Top 14 web design companies in Iowa
14 web design companies in Iowa that are actually operating, each checked against its own site and a second source. What they do, who it’s for, and the one reason it made the list. No pay-to-rank.
- 01
- Ames, IA
- Since 1995
- 11–50 people
Global Reach is a web design, development and hosting firm founded in Ames in 1995, with a second office in Cyprus. It builds custom sites on its own SiteViz content management system, including a HIPAA- and WCAG-focused version for healthcare, and reports more than 800 client companies. Named clients include Casey's, Fareway, Iowa State University and McFarland Clinic.
Why it’s hereThirty years of web development in Ames for Casey's, Fareway and Iowa State University, and the only Iowa firm with a founded year shown on DesignRush's Iowa web design list.
Known forcustom web development · SiteViz CMS · e-commerce · healthcare web compliance · hosting
Named clientsCasey's, Fareway, Iowa State University, McFarland Clinic, Iowa Board of Regents, Vision Bank
Checked against globalreach.com, designrush.com
- 02
- Ames, IA
- Since 2000
Octadyne Systems is a web development company headquartered at 310 Main Street, Suite 201, in Ames, established in 2000, with a second office in Kitchener, Ontario. It designs websites and builds custom web applications in Adobe ColdFusion, PHP and ASP.NET, migrates legacy applications to the web, runs e-commerce and auto-dealer sites, and provides ColdFusion, Lucee and VPS hosting from its own data centre.
Why it’s hereOne of the few Iowa shops that both designs sites and runs its own hosting and data centre, listed on UpCity's Des Moines web design ranking.
Known forcustom web applications · ColdFusion and PHP development · e-commerce · auto dealer websites · hosting
Checked against octadyne.com, upcity.com
- 03
- Hiawatha, IA
Metro Studios is a marketing and web agency at 1350 Sherman Road in Hiawatha, on the north edge of Cedar Rapids, that describes itself as a tight-knit group of marketers and developers with about 35 years of operation. Its website practice covers design, development, web strategy, copywriting, hosting and maintenance, and its case studies include an e-commerce rebuild for Cedar Rapids Tire and paid search for Tire Chains 'R' Us.
Why it’s hereThe Cedar Rapids entry, with a named local e-commerce case study and a place on Expertise.com's Cedar Rapids web design ranking.
Known forweb design and development · web strategy · hosting and maintenance · digital advertising
Named clientsCedar Rapids Tire, Tire Chains 'R' Us, Cedar Rapids Kernels, Metro Group
Checked against metro-studios.com, expertise.com
- 04
- Cedar Rapids, IA
- Since 1999
Geonetric is a healthcare-only web agency in Cedar Rapids founded in 1999 by Eric Engelmann and led by Ben Dillon. It designs and builds hospital and health-system websites on its own VitalSite platform and on Optimizely, and layers SEO, content, personalisation and analytics on top. Clients range from large health systems to specialty clinics.
Why it’s hereMore than 25 years building hospital websites on its own CMS, with clients recognised in the eHealthcare Leadership Awards.
Known forhospital and health-system websites · VitalSite CMS · Optimizely · accessibility · SEO
Named clientsUniversity Health, FirstHealth of the Carolinas, St. Bernards Healthcare
Checked against geonetric.com, geonetric.com, expertise.com
- 05
- Coralville, IA
- Since 2007
- 1–10 people
ScreenTrend is a one-person web design and SEO company at 640 12th Avenue in Coralville, next to Iowa City, run by Dan and dating to 2007 according to The Manifest. It builds mobile-friendly WordPress sites for small businesses and professionals with search optimisation built in, and offers hourly maintenance and monthly plans, with location pages for Iowa City, Des Moines and the rest of Iowa.
Why it’s hereThe Iowa City-area entry: a long-running solo WordPress shop listed on The Manifest's Des Moines web design ranking.
Known forsmall-business WordPress design · built-in SEO · website maintenance
Named clientsCB Solar
Checked against screentrend.com, themanifest.com
- 06
- Iowa City, IA
- Since 2011
- 1–10 people
Elinkus UX is an Iowa City user-experience studio that designs websites, apps and interfaces under what it calls Intentional Interface Design. It sells UX/UI audits, wireframing and process modelling, and full site and app builds, and cites more than 15 years of designing user-friendly websites; its site carries a 2011 copyright start.
