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Rankings · Worldwide · the PixelCrayons Index

Best Branding Agencies
(November 2026)

By The PixelCrayons team · Updated 5 November 2026 · 15 firms scored

November 2026 edition

Storm Brain leads with 78.2 out of 100, followed by 500 Designs and Ramotion. We scored 15 firms from 31 candidates on the same public evidence. That means Clutch reviews, branding case studies, published pricing, track record and recent work. PixelCrayons publishes this list and is scored the same way.

The ranking

Who are the best Branding Agencies?
15 firms, ranked by score.

Scored out of 100 by the PixelCrayons Index from 31 candidates. Open a firm's scorecard for every source and the date we checked it.

Best Branding Agencies: rank, firm, PixelCrayons Index score, Clutch rating and reviews, minimum project, hourly rate and headquarters
#FirmIndex scoreClutchMin projectHourlyHQ
1Storm Brain

Consumer and lifestyle brands that need naming, identity and packaging

78.2out of 100
5.0 · 126 reviews$10,000+$150 - $199Carlsbad, CA, United States
2500 Designs

Companies that want brand strategy and identity tied to a website redesign

67.2out of 100
5.0 · 43 reviews$25,000+$100 - $149Irvine, CA
3Ramotion

Tech and startup companies that want a brand identity and the website or product design built in the same project

66.0out of 100
4.9 · 29 reviews$50,000+$150 - $199San Francisco, CA, United States

Comparing these? Send PixelCrayons your shortlist and get the questions to ask each one, free. Our offer, not part of the ranking.

4Matchstic

Mid-sized companies and nonprofits that need a rebrand with naming and messaging

61.5out of 100
4.9 · 71 reviews$75,000+$200 - $300Atlanta, GA, United States
5Focus Lab

B2B software companies that want brand strategy, verbal identity and visual identity from one brand-only agency

58.3out of 100
5.0 · 3 reviews$25,000+Not shownUnited States (fully remote team)
6Lounge Lizard

US companies that want a rebrand and a new website from the same agency

54.4out of 100
4.8 · 43 reviews$25,000+$150 - $199New York, NY, United States
7Digital Silk

New businesses that need a name, brand and launch website in one project

52.9out of 100
4.9 · 51 reviews$10,000+$100 - $149New York, NY
8Mucho

Companies and cultural bodies that want identity design led by a design studio in Europe or San Francisco

50.8out of 100
No profileNot shownNot shownBarcelona, Spain
9Emotive Brand

B2B tech and AI companies that want positioning, messaging and identity together

49.8out of 100
4.9 · 38 reviews$25,000+Not shownOakland, CA, United States
10Monigle

Healthcare and large organisations that need naming, brand architecture and identity rollout

38.6out of 100
No profileNot shownNot shownDenver, CO, United States
11Red Antler

Founder-led and venture-backed consumer brands building a brand from launch

35.1out of 100
No profileNot shownNot shownNew York, NY, United States
12Ragged Edge

Challenger brands in fintech and consumer that want brand strategy and identity from a London studio

34.2out of 100
No profileNot shownNot shownLondon, United Kingdom
13COLLINS

Established brands that want a brand refresh or repositioning sold as a defined program

31.6out of 100
No profileNot shownNot shownNew York, NY, United States
14Elevation Marketing

B2B firms merging brands or refreshing an older identity

31.3out of 100
No profileNot shownNot shownGilbert, AZ
15Blend

B2B tech companies in the UK and US that want a rebrand with the website and demand work after it

18.0out of 100
No profileNot shownNot shownNot shown

Clutch figures as shown on each firm's Clutch profile on the date in its scorecard. Profiles: Storm Brain, 500 Designs, Ramotion, Matchstic, Focus Lab, Lounge Lizard, Digital Silk, Mucho, Emotive Brand, Monigle, Red Antler, Ragged Edge, COLLINS, Elevation Marketing, Blend.

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Also listed

Which firms are listed but not scored?
4 more firms, in A to Z order.

These firms offer branding but cannot be scored yet. They are listed alphabetically, with no score and no order implied. A firm moves to the ranking once its own site shows a branding case study and the rest of its evidence can be read.

What the data shows

What do the figures show
about these firms?

Worked out from the 15 firms on this list, as checked on 5 Nov 2026. They change when the figures change.

