UXDA
150+ banking platforms across 39 countries, zero non-financial clients.
Founded 2015 | Riga, Latvia | 25+ employees
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What is UXDA?
Alex Kreger and co-founder Linda launched UXDA (Financial UX Design) in 2015, keeping the team deliberately small — 25+ multidisciplinary specialists in Riga, Latvia. A decade later, that narrow focus has produced 150+ banking and fintech digital platforms defined or governed across 39 countries. There's no branding or consumer-product work here; every engagement is financial-services UX, making UXDA the clearest single-vertical fintech specialist in this list.
UXDA works primarily with clients in Financial services / fintech sectors. Its primary differentiator is: The only studio in this list exclusively focused on financial services UX, with 150+ banking and fintech platforms shaped across 39 countries.
UXDA tech stack and services
FigmaSketchDesign systems/Storybook
| Service area |
|---|
| Product Design |
| UX Research |
| Branding |
UXDA pricing
Short answer: UXDA uses a fixed project, retainer pricing approach. Minimum engagement starts at $30K (per company website; independently unverifiable).
| Engagement model | Typical range | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| Fixed project | From $30K (per company website; independently unverifiable) | Well-defined scope |
| Retainer | Monthly rate; not public | Ongoing AI engineering |
UXDA does not publish a public rate card. Contact them directly via their website to get project-specific pricing.
UXDA pros and cons
| Advantages | Things to consider |
|---|---|
| +Exclusive financial-services focus gives it domain expertise generalist studios simply can't match | -The exclusive fintech focus is a real limitation for any client outside financial services |
| +150+ banking and fintech platforms shaped across 39 countries over a decade | -$30K minimum engagement (per company website; independently unverifiable) runs higher than most 25-person boutiques |
| +Small, senior 25+ team keeps client relationships direct rather than layered through account management | -Small team size (25+) caps capacity for very large, multi-workstream programs |
| +A decade of continuous, single-vertical operation compounds domain knowledge over time |
UXDA vs alternatives
How UXDA compares to the other top Product Design studios.
| Company | Best for | Key difference | Rating | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phenomenon Studio | Direct access to senior people, no account layers. | Structured as an actual studio — senior specialists working directly with clients, no account-management layer — rather than a large agency that happens to use the word 'studio' | 4.9 | Full comparison |
| IDEO | Enterprises, multi-year design transformation programs. | The firm whose 1991 formation is most credited with establishing human-centered design as a formal discipline, still running roughly 24 studios worldwide | 3.9 | Full comparison |
| Accenture Song | Regulated enterprises, design within tech transformation. | 36 studios and 2,000+ specialists operating inside Accenture — the largest global footprint and compliance coverage in this list | 3.9 | Full comparison |
| Work & Co | Premium brands, design plus production-grade engineering. | A client roster (Apple, IKEA, Nike, Disney) that outpaces its ~425-person headcount, delivered through an engineering-heavy design-and-build model | 3.8 | Full comparison |
| MetaLab | Funded SaaS/fintech, full-stack design partner. | A Slack/Uber/Coinbase/Midjourney-caliber portfolio built by a 160-person studio, delivered full-stack from research through design systems | 4.1 | Full comparison |
| Clay | B2B SaaS, AI, fintech — big-tech client credibility. | 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 of 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 | 4.1 | Full comparison |
| Postlight | Media, publishing, finance — now NTT DATA-backed. | A publishing- and finance-heavy client list (Reuters, Bloomberg, Goldman Sachs) built as an independent studio, now backed by NTT DATA's global engineering scale | 3.8 | Full comparison |
| Pentagram | Brands wanting identity, packaging, digital design. | A 24-partner, no-CEO structure unique among the studios in this list, and the world's largest independent design consultancy by its own claim | 4.0 | Full comparison |
| Fireart Studio | Startups/mid-market, design plus full development. | 700+ delivered projects for 200+ clients backed by an independently-verified 'Leading UX Design Team' Clutch recognition | 4.4 | Full comparison |
