Are you looking to recruit a competent developer in New York for your top-level domain? In our rankings list, you can find the top web development companies in New York for your unique project, all sorted by portfolio quality, cost of services, satisfied clients, industry reputation, and more.
We have compared over 600 web development companies in New York in terms of technology expertise, portfolios, client testimonials, industry experience, pricing, and relevant awards. Learn more about our ranking criteria and how we identify the top players in the New York web development industry below.
The Number 1 Web Development Company in New York as Selected by DesignRush Is:
Located in New York, web development company Lounge Lizard custom-builds websites using Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP) web design, WordPress, Shopify, Magento, Laravel, and other web-based technologies. Its development process is based on a bespoke 7-Second Rule methodology that has helped Lounge Lizard sign and secure Fortune 500 companies as returning clients.
Silvercast Media needed a website redesign to match its hi-res digital display portfolio in Times Square. Using WordPress and PHP, Lounge Lizard designed website navigation that was both unconventional and more engaging for visitors.
The new website saw a 74% increase in sales leads, an 82% increase in time spent on the website, and over 20 keywords ranking on the first page of Google.
The Bureau Of Small Projects specializes in building websites for nonprofits and small businesses, drawing on experience with Fortune 500 brands. The team emphasizes messaging as much as design, ensuring each site is both attractive and effective. Its work spans planning, development, and optimization, with a focus on usability and memorable presence.
B-SPAN, a government agency in charge of improving the United States’ preparedness and response to biological threats, hired The Bureau Of Small Projects to design and develop a new web application. The agency provided a new home page and inner site pages, improving the design and enhancing the user experience. The updated pages drove more website traffic and sales leads to the B-SPAN site.
Notable clients: YMCA of the North, Spooky Nook Sports, Montana NSF EPSCoR
Five Jars won several Top New York Drupal Developers Awards, reinforcing its expertise in this content management system (CMS) technology. This web development company has been sharing its knowledge at international conferences like DrupalCamp and DrupalCon since 2011.
The Warner School of Education had an outdated CMS that required HTML programming skills to manage content, causing bottlenecks in content production. Due to poor website structure, visitors also had trouble locating some essential pages, like Admissions and Campus Life.
Five Jars suggested migrating the website to Drupal 9, turning 90% of the content dynamic, and automating features like deadline management for student enrollment. The website saw an increase of 235% in submitted inquiry forms and a 42% increase in session time duration.
Notable clients: AffordLine, Foundational Home Care, United One Home Care, David Bruno
ThinKASA provides web development services in New York using Laravel, React, WordPress, and Drupal technologies. This company has a portfolio of successful eCommerce projects for small businesses in the healthcare, dental, legal, finance, restaurants, construction, and real estate industries.
HardGraft is one such company that needed an eCommerce website for lifestyle accessories, featuring products like bags, footwear, and watches. ThinKASA developed a website that allowed users to search for a specific product, browse accessories from nine different categories, and order gift cards. The shop accepted three types of quick payments (i.e., Shop Pay, PayPal, and GPay), improving the checkout process and providing a better user experience.
Notable clients: Long Island University, Cassone, Best Auto Accessories, Janey Construction
Awarded as a DesignRush Best Website Design Agency, Top Notch Dezigns is a one-stop-shop for all web-based services, from design and development to support and hosting. The company helps develop eCommerce websites, responsive websites, and content management systems.
With Pride is a heating and cooling business that had zero online presence, which made it difficult for potential customers to discover and contact them. The company reached out to Top Notch Dezigns to develop a website from scratch using WordPress.
The new website features a mobile-optimized gallery of work, which helped With Pride showcase its past successes. It also hosts a variety of resource pages and contact information to help prospects learn more about the company. By adding a quick-fill footer form, Top Notch Dezigns made it simple for potential customers to contact With Pride and the company to track website leads.
Notable clients: ConductLaw, Pegasus Imagery, COCO Tile, Gump Training
Azuro Digital is a New York web development agency that caters to the needs of clients in legal, healthcare, technology, and finance. The company offers WordPress development and maintenance, custom web design and branding, conversion rate optimization (CRO), search engine optimization (SEO), and supporting services.
