No charge until the final step · no subscription

Pay for the review. Keep the page.

One flat fee gets your site scored by working designers against a public rubric. Win and the Google-indexed award page on our DA 58 domain, and the badge, are yours forever.

✓Judged by working designers✓Public seven-criteria rubric✓Decision in 30 days (48h rushed)
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Standard timeline

Premium entry

$49.99/ one site

Everything you need to compete. One live URL, scored end-to-end against the full rubric.

Submit for $49.99 →
  • Full seven-criteria scorecard
  • Weighted overall score out of 10
  • Permanent nominee page, win or not
  • Award page on our DA 58 domain if you win
  • Embeddable badge + PDF certificate if you win
  • Eligible for Site of the Month
Rushed

48-hour rushed

$98.99/ one site

Same rubric, same jury - front of the queue. A verdict in your inbox within two days.

Rush my review →
  • Everything in Premium
  • Guaranteed 48-hour turnaround
  • Front of the judging queue
  • Same rubric, jury, and award eligibility
Free

Free path

$0/ community queue

Same rubric, no fee. Your entry waits in the community queue and is judged as jury capacity allows - currently about a year out.

Start free →
  • Judged against the same rubric
  • Upgrade to Premium anytime
  • Publication not guaranteed
  • Not eligible for Site of the Month

Drafts save as you type · pay at the final step · 100% refund if we can’t judge your submission

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- Every submission includes

You pay once. The score is real.

Your fee never buys a better score. Whether you spend $49.99 or $98.99, the rubric and the jury are the same - the fee only buys you a place in the queue and, on rushed, a faster one.

If you don’t win

You still get the full seven-criteria scorecard and your weighted score, published on your permanent nominee page - the same breakdown every winner gets. No award badge, but nothing wasted.

Seven-criteria scorecard, made public

Each criterion is scored 0–10 and weighted into your final score out of 10. Every score appears on your public nominee page, so you can see exactly how the site performed.

  • User Experience & Strategy15%
  • Visual Design & Branding15%
  • Content & Storytelling10%
  • Accessibility & Inclusivity10%
  • Performance & Technical Implementation20%
  • Responsiveness & Multi-device Support10%
  • Innovation & Future Readiness20%
Live-URL testing

We measure Lighthouse and Core Web Vitals on your production site, on the day.

A guaranteed nominee page

Premium and rushed entries keep a permanent public nominee page whether they win or not. The free path doesn't guarantee one.

Award page you keep

Winners get a permanent, Google-indexed award page on our DA 58 domain - the page buyers browse when choosing who to hire.

Badge + certificate

An embeddable winner badge for your footer and a PDF certificate for the wall.

- For studios & agencies

Turn wins into a pipeline.

Annual programs that put your studio in front of the buyers already browsing the index to hire. Tiers weight your placement in the rankings - never your scores or your awards.

Leads Only
$100/yr

The lowest-cost way to pitch on client project briefs. No public profile, no directory listing - just lead access. Pay per unlock to introduce yourself.

Get lead access →
  • Pitch on client briefs, pay per unlock
  • Brief board in your dashboard
  • Community support
  • No public profile or directory listing
Bronze
$499/yr

The first paid step: listed above every free studio in the agency directory, two award entries a year, and pitching on client briefs.

Choose Bronze →
  • A link to your website from your profile on our DA 58 domain
  • Listed above every free studio in the agency directory
  • 2 award entries a year included
  • Pitch on client briefs, pay per unlock
  • Performance dashboard: your rank on every directory page
Silver
$1,500/yr

Higher placement on every city, country, industry and technology ranking, a Verified Agency badge, six award entries a year and a richer profile.

Choose Silver →
  • A link to your website from your profile on our DA 58 domain
  • Everything in Bronze
  • Listed above every Bronze and free studio in the agency directory
  • +500 ranking points on city, country, industry and technology rankings
  • Verified Agency badge on your profile and credited work
Gold
$5,000/yr

The strongest placement across the directory and every ranking page, unlimited award entries, a Gold Agency badge, and client inquiries sent straight to you.

Choose Gold →
  • A link to your website from your profile on our DA 58 domain
  • Everything in Silver
  • Listed above every Silver, Bronze and free studio in the agency directory
  • +2,000 ranking points on city, country, industry and technology rankings
  • Gold Agency badge on your profile and credited work

Compare every agency plan in full →

- Get matched with agencies

Hiring an agency? Don’t pay us - let agencies pitch you.

Submit a free project brief and our editorial team matches you with up to 5 vetted agencies. No fee for clients.

Get Matched - Free →
- Optional add-ons

Go further.

Website design review

$2,000

A full expert teardown of your site - heuristics, performance, and accessibility - with a prioritized fix list. No award required.

Book a review →

Become a judge

$499/yr

An annual seat on the judging panel. Score submissions from the judging dashboard and get a public judge profile.

Become a judge →

Company spotlight

from $495

One sponsor at a time, in the labeled Sponsored card on 10 page types - every nominee page, the homepage, the Top 100 and agency rankings, the jobs board. Self-serve, paid once, separate from any judged award.

See dates & book →
- Before you pay

Fair questions.

Do I pay before or after I submit?

After. You build your entire entry, review the rubric, and only pay at the final step. Drafts save as you type, so you can leave and come back.

What if I don’t win?

You still receive the complete seven-criteria scorecard and your weighted score out of 10 - the same breakdown every winner gets. You just don’t get the award page or badge. On Premium and rushed, your permanent nominee page stays either way.

Is a paid submission more likely to win?

No. The rubric and the jury are identical for every entry. The fee buys your place in the queue and, on rushed, a faster turnaround - never a better score.

What’s the difference between $49.99 and $98.99?

Speed only. Rushed submissions jump the queue and get a guaranteed 48-hour verdict instead of the standard cycle. Same rubric, same judges.

Can I get a refund?

Yes. If for any reason we can’t judge your submission, you get a full refund. Once a review is delivered the fee is non-refundable.

How do agency plans work?

They’re annual programs for studios that want ongoing visibility - verified profiles, ranking placement, included submissions, and buyer leads. Pick a tier above - you can upgrade anytime.

- Submissions are open year-round

Build your entry free. Pay at the final step.

Build your entry, see the rubric, and decide at the end. $49.99 premium, $98.99 rushed, or the free path. Win and the page is yours to keep.