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11 Best Agencies for Custom Wordpress Website Development

Osman Husain 3/22/24 3:12 PM

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Best WordPress Agencies

WordPress is the most popular content management system (CMS) in the world, powering 43% of all websites. Its fast, highly customizable, and works great for SEO purposes. That's why plenty of Wordpress agencies specialize in bringing their clients' visions to market But with so many to choose from, how do you pick the right one?

In this article, we'll review professional Wordpress design and development companies that have a track record of building bespoke solutions. Let's dive in. 

 

1. Stryve

Stryve is a B2B full-service marketing company located in Waterloo, Canada. Since 2008, Stryve has focused on digital marketing and technology solutions that help businesses overcome their toughest business challenges. Stryve offers a comprehensive range of services that include:

  •  Marketing strategy & operations
  • Brand development
  • Lead generation
  • Website design
  • Web development
  • Sales enablement
  • WebOps

Stryve demonstrates mastery over building a company’s web presence, including its strategic application of WordPress. The company offers lightweight deployment of this CMS as part of its philosophy on providing right-fit solutions to businesses. Stryve seems able to make good on this promise with a range of content-focused services that support a client’s brand marketing and SEO goals.

Notably, Stryve offers extensive strategic planning and support services to go along with its development. Given the lightweight and easy-to-manage nature of WordPress, this support is invaluable. Clients can benefit from spending less time on CMS management and more time on high-level strategic planning.

The company states its capability of helping teams of all sizes, from scale-up operations to enterprise marketing groups. Service pricing is available by request.

Companies should consider Stryve for the full range of support services they offer. They have the results to back up their claims, with a portfolio of work covering everything from website modernization to rebranding. We appreciate how they modernized the brand identity of their client, Emtek Processed Alloys.

 

[View Stryve’s full portfolio]

 

2. Dreww

Dreww is another B2B marketing company, this time specializing in enterprise Wordpress development. Founded in 2018, Dreww is located in Quebec, Canada and serves an international client base. They describe themselves as a multi-disciplinary collective that brings together specialists from many different niches to provide full marketing support. Some of their top services include:

  • Website development
  • Conversion optimization
  • Social media strategy
  • Content production

Dreww’s main focus is optimizing brand strategies to gain more traction on social media. As a content production agency, Dreww leverages top platforms like WordPress, WP Engine, Shopify, and Webflow to help clients meet their goals. Like other agencies on this list, Dreww understands the benefits of WordPress distribution and has built aspects of its ecosystem around it. Though their primary focus is video production, WordPress remains an essential part of their content distribution strategy.

Dreww serves customers across all industries, with notable clientele that include Porsche Cars Canada, Amazon Prime Video, Second Cup Canada, Les Restaurants Lafleur, and Cirque Du Soleil. Pricing details are not public, so brands will need to request information from the company directly.

Their portfolio boasts an impressive array of projects. We like Dreww's work on Grandé Studios, where it combined a series of smaller websites into one unified brand.

[View Dreww’s full portfolio]

 

3. Digital Workforce (Best WordPress Consultant)

Digital Workforce (DWF) is a B2B digital marketing agency located in Bucharest, Romania. Founded in 2015, DWF provides critical marketing support services that help clients expand their reach. Their services include:

  • SEO services
  • Paid media
  • Data analytics
  • Web development
  • UX design

DWF focuses on its local SEO services and how they help clients maximize visibility, promising more traffic, better conversion rates, and more sales. To do so, they measure performance indicators to track brand authority. These include brand health, influence health, reputation health, and engagement health.

These efforts have supported DWF’s growth over their nine years of operation. Today, DWF boasts a portfolio of over 850 clients that include Carrefour, Sephora, F64, Decathlon, Dr. Max, Vivre, and Mathaus. Based on their offerings and past work, their services are suited to companies at the SMB and enterprise levels, though specific pricing information is by request only.