4.9
Median Clutch rating across the firms listed
43
Median number of Clutch reviews per firm
1 of 15
Firms that publish prices on their own site
0 of 8
Firms with a Clutch minimum project under $5,000
15 of 15
Firms with a dedicated branding service page
4 of 15
Firms with dated work or news in the last 12 months
How to choose

How do you choose
the right firm?

The score ranks firms overall. Your project decides which one fits. This list is written for companies planning a new brand, a rebrand or a refresh: brand strategy, naming, visual identity and the guidelines that keep it consistent.

A full rebrand
Look for case studies that show the strategy and positioning work as well as the new logo and identity.
A refresh of an existing brand
Look for studies that kept what worked and say what changed, and why.
A brand your team can apply
Look for guidelines, templates and a handover in the studies, not only launch visuals.
Scorecards

Where does each score
come from?

For each firm: its points on each part of the score, who it suits, one thing to check before you choose, and the pages we read.

  1. 1 Storm Brain

    78.2 / 100

    Client evidence
    26.5/30
    Discipline depth
    29.5/40
    Transparency
    5.0/10
    Track record
    9.1/10
    Recent activity
    8.1/10
    Best for
    Consumer and lifestyle brands that need naming, identity and packaging
    Check before you choose
    Six of the seven case studies are counted on the firm's own Branding tag and were not opened; also sells marketing and web services
    Team
    Based in Carlsbad, CA, United States
    Sources
    • Clutch profile: 5.0 from 126 reviews (adjusted 4.96), checked 5 Nov 2026
    • Google reviews: 5.0 from 58 reviews, checked 5 Nov 2026
    • Service page for branding on stormbrain.com
    • 7 branding case studies counted on the firm's site, for example case 1, 2, 3
    • Most recent: Clutch review, 16 Jun 2026
    • No prices published on the firm's own site.

    Storm Brain: full profile and score history

  2. 2 500 Designs

    67.2 / 100

    Client evidence
    23.5/30
    Discipline depth
    26.0/40
    Transparency
    5.0/10
    Track record
    5.7/10
    Recent activity
    7.1/10
    Best for
    Companies that want brand strategy and identity tied to a website redesign
    Check before you choose
    Five of the six case studies are counted on the firm's own Branding tag and were not opened; Fresh Del Monte page names no logo or guideline deliverables
    Team
    Based in Irvine, CA
    Sources
    • Clutch profile: 5.0 from 43 reviews (adjusted 4.89), checked 5 Nov 2026
    • Google reviews: 5.0 from 17 reviews, checked 5 Nov 2026
    • Service page for branding on 500designs.com
    • 6 branding case studies counted on the firm's site, for example case 1, 2, 3
    • Most recent: Clutch review, 7 Apr 2026
    • No prices published on the firm's own site.

    500 Designs: full profile and score history

  3. 3 Ramotion

    66.0 / 100

    Client evidence
    20.0/30
    Discipline depth
    26.0/40
    Transparency
    10.0/10
    Track record
    7.5/10
    Recent activity
    2.5/10
    Best for
    Tech and startup companies that want a brand identity and the website or product design built in the same project
    Check before you choose
    Case studies carry no dates; no founding year printed on its own pages; team is distributed across offices in three US cities
    Team
    Based in San Francisco, CA, United States
    Sources
    • Clutch profile: 4.9 from 29 reviews (adjusted 4.75), checked 5 Nov 2026
    • Google reviews: 5.0 from 2 reviews, checked 5 Nov 2026
    • Service page for branding on ramotion.com
    • 6 branding case studies counted on the firm's site, for example case 1, 2, 3
    • Most recent: Clutch review, 9 May 2025
    • Published pricing: UI/UX page lists fixed-price discovery at $35,000, product redesign at $50,000 to $150,000+, embedded support at $9,500 a month part-time or $16,800 a month full-time (3-month minimum); FAQ gives a $50,000 minimum for custom design and development

    Ramotion: full profile and score history

  4. 4 Matchstic

    61.5 / 100

    Client evidence
    22.7/30
    Discipline depth
    15.5/40
    Transparency
    5.0/10
    Track record
    8.5/10
    Recent activity
    9.8/10
    Best for
    Mid-sized companies and nonprofits that need a rebrand with naming and messaging
    Check before you choose
    One Atlanta office; Clutch search snippets show a high minimum project size, not read on its own site
    Team
    Based in Atlanta, GA, United States
    Sources
    • Clutch profile: 4.9 from 71 reviews (adjusted 4.83), checked 5 Nov 2026
    • Service page for branding on matchstic.com
    • 3 branding case studies counted on the firm's site, for example case 1, 2, 3
    • Most recent: Clutch review, 21 Oct 2026
    • No prices published on the firm's own site.

