DEPT®

DEPT® as a studio

DEPT® is not a studio and does not pretend to be one. Its tagline calls it a full-service digital agency for AI-native consulting, tech and marketing, and the record lists 1,000 to 9,999 people with offices in Boston, Amsterdam, Manchester and Berlin. Digital strategy, mobile development and UX/UI design are 20 percent each, with custom software, low-code and web development at 10 percent each. The minimum is $100,000+ at $150 - $199 / hr. Three of four cited reviews name the team as formerly Devetry. Rating 4.8 across 34 Clutch reviews.

Who it fits

Hire DEPT® when you are an enterprise or upper mid-market brand that needs strategy, design, engineering and marketing procured from one global network with a six-figure budget. Anyone reading this directory for a studio with a personal voice should look at the boutiques instead.

Strengths

• Scale and reach: 1,000 to 9,999 people across four listed offices on two continents.
• Strategy, design and engineering under one contract, with retail, e-commerce, software and healthcare at 25 percent each.
• Enterprise and mid-market only, at 50 percent each of clients.

Watch-outs

• Design share is 40 percent and the cited reviews are engineering-led work from an acquired firm.
• A $100,000+ minimum project size.

Evidence

• Service mix: digital strategy 20 percent, mobile app development 20 percent, UX/UI design 20 percent, custom software 10 percent, low-code 10 percent, web development 10 percent.
• A Clutch reviewer says the team "held brainstorming sessions with the client, discussing and fleshing out the app's functions, features, and overall design".
• Offices in Boston, Amsterdam, Manchester and Berlin; rates $150 - $199 / hr; rating 4.8 across 34 Clutch reviews.