Metalab

Metalab for website work

Metalab is a Vancouver studio founded in 2006 with 50 to 249 people and a second office in Victoria, Canada. It has no Clutch rating or reviews. Product design is 40 percent of its work, custom software development 25 percent, UX/UI design 25 percent and branding 10 percent. Its description is about interfaces used by billions of people and names Slack and Coinbase among products it has helped build. No industries are listed; clients are 50 percent mid-market, 25 percent enterprise and 25 percent startups. The minimum project is $100,000+ with hourly rates undisclosed.

Who it fits

A marketing lead looking for a website should not start here: there is no web design, web development or low-code line, no reviews and a $100,000+ minimum. Metalab is for product teams commissioning an interface.

Strengths

• Product design at 40 percent with custom software at 25 percent, a design-and-build product shop.
• Branding at 10 percent means a product launch can carry identity work.

Watch-outs

• No web design or web development service listed and no reviews evidencing a website.
• Minimum project $100,000+, hourly rate undisclosed.

Evidence

• Service mix: product design 40 percent, custom software development 25 percent, UX/UI design 25 percent, branding 10 percent.
• Clients 50 percent mid-market, 25 percent enterprise, 25 percent startups; minimum project $100,000+.
• No Clutch rating or reviews on record; founded 2006, 50 to 249 people.