    Matchstic: full profile and score history

  5. 5 Focus Lab

    58.3 / 100

    Client evidence
    15.7/30
    Discipline depth
    33.0/40
    Transparency
    2.5/10
    Track record
    7.1/10
    Recent activity
    0.0/10
    Best for
    B2B software companies that want brand strategy, verbal identity and visual identity from one brand-only agency
    Check before you choose
    Work is almost all B2B tech; fully remote team with no street address on its own pages; case studies carry no dates
    Team
    Fully remote team in the United States
    Sources
    • Clutch profile: 5.0 from 3 reviews (adjusted 4.62), checked 5 Nov 2026
    • Google reviews: 5.0 from 11 reviews, checked 5 Nov 2026
    • Service page for branding on focuslab.agency
    • 8 branding case studies counted on the firm's site, for example case 1, 2, 3
    • Most recent: Clutch review, 12 Mar 2024
    • No prices published on the firm's own site.

    Focus Lab: full profile and score history

  6. 6 Lounge Lizard

    54.4 / 100

    Client evidence
    20.0/30
    Discipline depth
    15.5/40
    Transparency
    5.0/10
    Track record
    9.5/10
    Recent activity
    4.5/10
    Best for
    US companies that want a rebrand and a new website from the same agency
    Check before you choose
    Mainly a web design and marketing agency, so branding is one service among several; case studies carry no dates
    Team
    Based in New York, NY, United States
    Sources
    • Clutch profile: 4.8 from 43 reviews (adjusted 4.70), checked 5 Nov 2026
    • Google reviews: 4.7 from 30 reviews, checked 5 Nov 2026
    • Service page for branding on loungelizard.com
    • 3 branding case studies counted on the firm's site, for example case 1, 2, 3
    • Most recent: Clutch review, 26 Sept 2025
    • No prices published on the firm's own site.

    Lounge Lizard: full profile and score history

  7. 7 Digital Silk

    52.9 / 100

    Client evidence
    20.9/30
    Discipline depth
    12.0/40
    Transparency
    5.0/10
    Track record
    6.4/10
    Recent activity
    8.7/10
    Best for
    New businesses that need a name, brand and launch website in one project
    Check before you choose
    Mainly a web design agency; two branding case studies found among mostly website projects
    Team
    Based in New York, NY
    Sources
    • Clutch profile: 4.9 from 51 reviews (adjusted 4.75), checked 5 Nov 2026
    • Google reviews: 4.4 from 20 reviews, checked 5 Nov 2026
    • Service page for branding on digitalsilk.com
    • 2 branding case studies counted on the firm's site, for example case 1, 2
    • Most recent: Clutch review, 30 Jul 2026
    • No prices published on the firm's own site.

    Digital Silk: full profile and score history

  8. 8 Mucho

    50.8 / 100

    Client evidence
    9.3/30
    Discipline depth
    33.0/40
    Transparency
    0.0/10
    Track record
    8.5/10
    Recent activity
    0.0/10
    Best for
    Companies and cultural bodies that want identity design led by a design studio in Europe or San Francisco
    Check before you choose
    Branding sits on a general services page with brand strategy and design sections; case studies carry no dates
    Team
    Based in Barcelona, Spain
    Sources
    • No Clutch profile, so no client-evidence points.
    • Google reviews: 4.8 from 4 reviews, checked 5 Nov 2026
    • Service page for branding on wearemucho.com
    • 8 branding case studies counted on the firm's site, for example case 1, 2, 3
    • No dated activity found in the last 12 months.
    • No prices published on the firm's own site.

