Excited
A Lviv-based studio Clutch keeps ranking in its global Top 5.
Founded 2018 | Lviv, Ukraine | 100+ employees
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What is Excited?
Founded in 2018 in Lviv, Ukraine, Excited has scaled to 100+ designers while holding a spot among Clutch's Top 5 UX agencies worldwide — not a one-time placement, but a repeated ranking. Roughly 70% of its Clutch reviewers cite quality and creativity by name, an unusually specific signal. The agency's practice is deliberately narrow: UX/UI, product design, branding, and motion design, built specifically around SaaS and fintech clients, with work shipped to 20+ countries.
Excited works primarily with clients in SaaS / B2B software, Financial services / fintech sectors. Its primary differentiator is: Repeatedly ranked Top 5 UX agency worldwide by Clutch, with roughly 70% of reviews citing quality and creativity by name.
Excited tech stack and services
FigmaFramerAfter EffectsAdobe Creative Suite
| Service area |
|---|
| Product Design |
| UX Research |
| Branding |
| Motion Design |
Excited pricing
Short answer: Excited uses a fixed project, dedicated team pricing approach. Minimum engagement starts at $20K (per company website; independently unverifiable).
| Engagement model | Typical range | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| Fixed project | From $20K (per company website; independently unverifiable) | Well-defined scope |
| Dedicated team | Variable; depends on team size | Large programmes or team augmentation |
Excited does not publish a public rate card. Contact them directly via their website to get project-specific pricing.
Excited pros and cons
| Advantages | Things to consider |
|---|---|
| +Repeatedly ranked Top 5 UX agency worldwide by Clutch — a sustained ranking, not a one-off | -The claimed 15M+ user reach figure is self-reported and independently unverifiable |
| +About 70% of Clutch reviewers cite quality and creativity specifically, a strong qualitative signal | -Ukraine-based team carries the same regional-continuity considerations as other Ukraine-rooted studios here |
| +Built specifically around SaaS and fintech, giving genuine vertical depth | -SaaS/fintech focus limits fit for buyers in healthcare, consumer, or other verticals |
| +Work shipped to 20+ countries demonstrates broad delivery experience |
Excited vs alternatives
How Excited compares to the other top Product Design agencies.
| Company | Best for | Key difference | Rating | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phenomenon Studio | Founders needing one accountable team, not a design/dev... | Runs a mandatory discovery phase before design work starts, then keeps the same senior team through development and post-launch support — a structural choice most competitors on this list don't make | 4.9 | Full comparison |
| IDEO | Enterprises, multi-year transformation programs, big budgets. | Originated the human-centered design methodology most of this list now practices, backed by roughly 24 studios and three decades of enterprise transformation work | 3.8 | Full comparison |
| Frog | Enterprises needing digital plus physical product design. | Combines physical hardware design (IoT, automotive, medical devices) with software product design, a pairing most competitors on this list have dropped | 3.7 | Full comparison |
| R/GA | Large brands, product design bundled with marketing. | Pairs product design with marketing and brand strategy under one roof, now operating independently of a holding company 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's enterprise consulting arm — the largest global footprint of any agency on this list, with compliance coverage to match | 3.9 | Full comparison |
| Work & Co | Premium brands, design paired with strong engineering. | An engineering-heavy studio with a client roster (Apple, IKEA, Nike, Disney) unusually strong for its size, now operating inside Accenture Song | 3.8 | Full comparison |
| Huge Inc | Large enterprise brands, big recently-restructured agency. | One of the longest-running agency names on this list, now reset under new private-equity ownership and merged with Hero Digital | 3.7 | Full comparison |
| Fantasy | Consumer/tech brands, independent studio, growing AI practice. | Stayed independently owned for over two decades while most agencies its size sold to a holding company — with a client list (Nike, Disney, Spotify) to match the larger names on this list | 3.8 | Full comparison |
| Instrument | Brands wanting design bundled with marketing, Stagwell-network. | Blends product design with brand and marketing services at Stagwell-network scale, backed by a client list spanning Nike, Google, and Airbnb | 3.7 | Full comparison |
