{
  "title": "Do design studios publish their prices? We checked 100.",
  "fetched": "October 2026",
  "fx_date": "2026-10-16",
  "fx_source": "European Central Bank reference rates",
  "sample": 100,
  "readable": 86,
  "publishes_price": {
    "n": 8,
    "of": 86,
    "pct": 9.3
  },
  "says_quote_only": {
    "n": 8,
    "of": 86,
    "pct": 9.3
  },
  "unreadable": 14,
  "publishes_timeline": {
    "n": 8,
    "of": 86,
    "pct": 9.3
  },
  "by_region": {
    "USA": {
      "n": 0,
      "of": 16,
      "pct": 0
    },
    "UK": {
      "n": 2,
      "of": 19,
      "pct": 10.5
    },
    "India": {
      "n": 5,
      "of": 18,
      "pct": 27.8
    },
    "EU": {
      "n": 0,
      "of": 15,
      "pct": 0
    },
    "Asia Pacific": {
      "n": 1,
      "of": 18,
      "pct": 5.6
    }
  },
  "by_segment": {
    "Independent studio": {
      "n": 7,
      "of": 70,
      "pct": 10
    },
    "Established agency": {
      "n": 1,
      "of": 16,
      "pct": 6.3
    }
  },
  "gives_price_hint_only": 3,
  "price_forms": {
    "project minimum": 1,
    "starting from": 4,
    "monthly retainer": 2,
    "range by tier": 1,
    "fixed package": 1,
    "range": 1
  },
  "usd": {
    "published": [
      {
        "studio": "MadeByShape",
        "region": "UK",
        "services": "any project",
        "as_written": "\"we do have a minimum starting budget of £5,000\"",
        "project_minimum_usd": 6668
      },
      {
        "studio": "Dazze Studio",
        "region": "UK",
        "services": "maintenance",
        "as_written": "\"Our Performance and Growth Support service starts from just £3.25 per day\"",
        "other_from_usd": 4.33
      },
      {
        "studio": "Right Hemisphere",
        "region": "India",
        "services": "website|product design|digital design",
        "as_written": "UI/UX Design \"Starts at: $1000\"; Web Design \"Starts at: $1000\"; Digital Design \"Starts at: $500\"; Web Development \"Starts at: $1500\"",
        "website_from_usd": 1000
      },
      {
        "studio": "CREATIVECUE",
        "region": "India",
        "services": "retainer|project sprint",
        "as_written": "Subscription \"$5,000 / per month\" (one senior and one junior designer, brand, web, email and marketing); Sprints \"$10,000 / onwards\"",
        "retainer_month_from_usd": 5000
      },
      {
        "studio": "Flowtrix",
        "region": "India",
        "services": "website|brand identity|product design",
        "as_written": "Website Design + Development \"$20,000 to $250,000\" (Growth / Funded $20,000 to $75,000; Enterprise $75,000 to $250,000); Product \"$20,000 to $80,000\"; Branding \"$15,000 to $45,000\" (Growth $15,000 to $25,000; Enterprise $25,000 to $45,000)",
        "website_from_usd": 20000,
        "website_to_usd": 250000,
        "brand_from_usd": 15000,
        "brand_to_usd": 45000
      },
      {
        "studio": "TheFinch Design",
        "region": "India",
        "services": "retainer",
        "as_written": "Lite Plan \"$999 /Month\" (40 hours); Flex Plan \"$1599 /Month\" (80 hours); Core Plan \"$3599 /Month\" (160 hours); Build & Scale \"$7999\"",
        "retainer_month_from_usd": 999,
        "retainer_month_to_usd": 7999
      },
      {
        "studio": "Design Point Digital",
        "region": "Asia Pacific",
        "services": "website",
        "as_written": "\"Website costs can start anywhere from $2,000+ depending on scope and functionality\"",
        "website_from_usd": 1392
      },
      {
        "studio": "Litmus Branding",
        "region": "India",
        "services": "corporate profile",
        "as_written": "\"Corporate profiles typically range from INR 70,000 to INR 5,00,000\"",
        "other_from_usd": 737,
        "other_to_usd": 5265
      }
    ]
  }
}