    Mucho: full profile and score history

  9. 9 Emotive Brand

    49.8 / 100

    Client evidence
    20.8/30
    Discipline depth
    19.0/40
    Transparency
    2.5/10
    Track record
    7.5/10
    Recent activity
    0.0/10
    Best for
    B2B tech and AI companies that want positioning, messaging and identity together
    Check before you choose
    Focus is B2B tech; Clutch search snippets show large typical project sizes; Agiloft and Paytient were listed on the home page as brand work and not opened
    Team
    Based in Oakland, CA, United States
    Sources
    • Clutch profile: 4.9 from 38 reviews (adjusted 4.78), checked 5 Nov 2026
    • Service page for branding on emotivebrand.com
    • 4 branding case studies counted on the firm's site, for example case 1, 2, 3
    • Most recent: Clutch review, 13 Dec 2023
    • No prices published on the firm's own site.

    Emotive Brand: full profile and score history

  10. 10 Monigle

    38.6 / 100

    Client evidence
    6.6/30
    Discipline depth
    22.5/40
    Transparency
    0.0/10
    Track record
    9.5/10
    Recent activity
    0.0/10
    Best for
    Healthcare and large organisations that need naming, brand architecture and identity rollout
    Check before you choose
    Large brand consultancy with a strong healthcare share; three of the five case studies are counted on the firm's own Brand tag and were not opened
    Team
    Based in Denver, CO, United States
    Sources
    • No Clutch profile, so no client-evidence points.
    • Google reviews: 4.0 from 9 reviews, checked 5 Nov 2026
    • Service page for branding on monigle.com
    • 5 branding case studies counted on the firm's site, for example case 1, 2, 3
    • No dated activity found in the last 12 months.
    • No prices published on the firm's own site.

    Monigle: full profile and score history

  11. 11 Red Antler

    35.1 / 100

    Client evidence
    10.5/30
    Discipline depth
    15.5/40
    Transparency
    0.0/10
    Track record
    9.1/10
    Recent activity
    0.0/10
    Best for
    Founder-led and venture-backed consumer brands building a brand from launch
    Check before you choose
    Focus is new ventures and consumer brands; also sells advertising through its group; case studies carry no dates
    Team
    Based in New York, NY, United States
    Sources
    • No Clutch profile, so no client-evidence points.
    • Google reviews: 4.4 from 20 reviews, checked 5 Nov 2026
    • Service page for branding on redantler.com
    • 3 branding case studies counted on the firm's site, for example case 1, 2, 3
    • No dated activity found in the last 12 months.
    • No prices published on the firm's own site.

    Red Antler: full profile and score history

  12. 12 Ragged Edge

    34.2 / 100

    Client evidence
    10.6/30
    Discipline depth
    15.5/40
    Transparency
    0.0/10
    Track record
    8.1/10
    Recent activity
    0.0/10
    Best for
    Challenger brands in fintech and consumer that want brand strategy and identity from a London studio
    Check before you choose
    One London office and a team of 47 by its own count; the service is described on an Approach page rather than a priced service page
    Team
    Based in London, United Kingdom
    Sources
    • No Clutch profile, so no client-evidence points.
    • Google reviews: 4.6 from 10 reviews, checked 5 Nov 2026
    • Service page for branding on raggededge.com
    • 3 branding case studies counted on the firm's site, for example case 1, 2, 3
    • No dated activity found in the last 12 months.
    • No prices published on the firm's own site.

    Ragged Edge: full profile and score history

  13. 13 COLLINS

    31.6 / 100

    Client evidence
    6.0/30
    Discipline depth
    19.0/40
    Transparency
    0.0/10
    Track record
    6.6/10
    Recent activity
    0.0/10
    Best for
    Established brands that want a brand refresh or repositioning sold as a defined program
    Check before you choose
    Its own site names no office or address; case studies carry no dates; positions itself for brands moving upmarket
    Team
    Location not stated on its site
    Sources
    • No Clutch profile, so no client-evidence points.
    • Service page for branding on wearecollins.com
    • 4 branding case studies counted on the firm's site, for example case 1, 2, 3
    • No dated activity found in the last 12 months.
    • No prices published on the firm's own site.