ConductLaw is a business law firm that was not satisfied with the performance of its website, which was outdated and didn’t bring in the desired number of leads. The company then hired Azuro Digital to design and develop a new WordPress-based website. After launching the new website, ConductLaw attracted more visitors, growing its website conversion rate by 60%.
Notable clients: Mitsubishi Fuso, Kulite, National Ramp, Fuji Film
Previously listed among the Top New York Website Development Agencies by DesignRush, Lform specializes in custom B2B web development for content resource management (CRM), enterprise resource planning (ERP), automated marketing tools, and SaaS platforms. Lform developers are experts in PHP, Sass, CSS3, HTML5, and TypeScript.
L&R Ultrasonics wanted a redesign of its website to catch up with a competitive marketplace and attract more customers. One of the company’s main goals was to optimize the website for search engine rankings.
Lform built the new website in Ada, a Laravel-based CMS, which expanded L&R Ultrasonics’s site from a product catalog to eCommerce. Lform also built a custom product filtering system that simplified search by industry. With a new FAQ page, website glossary, and custom landing pages, the client’s website is now search-engine-optimized.
Notable clients: Canon, Garage Tek, JetBlue, Stony Brook University
MAXBURST is a New York web development agency that specializes in projects for Shopify and other eCommerce platforms. The company’s developers are proficient in Linux-Apache-MySql-PHP (AMP) architecture, CSS, and Asynchronous JavaScript and XML (AJAX) technologies.
BANDED is a growing eCommerce business that needed a new Shopify Plus website for its 600+ outdoor and hunting gear products. Some of the issues of its old website include limited payment options, lack of website accessibility compliance, and inadequate customer support.
MAXBURST migrated the existing WordPress site to Shopify Plus, adding third-party integrations to resolve performance challenges. The company integrated AccessiBe to ensure accessibility, ZenDesk for customer support, and Quivers and Sage 100 to better manage inventory, orders, and accounting.
Vention is a New York web development company with a large portfolio of fintech, edtech, healthtech, game development, real estate, eCommerce, and marketing projects. Its teams offer expertise in UI/UX design, frontend and backend development, integration services, quality assurance, and legacy software upgrades.
Fintech company DealCloud needed a streamlined platform to replace its outdated SharePoint-based CRM. Vention worked on DealCloud’s new large-scale platform, accelerating the digital transformation by engaging specialists across web development, DevOps, and QA within seven agile sub-teams.
Through custom web and mobile CRM apps, DealCloud’s users could connect with any third-party data provider and execute financial deals. The project grew into a firm management solution called OnePlace, which is powered by AI and cloud technologies. This new solution enabled DealCloud to double its client base, which now totals more than 25,000 principal investors and advisors.
Merixstudio offers cloud-driven development for fintech, education, hospitality, eCommerce, media, and other verticals. This New York web development company provides software modernization as well as full-development services, ranging from proof-of-concept and prototyping to web app engineering.
A blockchain-based income management platform had trouble scaling as the user base and demand grew. Merixstudio conducted a UX/UI audit to identify points for improvement and refactored both the front-end and back-end code.
The new React-based front end reduced the number of API requests, which made the platform more stable and improved dashboard performance. Users experience 89% fewer bugs and enjoy new features, such as templates that allow users to quickly generate custom emails.
