Prototype tested in 23 days. Why teams choose Humbleteam over Class
Class is a Birmingham agency that designs and builds websites, WordPress platforms, and internal tools. We are a product design company that tests app and platform ideas with real users in days, with deep fintech, healthtech, and AI work behind us.
Facts about Class from their own site and LinkedIn · October 7, 2026
How each company describes itself
Class
Class says “We design and build digital products that grow your business” and calls itself a Birmingham web design agency. Its services run from strategy and UX through WordPress development, web applications, design systems, and internal platforms to CRO, hosting, and maintenance.
The site says Class has worked since 2010 for more than 350 organizations. Work listed includes Bidfood, SnowDome, Bentley Motors, and a Wimbledon digital design system. The about page names six team members, and LinkedIn reports 2–10 employees in the United Kingdom.
Humbleteam
Users usually see our first prototype within weeks. ING’s small-business banking prototype was designed and user-tested in 23 days, a B2B banking MVP reached a tested product in 5 days, and our average brief hits a clickable prototype in 2 weeks.
Behind that pace are 49 people in Prague and Dubai, 56 fintechs, 30+ major banks, and 30+ healthtech platforms studied. Our 80+ design awards include 14 Awwwards wins, and Clutch reviewers give us 4.9 across 35 reviews.
Why app and platform teams choose us over Class
Three things that matter before a single line of code is written.
Real users see it in weeks
We put prototypes in front of users early. The ING small-business banking prototype went through design and user tests in 23 days, and an AI text-to-video platform had its prototype in 15 days. A reply comes within 24 hours, and the work can begin next week.
Depth in money, health, and AI
Our record holds 56 fintechs and 30+ major banks, plus 30+ healthtech platforms studied for our healthtech UX research, so regulated flows are familiar. For AI products we designed platform UX for Cluely, and we install AI agents inside client design teams for handoff, resizing, QA, and design-to-code drafts.
A senior bench of 49 people
Senior designers on our projects average 9 years of experience, and the people you meet on the first call do the work. 70% of our clients come back for a second project, and our 80+ design awards include Red Dot and Webby alongside 14 Awwwards wins.
Humbleteam vs Class, side by side
Every Class fact here is from their own site or LinkedIn page. Where they publish nothing, the row says so.
| Compared on | Humbleteam | Class |
|---|---|---|
| Time to a tested prototype | 23 days to a user-tested banking prototype; 5 days to a tested banking MVP | Not published on their site |
| Brief to first clickable prototype | 2 weeks on average | Not published on their site |
| How fast you can start | Reply within 24 hours, start as soon as next week | No start time published; their about page promises punctual replies |
| Who does the work | 49 people; the senior designers from the first call | Six team members named on their about page; LinkedIn reports 2–10 employees |
| Fintech and regulated depth | 56 fintechs and 30+ major banks | Codat among the listed work; no fintech focus named |
| AI in delivery | AI agents installed in your design team; our work runs 20–40% faster with AI | AI readiness and AI site search offered for websites |
| Independent proof | 80+ design awards, 14 Awwwards wins, 4.9 on Clutch across 35 reviews | Not published on the pages we read |
When Class is the better call
Two jobs their Birmingham team is set up for.
A WordPress site with hosting included
Class builds bespoke WordPress websites and offers hosting, maintenance, and ongoing development after launch. If one partner should design, build, and host your site for years, that package fits the brief.
A UK partner paid on conversions
Class’s news page describes a pay-per-conversion model, and its services include CRO. For a UK business that wants web fees tied to conversions, that model is on offer there and not with us.
What your product gets from us
Three numbers on pace and depth.
23 days
to a user-tested prototype
small-business banking for ING
15 days
to an AI product prototype
text-to-video platform
56
fintechs designed for
plus 30+ major banks
Products you can try for yourself
Three cases from health, sport, and HR-tech.
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 Class?
Yes, for an app or platform that needs testing with users before it is built. Our ING small-business banking prototype took 23 days, user tests included, and we have designed for 56 fintechs and 30+ banks. Class is a Birmingham web design agency that builds and hosts WordPress sites and web platforms, which suits a website rebuild with ongoing support.
Humbleteam or Class: who delivers faster?
We publish our timelines, and Class does not publish theirs. We reached a tested banking MVP in 5 days, a user-tested banking prototype in 23 days, and an AI platform prototype in 15 days. On an average brief, the first clickable prototype arrives in 2 weeks, and with AI skills our design work now runs 20–40% faster.
We’re building a SaaS or fintech platform. Which team fits?
We do, for the product design. Our work includes 56 fintechs, 30+ major banks, and platform UX for Cluely, a real-time AI meeting assistant. We hand dev-ready designs to your engineers and can install AI agents that keep handoff and design QA moving inside your team. Class designs and develops web platforms and portals and lists WordPress development among its core services.
How big is each team, and who does the work?
We have 49 people in Prague and Dubai, and the senior designers on the first call, 9 years of experience on average, run your project. Class names six team members on its about page, including two co-founders, and LinkedIn reports 2–10 employees, though estimates differ. Their site describes the work as done by an in-house team.
How much does each cost, and how soon can we start?
No price list exists on either site. Our formats are a fixed-price audit, scoped implementation, and a monthly retainer, and the first call ends with an estimate. Our answer comes inside 24 hours, with a start possible next week. Class describes a pay-per-conversion model in a news post and does not publish prices or start times on its site.
Other comparisons
Same structure, same sourcing rules, one page per shortlist we keep meeting.
What we checked, and when
Everything stated about Class 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.
- class.agency — home · read October 7, 2026
- class.agency — about us · read October 7, 2026
- class.agency — what we do · read October 7, 2026
- LinkedIn — Class company page · read October 7, 2026
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