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New York · Comparison · Updated November 5, 2026

The best web design agencies in New York: our 2026 picks

In New York, a website can start at $999 or cost a subscription of $5,995 a month. The real differences sit in the contract: who owns the code, and what you pay before you see anything. Here are five web design agencies to compare, with their clients, their prices when public, and when to pick each one.

Capturit wrote this list and put itself first: it is our studio. We are a French studio with no New York office, and we have not built a site for a New York business yet. The other four entries repeat what each company publishes on its own website, read on November 5, 2026.

A man tasting a glass of red wine on a terrace, from a Capturit film

Which agency for which project?

  • A site drawn from scratch at a fixed price, with no lock-in and a brand film if you want one: Capturit.
  • A long-established agency that also runs your marketing: Lounge Lizard.
  • A local studio you can meet, for a small business site: IL Webdesign.
  • A low entry price on a proprietary platform: United Of Web.
  • Ongoing creative work on a monthly subscription: Designity.

1. Capturit, a French film studio

A French film studio that designs and codes custom websites for New York businesses. From $8,900, live in six weeks, with a dashboard you run yourself.

No lock-in: the price is fixed, there is no monthly license, and the code and the domain are handed over at launch. You pay in three parts: 40% to start, 30% at the designs, 30% when the site is live, so 60% is due only after you have seen the work.

What we have built

  • Perpignan Télécom: the full redesign of a French telecom operator's site, 31 pages.
  • SafyPoint: bookings, arrival codes, client logins and online payment.
  • Poivre & Sel: a restaurant booking platform we created and own.

How it works from France

Calls fall between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. in New York, and every message gets an answer within one business day. Sites are built to WCAG 2.1 AA and tested with a keyboard and automated checks before launch. Brand films are optional.

When to pick someone else

If you want an agency you can meet in Manhattan, or a client list in New York today, the next names on this page will suit you better. Our clients are in France so far.

Web design in New York with Capturit

2. Lounge Lizard, web design agency in Manhattan

Lounge Lizard is a New York web design and digital marketing agency founded in 1998, on West 34th Street, with its headquarters on Long Island and nine US offices. It describes itself as woman- and family-owned, and works in six steps from discovery to ongoing growth.

It builds on custom WordPress, Shopify and Magento, and also runs SEO, paid search, social and email marketing. It announces more than 3,000 projects and names McLaren Golf, InvestCloud, Canon and Nikon. Pick it if you want one long-established agency for the site and the marketing.

3. IL Webdesign, web design studio in Brooklyn and Manhattan

IL Webdesign is a New York studio with addresses on Avenue X in Brooklyn, on Broadway in Manhattan and in Miami Beach, by appointment. It promises custom mobile-first WordPress design, never a template, a written plan and a fixed-price proposal, typically live in two to three weeks.

It also runs SEO, Google Ads and social media, and states that you own your site, files and domain. It shows more than 100 five-star Google reviews and names Masuta NYC, Blue Sky Medical and Lana's Gymnastics. Pick it for a small business site delivered fast, by people you can meet.

4. United Of Web, web development in New York

United Of Web is a design and development company on 6th Avenue in New York, building on its own CMS rather than WordPress, and promising pages that load in under half a second. It lists 12 team members and nine years of experience.

Web development starts at $999, SEO and marketing at $999 a month, enterprise work at $19,999. It names Sports United NY, Muse Beauty Lab and Metro Brooklyn Soccer Club. Pick it for a low entry price if a proprietary platform suits you, and ask who owns the code.

5. Designity, creative subscription from New York

Founded in New York in 2016, Designity sells creative services as a subscription: more than 100 services, from web design and coding to branding, ads and motion graphics. Each client gets a creative director, a project manager and a marketing strategist.

The Plus plan is $5,995 a month for 120 hours, month-to-month, after a two-week trial. It states that you own all copyrights, including after cancelling, and names Calendly, Kung Fu Tea and Icon Parking. Pick it if you need creative work every month, well beyond one website.

What to ask a New York web design agency

  1. Who owns the code and the domain if you leave?
  2. Is there a monthly license on top of the build price?
  3. Is the site built to WCAG 2.1 AA, and how is that tested?
  4. Who on the team will you actually talk to?
  5. How much of the price is due before you see any work?
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