However, DWF has expertise in a diverse range of fields. Some noted focus areas include automotive, travel, medical, sport, and fashion. DWF’s flexible approach makes their services suitable for a variety of companies seeking improved SEO management.

DWF’s portfolio best represents the wide range of companies it serves rather than particular website design work. It has a great track record for its bespoke WordPress development capabilities. 

 

[View DWF’s full portfolio]

 

4. Reptile

Reptile is a B2B digital marketing group providing a multi-disciplinary approach to brand improvement. Located in Quebec, Canada, Reptile is one of the older entries on this list, founded in 2001. This is not to undercut their services, as Reptile offers a comprehensive range of options to suit nearly any marketing need:

  • Business strategy
  • Competitor analyses
  • Content production
  • UX optimization
  • Multiplatform development
  • Data science

Aside from providing the marketing support services one would expect, Reptile specializes in data science and analyses. Unlike agencies that take a more scattershot approach, Reptile’s marketing improvements are grounded in data-backed reports. This allows them to help clients manage their data sets, better segment customers, integrate external data, and identify new business opportunities.

Reptile’s agency services will be suitable for a wide range of businesses, though its extensive data management services may make it particularly attractive to larger companies with big data sets to unpack. Prospective clients will need to schedule a consultation to get prices, however.

We appreciate the attention to detail Reptile brings to projects, including one for Ver-Mac: a project involving an overhaul of the website alongside a freshly redesigned aesthetic.

 

[View Reptile’s full portfolio]

 

5. Burst Digital

Burst Digital is another B2B branding agency, founded in 2018 and specializing in full-service marketing support. While aesthetics and brand management are at the forefront of their services, they also offer a wide range of supplementary creative roles to push their clients to the next level:

  • Branding
  • Web design
  • Digital marketing
  • SEO services
  • Social media management
  • Pitch deck design

Burst Digital targets its services at a wide range of companies. It focuses on smaller businesses and startups, providing essential support to get clients off the ground. Notably, Burst Digital offers pitch deck design among its services and promises to design cutting-edge decks that secure funding. Some of its featured clients include Vertical Future, Artisan, Howden Group Holdings, and Cogency Global. However, clients must schedule a consultation to get pricing on specific services. Currently there is little information about which plans are available to buyers.

This company features a modern, agile approach to design, designing wireframes in Figma and building sites through the WordPress ecosystem. This lean approach helps produce nimble projects that easily adapt to change. And simple is effective: look no further than the work done for the Vivenne Westwood foundation as an example. With minimal site elements and a striking design, Burst Digital creates impactful imagery that supports the foundation’s goals.

Burst can also support custom WordPress ecommerce development if you'd like to set up an online storefront for your brand. 

 

[View Burst Digital’s full portfolio]

 

6. WebDevStudios

WebDevStudios is a B2B, full-service marketing partner specializing in the WordPress ecosystem. Founded in 2002 and located in Pennsylvania, U.S., WebDevStudios brings over two decades of WordPress-focused experience to the table. Unlike many others on this list, WebDevStudios focuses almost exclusively on the platform rather than casting a wide net. Some of their top offerings include:

  • Custom WordPress development
  • Website strategy
  • UI and UX design
  • Content migrations
  • Performance and security
  • Ongoing website support

WebDevStudios offers support for enterprise clients and the many plugins, integrations, and extensions that their web ecosystems may use. Some of their notable clients include Microsoft, Campbell’s, Discovery Communications, Starbucks, and Viacom. Its one of the few agencies on this list that offers a WordPress plugin development service.

Notably, WebDevStudios maintains an active presence in the WordPress community. Their team has contributed to the core development of WordPress over the years, building publicly-available plugins and supporting WordCamp conferences around the country. Backed by the great range of features and add-ons available (such as eCommerce support), WebDevStudios has the expertise to help companies master their marketing through WordPress.

