Tested product in 5 days. Why teams choose Humbleteam over Baked Studio
Baked Studio is a small async design and build studio that serves startups on a flat monthly plan. We are a 49-person product design company that puts a product in front of real users within days, with 56 fintechs behind us.
Facts about Baked Studio from their own site and LinkedIn · October 7, 2026
How each company describes itself
Baked Studio
Baked Studio, which signs its site Baked Design Studio, calls itself “an async design and build studio for startups.” It sells brand identity, product design, marketing websites, full-stack web apps, launch videos, and pitch decks through a private Slack channel, on flat monthly plans with no contracts.
The studio is based in Vancouver, BC, and run by founder and creative director Nick. Its compare page says it started in 2023 and has grown to a team of 10. LinkedIn lists 2–10 employees. Clients shown include Peec AI, Comp AI, Inkbox, and Stoa.
Humbleteam
We count speed in days to real user feedback. A B2B banking MVP with ING Amsterdam went from zero to a tested product in 5 days, and a small-business banking prototype for ING was designed and user-tested in 23 days.
Behind that is a team of 49 in Prague and Dubai that has run since 2017. We have delivered 200+ projects, shipped 56 fintechs, work with 30+ major banks, and hold a 4.9 rating on Clutch across 35 reviews.
Three reasons founders pick us over Baked Studio
Each one matters most when the product handles money or health.
Tested with users inside a week
Our record is 5 days from zero to a tested B2B banking MVP with ING Amsterdam, with real users giving feedback. A small-business banking prototype for ING was user-tested in 23 days, and Logitech had an app, website, and design system in production in 4 weeks. We reply within 24 hours, and work can start next week.
Regulated products are our specialty
We have shipped 56 fintechs and work with 30+ major banks, and 5 YC-backed fintechs keep our designers inside their in-house teams. KYC failures, card limits, and dispute flows are routine. For healthtech we studied 30+ platforms, and our benchmark of 27 sports apps is rerun every four weeks.
Since 2017, 200+ projects shipped
We have run since 2017 and delivered 200+ projects for clients from global enterprises to unicorn startups. We have won 80+ design awards, including 14 Awwwards, and clients rate us 4.9 on Clutch across 35 reviews. 70% of our clients come back for a second project, and the senior designers average 9 years of experience.
Humbleteam vs Baked Studio, side by side
Every Baked Studio fact here is from their own site or LinkedIn page. Where they publish nothing, the row says so.
| Compared on | Humbleteam | Baked Studio |
|---|---|---|
| Time to a tested prototype | 5 days from zero to a tested B2B banking MVP with ING Amsterdam | Their Vestian case: an MVP “live for testing within two weeks” |
| Years on the market | Since 2017, with 200+ projects delivered | Since 2023, per their compare page |
| Team and working hours | 49 people in Prague and Dubai, on European and Gulf hours | A team of 10 in Vancouver, BC, working async in Slack |
| Fintech and regulated depth | 56 fintechs shipped and 30+ major banks | A mortgage marketing site among their work; no fintech count published |
| Healthtech and sport research | 30+ healthtech platforms studied; 27 sports apps benchmarked every four weeks | Not published on their site |
| Independent proof | 4.9 on Clutch across 35 reviews; 80+ design awards, 14 of them Awwwards | No rating or award count published on their site |
| Best known for | Tested product design for fintech, sport, healthtech, and AI products | Async brand, product, and web design for startups on a monthly plan |
When Baked Studio is the better call
Two setups where their model fits better.
A fixed monthly fee, no contract
Baked Studio publishes its plans: Basic at $8,999 a month and Pro at $12,000, with no contracts and a pause or cancel option every month. If a published monthly price matters more than a scoped project, that model fits.
A launch film for Demo Day
Their site shows story-driven launch videos for several Y Combinator companies, plus front-end code on the Pro plan. For a YC founder who wants a launch film and a marketing site from one async studio, that fits.
What we bring to a founder’s product
Real user tests early, and a track record that runs back to 2017.
5 days
to a tested B2B banking MVP
with ING Amsterdam
200+
projects since 2017
from enterprises to unicorns
4.9
Clutch rating
across 35 client reviews
Startup work you can check
AI, fintech, and insurance products from our work page.
Put us on the shortlist.
Send your product and the decision you are trying to make. We reply with the cases closest to it, a timeline and an estimate — and we will say so if the other option is the better fit.
Questions?
Is Humbleteam a good alternative to Baked Studio?
Yes, when the product has to be tested with real users and handle money or health data. We took a B2B banking MVP with ING to a tested product in 5 days and have shipped 56 fintechs since 2017. Baked Studio is an async design and build studio for startups in Vancouver, started in 2023, selling flat monthly plans with no contracts.
Humbleteam or Baked Studio: who delivers faster?
Both move fast, and we get to tested products sooner on the cases each side publishes. Our B2B banking MVP with ING was tested in 5 days, and an ING small-business prototype was user-tested in 23 days. Baked Studio says most requests are ready to review within a day, and its Vestian MVP was live for testing within 2 weeks.
Which one fits a fintech startup before a raise?
We do, when investors will look at the product as well as the brand. We have shipped 56 fintechs, 5 YC-backed fintechs keep our designers in their in-house teams, and our banking flows cover KYC, limits, and disputes. Baked Studio shows a mortgage marketing site and AI startups among its work. Ask both for a regulated flow they have shipped.
How big is each team, and who does the work?
We are 49 people in Prague and Dubai, and the senior designers on your first call do the work, averaging 9 years of experience. Baked Studio says it is a team of 10 led by its founder, who reviews everything that ships, and LinkedIn lists 2–10 employees. Ask each one how many designers will work on your product at once.
How much does each cost, and how soon can we start?
Baked Studio publishes flat plans at $8,999 and $12,000 a month, with no contracts. We quote a fixed-price audit, a scoped implementation, or a monthly retainer on the first call, so you pay for a defined result. We reply within 24 hours, and a project can start next week. YC founders get 10% off at Baked Studio, per its site.
Other comparisons
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What we checked, and when
Everything stated about Baked Studio on this page comes from their own public pages, read onOctober 7, 2026. We describe what they are strong at, not what they are bad at. If something here is out of date or wrong, write to hi@humbleteam.com and we will fix the page.
- baked.design — home, about, compare, and llms.txt · read October 7, 2026
- LinkedIn — Baked Studio company page · read October 7, 2026
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