before hiring a headless CMS agency to verify that it has the right skills and experience to execute your project:
Relevant Background
- What headless CMS platforms and architectures do you specialize in?
- Can you share past headless CMS projects similar to our scope, integration, and migration requirements? What were the results?
- What is your experience in our industry, and can you provide 3 client references we can contact?
Services and Processes
- Can you walk us through your end-to-end process, from discovery to launch and iteration?
- How do you ensure security, scalability, and accessibility in your design and development process?
- How do you handle quality across devices and channels?
- What are your post-launch services? Will you provide ongoing maintenance and iteration support?
Related to Your Project
- How will you design the content model, workflows, and permissions for our teams (marketing, legal, regional teams)?
- How will the headless CMS solution integrate with my existing technologies?
- Will you provide training to my employees so we can update and manage the platform independently?
- What do we own after launch (code repos, cloud accounts, documentation, CI/CD), and how do handoffs work?
Sources
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- Our dedicated team of agency experts actively searches the web for top-performing companies. We then pull information from their websites, online presence, and client testimonials to verify their status and qualifications prior to listing.
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Frequently Asked Questions About Headless CMS Companies
What are the typical services provided by headless CMS developers?
Headless CMS companies plan, implement, and operate a headless content management system (CMS), so teams can efficiently publish content across websites, apps, and other digital channels. Typical headless CMS development services include:
- Headless CMS consulting and strategy: Advising businesses on the best headless CMS vendor and architecture or optimizing current platforms to meet their goals.
- Platform migration: Moving content and assets from legacy systems while preserving data integrity, security, and SEO with minimal downtime.
- Custom headless CMS development: Building the content models, automations, and user roles as well as the front and back end to ensure easy maintainability and reliable performance.
- API and plugin development: Integrating the headless CMS platform with third-party systems, such as payment gateways, CRMs, ERPs, and marketing automation tools.
- Ongoing maintenance and support: Continuously monitoring the platform's performance, resolving issues, installing security patches and updates, and managing infrastructure.
What is the difference between headless CMS and traditional CMS?
A headless CMS separates the content management backend from the frontend experiences. As such, content is delivered via APIs to any channel (websites, mobile apps, and IoT devices), so teams can reuse the same content across multiple experiences.
On the other hand, a traditional CMS has a unified back- and front-end (monolithic), meaning that there is a single interface that often comes in the form of a website. It can still power multiple channels, but doing so requires extensive tooling and customization.
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What are the most common headless CMS platforms?
Based on our research, here are some of the most common headless CMS platforms that developers use:
- WordPress: While it is a traditional CMS, it can be converted into a headless platform when paired with a modern JavaScript framework. Use this platform if you already have an existing WordPress-based site and want to migrate to a headless one.
- Strapi: An open-source, self-hosted headless CMS, enabling teams to have higher control over their data and infrastructure while being able to customize plugins, APIs, and workflows. Choose Strapi if you want to keep your data within your servers, and data sovereignty is non-negotiable.
- Contentful: A digital experience platform (DXP) with an API-first architecture and an extensive library of pre-built integrations. This platform is common for enterprises with complex needs and legacy tools.
- Sanity: Known for its collaboration features and flexible content management, Sanity is ideal for businesses that prioritize agility through controlled yet automated workflows.
While these are the most common platforms, reputable headless CMS companies will recommend a tech stack that best matches your goals, technical requirements, existing systems, operating models, team capabilities, and target audiences.
What companies benefit the most from headless CMS?
Many organizations benefit the most from a headless CMS when they need to publish content to multiple digital channels, scale across regions, or build custom experiences without being constrained by a single website template system. Common scenarios include:
- eCommerce and retail with multiple customer touchpoints (web, app, in-store screens) and heavy integrations (PIM, inventory, CRM, marketing automation), where teams want faster experimentation and performance.
- Brands running omnichannel campaigns (web + mobile + social + email + in-product) that need to reuse content consistently across channels.
- Product-led or platform businesses building multiple front ends (customer portals, apps, partner dashboards) that require developer flexibility and frequent releases.
- Global enterprises managing multiple markets, languages, and brands—where content governance, localization workflows, and reusable components are essential.
When should a company NOT use headless CMS frameworks?
A headless CMS may not be the best fit if:
- You need to launch quickly on a tight budget, and a template-based website will meet your goals.
- Your site is simple (e.g., a landing page or small brochure site), and you do not need multiple channels, complex integrations, or frequent changes.
- You do not have ongoing development capacity (in-house or via a retainer) to maintain the front end, integrations, and updates.
- Your team depends on visual page-building and WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get) editing and you are not prepared to invest in a headless setup that delivers an equivalent editorial experience.
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