How We Picked the Best New York Web Development Agencies
We evaluate customer testimonials, case studies, industry reputation, team expertise, notable clients, and management to choose the top New York web development companies. Our team of agency experts developed a scoring system to measure their overall performance based on several important factors:
Reviews: Client satisfaction scores, level of trustworthiness, quality of work
Portfolio: Relevant examples of successfully delivered projects
Awards and press: Industry reputation, thought leadership, and innovation
Team bios: The agency’s qualifications, certifications, and team structure
Top services: Core competencies and areas of expertise
10 Most Popular Web Development Companies in New York Compared
Agency name
Hourly rate
Size
Best for
Lounge Lizard
Inquire
50 - 99
Overall
The Bureau Of Small Projects
$150
Under 49
Informational websites
Five Jars
$100
Under 49
Drupal development
ThinKASA
Inquire
Under 49
Small businesses
Top Notch Dezigns
$150
50 - 99
WordPress development
Azuro Digital
$150
Under 49
Law firm web design
Lform
$185
Under 49
B2B web development
MAXBURST
$100
Under 49
eCommerce projects
Vention
$50
1,000 & Up
Enterprise development
Merixstudio
$60
100 - 249
Blockchain projects
Best New York Website Development Agency Rankings
6 Companies-Rankings updated: September 06, 2026
Every agency on DesignRush meets evaluation criteria around expertise and client feedback to empower informed choices. Some listings include paid partnerships.
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Top US Mobile & Web App Development Agency
Focused on web apps and custom software, App Makers LA helps businesses turn product ideas into functional digital platforms through design, development, testing, and deployment. The company supports projects ranging from MVPs to scalable applications using modern development stacks...
Top Services:
Mobile App Development
UI/UX Design
AI Development
Software Development
Web Design
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Location
New York City, New York
Number of Employees
Under 49
Minimal Budget
$10,000 - $25,000
Portfolios Count
83 Projects Listed
AppMakers USA Services
Mobile App Development
UI/UX Design
AI Development
Software Development
Web Design
Staff Augmentation
Web Development
Data sourced from the agency's DesignRush profile, its website, and other relevant accounts
CVS Pharmacy
Austin Ekeler (NFL Player)
ClassCalc
Number Hive
BookClub
Arcxis
Debate club
Bayut
Los Angeles Apparel
Sun Scooter
Data sourced from the agency's DesignRush profile
AppMakers USA Reviews & Testimonials
Eliana Lubofsky Teacher at SAM School
5.0★
Mobile App Development Review from Eliana Lubofsky
AppMakers USA was a great experience! The team was professional, responsive, and easy to work with. They understood my ideas and helped turn them into a quality app. I'd definitely recommend AppMakers USA to anyone looking for reliable app development services.
Alexa Ginsberg Social Media Manager at Nanobébé
5.0★
Startup Review from Alexa Ginsberg
What stood out most about working with AppMakers USA was how attentive and helpful the team was throughout the project. They listened to our feedback, kept us updated and were always available when we had questions. Everything was handled professionally and we felt confident that our project was in good hands. Were very pleased with the final outcome!
Roei Schneider IT at Ness
5.0★
Startup Review from Roei Schneider
I work in IT support, so I was probably more interested in whether this would save us headaches than whether it looked impressive. AppMakers spent time understanding why tickets were getting stuck and found that a lot of our delays were actually caused by people not knowing who was supposed to do the next step. That was a very simple observation, but we had never really stepped back and looked at it that way. The system they planned would make ownership much clearer and let employees see what is happening without constantly asking us for updates. I liked working with them and would do it again.
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A Digital Agency For The Future
Design In DC develops websites on WordPress, Shopify, and custom or headless CMS platforms, pairing that with landing page design and ongoing maintenance and hosting. Its app development team writes in React, Node.js, and Laravel to build web apps, portals, dashboards, and CRM integrations...
Top Services:
Web Development
Web Design
UI/UX Design
Video Production
Logo Design
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Location
New York City, New York
Number of Employees
50 - 99
Average Hourly Rate
$160/hr
Minimal Budget
$10,000 - $25,000
Portfolios Count
11 Projects Listed
Design In DC Services
Web Development
Web Design
UI/UX Design
Video Production
Logo Design
Graphic Design
Digital Marketing
Digital Services
Advertising
Product Design
Data sourced from the agency's DesignRush profile, its website, and other relevant accounts
Consumer Bankers Association
Examit
Summit Ridge Energy
JFL Consulting
Lateenz
Solar Landscape
Warfel Construction
CiviClick
Priovant Therapeutics
Hilton
Data sourced from the agency's DesignRush profile
Design In DC Reviews & Testimonials
Mackenzie Shriner Owner at Distinctive Deck Designs
4.8★
Web Design Review from Mackenzie Shriner
I contracted design in DC to build me a custom website. they were accommodating of my budget, very responsive, and gave good insight on layout, content and design. the process was very straightforward and the final product is great!
