Clay agency pricing in 2026: how Clay charges, and what to ask for a quote

This page is about Clay, the design agency at clay.global, not Clay the data enrichment tool at clay.com.

Clay does not publish prices on the pages we read. Its FAQ says: "We offer a blended rate for our services and work with our clients to determine what level of support we can provide based on their budgetary constraints." In other words, the price is set per client, from the scope and the budget you bring.

After a series of discovery conversations and project briefings, Clay says it recommends the most suitable model and creates a customized proposal, including a timeline and estimated cost. That proposal is the first point at which you have a number.

Clay names three: time and materials, fixed fee, and retainer. Each changes what you are buying. Time and materials bills for hours worked, so the total moves with the scope. A fixed fee sets the total for a defined scope. A retainer buys ongoing capacity by the month. Ask which model the proposal uses, and why.

Clay describes itself as a global branding and UX design agency. Its FAQ says its team handles user research, product strategy, branding, user interface and experience design, usability testing, prototyping, web design and development. It says one of its most common scenarios is preparing SaaS startups to cater to enterprise clients by revamping their brand, product and marketing site, and that it equips clients' in-house teams with robust design systems.

Its About page lists 78 team members, 16 years in business and 529 projects completed, and its pages name Fortune 100 B2B software clients including ADP, Amazon, VMware and Cisco. Co-founders oversee every project, with a design director leading design reviews.

• Ask for the total for your scope, in writing, not only a rate.
• Ask which engagement model the proposal uses: time and materials, fixed fee or retainer.
• Ask for the timeline in the proposal as dates, and what happens to the price if it runs longer.
• Ask which deliverables are finished at each stage, including the website and the design system.
• Ask what your team owns at the end: source files, code, design system documentation.

Weroast publishes fixed prices for post-PMF B2B SaaS and AI companies: the Signature Homepage is $9,783 and takes nine days; the Scalable Website System is $22,981 and takes 3.5 weeks, with custom development and a design system built for Claude, Cursor and Codex; brand starts from $7,800; a design pod of brand, UI/UX, motion and product designers starts from $35,000. Product design is fully custom. See pricing.

If you want a published price and an end date before the first call, Weroast can be a great option for you. Compare the two in Weroast vs Clay and Clay alternatives. Maven Data's homepage was designed in one week, and the Kuhnic behind-the-scenes video shows how we decide.