Prototype tested in 23 days. Why teams choose Humbleteam over Bakken & Bæck
Bakken & Bæck is a European design and technology studio that designs and codes products, brands, and websites. We are a product design company that puts products in front of real users within days, with 56 fintechs and 30+ banks behind every banking screen.
Facts about Bakken & Bæck from their own site and LinkedIn · October 7, 2026
How each company describes itself
Bakken & Bæck
Bakken & Bæck calls itself “a design and technology studio” that builds digital products from zero to launch. Its capabilities cover strategy, design, and code, from brand narrative and design systems to full-stack development, DevOps, and model integration. The studio says it has worked with AI for 10+ years, with in-house PhDs.
The about page lists 60+ people in Amsterdam, Barcelona, Bonn, London, and Oslo, 500+ clients over 15 years, and the same owners since 2011. LinkedIn lists 51–200 employees. Work shown on their site includes Sierra, Coinbase, Google DeepMind, and Phantom.
Humbleteam
Our timelines are dated and checkable. A B2B banking MVP with ING Amsterdam went from zero to a tested product in 5 days, a small-business banking prototype for ING was designed and user-tested in 23 days, and Logitech had a desk-booking app, website, and design system in production in 4 weeks.
Depth sits behind that pace. Our 49 people in Prague and Dubai have shipped 56 fintechs, work with 30+ major banks, and studied 30+ healthtech platforms. Since 2017 we have delivered 200+ projects and collected 80+ design awards.
Three reasons teams pick us over Bakken & Bæck
Each one shows up before the first month is over.
A tested product inside a week
Our record is 5 days from zero to a tested B2B banking MVP with ING Amsterdam. A small-business banking prototype for ING was designed and user-tested in 23 days. New briefs reach a first clickable prototype in 2 weeks on average, and every new enquiry gets a reply within 24 hours.
Banking screens are our daily work
We have shipped 56 fintechs and work with 30+ major banks, so KYC failures, card limits, and dispute flows are routine for us. 5 YC-backed fintechs run our designers as part of their in-house team. Healthtech gets the same rigor: we studied 30+ platforms for our UX research.
Your first call meets the team
Since 2017 we have delivered 200+ projects and won 80+ design awards, including 14 Awwwards. Our Clutch rating is 4.9 across 35 reviews. The senior designers you meet on the first call stay on the project, and 70% of our clients come back for a second one.
Humbleteam vs Bakken & Bæck, side by side
Every Bakken & Bæck fact here is from their own site or LinkedIn page. Where they publish nothing, the row says so.
| Compared on | Humbleteam | Bakken & Bæck |
|---|---|---|
| Time to a tested prototype | 5 days from zero to a tested B2B banking MVP with ING Amsterdam | Rapid prototyping is listed as a capability; no timeline published |
| Brief to first clickable prototype | 2 weeks on average | Not published on their site |
| How fast you can start | A reply within 24 hours; a project can start next week | Not published on their site |
| Fintech and regulated depth | 56 fintechs shipped and 30+ major banks | Coinbase and Phantom shown; no fintech or banking count published |
| Healthtech and sport depth | 30+ healthtech platforms studied; a benchmark of 27 sports apps rerun 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 |
| Senior experience | 9 years on average for the senior designers on a project | Not published on their site |
When Bakken & Bæck is the better call
Two briefs their studio is built for.
One contract for design and code
Bakken & Bæck lists strategy, design, and code “all under one roof,” including full-stack development, DevOps, and deployment. If one studio has to design the product and also build and run the production system, that setup fits.
The brief starts with the model
Their AI page describes in-house PhDs and senior engineers who choose and train models and build agentic workflows. If your project begins with model selection and training, that is their home ground.
What we bring to a product team
Speed to real users, regulated depth, and client scores.
5 days
to a tested B2B banking MVP
with ING Amsterdam
56
fintechs shipped
plus work for 30+ major banks
4.9
Clutch rating
across 35 client reviews
Work you can check
Banking, hardware, and health 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 Bakken & Bæck?
Yes, when the brief is a product that has to reach users fast. We took a B2B banking MVP with ING from zero to a tested product in 5 days, and we have shipped 56 fintechs among 200+ projects since 2017. Bakken & Bæck is a design and technology studio with 60+ people across 5 European offices. If one team must also write the production code, their setup covers it.
Humbleteam or Bakken & Bæck: who delivers faster?
We publish dated timelines, and Bakken & Bæck’s site does not. Ours: 5 days to a tested banking MVP with ING, 23 days to a user-tested small-business prototype, and 4 weeks for Logitech’s app, website, and design system to reach production. A signed brief gets its first clickable prototype in 2 weeks on average, and AI skills make our app and web work 20–40% faster.
Which studio fits a fintech or crypto product?
We do, for regulated money products. We have shipped 56 fintechs, work with 30+ major banks, and 5 YC-backed fintechs run our designers inside their in-house teams. Bakken & Bæck shows Coinbase and Phantom on its site and publishes no fintech count. Ask both teams to walk you through a KYC failure state and a card dispute flow they designed and shipped.
How big is each team, and who does the work?
We are 49 people in Prague and Dubai, working European and Gulf hours, and the senior designers on your first call do the work, with 9 years of experience on average. Bakken & Bæck lists 60+ designers, engineers, and strategists across Amsterdam, Barcelona, Bonn, London, and Oslo, and LinkedIn puts the company at 51–200 employees. Ask each team who will be on your project every week.
How much does each cost, and how soon can we start?
Neither company publishes prices. We offer a fixed-price audit, a scoped implementation, or a monthly retainer, and the estimate comes on the first call. We reply within 24 hours, and a project can start next week. Bakken & Bæck offers to guide, be, or boost your team, and its site publishes no rates or start times, so ask them for both.
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What we checked, and when
Everything stated about Bakken & Bæck 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.
- bakkenbaeck.com — home, about, clients, and AI · read October 7, 2026
- LinkedIn — Bakken & Bæck company page · read October 7, 2026
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