The websbz Awards, 2026 season
The Good Build Awards
456 web design, SEO, AEO and GEO firms, judged on what anyone can check. We test each firm’s own website, count the client sites that carry its name and read what it publishes about itself. Nobody pays for a place.
The 2026 Exhibition
The twelve highest websbz Scores of the year, hung in order. Each one holds the gold seal of The Good Build.
01
ClickflameLong Beach, CA96.5websbz Score
Reach 47.3PageRanker 5376 signedClaimed
02
LowtoneDen Haag, Netherlands90.1websbz Score
Reach 36PageRanker 565 signedClaimed
03
Parachute Design GroupToronto, ON90websbz Score
Reach 31.5PageRanker 65Claimed
04
InfoStar ProductionsSacramento County, CA89.9websbz Score
Reach 31.6PageRanker 634 signedClaimed
05
TheeDigitalRaleigh, NC88.4websbz Score
Reach 19.5PageRanker 76Claimed
06
Planeta WebMonterrey, Mexico88websbz Score
Reach 33.9PageRanker 677 signedClaimed
07
Nebo AgencyAtlanta, GA86.1websbz Score
Reach 29.5PageRanker 68Claimed
08
Urban GekoNewport Beach, CA86websbz Score
Reach 21.5PageRanker 60Claimed
09
Orbit Media StudiosChicago, IL86websbz Score
Reach 39.4PageRanker 86Claimed
10
Red OliveLehi, UT85.9websbz Score
Reach 39.8PageRanker 62Claimed
11
WebwingzPune, India85.2websbz Score
Reach 22.5PageRanker 56Claimed
12
Penna PowersSalt Lake City, UT85websbz Score
Reach 17.5PageRanker 60Claimed
Four Seals
Every ranked firm earns a seal. Higher ranks earn rarer metals. Each seal carries its own code, so anyone can check it.
About the Seals
The Good Build
The twelve highest scores of the year, across every list. Gold.
Landmark
First place in a city, a trade or a special category. Platinum.
Cited
Second or third place in any list. Copper.
Noted
Every other firm that earns a place in a city, trade or studio ranking. Graphite.
The Award, in Hand
Every seal can leave the screen. This is the gold seal of The Good Build on the four pieces winners ask for most.
Framed certificate
A signed certificate in a black frame for the studio wall.
Acrylic award
A clear block with the seal etched in, for a desk or a shelf.
Wall plaque
Brushed champagne metal on walnut, engraved with the award.
Window decal
A round seal for the front door or the office glass.
Search Firms
SEO, AEO and GEO firms, each with its link authority shown. A firm only joins a list when its own site has a page selling that service.
Rankings by Country
Every country with at least five lab tested firms, and the World Ranking of all 450.
- United States282 firms rankedClickflame leads
- United Kingdom20 firms rankedFirst Internet leads
- Canada19 firms rankedParachute Design Group leads
- Australia13 firms rankedWebcoda leads
- Italy13 firms rankedThe Rope leads
- Netherlands13 firms rankedLowtone leads
- Germany12 firms rankedFork Unstable Media leads
- France12 firms rankedCher Ami leads
- Brazil11 firms rankedPontodesign leads
- Spain11 firms ranked13Node leads
- Mexico11 firms rankedPlaneta Web leads
- India8 firms rankedWebwingz leads
Rankings by City
Firms with a real office or team in each metro, ranked side by side.
- Los Angeles12 firms rankedClickflame leads
- San Diego13 firms rankedDoctor Multimedia leads
- San Francisco Bay Area11 firms rankedRamotion leads
- New York City10 firms rankedLounge Lizard leads
- Boston9 firms rankedOHO Interactive leads
- Chicago10 firms rankedOrbit Media Studios leads
- Austin7 firms rankedGLIDE leads
- Dallas Fort Worth8 firms rankedWeb Loft Designs leads
- Denver8 firms rankedBig Orange Planet leads
- Seattle8 firms rankedefelle creative leads
- Miami8 firms rankedPartners In Local Search leads
- Atlanta8 firms rankedNebo Agency leads
- Utah17 firms rankedRed Olive leads
- Phoenix7 firms rankedeCreations leads
- Philadelphia7 firms rankedBrolik leads
- Houston8 firms rankedWebWize leads
- Portland9 firms rankedWEO Marketly leads
- Nashville7 firms ranked323 Design leads
- Minneapolis Saint Paul7 firms rankedRoom 34 Creative Services leads
- Las Vegas10 firms rankedThe Rojas Group leads
- Orange County11 firms rankedUrban Geko leads
- Sacramento8 firms rankedCapitol Tech Solutions leads
- Raleigh Durham7 firms rankedTheeDigital leads
- London8 firms rankedLondon Design Works leads
- Manchester7 firms rankedFirst Internet leads
- Toronto7 firms rankedParachute Design Group leads
- Vancouver6 firms rankedForge and Smith leads
- Sydney7 firms rankedWebcoda leads
- Melbourne6 firms rankedJTB Studios leads
Who Builds Websites for Local Businesses
We read the footers of more than 40,000 local business websites and counted whose name is on them. These rankings come from that crawl.
Best Website Design by Language
Studios that build in Spanish, Portuguese, French, German, Italian and Dutch, each ranked in its own list with a page in its own language.
The 2026 Landmarks
Single awards for one thing done better than everyone else on our lists.
How We Score
- 35Own Site Quality Our lab test of the firm’s own home page. Speed counts most, then access, then build and search basics.
- 30Proof of Work Named projects, named clients and awards the firm lists, plus live client sites we found carrying its credit.
- 20Openness Does the firm publish a street address, a phone, its founding year, its team size and a starting price.
- 15Tenure Years in business, from a founding year the firm states. Twenty years earns the full share.
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