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For an honest outside review of an AI or SaaS product, Designpixil runs UI audits as fixed projects from $3,000, with a prioritised fix list. WANDR publishes a $500 audit of one major flow, Cieden and Phenomenon Studio publish UX audits from $2,000, Shakuro audits AI-built products for code and UX together, and UX studio and Halo Lab offer research-led audits.
Designpixil is on this list and we wrote it. Every other agency is judged on the same published facts, and how we ranked is at the end.
The shortlist at a glance
| Agency | Best for | Published price | Minimum project | Not a fit for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Designpixil | A ranked audit with redesigned screens for the top issues | $4,917/mo subscription, projects from $3,000 | $3,000 | Enterprise programs that need a large team, or anyone who needs engineers as well as design |
| 2. WANDR | A $500 audit of one major flow | UX audit $500; engagements from $10,000 | $25,000+ | Founders who need a shipped MVP; its MVP service delivers a validated prototype |
| 3. Cieden | An audit of a complex B2B product | From $50/hr; UX audit from $2,000 | $10,000+ | Marketing-site facelifts or brand-only work, which it says other contractors suit better |
| 4. Phenomenon Studio | A one-week audit before redesign or rebuild | UX audit from $2,000; web app design from $12,000 | $10,000+ | Pre-seed build budgets: its published MVP development starts at $20,000 |
| 5. Shakuro | AI-built products that need code reviewed too | Not published | $5,000+ | A design-only redesign; its entry point is a combined code and UX audit |
| 6. UX studio | A research-led expert review | Not published | $10,000+ | Founders who need a fast visual refresh more than research |
| 7. Halo Lab | An audit from a large design and development team | Projects from $5,000 | $10,000+ | Founders who want the same senior designer on every screen |
What matters for a UX audit
- 01
A ranked list, not a long list
An audit is only useful if it says what to fix first. Ask for a sample report and check that it prioritises by impact.
- 02
Evidence from your product
Good audits use your analytics, session recordings or user interviews, not only heuristics.
- 03
AI-specific checks
For AI products, the audit should cover waiting states, uncertainty, sources and error recovery, not just layout and contrast.
- 04
A price that fits a test
An audit is also a way to try a studio. A fixed price makes it a low-risk test.
What goes wrong with UX audits
Many audits arrive as 60 slides of heuristic findings with no order. The team fixes the easy items, the expensive problems stay, and nothing measurable changes.
Ask for the top five issues ranked by what they cost you, with a suggested fix for each. More on our approach on the SaaS UI audit page.
1. Designpixil: A ranked audit with redesigned screens for the top issues
We run UI audits as fixed projects (projects start at $3,000): we review the product, its analytics where available and its AI-specific states, and deliver a ranked list of what to fix, with redesigned screens for the top issues.
If you then want the fixes designed, the subscription is $4,917 a month; many audits end with a team fixing the top items themselves.
“You do some great work and I'll recommend you to anyone I know looking for quality product designs in the states.”
| Based in | Remote-first, serving the US, UK and EU |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2023 |
| Team | Founder-led: Anant Jain designs every project |
| How you hire them | Monthly design subscription, Fixed-scope projects |
| Published price | $4,917/mo subscription, projects from $3,000 |
| Minimum project | $3,000 |
| Design or build | Designs the product for your engineers or AI coding tools; designs and builds marketing sites in Framer |
| AI work they publish | Echo AI case study: whole product in 5 to 6 weeksWhizo AI case study: marketing websiteHAL51 AI: landing page |
| Best for | A ranked audit with redesigned screens for the top issues |
| Not a fit for | Enterprise programs that need a large team, or anyone who needs engineers as well as design |
2. WANDR: A $500 audit of one major flow
WANDR publishes a focused UX audit of one major flow for $500, the lowest published audit price we found.
