Fresh Tilled Soil
A 20-year-old Boston UX shop that joined a larger group in 2020.
Founded 2005 | Boston, MA, USA | 11–50 employees
product-designux-researchweb-development
What is Fresh Tilled Soil?
Fresh Tilled Soil opened in Boston in 2005, building a UX/UI design and front-end development practice with clients including FedEx, GE, Titleist, and Boston Private Bank across more than 700 projects. In 2020 the firm joined ADK Group, operating today as "Fresh Tilled Soil, an ADK Group Company" — a detail worth knowing since it's no longer fully independent. The team stays compact at 11–50 people, keeping the studio boutique in feel even inside a larger group structure.
Fresh Tilled Soil works primarily with clients in Enterprise transformation, Consumer products sectors. Its primary differentiator is: 700+ delivered projects over two decades from a compact 11–50 person team, now operating inside the ADK Group.
Fresh Tilled Soil tech stack and services
FigmaSketchReactAdobe Creative Suite
| Service area |
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| Product Design |
| UX Research |
| Web Development |
Fresh Tilled Soil pricing
Short answer: Fresh Tilled Soil uses a fixed project pricing approach. Minimum engagement starts at Not published.
| Engagement model | Typical range | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| Fixed project | From Not published | Well-defined scope |
| Dedicated team | Variable; depends on team size | Large programmes or team augmentation |
Fresh Tilled Soil does not publish a public rate card. Contact them directly via their website to get project-specific pricing.
Fresh Tilled Soil pros and cons
| Advantages | Things to consider |
|---|---|
| +700+ delivered projects since 2005 across a named client list including FedEx and GE | -No longer fully independent — operates as part of ADK Group since 2020 |
| +Two decades of continuous operation under the same brand | -An 11–50 person team caps capacity for very large, multi-workstream programs |
| +Compact 11–50 person team keeps client relationships direct | -Pricing and minimum engagement size aren't published |
| +ADK Group membership since 2020 adds access to a broader group's resources |
Fresh Tilled Soil vs alternatives
How Fresh Tilled Soil compares to the other top Product Design agencies.
| Company | Best for | Key difference | Rating | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phenomenon Studio | SaaS, fintech, healthcare, EdTech — senior-only team, no... | Built around 70+ senior specialists across USA, Estonia, and Switzerland entities — no junior bench to hand work off to — serving four deliberately chosen verticals: SaaS, fintech, healthcare, and EdTech | 4.8 | Full comparison |
| IDEO | Enterprises funding multi-year, cross-functional transformation. | Coined the human-centered design methodology the rest of the industry now runs on, still delivering it through roughly 24 studios worldwide three decades later | 3.8 | Full comparison |
| Frog | Enterprises, digital plus physical product design, one team. | Still designs physical hardware (IoT, automotive, medical devices) alongside software — a combined scope most of its peers have abandoned | 3.7 | Full comparison |
| R/GA | Global brands, product design bundled with brand strategy. | Fuses product design with marketing and brand strategy for large platforms, now operating independently for the first time in over two decades | 3.7 | Full comparison |
| Accenture Song | Regulated enterprises — banking, telecom, automotive — embedded... | 36 studios and 2,000+ specialists operating inside Accenture — the broadest global footprint and compliance coverage of any name on this list | 3.9 | Full comparison |
| Work & Co | Premium brands, design paired with production-grade engineering. | A client roster (Apple, IKEA, Nike, Disney) that outsizes its ~425-person headcount, delivered through an engineering-heavy design-and-build model | 3.8 | Full comparison |
| Huge Inc | Large enterprise brands, big agency mid-restructure. | One of the oldest agency names on this list, now rebuilt through a 2024 AEA Investors acquisition and Hero Digital merger | 3.6 | Full comparison |
| EPAM Continuum | Enterprises, design integrated with strategy and engineering. | Carries Continuum's decades-old industrial-design pedigree (the Reebok Pump) into EPAM's enterprise software engineering scale | 3.7 | Full comparison |
| MetaLab | Well-funded SaaS/fintech, full-stack design through design systems. | A Slack/Uber/Coinbase/Midjourney-caliber portfolio built by a 160-person studio, delivered full-stack from research through design systems | 4.1 | Full comparison |
| Cantina | Financial services, health/life-science — strategic design plus development. | A financial-services-heavy client list (Charles Schwab, Fidelity, Empower) delivered through a combined strategy-design-development model | 4.0 | Full comparison |
