EMERGE

EMERGE for website work

EMERGE is a Portland, Oregon firm founded in 1998 with 10 to 49 employees and a 4.8 rating across 25 Clutch reviews. Its service mix is UX/UI design at 90 percent and product design at 10 percent; no web design, development, branding or low-code line is listed. Clients split evenly between enterprise and mid-market. All four reviews are software: discovery and wireframes for a homebuilder's customer technology, a benefits SaaS redesign, a blockchain product UI, and a B2B marketplace designed and developed. Minimum project $50,000+ at $150 - $199 / hr.

Who it fits

Suited to enterprise and mid-market product teams that want a long-established US firm for discovery, wireframes and interface design on complex software. Marketing leads will find no website evidence and a $50,000+ minimum.

Strengths

• Operating since 1998 with a 50 percent enterprise client base.
• Reviews show discovery-first engagements, from proposition refinement through design and development of a marketplace.

Watch-outs

• No web design, development or branding service is listed and no review mentions a marketing website.
• $50,000+ minimum at $150 - $199 / hr is far beyond a typical site budget.

Evidence

• Service mix: UX/UI design 90 percent, product design 10 percent; enterprise 50 percent and mid-market 50 percent of clients.
• A Clutch reviewer says the team "first helped the client fine-tune their proposition and identify the app's features" for a digital B2B marketplace.
• Rated 4.8 from 25 Clutch reviews; minimum project $50,000+; hourly $150 - $199 / hr; based in Portland, OR; founded 1998.