Why it’s hereThe only firm on Expertise.com's Iowa City web design list whose practice is UX design and usability rather than general marketing.
Known forUX/UI design · UX audits · WordPress websites · usability testing
Checked against elinkus.com, expertise.com
- 07
- Davenport, IA
- Since 1999
Terrostar Interactive Media is a digital agency in downtown Davenport that has built websites and web applications since 1999. It designs responsive sites with UX work, develops custom web and mobile applications, and adds SEO and paid search for Quad Cities organisations including the John Deere Classic and Quad City Bank & Trust.
Why it’s hereA 25-year-old Quad Cities developer with named local clients, listed on Expertise.com's Davenport web design ranking.
Known forcustom web applications · responsive websites · mobile apps · UX design
Named clientsJohn Deere Classic, Urological Associates, Quad City Bank & Trust, Paragon Commercial Interiors
Checked against terrostar.com, expertise.com
- 08
- Bettendorf, IA
- Since 2004
Quad City Web Design is a WordPress design and SEO shop at 6554 Dorothy's Drive in Bettendorf, in business since 2004. It builds sites for Davenport, Bettendorf, Moline and Rock Island businesses, pairs them with local SEO and Google Business Profile management, and does white-label development for other agencies. Named clients include Iowa Cancer Specialists and Vermillion Construction.
Why it’s hereTwo decades of WordPress work in the Quad Cities under a name that says exactly what it does.
Known forWordPress development · local SEO · white-label development · Google Business Profile
Named clientsGrowth Work, Vermillion Construction, Carpets of Elmhurst, Iowa Cancer Specialists, Dental Assisting Technologies
Checked against quadcitywebdesign.com, quadcitywebdesign.com
- 09
- Dubuque, IA
- Since 1988
- 1–10 people
The Stevens Company is a small web design and development firm at 2728 Asbury Road, Suite 320, in Dubuque, in business since 1988 and producing websites for 26 of those years. The owner personally manages every client project, and the firm builds e-commerce stores selling up to 13,000 items, ADA-compliant sites and dedicated hosting for start-ups, century-old businesses, government and nonprofit clients.
Why it’s hereThe Dubuque entry: a firm that has built websites for more than a quarter century, with a Clutch profile confirming its Asbury Road office.
Known forwebsite design and development · e-commerce · ADA compliance · dedicated hosting · reputation management
Checked against thestevenscompany.com, clutch.co
- 10
- Cedar Falls, IA
- Since 2007
- 11–50 people
Far Reach is a custom web and mobile software company headquartered in a second-storey loft at 208A Main Street in downtown Cedar Falls, founded in 2007, with a partially distributed team across eastern and central Iowa. It builds web applications, customer portals, SaaS platforms, data visualisation systems and integrations for banking, insurance, agriculture and manufacturing clients including GreatAmerica, ImOn Communications and Corn States.
Why it’s hereThe Cedar Falls web-application specialist, with a 4.7 rating on Clutch and a 2025 Clutch listing as a top Iowa software developer.
Known forcustom web applications · customer and team portals · SaaS platforms · mobile apps · system integration
Named clientsGreatAmerica, ImOn Communications, Corn States, Peterson Genetics, VolunteerLocal, BerganKDV, Mid-Iowa Coop, Habitat for Humanity
Checked against farreachinc.com, clutch.co
- 11
- Cedar Falls, IA
- Since 2011
- 1–10 people
IFC Studios is a small creative agency at 206A Main Street in Cedar Falls, founded in 2011, that pairs web design and development with branding, messaging and media production. Its web studio handles design, development, hosting and maintenance, SEO and ad campaigns, and its recent case study covers a messaging, media and website project for Bartels Retirement Community. The firm won Best in Show at the local AAF ADDY Awards in two consecutive years.
Why it’s hereThe Cedar Falls creative entry, with website design among the categories in its consecutive AAF ADDY Best in Show wins.
