Top 12 web design companies in the US
12 web design companies in the US that are actually operating, each checked against its own site and a second source. What they do, who it’s for, and the one reason it made the list. No pay-to-rank.
- 01
- Brooklyn, NY
- Since 1999
- 500+ people
Huge is a design and technology company founded in Brooklyn in 1999 that built JetBlue's first website and has run a 14-year partnership with Google. It designs and builds digital experiences, commerce platforms and brands across 14 hubs, and was sold by Interpublic Group to private-equity firm AEA Investors in December 2024, which combined it with Hero Digital. Owned by AEA Investors.
Why it’s hereOne of the original large US digital design studios, with 25 years of web work for Google and NBCUniversal.
Known fordigital experience design · web and product design · commerce · AI-native design · brand
Named clientsGoogle, NBCUniversal, Big Green Egg, CoinTracker, Darling Ingredients, JetBlue
Checked against hugeinc.com, aeainvestors.com, clutch.co
- 02
- Portland, OR
- Since 2002
- 201–500 people
Instrument is a design and technology agency at 3529 N Williams Avenue in Portland, Oregon, founded in 2002, with a New York office and more than 350 employees. It designs brands, websites, digital products and campaigns with teams of designers who code and developers who design, for clients including Nike, Google, Spotify and Electronic Arts. Part of the Stagwell network. Owned by Stagwell.
Why it’s hereCampaign US Design Studio Agency of the Year 2026 and 20 years of website work for Nike and Google.
Known forbrand and marketing websites · digital product design · technology-led design · campaigns
Named clientsNike, Google, Spotify, Electronic Arts, ServiceNow, Uber, ŌURA, Patagonia, Netflix
Checked against instrument.com, clutch.co
- 03
- Brooklyn, NY
- Since 2013
- 201–500 people
Work & Co is a digital product agency at 231 Front Street in Brooklyn, founded in 2013, with offices in Portland, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Copenhagen, São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. It designs and builds websites and digital products with small senior teams and rapid prototyping for clients such as Apple, Google and Nike, and was acquired by Accenture in 2024; its site now carries Accenture's privacy and cookie policies. Owned by Accenture.
Why it’s hereFast Company's description of a firm 'entrusted with digital product innovation by companies like Apple, Google, Nike', and a 250-plus-person Clutch profile.
Known fordigital product design · websites and apps · engineering · AI
Named clientsApple, Google, Nike, Pfizer, JW Anderson, Celanese
- 04
- New York, NY
- Since 2001
- 500+ people
Code and Theory is a digital-first creative agency at One World Trade Center in New York, founded in 2001, with offices in San Francisco, London and Manila. It staffs projects at 50 percent creatives and 50 percent engineers and designs websites, products and brand experiences for TIME, Microsoft, the NFL and NBC. It is part of the Stagwell Group. Owned by Stagwell.
Why it’s hereA 500-plus-person New York studio whose half-engineer model has produced sites for TIME, NBC and the NFL.
Known fordigital-first creative · web design · product design · engineering
Named clientsTIME, Microsoft, NFL, NBC, IBM, Amazon Ads, Stanley Black & Decker, JBL
Checked against codeandtheory.com, clutch.co
- 05
- San Francisco, CA
- Since 1999
- 201–500 people
Fantasy (Fantasy Interactive, Inc.) is a digital product design agency headquartered at 351 California Street in San Francisco, with a New York office, that has designed platforms and products for 25 years. It works on AI strategy, product innovation and brand identity for large consumer and technology companies, and says almost all of Forbes' ten most valuable brands have used it to launch flagship experiences. Independently owned.
Why it’s hereA 25-year San Francisco product design studio with a Clutch profile of 250 to 999 staff.
Known fordigital product design · AI-native experiences · brand and identity · enterprise platforms
Named clientsLIV Golf
Checked against fantasy.co, clutch.co
- 06
- San Francisco, CA
- Since 2009
- 51–200 people
Clay is a UX design and branding agency headquartered in San Francisco, founded in 2009, with offices in New York and Austin and a team of about 78. Its co-founders lead senior teams that design websites, digital products and brand identities, build design systems, and it reports 529 completed projects. Independently owned.
Why it’s hereRanked second on DesignRush's national web design list, with a 16-year record and co-founder-led project teams.
Known forUX design · marketing websites · branding · design systems · fintech and web3
Checked against clay.global, clutch.co, designrush.com
- 07
- Falls Church, VA
- Since 1999
- 51–200 people
Viget (Viget Labs, LLC) is a full-service digital agency founded in 1999 by Brian Williams and Andy Rankin, headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia, with offices in Durham, Boulder and Chattanooga and a team of about 70. It brands, designs and builds websites and digital products, with engineering in Ruby on Rails, React, Django and WordPress. Independently owned by its partners.
Why it’s hereA 27-year independent agency known among developers for its Viget Labs blog and engineering practice, with 50 to 249 staff on Clutch.
Known forweb design and development · digital product design · Ruby on Rails and React · branding
- 08
- New York, NY
- Since 1999
- 51–200 people
Happy Cog is a digital studio founded in 1999 and now led by presidents Matt Weinberg and Lee Goldberg from 99 Madison Avenue in New York, with a fully distributed team of roughly 90. It designs and builds websites, apps and CMS platforms for e-commerce, nonprofit and education clients, and its Clutch profile names Zappos, Nintendo of America and Harvard Business School. Independently owned.
