Top 12 web design companies in Des Moines
12 web design companies in Des Moines that are actually operating, each checked against its own site and a second source. What they do, who it’s for, and the one reason it made the list. No pay-to-rank.
- 01
- Urbandale, IA
- 11–50 people
Webspec (Webspec Design) is a web design and digital marketing agency on Meredith Drive in Urbandale that has built websites for more than two decades. Its designers and developers work in WordPress, Drupal and e-commerce platforms and pair sites with SEO, Google Ads and content work. The firm says it has served more than 700 clients, including Samsung and the State of Iowa.
Why it’s hereOne of the largest locally owned web shops in the metro, listed on Clutch, Expertise.com and DesignRush's Des Moines web design rankings.
Known forweb design and development · WordPress and Drupal · e-commerce · SEO · custom software
Named clientsSamsung, State of Iowa
Checked against webspec.com, clutch.co, expertise.com
- 02
- Clive, IA
- Since 1996
- 11–50 people
Spindustry (Spindustry Systems, Inc.) is a web development company in Clive, in business since 1996, with a second office in Tacoma, Washington. It builds company websites, custom web portals and e-commerce stores, including its own SpinMarket platform, and rejects templated builds in favour of custom development. Named clients include Blue Bunny, Brownells and Travel Iowa, and the firm cites Inc. 500, Google Partner and HubSpot partner designations.
Why it’s hereThirty years of custom web and e-commerce development for Iowa brands, listed on Clutch's and UpCity's Des Moines web design rankings.
Known forcustom website development · e-commerce · web portals · UX design · SharePoint
Named clientsBlue Bunny, Brownells, Travel Iowa, Iowa Economic Development Authority, Turfwerks, Ring-O-Matic
Checked against spindustry.com, clutch.co, upcity.com
- 03
- Des Moines, IA
- Since 1992
- 11–50 people
Visionary (Visionary Services) is a web design and development company at 300 East Locust Street in downtown Des Moines that has been in business since 1992. It builds websites and web applications on its own Site OnCall CMS and on WordPress, and adds SEO consulting, data analytics and business intelligence. Its team page lists roughly two dozen designers, engineers, analysts and project managers, several with more than 15 years at the firm.
Why it’s hereOne of the oldest web firms in Iowa, in business since 1992, and listed on the Expertise.com, DesignRush and UpCity Des Moines web design rankings.
Known forwebsite design and development · Site OnCall CMS · web applications · data analytics
Named clientsFedEx, Des Moines Performing Arts, Nyemaster Goode
Checked against visionary.com, expertise.com, designrush.com
- 04
- Des Moines, IA
- Since 1996
Red 5 Interactive is a digital agency at 400 East Court Avenue, Suite 110, in Des Moines, established in January 1996. It designs and builds websites, email templates and iOS and Android apps, and runs social, advertising and SEO programmes, with a client base concentrated in labour unions, political and issue campaigns, law firms, financial services and construction. The firm is organised as a union company with LiUNA Local 177 and reports 98 percent client retention.
Why it’s hereA Des Moines web shop with three decades of operation and a rare union-organised structure, listed first on Expertise.com's Des Moines web design ranking.
Known forwebsite design and development · UI/UX · email development · mobile apps · union and political clients
Checked against r5i.com, expertise.com
- 05
- Ankeny, IA
- Since 1998
- 1–10 people
Fox Web Design is a small website design company in the Ankeny area run by Edie Fox that has built sites since 1998. It designs responsive and e-commerce websites for small businesses and professional practices, offers free website evaluations, and backs new builds with a guarantee to redo the initial layout until the client is satisfied. Its portfolio names Audio Labs, Cedar Valley Electric, Scottish Rite Park and DSM OBGYN.
Why it’s hereIn business since 1998 with a published local portfolio, and listed on both Expertise.com's and UpCity's Des Moines web design rankings.
Known forsmall-business websites · responsive design · e-commerce · search term optimisation
Named clientsAudio Labs, Cedar Valley Electric, Scottish Rite Park, Vannguard Utility Partners, Curley's Furniture, DSM OBGYN
Checked against foxwebdesign.com, expertise.com, upcity.com
- 06
- Des Moines, IA
- Since 2016
Neapolitan Labs is a web development and advertising firm at 500 Locust Street, Suite 125, in Des Moines, founded in 2016. It builds websites under a Blueprint, Build, Boost process and has a practice focused on Iowa county governments, election offices and school districts, alongside social media management and creative direction. Its case studies name the Council Bluffs Convention & Visitors Bureau and Marshall and Clayton counties.
Why it’s hereA downtown Des Moines developer with a distinct county-government and elections web niche, listed on Expertise.com's Des Moines web design ranking.
Known forwebsite development · county and election websites · school websites · social media management
Named clientsCouncil Bluffs CVB, Marshall County, Iowa, Clayton County, Iowa
Checked against neapolitanlabs.com, expertise.com
- 07
- Des Moines, IA
- Since 2014
- 11–50 people
One Branding is a brand and Webflow agency at 901 Thomas Beck Road in Des Moines, led by Danny Begnoche. Its team page lists about 20 people including Webflow developers, UI/UX designers, animators and project managers, and it designs and builds marketing sites and CMS templates in Webflow for clients such as Bridge Money and The Humane Space. The firm was a finalist for Webflow Professional Partner of the Year 2025 and its Humane Space site received an Awwwards honourable mention.
Why it’s hereThe metro's Webflow specialist, with a 2025 Webflow Partner of the Year finalist placing and an Awwwards honourable mention on its own site.
