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For UX/UI design for an AI or SaaS startup, Designpixil gives you one senior designer at a published $4,917 a month or from $3,000 a project. Eleken embeds dedicated SaaS designers, UX studio leads with research, Cieden handles complex B2B, Excited brings an award-level visual bar, and Halo Lab, Musemind and Arounda offer larger teams with design and development.
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 | Senior UX/UI for AI and SaaS products at a published price | $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. Eleken | A dedicated SaaS UX/UI designer | From $4,599/mo (part-time designer) | $10,000+ | Teams that need a studio to lead strategy and brand rather than add a designer |
| 3. UX studio | Research-led UX for B2B SaaS | Not published | $10,000+ | Founders who need a fast visual refresh more than research |
| 4. Cieden | Complex B2B and AI UX | From $50/hr; UX audit from $2,000 | $10,000+ | Marketing-site facelifts or brand-only work, which it says other contractors suit better |
| 5. Excited | An award-level visual bar for tech and AI products | Not published | $10,000+ | Founders who need published pricing before the first call |
| 6. Halo Lab | A large design and development team | Projects from $5,000 | $10,000+ | Founders who want the same senior designer on every screen |
| 7. Musemind | UX/UI on monthly design hours | From $2,600/mo (40 hours) | $10,000+ | Founders who want one senior person accountable for every screen |
| 8. Arounda | UX/UI with dedicated people and development | Typical projects from $6,000 | $25,000+ | Very small budgets: its listed minimum project is $25,000+ |
What matters for UX/UI design
- 01
UX before UI
Ask how they decide flows before visuals. Studios that start with mood boards usually optimise the wrong thing.
- 02
Work like yours
Ask for UX/UI work on products similar to yours: AI, B2B, dashboards.
- 03
Who designs
Senior attention matters more than team size for a startup product.
What goes wrong when UX/UI is bought as visuals
Founders often brief a studio for a new look when the problem is a confusing flow. The product looks better and converts the same.
Brief the problem, not the look: where users drop, what they fail to do. The visuals follow.
1. Designpixil: Senior UX/UI for AI and SaaS products at a published price
We design UX and UI together for AI and SaaS products, from flows and states to the final visual system. Clients include Echo AI, Transdyne and OvaWise.
One senior designer, $4,917 a month for 3 to 4 deliverables a week, or projects from $3,000.
“Anant quickly understood our product vision and translated complex ideas into a clean, intuitive, and thoughtful user experience. He has a rare ability to take abstract concepts and turn them into designs that feel both elegant and highly functional.”
| 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 | Senior UX/UI for AI and SaaS products at a published price |
| Not a fit for | Enterprise programs that need a large team, or anyone who needs engineers as well as design |
2. Eleken: A dedicated SaaS UX/UI designer
Eleken is a UI/UX agency for B2B SaaS, placing dedicated designers from $4,599 a month.
| Based in | Kyiv, Ukraine, with a US entity in Delaware |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2015 |
| Team | 100+ people |
| How you hire them | Dedicated designer subscription, Team extension, 3-day free trial |
| Published price | From $4,599/mo (part-time designer) |
| Minimum project | $10,000+ |
| Design or build | Design only, handed to your engineers |
| AI work they publish | AampePanjayaCaseScribe |
| Best for | A dedicated SaaS UX/UI designer |
| Not a fit for | Teams that need a studio to lead strategy and brand rather than add a designer |
3. UX studio: Research-led UX for B2B SaaS
UX studio is a research and design agency for B2B SaaS with in-house researchers.
| 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 | Research-led UX for B2B SaaS |
| Not a fit for | Founders who need a fast visual refresh more than research |
4. Cieden: Complex B2B and AI UX
Cieden designs complex B2B and AI products and publishes its rates.
| 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 | Complex B2B and AI UX |
| Not a fit for | Marketing-site facelifts or brand-only work, which it says other contractors suit better |
5. Excited: An award-level visual bar for tech and AI products
Excited designs tech and AI products from UX research to visual design.
| Based in | Ukraine (team) |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2018 |
| Team | 10-49 people |
| How you hire them | Project engagements (not published) |
| Published price | Not published, quoted after a call |
| Minimum project | $10,000+ |
| Design or build | Design only, handed to your engineers |
| AI work they publish | Artificial SocietiesAwareNow |
| Best for | An award-level visual bar for tech and AI products |
| Not a fit for | Founders who need published pricing before the first call |
6. Halo Lab: A large design and development team
Halo Lab covers UX/UI, web and development with a large in-house team.
| 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 | A large design and development team |
| Not a fit for | Founders who want the same senior designer on every screen |
7. Musemind: UX/UI on monthly design hours
Musemind offers UI/UX design on hours-based plans from $2,600 a month.
| Based in | Dubai, UAE, with offices in New York, London and Berlin |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2021 |
| Team | 80+ people |
| How you hire them | Monthly design subscription (hours-based), Project proposal after a call |
| Published price | From $2,600/mo (40 hours) |
| Minimum project | $10,000+ |
| Design or build | Designs and develops in-house |
| AI work they publish | TrainmateDaxtra |
| Best for | UX/UI on monthly design hours |
| Not a fit for | Founders who want one senior person accountable for every screen |
8. Arounda: UX/UI with dedicated people and development
Arounda offers dedicated designers and developers, with offices in the US, UK and Europe.
| Based in | Offices in Los Angeles, London, Amsterdam and Tallinn |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2016 |
| Team | 55+ people |
| How you hire them | Dedicated designers and developers, Project estimate after discovery, 3-day free trial |
| Published price | Typical projects from $6,000 |
| Minimum project | $25,000+ |
| Design or build | Designs and develops in-house |
| AI work they publish | AuralisMOJO-CXNoNarcissAI |
| Best for | UX/UI with dedicated people and development |
| Not a fit for | Very small budgets: its listed minimum project is $25,000+ |
How to choose between them
- You want one senior designer at a published priceDesignpixil
- You want a designer embedded in your teamEleken
- You need research firstUX studio
- You need a large team with developmentHalo Lab or Arounda
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.
