Octet Design Studio

Octet Design Studio as a studio

Octet Design Studio's tagline says it specialises in simplifying complex processes, workflows and applications, and the record backs the enterprise-software slant: software and IT is 40 percent of the industry mix, with retail, manufacturing, healthcare and logistics behind it. UX/UI design is 100 percent of services. Founded 2017 with 10 to 49 people across Mumbai, Bengaluru, Gurugram and Surat, it charges $25 - $49 / hr from a $5,000+ minimum and holds a 4.9 across 28 Clutch reviews. Reviews describe user research and testing, information architecture for a document system, and a WordPress site.

Who it fits

Hire Octet when you have an internal tool, HR platform or document-heavy system that needs usability work at a low price point and you want research included. It is not a studio for brand or visual expression; nothing on the record touches identity.

Strengths

• Explicit simplification focus, with research and testing before design cited by a reviewer.
• Very accessible pricing at $5,000+ and $25 - $49 / hr, with startups at 35 percent of clients.
• Four Indian offices for a 10 to 49 person team, with a 4.9 across 28 Clutch reviews.

Watch-outs

• UX/UI at 100 percent; no branding, graphic or product design line.
• Software and business tools dominate; consumer or lifestyle work is not what the reviews show.

Evidence

• Service mix: UX/UI design 100 percent; industries led by software and IT at 40 percent, retail at 15 percent.
• A Clutch reviewer says the team "conducted user research and tests before proposing an intuitive design for the software".
• Offices in Mumbai, Bengaluru, Gurugram and Surat; founded 2017; clients 45 percent mid-market, 35 percent startups.