Known forWebflow development · UI/UX design · brand identity · motion design
Named clientsBridge Money, The Humane Space, CLRBODY
Checked against onedsm.com, onedsm.com, expertise.com
- 08
- Johnston, IA
- Since 2001
- 11–50 people
DWebware is a web and mobile app development company serving the Des Moines metro from Johnston, in operation for roughly two decades. It builds custom web applications, systems and integrations rather than template sites, adds iOS and Android apps, and offers software consulting for companies without in-house developers. Clutch lists the firm at 8961 Thomas Avenue in Johnston with 10 to 49 staff, founded in 2001.
Why it’s hereA Des Moines-area shop whose entire practice is custom web and app development, with a Clutch profile confirming two decades of operation.
Known forcustom web development · web applications · mobile app development · software consulting
Checked against dwebware.com, clutch.co
- 09
- Des Moines, IA
Vertical Marketing Solutions is a Des Moines web development and digital branding firm that designs and builds websites, hosts them and maintains them under proactive care plans. It follows a copy-first design process (copy, visuals, conversions, design), builds on WordPress and Shopify, and adds analytics and pay-per-click work. The firm says a significant share of its business comes from referrals.
Why it’s hereA Des Moines firm whose lead offer is web development and design, listed on Expertise.com's Des Moines web design ranking.
Known forwebsite design · web development · WordPress and Shopify · hosting and care plans
Checked against verticalmsolutions.com, expertise.com
- 10
- Ankeny, IA
- Since 2006
- 1–10 people
IowaComputerGurus, Inc. (ICG) is a custom software and web development company in Ankeny founded in 2006 and led by CEO Mitchel Sellers. It designs and builds web applications, business systems and .NET platforms, modernises legacy applications and hosts them on managed Azure, and offers staff augmentation and fractional CTO services. Every build is scoped around security and long-term support.
Why it’s hereAn Ankeny developer with a 20-year record in custom web applications, listed on Clutch's and The Manifest's Des Moines web design rankings.
Known forcustom .NET web applications · UI/UX design · managed Azure hosting · application modernisation
Checked against iowacomputergurus.com, clutch.co, themanifest.com
- 11
- West Des Moines, IA
- Since 2013
Hatch is a creative agency at 218 1/2 5th Street in West Des Moines' Valley Junction, founded in 2013. It designs responsive websites alongside brand identity, video and campaign work under a Listen, Create, Activate process, and its client list includes the Iowa State Fair, Grand View University, DART and Boesen.
Why it’s hereA Valley Junction agency whose website work for the Iowa State Fair and Grand View University earned it a place on Expertise.com's Des Moines web design ranking.
Known forresponsive website design · branding · video production · marketing strategy
Named clientsIowa State Fair, Boesen, Grand View University, DART, RC Dermatology
Checked against hatchdsm.com, expertise.com
- 12
- Des Moines, IA
- Since 2013
- 1–10 people
Juicebox Interactive is a digital agency at 516 3rd Street in Des Moines, founded in 2013, with a second office in Omaha. It handles discovery, branding and web design and development, including accessible multimedia sites for school districts, and says it has worked with more than 300 private, public-sector and nonprofit clients across 31 states.
Why it’s hereA Des Moines shop with website design as its named lead service and a school-district web practice, listed on Expertise.com and UpCity's Des Moines rankings.
Known forwebsite design and development · accessible school district sites · branding · SEO
Checked against juiceboxinteractive.com, expertise.com, upcity.com
Checked, not scraped.
Every firm on this page was found through directories, press and client mentions, then verified two ways: its own website had to be live and describe the work, and a second, independent source had to agree it exists and does that work. Founding years, headcounts and client names appear only where the firm or a directory states them; where we couldn’t confirm, the field is blank rather than guessed.
The order is editorial — longevity, named clients, scale and a clear specialism, in roughly that weight — not a score, and nobody on the list paid to be on it. The one exception is marked: the featured card is our own bench and says so.
Lists are re-checked each quarter. Missing a firm that belongs here, or listed and want a correction? Write to lists@primortul.com.
Hiring a web design company in Des Moines, answered plainly
- How many web design companies in Des Moines are on this list, and where are they?
- 12. All 12 are based in the Des Moines metro — Urbandale, Clive, Des Moines, Ankeny, Johnston and others. Each was verified against its own website and a second source before it was listed.
- How do I choose between web design companies in Des Moines?
- Start from the job, not the agency: write down what done looks like in one paragraph, then read the "why it's here" line on each entry and shortlist the two or three whose reason matches your job. Ask each for one comparable piece of work and who on their team would actually do yours. 8 of the 12 here are under 50 people, which usually means the people you meet are the people who do the work.
- Did any of these firms pay to be listed?
- No. The order is editorial — longevity, named clients, scale and a clear specialism — and no firm on the ranked list paid for its place. The one paid card is marked "Featured" and is our own bench, Fracs; it is not ranked.
- How long have these web design companies been around?
- The oldest firm on the list dates from 1992; founding years are shown on each entry where the firm states one, and left blank where it doesn't.
- What should I bring to a first call with a web design company?
- Your revenue band, what you sell and to whom, the one number you want moved, a budget range, and a start date. Firms price faster and more honestly when the brief is concrete; the match form on this page asks for exactly those five things.
- How is this list kept current?
- It was checked September 2026 and is re-checked each quarter: dead sites come off, mergers and renames are updated, and firms that belong here are added. Corrections go to lists@primortul.com.
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