Jo Maney Principal at BGR Group
5.0★
Web Design Review from Jo Maney
DDC has been an excellent partner since we engaged with them in 2023. The DDC team worked with us to completely redesign our website and work to provide ongoing digital marketing services. The DDC team has been responsive, proactive, and thorough with their work. They are also very transparent about how they operate and how much time special projects will require. We have referred DDC to several clients and partners thanks to their outstanding process and product. DDC is a very professional, creative, and well-organized team.
Sapna Doshi, Ph.D. Owner at Mind Body Health LLC
5.0★
Web Design Review from Sapna Doshi, Ph.D.
My experience working with Design in DC was incredible. Everyone was friendly, approachable, and seemed to genuinely care about helping create the best possible website for my business. They were also invested in making sure the process was one in which I enjoyed and felt taken care of. The regular meetings made me feel like I was a priority and that progress was continually being made. I so appreciated the attention to detail in regards to the user experience. The collaboration in understanding my wishes and desires for the website and user experience was met with patience and paying attention to detail on my behalf. Not only were they taking my suggestions but offering their own to help me maximize the potential of my website. The design and functionality is more than what I could have imagined. I know, undoubtedly, that the work that Design in DC did for me will help my business grow. After wasting money in years past on website designers, I was worried I'd be doing hte same here. I was wrong. I don't think I'll ever need to search for another website designer group again. I would recommend this group to anyone I know. Thank you, Design in DC! It was an absolute pleasure working with all of you!
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Snotor delivers web development services for SaaS platforms, CRM/ERP systems, marketplaces, and custom web applications. With 16 years of web experience and 450+ projects delivered, the web development agency in New York applies Agile, Scrum, and Lean methodologies across product development...
Top Services:
Web Development
Mobile App Development
Software Development
AI Development
Staff Augmentation
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Location
New York City, New York
Number of Employees
50 - 99
Average Hourly Rate
$60/hr
Minimal Budget
$10,000 - $25,000
Portfolios Count
43 Projects Listed
Snotor Services
Web Development
Mobile App Development
Software Development
AI Development
Staff Augmentation
UI/UX Design
IT Services
eCommerce Development
Data sourced from the agency's DesignRush profile, its website, and other relevant accounts
Defero
Eleving
Sket
GCM
B2Kapital
MyScore
ROI
Aristocrat Kids
Dance Planet
Pentroy
Data sourced from the agency's DesignRush profile
Snotor Reviews & Testimonials
Mina Sheikhha Director of business development at The Skin Lounge 012 LLC.
5.0★
Web Development Review from Mina Sheikhha
Overall, we had a very positive experience working with this company. The team was professional, responsive, and easy to communicate with throughout the project. They delivered a high-quality website on schedule, were receptive to feedback, and maintained exceptionally fast response times, which made the collaboration smooth and efficient. We would confidently recommend them to businesses looking for a reliable web design partner.
Andris Sproģis Founder & CEO at SIA "Kusties.com"
5.0★
Healthcare Review from Andris Sproģis
Snotor was an excellent technology partner throughout the development of our AI-powered computer vision MVP for the healthcare industry. From the beginning, the team demonstrated a strong understanding of both our business goals and the technical complexity of the project. Communication was clear, milestones were delivered on time, and the developers were proactive in suggesting improvements rather than simply implementing requirements. The final MVP successfully validated our concept and created a strong technical foundation for future development. We highly recommend Snotor to companies looking for an experienced and reliable software development partner, especially for AI, computer vision, and healthcare solutions.