Given the flexibility of WordPress’s content management, these solutions can manifest in many different ways. Take for example the work done by WebDevStudios for Starbucks, where the agency helped design a new learning management system for employees built on WordPress.

 

[View WebDevStudios’ full portfolio]

 

7. Upqode

Upqode is a B2B marketing and web design agency founded in 2014. Located in Tennessee, U.S., Upqode offers a full range of marketing support services. Top services of note include:

  • Web design
  • Digital marketing
  • SEO services
  • Web development
  • Website maintenance
  • eCommerce support

Upqode is an agency that promotes transparency, reliability, and trust as core drivers of value. Clients who work with Upqode can expect not only full-service marketing support but also creative direction provided by the Upqode team. This approach has produced results: Upqode has won more than 40 awards for its service quality and has been ranked among the Top 10 WordPress companies by Clutch in past award years.

Upqode provides services to diverse client sets across the business spectrum, with services suitable for small and larger enterprises. Like others on this list, Upqode understands the power of the WordPress platform and promotes lightweight development for its client projects. Like other WordPress agencies, Upqode specializes in this CMS and can help businesses navigate complexities around site design, content publication, plugin integration, and more.

However, Upqode doesn’t post plan details or pricing information online, so companies must request a consultation to learn more. The company does offer a unique incentive for satisfied clients who leave positive reviews: two free months of site hosting and maintenance. This is a nice perk that speaks to another of Upqode’s top reported benefits: Its responsiveness. 

Past clients report that Upqode’s team is helpful and collaborative in meeting the goals of internal stakeholders. Some companies fail to achieve This critical aspect of marketing design, so it’s good to see companies like Upqode prioritizing the customer experience.

For a good example of what Upqode can do, look at their work for the online fundraising platform Classy. By ensuring responsive design across all devices and bolstering the brand with an eye-catching design, Upqode helped this company establish itself as a key player in the space.

 

[View Upqode’s full portfolio]

 

8. Cut2Code

Cut2Code is a B2B web development company that handles all aspects of website design, from concept to publication. The company began in 2015 and is headquartered in Wroclaw, Poland. Since its inception, Cut2Code has worked to create an end-to-end process for web development backed by WordPress’s flexible feature set. Some of their core services include:

  • Cybersecurity
  • Migration support
  • Frontend development
  • eCommerce integration
  • Website support and maintenance

As a development-focused company, Cut2Code features several helpful services that go beyond basic design. They offer extensive support for WordPress and its associated integrations, with particular focus on Shopify, WooCommerce, and Magento. They also offer critical DevOps services for server configuration, CI/CD, and automated optimization. These rich features make Cut2Code an attractive choice for companies interested in custom development and commerce functionality.

Migration support is a top focus for Cut2Code. They offer dedicated migration services from platforms like Drupal, Wix, or Webflow into WordPress. On the eCommerce side, they support transitions among top eCommerce integrations, prioritizing data integrity and minimal downtime.

Cut2Code’s services are suitable for many companies. Their minimum project size is just $5,000, and their most common project size is <$10,000. This makes their services accessible even to companies with budgetary restrictions. Of course, more extensive work will come with more extensive price tags, but buyers will need to contact the company directly for hard quotes.

For a good example of what they can do, refer to their project for Tone Dermatology. Work included custom integration, frontend development, and WordPress integration—a coordination of services that helped the clinic transform their web presence into a striking visual.

 

[View Cut2Code’s full portfolio]

 

9. 10up

10up is a B2B digital consultancy focused on providing tools to support content creators, particularly those with large-scale content problems. Founded in 2011 and based in North America, 10up provides an array of services that help clients execute their goals and improve their marketing plans:

  • Digital strategy
  • Project management
  • Backend & frontend development
  • Cloud and systems engineering
  • UX design

Unlike others on this list, 10up is more of a digital consultancy rather than a WordPress development specialist. They are able to leverage their large team and broad skillset to produce a wide range of operational efficiencies for clients, tapping technologies like WordPress and React to generate results. 