| Doberman | Nordic/European enterprises, service design backed by EY network. | Nearly three decades of Nordic service-and-product-design work, now backed by EY's global consulting network after its majority-stake acquisition | 3.8 | Full comparison |
| Fireart Studio | Startups, mid-market — design plus full development, one... | 700+ delivered projects for 200+ clients, backed by Clutch's independently verified 'Leading UX Design Team' recognition | 4.4 | Full comparison |
| Qubstudio | Fintech, logistics, healthcare — MVP to enterprise redesign. | Currently Clutch's #1-ranked UX/UI agency worldwide for 2026, with Red Dot Design Award recognition layered on top | 4.6 | Full comparison |
| Excited | SaaS/fintech teams, Clutch-ranked specialist, accessible rates. | A sustained Top 5 global UX agency ranking on Clutch, with about 70% of reviews specifically citing quality and creativity | 4.6 | Full comparison |
| Gapsy Studio | Fintech, SaaS, healthcare — 5.0-rated boutique, deep track... | A perfect 5.0/5.0 Clutch rating across 52 reviews, backed by 13+ international awards, from a studio that doesn't publish its own headcount | 4.5 | Full comparison |
| Goji Labs | Startups, entrepreneurs, nonprofits — strategy-led, accessible pricing. | A 2025 Inc. 5000 honoree that explicitly serves nonprofits and entrepreneurs, not only funded startups | 3.9 | Full comparison |
| Eleken | SaaS teams, subscription embedded designer, no fixed-price haggling. | A SaaS-only subscription embedded-designer model (~$6,599/month) with a 4.9 Clutch rating across 200+ projects | 4.1 | Full comparison |
| UXDA | Banks, fintech — exclusively financial-services UX. | The only studio in this roster built exclusively around financial-services UX, with 150+ banking and fintech platforms shaped across 39 countries | 4.3 | Full comparison |
| Onething Design | Companies wanting BFSI, healthcare, automotive — one studio,... | Covers five distinct industries — BFSI, consumer, enterprise, healthcare, automotive — from one team with both US and India delivery presence | 3.8 | Full comparison |
| UX studio | B2B SaaS teams, research-first before UI. | A research-first methodology comparable in rigor to Phenomenon Studio's own discovery-first approach, applied specifically to complex B2B SaaS products | 4.3 | Full comparison |
| Halo Lab | E-commerce, web apps — #1 Dribbble-ranked studio. | Currently the #1-ranked Dribbble Team globally, backed by 70+ design awards and a 4.9 Clutch rating | 4.4 | Full comparison |
| Spaceberry Studio | Budget-conscious SaaS/AI teams, low-commitment subscription. | One of the most accessible entry points in this roster via a subscription model rather than a large upfront fixed-price contract | 3.7 | Full comparison |
| ANML | B2B, healthcare, AI startups — tiny senior team. | One of the smallest teams in this roster, giving clients the highest senior-to-client ratio for B2B, healthcare, and AI work | 3.8 | Full comparison |
| Momentum Design Lab | Clients wanting a long-tenured Silicon Valley studio. | Nearly a quarter-century of continuous operation, one of the oldest boutiques in this roster by founding date | 3.9 | Full comparison |
| The Gradient | Fintech, healthcare, retail — AI-native, limited roster for... | A deliberately small, AI-native studio with a notable client list (Qatar Airways, Philips, Daimler AG) unusual for its self-limited scale | 4.2 | Full comparison |
Fresh Tilled Soil FAQ
What is Fresh Tilled Soil?
A 20-year-old Boston UX shop that joined a larger group in 2020.
How much does Fresh Tilled Soil charge?
Fresh Tilled Soil uses fixed project pricing. Minimum engagement starts at Not published. A discovery call is required to get project-specific quotes.
What tech stack does Fresh Tilled Soil use?
Fresh Tilled Soil works with Figma, Sketch, React, Adobe Creative Suite. Primary industries served include Enterprise transformation, Consumer products.
Is Fresh Tilled Soil right for enterprise?
Mid-market, enterprise — long-tenured Boston UX boutique. 11–50 team size. Key consideration: No longer fully independent — operates as part of ADK Group since 2020.
What are the best Fresh Tilled Soil alternatives?
The best alternatives to Fresh Tilled Soil depend on your use case. Top options are:
- Phenomenon Studio: built around 70+ senior specialists across usa, estonia, and switzerland entities — no junior bench to hand work off to — serving four deliberately chosen verticals: saas, fintech, healthcare, and edtech
- IDEO: coined the human-centered design methodology the rest of the industry now runs on, still delivering it through roughly 24 studios worldwide three decades later
- Frog: still designs physical hardware (iot, automotive, medical devices) alongside software — a combined scope most of its peers have abandoned
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