Best web design agencies in Florida

Florida's web design agencies follow its population: they cluster in South Florida, Tampa Bay, Orlando and Jacksonville, with smaller studios in Tallahassee and along both coasts. For a mission-driven organization, Big Sea in St. Petersburg is a strong pick; for a Shopify Plus store, Absolute Web in Miami; and for a Northeast Florida company that wants a long-running web and software shop, Oyova in Jacksonville Beach. With tourism, hospitality, real estate, healthcare, logistics and a growing tech scene all competing for attention, the best agency for you is usually the one that already works in your industry.

How we put this list together

We checked each agency below against its own website, confirming that the site is live and current, that web design or development is a core service, and that the agency states a Florida location. This is not a paid ranking. The agencies are not ranked against each other, and we have no business relationship with any of them. Florida has many agencies that publish city landing pages without a real office in that city, so we left out any firm whose own site did not state a Florida location plainly. That keeps this list focused on firms with a verified presence in the state.

Florida web design agencies at a glance

The agencies

Big Sea (St. Petersburg)

Big Sea started in 2005 as a web development agency and now splits its work between web and marketing, with a main office on 4th Street North in St. Petersburg and a second office in Asheville, North Carolina. It is a HubSpot Platinum Solutions Partner with a nonprofit specialty. The organizations it serves are mission-driven: nonprofits, healthcare, education, museums and cultural institutions, and health and wellness. That focus makes it a natural fit for a foundation, hospital system or museum that needs a site, donor or member journeys, and CRM in one plan. If you are a for-profit retailer, look further down the list.

Website: bigsea.co

thirteen05 creative (Tampa)

thirteen05 creative takes its name from its address on West Gray Street in Tampa, and its site says it has been building websites since 1999. Web design leads its services, with web development, redesigns, ecommerce, responsive design and WordPress builds underneath, plus hosting, SEO and Google Ads management as supporting work. Its portfolio is a practical mix: restaurants, sports facilities, construction and cleaning companies, landscapers, an adoption agency and a university. It suits a Tampa Bay small or mid-size business that wants a custom WordPress site and a single local team for hosting and marketing afterward.

Website: thirteen05.com

Oyova (Jacksonville Beach)

Oyova is headquartered on Penman Road in Jacksonville Beach and has a second office in St. Petersburg. Web design and web development are its featured services, alongside web app development, ADA compliance work and Shopify development. It also offers white-label development for other agencies, which says something about the depth of its build team. The industries it calls out by name are logistics and law firms, both strong in Northeast Florida. Oyova suits a company that needs more than a brochure site, such as a portal, a custom tool or a store connected to back-office systems.

Website: oyova.com

Chatter Buzz (Orlando)

Chatter Buzz lists offices on East Robinson Street in Orlando and in downtown Tampa, plus one in New York. Custom web development is a dedicated service, and its in-house team builds on WordPress and Drupal, with WooCommerce and other content management systems appearing in its case studies. It works across government, health and SaaS, engineering, IT, law, manufacturing, consumer goods and education. Because it is also a full digital marketing agency, Chatter Buzz is a good match for an organization that wants the website, SEO and campaigns planned together. Ask for examples on the platform it recommends for you.

Website: chatterbuzzmedia.com

Evok Advertising (Lake Mary)

Evok Advertising lists its Orlando-area office in Lake Mary and a second Florida office in Tallahassee, plus one in Memphis. Website design and development is the first service on its interactive design page, and it also builds web applications, ecommerce platforms and native and hybrid mobile apps. The industries it names are a distinctive mix: education, sports marketing, restaurants, packaged goods, healthcare, credit unions, behavior change campaigns and destination marketing. That makes Evok a sensible shortlist pick for tourism boards, credit unions and public-health style campaigns where the website sits inside a larger advertising effort.

Website: evokad.com

On The Map Marketing (Miami)

On The Map Marketing is based in downtown Miami on SE 3rd Avenue and describes itself as a digital marketing agency with web design as a major service. It builds on WordPress and Shopify, offering both custom builds and template-based sites. Its focus industries are clear: law firms, home service businesses such as roofers, contractors and plumbers, dentists and plastic surgeons. If you run a local service business in South Florida and your main goal is ranking in search and getting calls, On The Map is worth a conversation. Ask whether the site and SEO can be contracted separately.

Website: onthemap.com

Absolute Web (Miami)

Absolute Web is a Miami-based ecommerce design and development firm centered on Shopify Plus. Its services cover store builds, UX and UI design, and app integrations, and it targets mid-market and enterprise brands rather than small shops. That focus is useful if you are moving a large catalog from an older platform or need a store that connects to inventory, ERP or fulfillment systems. If you only need a simple store, a smaller studio or a lighter platform will likely cost less. For brands already selling at volume, Absolute Web is a specialist worth comparing.

Website: absoluteweb.com

904.Technology (Jacksonville)

904.Technology is a Jacksonville studio, named after the city's area code, that says it has worked in Florida for more than ten years. Custom websites and site modifications are among its core services, and it works with logistics companies, propane and energy suppliers, bridal and boutique shops, and construction firms. It collaborates remotely over video and shared docs, which suits busy owners. 904.Technology is a boutique choice for smaller Northeast Florida businesses that want a straightforward custom site without a large agency process. Ask which platform it builds on and who will host the site.

Website: 904.technology

How to choose a web design agency in Florida

Choose the platform before the agency. Our default view: WordPress for content-heavy sites, Webflow for design-led marketing sites, Next.js for speed and custom features, and Shopify for most stores. We explain why in how to choose a website platform. A good agency should be able to tell you why its recommendation fits your team.

Questions worth asking:

• Who owns the site, the domain and the hosting account after launch?
• Which platform do you recommend for us, and why that one?
• Who maintains the site after launch, and what does that cost each month?
• How do you protect search rankings during a redesign? (See how to redesign a website without losing SEO.)
• What exactly is included in the quote, and what would be billed as extra?

A Florida-specific angle: many national agencies publish "Florida city" pages without a local office, so check the agency's contact page for a real address in the state if local matters to you. Tourism and hospitality businesses should also ask how the site will handle seasonal swings, out-of-state and international visitors, and Spanish-language content, which is a real need in South Florida and Central Florida.

If you are comparing agencies across the Southeast, browse the full list of states.

What a website costs

Scope sets the price. Small-business sites from independent studios commonly start in the low thousands, while custom builds with integrations, ecommerce or web applications run into five or six figures. Agencies that bundle the site with monthly SEO or ads may quote the build lower and make it up on the retainer, so compare the cost over a full year.

For more detail, read how much does a business website cost, or get a rough range from our website cost calculator.

The short version

Florida's verified agencies sit in Tampa Bay, Miami, Orlando and Jacksonville. Pick Big Sea for nonprofits, thirteen05 creative for Tampa Bay WordPress sites, Absolute Web for Shopify Plus, Oyova for custom builds and web apps, Chatter Buzz or Evok for site-plus-marketing programs, and On The Map or 904.Technology for local service businesses.

Fine with a studio outside Florida? Tell us about your project and we'll recommend a platform and give you a fixed quote.