Cieden

Cieden as a studio

Cieden is 100 percent UX/UI design, based in Toronto with 10 to 49 people, founded 2016. Fintech and healthcare are 30 percent each of the industry mix, and the client base leans mid-market and enterprise at 75 percent combined. Rates are $50 - $99 / hr from a $10,000+ minimum, with a 4.9 across 46 Clutch reviews. The reviews describe legacy work more than greenfield: a 12-year-old web suite interface redesigned with a new system, a SaaS platform recreated in Figma, prototypes tested on end users, and customer research for a digital health app.

Who it fits

Hire Cieden when your financial or healthcare software has an interface that has aged badly and you want a small team to research, systematise and redesign it without drama. It does no branding or graphic work, so it suits companies whose identity is already settled.

Strengths

• Legacy redesign experience, with a reviewer citing a 12-year-old interface rebuilt as a new system.
• User research and prototype testing appear across the reviews.
• Sector focus: fintech and healthcare at 60 percent of the mix combined.

Watch-outs

• UX/UI at 100 percent; no branding, web design or graphic line.
• Mid-market and enterprise heavy, so expect a process suited to committees rather than fast founder decisions.

Evidence

• Service mix: UX/UI design 100 percent; industries fintech 30 percent, healthcare 30 percent.
• A Clutch reviewer says the team "has created a design system and clickable prototypes to get end user feedback".
• Based in Toronto; founded 2016; team of 10 to 49; rating 4.9 across 46 Clutch reviews.