UPQODE

UPQODE as a studio

UPQODE is a website factory in the plain sense. Web design is 80 percent of the mix, with UX/UI and web development at 10 percent each, and the client book is spread across fifteen industries with no single one above 10 percent. The 50 to 249 person team, founded 2015, runs offices in Nashville, New York, Tampa and Seattle and carries a 4.9 across 104 Clutch reviews. Reviews talk about page counts, site maps and integrations. There is no branding or graphic design line, which tells you where the craft ceiling sits.

Who it fits

Hire UPQODE when you need a marketing or e-commerce site built quickly and competently, especially from a $5,000+ budget. It is not the right call if you want a studio to shape your visual identity; branding is absent from the service mix and reviews describe redesigns rather than brand thinking.

Strengths

• Deep website throughput: 80 percent web design across a 50 to 249 person team with four US offices.
• Accessible pricing, with a $5,000+ minimum and startups at 40 percent of clients.
• A 4.9 rating across 104 Clutch reviews shows the process holds up at volume.

Watch-outs

• No branding or graphic design in the mix; you bring the identity, they build the site.
• Fifteen industries with none above 10 percent is a generalist book, not a point of view.

Evidence

• Service mix: web design 80 percent, UX/UI design 10 percent, web development 10 percent.
• A Clutch reviewer describes a redesign where the team revamped "the site's design and functionality, creating over 20 pages".
• Rates of $100 - $149 / hr; clients 40 percent startups, 30 percent enterprise, 30 percent mid-market.