Known forweb design and development · brand identity · video and photography · website copy
Named clientsBartels Retirement Community
Checked against ifcstudios.com, clutch.co
- 12
- Sioux City, IA
Giraffix Inc. Design is a Sioux City website design company at 711 Cook Street. It builds service-industry, e-commerce, blog and internet-booking-engine websites and landing pages, and adds on-page and off-page SEO, print, photography, 360-degree and drone video and social marketing.
Why it’s hereThe Sioux City entry, with website design as its headline service and a listing on Expertise.com's Sioux City web design ranking.
Known forwebsite design · e-commerce and booking-engine sites · SEO · video production
Checked against giraffixinc.com, expertise.com
- 13
- Des Moines, IA
- Since 1996
Red 5 Interactive is a digital agency at 400 East Court Avenue, Suite 110, in Des Moines, established in January 1996. It designs and builds websites, email templates and iOS and Android apps, and runs social, advertising and SEO programmes, with a client base concentrated in labour unions, political and issue campaigns, law firms, financial services and construction. The firm is organised as a union company with LiUNA Local 177 and reports 98 percent client retention.
Why it’s hereA Des Moines web shop with three decades of operation and a rare union-organised structure, listed first on Expertise.com's Des Moines web design ranking.
Known forwebsite design and development · UI/UX · email development · mobile apps · union and political clients
Checked against r5i.com, expertise.com
- 14
- Urbandale, IA
- 11–50 people
Webspec (Webspec Design) is a web design and digital marketing agency on Meredith Drive in Urbandale that has built websites for more than two decades. Its designers and developers work in WordPress, Drupal and e-commerce platforms and pair sites with SEO, Google Ads and content work. The firm says it has served more than 700 clients, including Samsung and the State of Iowa.
Why it’s hereOne of the largest locally owned web shops in the metro, listed on Clutch, Expertise.com and DesignRush's Des Moines web design rankings.
Known forweb design and development · WordPress and Drupal · e-commerce · SEO · custom software
Named clientsSamsung, State of Iowa
Checked against webspec.com, clutch.co, expertise.com
Checked, not scraped.
Every firm on this page was found through directories, press and client mentions, then verified two ways: its own website had to be live and describe the work, and a second, independent source had to agree it exists and does that work. Founding years, headcounts and client names appear only where the firm or a directory states them; where we couldn’t confirm, the field is blank rather than guessed.
The order is editorial — longevity, named clients, scale and a clear specialism, in roughly that weight — not a score, and nobody on the list paid to be on it. The one exception is marked: the featured card is our own bench and says so.
Lists are re-checked each quarter. Missing a firm that belongs here, or listed and want a correction? Write to lists@primortul.com.
Hiring a web design company in Iowa, answered plainly
- How many web design companies in Iowa are on this list, and where are they?
- 14. The 14 firms are spread across Ames, Hiawatha, Cedar Rapids, Coralville, Iowa City, Davenport and 6 other cities. Each was verified against its own website and a second source before it was listed.
- How do I choose between web design companies in Iowa?
- Start from the job, not the agency: write down what done looks like in one paragraph, then read the "why it's here" line on each entry and shortlist the two or three whose reason matches your job. Ask each for one comparable piece of work and who on their team would actually do yours. 7 of the 14 here are under 50 people, which usually means the people you meet are the people who do the work.
- Did any of these firms pay to be listed?
- No. The order is editorial — longevity, named clients, scale and a clear specialism — and no firm on the ranked list paid for its place. The one paid card is marked "Featured" and is our own bench, Fracs; it is not ranked.
- How long have these web design companies been around?
- The oldest firm on the list dates from 1988; founding years are shown on each entry where the firm states one, and left blank where it doesn't.
- What should I bring to a first call with a web design company?
- Your revenue band, what you sell and to whom, the one number you want moved, a budget range, and a start date. Firms price faster and more honestly when the brief is concrete; the match form on this page asks for exactly those five things.
- How is this list kept current?
- It was checked September 2026 and is re-checked each quarter: dead sites come off, mergers and renames are updated, and firms that belong here are added. Corrections go to lists@primortul.com.
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