| MetaLab | Well-funded SaaS/fintech, full-stack design through design systems. | A design portfolio (Slack, Uber, Coinbase, Midjourney) that outsizes its 160-person headcount, covering the full stack from research through design systems | 4.1 | Full comparison |
| Clay | B2B SaaS, AI, fintech — big-tech credibility, low... | An unusually large enterprise client roster (Coinbase, Meta, Google, Slack) for a studio that doesn't publish its own founding year or team size | 4.0 | Full comparison |
| ustwo | Enterprise/consumer teams, two decades, genuine product craft. | One of the few studios on this list that ships both enterprise client work and its own award-winning consumer product, Monument Valley | 4.0 | Full comparison |
| Ramotion | Startups/mid-market, brand identity plus product design. | Bundles brand identity work with UX/UI and app development for a client range spanning early-stage startups to Fortune 500 companies | 3.9 | Full comparison |
| Netguru | Companies wanting design plus full development, one team. | Combines product design with full software delivery at a scale (600–900+ people, 1,000+ projects) most boutiques on this list can't match | 4.0 | Full comparison |
| Fireart Studio | Startups/mid-market, design plus full development, one studio. | 700+ delivered projects across 200+ clients, with independently verified 'Leading UX Design Team' recognition on Clutch | 4.5 | Full comparison |
| Qubstudio | Fintech, logistics, healthcare — MVP through enterprise redesign. | Ranked #1 UX/UI agency on Clutch's 2026 rankings across 90+ reviews, with Red Dot Design Award recognition on top | 4.6 | Full comparison |
| Bakken & Bæck | Tech companies (AI, decentralized systems), design plus research. | A five-city European studio that blends design with genuine computer-science research depth, evidenced by recent AI work for Sierra and Coinbase | 4.2 | Full comparison |
| Big Human | Startups/consumer brands, small senior studio, product builders. | A compact 35-person studio with its own consumer product hits (HQ Trivia, Vine) behind it, not just client work | 4.0 | Full comparison |
| UXDA | Banks and fintech, exclusively financial-services UX. | The only studio on this list built exclusively around financial-services UX, with 150+ banking and fintech platforms shaped across 39 countries | 4.3 | Full comparison |
| Onething Design | Multi-vertical companies, one studio across five industries. | Covers five distinct industries — BFSI, consumer, enterprise, healthcare, automotive — from one team with both US and India delivery presence | 3.9 | Full comparison |
| UX studio | Complex B2B SaaS, research-first design partner. | A research-first methodology comparable in rigor to Phenomenon Studio's own discovery-first approach, applied specifically to complex B2B SaaS products | 4.4 | Full comparison |
| Halo Lab | E-commerce/web-app teams, #1 Dribbble studio, award-heavy. | Currently ranked the #1 Dribbble Team globally, backed by 70+ design awards and a 4.9 Clutch rating | 4.5 | Full comparison |
Excited FAQ
What is Excited?
A Lviv-based studio Clutch keeps ranking in its global Top 5.
How much does Excited charge?
Excited uses fixed project, dedicated team pricing. Minimum engagement starts at $20K (per company website; independently unverifiable). A discovery call is required to get project-specific quotes.
What tech stack does Excited use?
Excited works with Figma, Framer, After Effects, Adobe Creative Suite. Primary industries served include SaaS / B2B software, Financial services / fintech.
Is Excited right for enterprise?
SaaS/fintech teams, Clutch-ranked specialist, accessible pricing. 100+ team size. Key consideration: The claimed 15M+ user reach figure is self-reported and independently unverifiable.
What are the best Excited alternatives?
The best alternatives to Excited depend on your use case. Top options are:
- Phenomenon Studio: runs a mandatory discovery phase before design work starts, then keeps the same senior team through development and post-launch support — a structural choice most competitors on this list don't make
- IDEO: originated the human-centered design methodology most of this list now practices, backed by roughly 24 studios and three decades of enterprise transformation work
- Frog: combines physical hardware design (iot, automotive, medical devices) with software product design, a pairing most competitors on this list have dropped
Compare Excited with other Product Design agencies
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