Based on its size and in-depth services, it comes as no surprise that 10up caters to mid- to large businesses, boasting an international team of 200 workers spanning three continents. This company's minimum project size is $75,000, so businesses will need substantial marketing budgets to accommodate these demands. Some of 10up’s clients include Google, Time, ESPN, AARP, Microsoft, and Adobe.

10up is another company with a strong development focus, both for the WordPress CMS and other systems. They have familiarity with the top platforms and cloud systems currently in use and can deliver on an impressive range of projects. In 2023, the company made 904 contributions to the WordPress Core—ranking third-highest among the 286 contributing companies. This is a testament to 10up’s development expertise and familiarity with the WordPress ecosystem.

One example of their great work can be seen in their work for City A.M.; over six months, the agency helped the client build a new website and fresh digital experience on top of the WordPress VIP platform, prioritizing performance, scalability, and security.

 

[View 10up’s full portfolio]

 

10. Vipe Studio

Vipe Studio is a B2B marketing agency specializing in custom developments for WordPress. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Sofia, Bulgaria, Vipe Studio acts as a long-term partner for any and all WordPress services. Their most prominent services include:

  • Custom WordPress development
  • Consulting and discovery
  • Custom Gutenberg blocks
  • Website support and maintenance

Vipe Studio brings a range of helpful services to the table, including solutions like custom Gutenberg blocks that even further streamline WordPress’s already flexible functionality. This allows companies to benefit from rich content layouts free of clunky code or extensive plugins.

Vipe Studio has prioritized covering all needs that businesses may experience when dealing with WordPress. From headless implementations to API integration, Vipe Studio aims to be a one-stop-shop for WordPress mastery. However, prospects will need to contact the company for specific pricing information.

This agency’s services suit most companies, from small to medium enterprises to larger corporate entities. Some of their past clients include Honda, Fintech Finance News, Instant Pot, Spark, and Eldrive.

One notable example of their services is their work on Creative Rebels. Here, the team performed a complete UX and UI overhaul of the client’s existing website and built in new content management functionality through custom-coded Gutenberg blocks. This provided a striking visual aesthetic that the client enjoys to this day.

[View Vipe Studio’s full portfolio]

 

11. SINCOS 

SINCOS is a B2B digital engagement agency headquartered in Bucharest, Romania. Established in 2018, SINCOS offers a range of digital engagement strategies, automation tools, and data-driven insights to help companies grow. Their services include:

  • Digital engagement strategy planning
  • Sales funnel & marketing automation
  • eCommerce solutions
  • Insights & analytics

Much of SINCOS’ business is focused on helping companies optimize their struggling marketing workflows. They may recommend WordPress as an easy choice for content distribution, as its flexibility and low cost makes it appealing to a broad range of users.

SINCOS offers services to companies of all sizes, specifically calling out SMBs and enterprise clientele in the industries of eCommerce, consumer packaged goods (CPG), technology, software-as-a-service (SaaS), health and medical, education, retail, professional services and more. This broad range of industries speaks to SINCOS’ agility as a service firm. Nearly any company struggling with marketing strategy can benefit in some capacity.

In terms of pricing, SINCOS’ digital marketing strategy planning is available in three tiers: Top-Level (€350/strategy), Detailed (€950/strategy), and End-to-End (€1,650/strategy). SINCOS does offer free consultations through its website, so interested companies can contact the agency for more details.

SINCOS focuses more on strategic, high-level operations than direct design work. Hence, they're a fantastic WordPress consultant. Although their website doesn’t offer a portfolio of past work, it offers a wealth of information about SINCOS’ processes and what they can bring to the marketing table.

 

[Learn more about SINCOS]

 

Osman Husain

Osman is the content lead at Enzuzo. He has a background in data privacy management via a two-year role at ExpressVPN and extensive freelance work with cybersecurity and blockchain companies. Osman also holds an MBA from the Toronto Metropolitan University.