Why it’s hereOne of the best-known names from the web-standards era, still building sites 27 years on with 50 to 249 staff.
Known forweb design and development · CMS development · digital strategy · SEO and analytics
Named clientsZappos.com, Nintendo of America, MTV/Viacom, Harvard Business School
Checked against happycog.com, clutch.co
- 09
- Boston, MA
- Since 2011
- 51–200 people
10up is a distributed web agency founded in 2011 that builds enterprise WordPress sites, content-management tools and digital products for publishers and institutions. It merged with Fueled in 2023 and now operates as the enterprise WordPress practice of Fueled, a 300-person digital transformation agency, with clients including Microsoft, Disney, The White House and the Mayo Clinic. Clutch lists its headquarters as Boston. Part of Fueled.
Why it’s hereThe largest specialist WordPress agency in the US by reputation, with named work for The White House and Microsoft.
Known forenterprise WordPress · CMS solutions · web design and UX · open-source contribution
Named clientsMicrosoft, Disney, Google, The White House, Mayo Clinic, State of California
- 10
- New York, NY
- Since 1998
- 51–200 people
Lounge Lizard Worldwide is a web design and digital agency founded in 1998 by Ken Braun and Sharon Sexton, headquartered at 112 West 34th Street in New York with offices in Washington DC, Nashville, Miami, Charleston, Richmond, Las Vegas and Austin. It reports more than 3,000 completed projects and 98 percent client retention, with named clients including Canon, Random House, Nikon and NYU. Independently owned by its founders.
Why it’s hereA 28-year New York web design firm that appears on DesignRush's national web design list and holds Google, Shopify and HubSpot partner status.
Known forweb design · e-commerce development · branding · digital marketing
Named clientsCanon, Random House, Nikon, McLaren, NYU, Honeywell, A&E
Checked against loungelizard.com, clutch.co, designrush.com
- 11
- Des Plaines, IL
- 201–500 people
Americaneagle.com is a web design, development and digital marketing agency headquartered at 2600 S River Road in Des Plaines, Illinois, in operation for more than 30 years, with nine US offices and locations in England, Bulgaria, Spain and Switzerland. It builds and hosts enterprise and e-commerce sites for clients from start-ups to Fortune 500 companies, including the Green Bay Packers, Portillo's and Werner Ladder. Privately held.
Why it’s hereOne of the largest privately held web development firms in the US, ranked on Clutch's Chicago web design list with 250 to 999 staff.
Known forweb design and development · enterprise CMS · e-commerce · hosting and managed cloud · accessibility
Named clientsGreen Bay Packers, Portillo's, Werner Ladder, Stuart Weitzman, Crystal Cruises, Badgley Mischka
Checked against americaneagle.com, clutch.co
- 12
- Miami, FL
- Since 2015
- 51–200 people
Digital Silk is a web design agency founded in 2015 by CEO Gabriel Shaoolian, with offices in Miami, New York, Chicago and San Diego and more than 150 staff. Custom website design is half of its work by Clutch's breakdown, followed by e-commerce development, SEO and branding, and its named clients include P&G, Sony, HP, Xerox and NYU. Independently owned.
Why it’s hereRanked first on DesignRush's national web design list, with web design making up 50 percent of its Clutch service mix.
Known forcustom website design · e-commerce web design · WordPress and Shopify · branding · SEO
Named clientsP&G, Sony, HP, Xerox, NFL, NYU, Northwestern University
Checked against digitalsilk.com, clutch.co, designrush.com
Checked, not scraped.
Every firm on this page was found through directories, press and client mentions, then verified two ways: its own website had to be live and describe the work, and a second, independent source had to agree it exists and does that work. Founding years, headcounts and client names appear only where the firm or a directory states them; where we couldn’t confirm, the field is blank rather than guessed.
The order is editorial — longevity, named clients, scale and a clear specialism, in roughly that weight — not a score, and nobody on the list paid to be on it. The one exception is marked: the featured card is our own bench and says so.
Lists are re-checked each quarter. Missing a firm that belongs here, or listed and want a correction? Write to lists@primortul.com.
Hiring a web design company in the US, answered plainly
- How many web design companies in the US are on this list, and where are they?
- 12. The 12 firms are spread across Brooklyn, Portland, New York, San Francisco, Falls Church, Boston and 2 other cities. Each was verified against its own website and a second source before it was listed.
- How do I choose between web design companies in the US?
- Start from the job, not the agency: write down what done looks like in one paragraph, then read the "why it's here" line on each entry and shortlist the two or three whose reason matches your job. Ask each for one comparable piece of work and who on their team would actually do yours.
- Did any of these firms pay to be listed?
- No. The order is editorial — longevity, named clients, scale and a clear specialism — and no firm on the ranked list paid for its place. The one paid card is marked "Featured" and is our own bench, Fracs; it is not ranked.
- How long have these web design companies been around?
- The oldest firm on the list dates from 1998; founding years are shown on each entry where the firm states one, and left blank where it doesn't.
- What should I bring to a first call with a web design company?
- Your revenue band, what you sell and to whom, the one number you want moved, a budget range, and a start date. Firms price faster and more honestly when the brief is concrete; the match form on this page asks for exactly those five things.
- How is this list kept current?
- It was checked September 2026 and is re-checked each quarter: dead sites come off, mergers and renames are updated, and firms that belong here are added. Corrections go to lists@primortul.com.
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