Kirill Tomashevsky Product Owner at Panda Drum
5.0★
Mobile App Development Review from Kirill Tomashevsky
Snotor has been a reliable and highly professional development partner throughout the project. The team demonstrates strong technical expertise, clear communication, and a proactive approach to problem-solving. They are responsive to feedback, adaptable to changing requirements, and consistently focused on delivering high-quality results. Their collaborative mindset and commitment to both the technical and product side of development make the overall experience smooth and productive.
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FULL-CYCLE DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT SOLUTIONS AGENCY...
Top Services:
Web Design
Software Development
Web Development
eCommerce Development
SEO
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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
16 Projects Listed
Five Jars Services
Web Design
Software Development
Web Development
eCommerce Development
SEO
UI/UX Design
WordPress Website Design
CRM Consulting
Digital Strategy
Mobile App Development
Data sourced from the agency's DesignRush profile, its website, and other relevant accounts
George Washington's Mount Vernon
Council for Exceptional Children
YMCA of the North
Spooky Nook Sports
Montana NSF EPSCoR
YMCA of Pierce and Kitsap Counties
YMCA of Greater Brandywine
Data sourced from the agency's DesignRush profile
Five Jars Reviews & Testimonials
Jake Mackay Founder at Print Shoppe
4.7★
Software Development Review from Jake Mackay
For quite a long time we took orders by e-mail or personally from customers. It took a lot of time, as we either made layouts by hand or printed them according to the vague requirements of clients. All these difficulties have pushed us to take a step towards the digital transformation of our business. The team of Five Jars has developed a frontend and backend for our web tool to create print layouts. The team is not afraid to take on difficult tasks!
Anthony North Owner at E-learning platform
5.0★
Responsive Review from Anthony North
I was looking for companies that had experience with large educational platforms. There are some really big players in the eLearning market in Five Jars' portfolio, so I trusted their development experience. After all our platform has become more attractive to users. Over the past year, we have noticed a significant increase in daily visits, so much so that we even had to change hosting. Five Jars helped us with that too!
Colin Knox Founder at Philadelphia Event Producers
5.0★
Small Business Review from Colin Knox
I'm satisfied with the MVP we've done with the Five Jars team. I am currently looking for an investor for this project. I love working with professionals when I don't have to dive into a whole area that I don't know. Working with the Five Jars was a real partnership where the other side fulfilled their obligations without my constant checks.
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Twisty Designs is a Shopify Plus agency helping 78 figure DTC brands grow through high-converting design, personalization, and automation. Experts in Customily, Teeinblue, Zakeke, and Kickflip, we build scalable, real-time customization experiences that boost sales...
Top Services:
eCommerce Development
Web Development
Branding
Design Services
Package Design
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Location
Cooperstown, New York
Number of Employees
Under 49
Average Hourly Rate
$100/hr
Minimal Budget
$10,000 - $25,000
Portfolios Count
1 Project Listed
Twisty Designs Services
eCommerce Development
Web Development
Branding
Design Services
Package Design
CRO
Data sourced from the agency's DesignRush profile, its website, and other relevant accounts
We don't just build software at Top Remotely we create solutions that work, scale, and impress. With a powerhouse team of 150+ in-house developers, we turn complex challenges into seamless digital experiences. Whether you need custom software, enterprise platforms, or next-gen IT solutions, we bring the Top...
Top Services:
Mobile App Development
Software Development
DevOps Consulting
IT Services
Web Development
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Location
New York City, New York
Number of Employees
500 - 999
Average Hourly Rate
$20/hr
Minimal Budget
$10,000 - $25,000
Top Remotely Services
Mobile App Development
Software Development
DevOps Consulting
IT Services
Web Development
UI/UX Design
Managed Services
AI Development
Blockchain
IoT
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What's the clearest red flag when vetting a web development agency in New York?
The clearest red flag is an agency that hands you a fixed, all-in price before doing any paid discovery or scoping work. A 2012 study by McKinsey & Company and the University of Oxford, which tracked more than 5,400 large IT projects, found that large IT projects run 45% over budget on average, and that poor stakeholder management combined with weak technical scoping drives roughly half of all cost overruns, more than the technical build itself.