    COLLINS: full profile and score history

  14. 14 Elevation Marketing

    31.3 / 100

    Client evidence
    7.3/30
    Discipline depth
    15.5/40
    Transparency
    0.0/10
    Track record
    8.5/10
    Recent activity
    0.0/10
    Best for
    B2B firms merging brands or refreshing an older identity
    Check before you choose
    Case study pages date from 2019 to 2023 by page metadata; branding and service pages give no office address
    Team
    Based in Gilbert, AZ
    Sources
    • No Clutch profile, so no client-evidence points.
    • Google reviews: 4.3 from 3 reviews, checked 5 Nov 2026
    • Service page for branding on elevationb2b.com
    • 3 branding case studies counted on the firm's site, for example case 1, 2, 3
    • No dated activity found in the last 12 months.
    • No prices published on the firm's own site.

    Elevation Marketing: full profile and score history

  15. 15 Blend

    18.0 / 100

    Client evidence
    6.0/30
    Discipline depth
    12.0/40
    Transparency
    0.0/10
    Track record
    0.0/10
    Recent activity
    0.0/10
    Best for
    B2B tech companies in the UK and US that want a rebrand with the website and demand work after it
    Check before you choose
    Mainly a B2B marketing agency; Datel page covers the rebrand in a few sentences
    Team
    Location not stated on its site
    Sources
    • No Clutch profile, so no client-evidence points.
    • Service page for branding on blendb2b.com
    • 2 branding case studies counted on the firm's site, for example case 1, 2
    • No dated activity found in the last 12 months.
    • No prices published on the firm's own site.

    Blend: full profile and score history

How this list is made

How is this list made,
and what is our interest?

PixelCrayons publishes this list and is a branding firm itself. It is listed here, not ranked: it has no published branding case study yet, and every ranked firm needs one. ValueCoders, our sister company in the Vinove group, is left out of every list. That way the group never holds two places.

No firm paid to be ranked or listed, or was asked to. We considered 31 firms and ranked those with enough public evidence to score fairly. Firms that offer the service but cannot be scored yet appear under “Also listed”, in alphabetical order with no score. Every figure links to the page we read it from, with the date.

Read the full PixelCrayons Index method, or download this list as CSV. You are free to reuse our scores and this compilation under CC BY 4.0 if you credit PixelCrayons. The figures we read from Clutch and the firms’ own sites remain theirs. A ranked or listed firm can correct its data: send a correction with a source through the request form. A firm that would like to be listed can use the same form; it is free and changes no rank. Firms on this list can get a free Ranked or Listed seal.

If you are weighing PixelCrayons too: Brand identity design at PixelCrayons.

Questions

What buyers
ask about this list.

It works out what your company stands for and how it should look and sound. That usually means brand strategy and positioning, naming, a visual identity with a logo, colour and type, a tone of voice and guidelines your team can follow.

A rebrand changes the strategy behind the brand, and often the name and identity with it. A refresh keeps the strategy and updates how the brand looks and sounds. Ask each agency which one its case studies show, and match that to the change you need.

Storm Brain has the lowest Clutch minimum project on this list, $10,000+, and ranks number 1 with 78.2. 0 of the 8 firms that show a minimum take projects under $5,000. Check the hourly band too.

Storm Brain, with 126 Clutch reviews and a rating of 5.0. The median firm here has 43 reviews. A rating from many reviews tells you more than one from a few, so the score pulls thin ratings toward the middle.

1 of the 15 ranked firms publish prices or rate bands on their own site: Ramotion. The others share prices after a first call. Publishing prices earns points for transparency, whatever the price is.

On this list, Clutch minimum projects run from $10,000+ to $75,000+, and the most common hourly band is $150 - $199. Your scope sets the real price, so ask each firm for a written estimate. Our cost guide (pixelcrayons.com/pricing/brand-identity) shows typical prices.

Every firm is scored out of 100 by the PixelCrayons Index: client reviews on Clutch, depth of branding work, published pricing, track record and recent activity. The weights are fixed and published, and no firm paid to be ranked or listed.

Only where it qualifies like any other firm: it must offer the service and show at least one case study in it. When it's listed, it's scored on the same evidence and weights as everyone else and sits wherever that score puts it.

Every month. Each firm's figures are checked again, the scores are recalculated, and the changelog on this page says what moved and why.

Changelog

What changed
in each edition?

Updated every month. Each edition is checked again from the sources.

  1. First edition: service pages, case studies and recent work read on 5 November 2026, with Clutch and Google figures read by hand. A case study counts only as a page of its own on the firm's own site; a firm with no case study in this discipline is listed without a score.
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