Essential Designs

visit site

Essential Designs is a midsize website development company. Established in 2008, the firm is based in Vancouver, Canada; Toronto, Canada; Calgary, Canada and Los Angeles, California. Their services include Web Development, Custom Software Development, Artificial Intelligence, and Mobile App Development.

Client Insights

Industry Expertise

Business services

10%

Energy & natural resources

10%

Financial services

10%

Government

10%

Medical

10%

Advertising & marketing

5%

Consumer products & services

5%

Education

5%

Hospitality & leisure

5%

Client Size Distribution

Small Business (<$10M) 40%

Midmarket ($10M - $1B) 40%

Enterprise (>$1B) 20%

Common Project Size

$50K-$199K 14 projects

$10K-$49K 11 projects

$200K-$999K 2 projects

Clients

  • Honeywell
  • BMW
  • Teck
  • Taxilla

Highlights from Recent Projects

Overall Rating

5.0
29 Reviews

Essential Designs was hired by Coffee King to create a mobile app that would allow users to order food and drinks from their nearest location. The app was intended to have chat and invite features to connect users. Essential Designs was chosen due to their high ratings, good value for cost, and alignment with the company's values. The app was complex, with features such as user ordering, location-based services, chat functionality, and invitation capabilities. Regular meetings were held with the project manager to review progress and introduce new features.

The company, AdvisorStream, employed Essential Designs to support the development of a SaaS platform tailored for financial services. This included building a Web Self-Service environment, iOS and Android mobile applications, and a robust back-end with multiple third-party integrations. Essential Designs was selected based on their high ratings, proximity, budget-fitting pricing, and company culture fit. The team delivered a white-labelled web platform, native mobile applications, and a comprehensive back-end system capable of integrating with multiple external services.

Netbinc Corporation engaged Essential Designs to integrate an NFC-connected physical product with their app. Essential Designs was chosen for their high ratings, budget-fitting pricing, and alignment with the company's values. They managed the full integration process, from onboarding flows to NFC chip pairing. When a user scans the product, it opens a mobile onboarding experience that connects the chip to their profile. They can then manage the product, assign it to their profile, and others can scan it to view their info. Essential Designs covered development, routing, database setup, and NFC reprogramming.

Timeliness

4.8

Service Excellence

4.9

Value

4.8

Would Recommend

5.0

Awards

126803

2024

75675

2023

75661

2023

75676

2023

75674

2023