Halo Lab
The world's #1-ranked Dribbble team, with 70+ awards behind it.
Founded 2014 | Multiple offices across 3 time zones (Ukraine-rooted) | 130+ employees
product-designweb-developmentmobile-developmentweb-designbranding
What is Halo Lab?
Halo Lab doesn't publish a precise founding date; the studio's own claim of "12 years" of experience as of 2026 implies a start around 2014. What's verifiable is the scale and recognition: 130+ people across multiple offices in three time zones, Ukraine-rooted, holding a 4.9 Clutch rating, 70+ design awards, and — currently — the #1 spot on Dribbble's global team rankings, a running signal of visual design quality that's harder to fake than a one-time award.
Halo Lab works primarily with clients in SaaS / B2B software, E-commerce / retail, Consumer products sectors. Its primary differentiator is: Currently the #1-ranked Dribbble Team globally, backed by 70+ design awards and a 4.9 Clutch rating.
Halo Lab tech stack and services
FigmaWebflowReactAfter Effects
| Service area |
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| Product Design |
| Web Development |
| Mobile Development |
| Web Design |
| Branding |
Halo Lab pricing
Short answer: Halo Lab uses a fixed project, dedicated team pricing approach. Minimum engagement starts at $10K (per company website; independently unverifiable).
| Engagement model | Typical range | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| Fixed project | From $10K (per company website; independently unverifiable) | Well-defined scope |
| Dedicated team | Variable; depends on team size | Large programmes or team augmentation |
Halo Lab does not publish a public rate card. Contact them directly via their website to get project-specific pricing.
Halo Lab pros and cons
| Advantages | Things to consider |
|---|---|
| +Currently the #1-ranked Dribbble Team globally — an independently observable, ongoing quality signal | -Exact founding year isn't confirmed — the '12 years as of 2026' claim implies ~2014 but isn't independently verified |
| +70+ design awards and a 4.9 Clutch rating make it one of the most consistently recognized studios here | -Ukraine-rooted origins carry the same regional-continuity considerations as other studios in this list |
| +130+ person team spans multiple offices and three time zones, supporting larger programs | -Its broad service range trades some singular specialization against fintech- or research-focused boutiques |
| +Broad service coverage from complex web apps through marketing sites, e-commerce, and mobile |
Halo Lab vs alternatives
How Halo Lab 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 |
| Fresh Tilled Soil | Mid-market, enterprise — long-tenured Boston UX boutique. | 700+ delivered projects over two decades from a compact 11–50 person team, now operating inside the ADK Group | 3.9 | 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 |
| 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 |
Halo Lab FAQ
What is Halo Lab?
The world's #1-ranked Dribbble team, with 70+ awards behind it.
How much does Halo Lab charge?
Halo Lab uses fixed project, dedicated team pricing. Minimum engagement starts at $10K (per company website; independently unverifiable). A discovery call is required to get project-specific quotes.
What tech stack does Halo Lab use?
Halo Lab works with Figma, Webflow, React, After Effects. Primary industries served include SaaS / B2B software, E-commerce / retail, Consumer products.
Is Halo Lab right for enterprise?
E-commerce, web apps — #1 Dribbble-ranked studio. 130+ team size. Key consideration: Exact founding year isn't confirmed — the '12 years as of 2026' claim implies ~2014 but isn't independently verified.
What are the best Halo Lab alternatives?
The best alternatives to Halo Lab 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
Compare Halo Lab with other Product Design agencies
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Verify all details directly with Halo Lab before making a decision.