1. Duck Design
Unlimited design subscription; Clutch lists packages from $999/month; 7-day money-back guarantee.
studios · updated 2026-09-28 · ordered by Clutch reviews, then starting price
10 design agencies for marketplace startups
Two-sided marketplaces and commerce products.
Who wrote this: non boring.gg, a design studio that is also on this list. Every number is from the studio's own site or public directory profile on 2026-09-28; nothing is paid placement. Order is by Clutch reviews, then starting price — a rule stated up front — except that we place ourselves at #2 by choice, marked as such; judge us on the work, not the position. 10 studios. 2 publish a starting price; the rest are estimated. Public starting prices run $999–$20,000.
| Studio | Based | Model | From (USD) | Clutch | YC clients named |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duck Design | London, UK | Subscription | $999* | 4.9 · 60 | 0 |
| Roud Studio | Warsaw, Poland | Project | $5,000* | 5.0 · 43 | 0 |
| Lollypop Design Studio | Bengaluru, India | Project / retainer | $10,000* | 4.7 · 43 | 0 |
| Tenet | Dubai, UAE | Project / retainer | $1,000* | 5.0 · 35 | 0 |
| Design Force | Irvine, USA | Subscription | $1,500 | 4.9 · 20 | 0 |
| Condensed | Brooklyn, USA | Project | $20,000 | 5.0 · 18 | 0 |
| Studio Ubique | Zwolle, Netherlands | Project / retainer | $5,000* | 4.9 · 14 | 0 |
| Big Human | New York, USA | Project | — | 4.9 · 12 | 0 |
| Moken | Conwy, UK | Project / retainer | $5,000* | — | 0 |
| lowercase b2b | Remote | Project / retainer | — | — | 0 |
* not published by the studio; estimate from public quotes or Clutch minimum project size. Clutch = rating · review count.
The studios
2. Roud Studio
Small Warsaw/Stockholm web studio (2–9 staff); Clutch min $5k+, mostly WordPress/Shopify work.
3. Lollypop Design Studio
Terralogic-owned studio with 180+ staff across Bengaluru, Mumbai, Chennai, the US, Dubai and Vietnam; Clutch min $10k+, $25–49/hr.
4. Tenet
India-founded, Dubai-HQ UI/UX and growth agency with offices in India, UK and US; Clutch min $1k+, $25–49/hr.
5. Design Force
Design subscription with published tiers of $1,500, $2,000 and $3,000/month; clients include TikTok and HubSpot.
6. Condensed
Principal-led Brooklyn branding studio stating startup branding runs $20k–$50k; ShopMy is a named client.
7. Studio Ubique
Dutch agency with a second office in Zirakpur, India (not Bangalore); Clutch min $5k+, mainly WordPress.
8. Big Human
35-person NY/LA/SF agency citing 262 websites and 80 apps shipped; Gemini and Inspiration4 are named clients.
9. Moken
North Wales studio positioned as a design partner for startup MVPs; $5k+ minimum is from Eleken's list.
10. lowercase b2b
Describes itself as a Framer/Webflow agency and 'GTM engineers' for early-stage B2B startups; names Marpipe and Soona.
Questions
Does a design agency need experience in my industry?
It helps most in regulated or workflow-heavy domains (fintech, healthcare, legal) where the constraints shape the product. For most SaaS the transferable skill is designing complex data and flows; ask for one comparable shipped product rather than a matching logo wall.
What's the difference between a product design agency and a web design agency?
Product design covers the software itself — onboarding, dashboards, flows, design systems. Web design covers the marketing site. Several studios here do both; the focus column shows which.
Should a startup hire an agency or a full-time designer?
Before product-market fit, an agency or subscription is usually cheaper than a senior hire and faster to start. Once design is a weekly need, hire.
How did you choose and order this list?
Inclusion: the studio publicly states it serves this segment or names clients in it. Ordering is the rule stated at the top of the page, applied the same to us as to everyone else. Prices are the lowest the studio publishes; unpublished ones are estimates from public quotes and marked. Clutch figures are read on the date shown. Corrections: atul@nonboring.gg.
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Building something people should remember?
non boring.gg is a product and brand design studio in Bangalore, India, working with startups and tech companies across the US, Europe and Australia. Average engagement around $20,000. atul@nonboring.gg