An agency that quotes the work before mapping it is only guessing the price. If an agency offering web development services in New York skips a structured discovery phase or can't explain who will be doing the work versus who will be managing the account, treat that as a warning sign worth pressing on before you sign anything.
How much do New York website development companies in New York charge for their services?
New York web development firms typically charge $10,000 to $100,000 for custom website development, depending on the complexity and features required.
Below is a general breakdown of web development costs in New York:
Standard websites (advanced functionalities): $20,000-$50,000
Complex websites (custom designs, features, integrations): Starts at $75,000
Additional cost factors:
Web design: $1,000-$50,000
Website maintenance: $3,000-$40,000
Website marketing: $100-$5,000
Is it normal for a New York agency to ask for full payment before they start any work?
No, industry-standard practice ties payment to delivered milestones. A website development company in New York that asks for 100% upfront is asking you to absorb all the project risk while they carry none.
The typical structure is a deposit in the 25-50% range to begin work, with the remainder released at defined checkpoints, including design approval, development completion, and final launch.
A request for full payment before any work begins removes every point of leverage a client has if the project stalls, the scope shifts, or the relationship breaks down entirely. A full upfront payment to a young or thinly capitalized agency is a meaningful financial exposure if that agency closes or loses its key personnel before the project is finished.
A staged-payment structure tied to deliverables is exactly the protection a buyer has against that scenario, because money not yet paid remains leverage.
Who owns the code after an agency finishes my site?
By default, the agency that builds your site owns the copyright to it, not you, unless your contract contains an explicit written assignment clause. Under U.S. Copyright Office Circular 9, custom software and website code don't fall into any of the nine narrow categories eligible for "work made for hire" status. Therefore, simply paying an independent web development agency in New York to build a site does not automatically transfer ownership the way it would for work done by your own employee.
Confirm at the contract stage that the agreement assigns all IP, including the underlying code repository and any custom assets, to your business by name.
Is a written contract legally required when I hire one of these agencies?
It is only required if you're hiring a solo freelancer, not a multi-person firm. New York's Freelance Isn't Free Act, in effect statewide since August 28, 2024, requires a written contract for any engagement worth $800 or more. Still, it specifically covers individuals or one-person businesses, not web development services providers with multiple staff.
Some "agencies" you'll find in directories are one- or two-person operations, so it's worth asking directly how many people are on the account before assuming the law protects you. If you're contracting with an actual multi-person firm that the law doesn't cover, you need to write the same protections in yourself: defined deliverables, a payment schedule, and a default payment deadline if a milestone date isn't hit.
How long should a website build take before delays become a red flag?
Most straightforward marketing or small-business site builds should reach launch withintwo to three months of kickoff, and custom web applications with integrations typically run longer. Either way, a delay should come with a specific, named cause, not a vague update.
The most common cause of drift isn't developer workload, but unmanaged scope creep, such as new features or pages added mid-build without renegotiating the timeline or the price. Therefore, ask shortlisted web development companies in New York for a written change-order process at the start, rather than discovering the gap once you're already behind schedule
Should I worry about an agency outsourcing my project overseas?
Where the code gets written matters less than whether your contract makes the agency responsible for it, because your business stays liable for how any subcontractor handles New York residents' data.
New York's SHIELD Act requires any business holding that data to select vendors capable of maintaining appropriate safeguards and to require those safeguards by contract, regardless of where the vendor is physically located.
Ask the web development company in New York whether subcontractors will touch customer data, and if so, get the same security commitments in writing that you'd expect from the prime agency itself — the law won't let you point to a subcontractor afterward.
What ongoing costs come after a web development agency in New York launches my site?
Expect a recurring maintenance retainer on top of the build price, covering hosting, security patches, and renewals for any third-party licenses, plugins, or APIs the site depends on. Many proposals quote the build cost in isolation and treat maintenance as a later conversation.
Ask shortlisted web development companies in New York upfront for a year-two cost estimate and get the hourly rate for off-retainer work written down before you sign. That's the number you'll need the first time something breaks outside business hours.
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