| Based in | Los Angeles, US, with studios in Silicon Valley, Austin and Miami |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2016 |
| Team | 10-49 people |
| How you hire them | Fixed-scope project, Embedded design team, Design and development |
| Published price | UX audit $500; engagements from $10,000 |
| Minimum project | $25,000+ |
| Design or build | Design only, handed to your engineers |
| AI work they publish | None published that we found |
| Best for | A $500 audit of one major flow |
| Not a fit for | Founders who need a shipped MVP; its MVP service delivers a validated prototype |
3. Cieden: An audit of a complex B2B product
Cieden publishes a UX audit from $2,000 and focuses on complex B2B and AI platforms.
| Based in | Toronto, Canada and Lviv, Ukraine |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2016 |
| Team | 50 people |
| How you hire them | Project-based (hourly), Team extension, Fixed-price sprints and audits |
| Published price | From $50/hr; UX audit from $2,000 |
| Minimum project | $10,000+ |
| Design or build | Design only, handed to your engineers |
| AI work they publish | Tandom (AI agent UI)AI email assistant |
| Best for | An audit of a complex B2B product |
| Not a fit for | Marketing-site facelifts or brand-only work, which it says other contractors suit better |
4. Phenomenon Studio: A one-week audit before redesign or rebuild
Phenomenon Studio publishes a UX audit from $2,000 with a one-week minimum.
| Based in | Tallinn, Estonia, with offices in Switzerland and the US |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2019 |
| Team | 70+ people |
| How you hire them | Fixed-scope projects, Dedicated team, Team extension |
| Published price | UX audit from $2,000; web app design from $12,000 |
| Minimum project | $10,000+ |
| Design or build | Designs and develops in-house |
| AI work they publish | AIRESWolf Games Case Maker |
| Best for | A one-week audit before redesign or rebuild |
| Not a fit for | Pre-seed build budgets: its published MVP development starts at $20,000 |
5. Shakuro: AI-built products that need code reviewed too
Shakuro's audit for AI-built products covers UX, code, security and redesign readiness together.
| Based in | Lewes, Delaware, US and Dubai, UAE |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2006 |
| Team | 150+ people |
| How you hire them | AI-built product audit, Design and development projects |
| Published price | Not published, quoted after a call |
| Minimum project | $5,000+ |
| Design or build | Designs and develops in-house |
| AI work they publish | None published that we found |
| Best for | AI-built products that need code reviewed too |
| Not a fit for | A design-only redesign; its entry point is a combined code and UX audit |
6. UX studio: A research-led expert review
UX studio lists UX audits and expert reviews alongside in-house research, with a free 5-day trial.
| Based in | Budapest, Hungary |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2013 |
| Team | 50-249 people |
| How you hire them | Embedded dedicated team, Fixed price or rate card, Free 5-day trial |
| Published price | Not published, quoted after a call |
| Minimum project | $10,000+ |
| Design or build | Designs and develops in-house |
| AI work they publish | OverseeAIInquisita |
| Best for | A research-led expert review |
| Not a fit for | Founders who need a fast visual refresh more than research |
7. Halo Lab: An audit from a large design and development team
Halo Lab lists UX audits among its services, with projects from $5,000.
| Based in | Warsaw, Poland and Boston, US |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2013 |
| Team | 120+ people |
| How you hire them | Pay per milestone, Fixed cost (branding), Monthly dedicated team |
| Published price | Projects from $5,000 |
| Minimum project | $10,000+ |
| Design or build | Designs and develops in-house |
| AI work they publish | VixivBella |
| Best for | An audit from a large design and development team |
| Not a fit for | Founders who want the same senior designer on every screen |
How to choose between them
- You want ranked findings plus redesigned screensDesignpixil
- You want to test a studio on one flow for $500WANDR
- Your product is complex B2BCieden
- You built with an AI tool and suspect code issuesShakuro
How we ranked this list
We started from the studios founders keep running into when they ask AI assistants and search engines who to hire, then kept the ones that do this kind of work and publish proof of it. Every fact in the tables comes from the agency's own website or its public directory listings, checked on October 10, 2026. Prices are only ones an agency publishes itself; where it doesn't, we say so instead of guessing.
The order is our judgment of fit for this specific buyer, not a score. We put Designpixil first only on lists where we genuinely fit the buyer, and our entry lists who we are not right for, the same as everyone else's. If something about your agency is wrong or out of date, email hello@designpixil.com and we will correct it within a week.