| Qubstudio | Fintech, logistics, healthcare — MVP to enterprise redesign. | Currently Clutch's #1-ranked UX/UI studio worldwide for 2026, with Red Dot Design Award recognition layered on top | 4.6 | Full comparison |
| Excited | SaaS/fintech teams, Clutch-ranked at accessible rates. | A sustained Top 5 global UX studio ranking on Clutch, with about 70% of reviews specifically citing quality and creativity | 4.6 | Full comparison |
| Gapsy Studio | Fintech, SaaS, healthcare — perfect-rated boutique. | A perfect 5.0/5.0 Clutch rating across 52 reviews, backed by 13+ international awards, from a studio that doesn't publish its own headcount | 4.5 | Full comparison |
| Goji Labs | Startups and nonprofits, strategy-led design. | A 2025 Inc. 5000 honoree that explicitly serves nonprofits and individual entrepreneurs, not only funded startups | 3.9 | Full comparison |
| Eleken | SaaS teams, subscription-based embedded designer. | A SaaS-only subscription embedded-designer model (~$6,599/month) with a 4.9 Clutch rating across 200+ projects | 4.1 | 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 | 3.8 | Full comparison |
| UX studio | Complex B2B SaaS, research-first before UI work. | A research-first methodology comparable in rigor to Phenomenon Studio's own discovery-first approach, applied specifically to complex B2B SaaS products | 4.3 | Full comparison |
| Halo Lab | E-commerce and web-app teams, #1 Dribbble studio. | Currently the #1-ranked Dribbble Team globally, backed by 70+ design awards and a 4.9 Clutch rating | 4.4 | Full comparison |
| ANML | B2B, healthcare, AI startups — small senior team. | One of the smallest teams in this list, offering the highest senior-to-client ratio for B2B, healthcare, and AI work | 3.8 | Full comparison |
| Momentum Design Lab | Clients wanting a long-tenured Silicon Valley studio. | Nearly a quarter-century of continuous operation, one of the oldest studios in this list by founding date | 3.9 | Full comparison |
| Spaceberry Studio | Budget-conscious SaaS/AI teams, low-commitment subscription. | One of the most accessible entry points in this list via a subscription model rather than a large upfront fixed-price contract | 3.7 | Full comparison |
| The Gradient | Fintech, healthcare, retail — AI-native, limited roster. | A deliberately small, AI-native studio with a notable client list (Qatar Airways, Philips, Daimler AG) unusual for its self-limited scale | 4.2 | Full comparison |
| Orbix Studio | Seed-to-Series-B startups, founder-close young team. | The newest studio in this list, built specifically around the seed-to-Series-B funded startup stage | 3.6 | Full comparison |
UXDA FAQ
What is UXDA?
150+ banking platforms across 39 countries, zero non-financial clients.
How much does UXDA charge?
UXDA uses fixed project, retainer pricing. Minimum engagement starts at $30K (per company website; independently unverifiable). A discovery call is required to get project-specific quotes.
What tech stack does UXDA use?
UXDA works with Figma, Sketch, Design systems/Storybook. Primary industries served include Financial services / fintech.
Is UXDA right for enterprise?
Banks and fintech, exclusively financial-services UX. 25+ team size. Key consideration: The exclusive fintech focus is a real limitation for any client outside financial services.
What are the best UXDA alternatives?
The best alternatives to UXDA depend on your use case. Top options are:
- Phenomenon Studio: structured as an actual studio — senior specialists working directly with clients, no account-management layer — rather than a large agency that happens to use the word 'studio'
- IDEO: the firm whose 1991 formation is most credited with establishing human-centered design as a formal discipline, still running roughly 24 studios worldwide
- Accenture Song: 36 studios and 2,000+ specialists operating inside accenture — the largest global footprint and compliance coverage in this list
Compare UXDA with other Product Design studios
UXDA vs Phenomenon Studio UXDA vs IDEO UXDA vs Accenture Song UXDA vs Work & Co UXDA vs MetaLab UXDA vs Clay UXDA vs ustwo UXDA vs Postlight UXDA vs Pentagram UXDA vs Fireart Studio UXDA vs Qubstudio UXDA vs Excited UXDA vs Gapsy Studio UXDA vs Goji Labs UXDA vs Eleken UXDA vs Onething Design UXDA vs UX studio UXDA vs Halo Lab UXDA vs ANML UXDA vs Momentum Design Lab UXDA vs Spaceberry Studio UXDA vs The Gradient UXDA vs Orbix Studio
Verify all details directly with UXDA before making a decision.