How we compare to every alternative.
Award galleries stop at a badge. Directories sell placement. Web Design Awards is the only one that judges the work, hands you a curated shortlist, and keeps ranking un-buyable. Here’s the whole field, side by side.
Everyone, on what actually matters.
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The others do half the job. We do both halves.
They celebrate the craft
Awwwards, CSS Design Awards, CSSWinner and the Webbys showcase great work and hand out badges — but they stop there. None of them help a buyer actually hire the studio behind the win.
They sell the connection
DesignRush and the big B2B directories list agencies and monetize placement and leads. Breadth is huge, but quality is self-reported and the top spots can be paid for.
Compare us one on one.
A full breakdown for each alternative — what they’re great at, and where a judged shortlist wins.
The best-known web design award. Great for a badge — but it won’t hand a buyer a shortlist. See where a judged program overlaps and differs.
See full comparison →Daily UI/UX-focused awards judged on design, UX, and innovation. We compare a juried badge against a judged, matchable shortlist.
Compare →A long-running gallery of Winner and Website of the Day badges. See how a design badge stacks up against traceable, judged work.
Compare →Prestigious but broad — honoring all of digital, not just web design. We compare mainstream prestige against web-design-specific judging.
Compare →A ranked agency directory with sponsored “top agencies” lists. We compare editorial judging against paid category placement.
Compare →Three things no directory can offer.
Every studio we match has real launches scored against a public rubric by working designers — proof you can trace, not a star rating anyone can farm.
A human reads your brief and hands you up to five fitting studios. No wading through thousands of profiles or sponsored rows.
Placement is earned by score alone. There is no sponsored tier, no lead auction, and no way to pay your way up the list.
Skip the directory. Get a curated shortlist.
Submit one brief and let up to five award-winning studios pitch you. Free, private, and no obligation — no profiles to sift through.