In today’s tech-driven world, businesses have an array of choices when it comes to creative services. From traditional agencies to freelancer platforms, it can be challenging to navigate and choose the best fit for your needs. In this blog, we’ll compare three prominent platforms: Designity, Superside, and Design Pickle, to help you make an informed decision.
A US-based platform, Designity offers creatives of all backgrounds, experience levels, and specialties. The platform promises faster turnarounds, lower costs, and robust creative services than traditional agencies and in-house creative teams. It employs a vetting process that ensures only the top 3% of US-based creatives, eliminating language barriers and time zone issues.
What sets Designity apart is the inclusion of a Creative Director with each package. These professionals, with 15+ years of industry knowledge, act as a single point of contact and project managers, ensuring consistent creativity and quality.
Designity offers a range of services including graphic design, copywriting, web development, video production, 3D VR design, digital marketing campaigns, and more, making it a one-stop-shop for creative needs. Plus, their flexible pricing starts from $3,150 per month depending on the commitment duration, and they offer a trial period. Designity plans are monthly which makes them very flexible and attractive.
Based in Palo Alto, Superside is a subscription-based design service that works with a global network of creatives to fulfill design needs. Unlike Designity, Superside only assigns project managers upon request and does not offer creative directors.
Superside’s global network spans 50 countries, which could lead to potential language barriers and time zone frustrations. They also offer an extensive onboarding process, but without the option for trial periods. In terms of cost, they only offer annual pricing, which ranges from $5,000 to $9,000 per month. Superside requires yearly commitment which makes them less attractive.
The platform doesn’t offer services like 3D or VR design, code development, templated web design, email newsletter template design, design on Canva, user research, marketing persona creation, copywriting, or content creation, which are included in Designity’s portfolio.
Design Pickle
Based in Scottsdale, Arizona, Design Pickle offers unlimited creative work at a flat monthly rate. It provides creative services to both the US and international markets. Like Superside, Design Pickle does not offer Creative Director supervision, which is a key feature of Designity.
Their creatives are globally based and go through a short vetting process, contrasting Designity’s intensive, US-based vetting. Creatives are automatically assigned a team based on your project[3], which could lead to inconsistencies in the creative process.
Final Thoughts
All three platforms, Designity, Superside, and Design Pickle, offer unique value propositions, and the choice largely depends on your specific needs. If you prioritize a creative director’s supervision, US-based vetted professionals, a broader range of services, and flexibility in pricing and commitments, Designity emerges as a strong contender.
On the other hand, if you prefer a global network of creatives, Superside might be a better fit. Finally, Design Pickle offers unlimited creative work at a flat rate, which could be beneficial if you have high-volume, consistent design needs.
Remember, the right creative partner is not about who is the best overall but who is the best fit for your business and its specific needs.
