Beyond
A digital experience consultancy helping companies create customer-centered products by combining UX strategy, service design, and technology consulting.
London, UK · team Verify with agency · est. 2010
Score breakdown
Best for
- — Organizations that want UX strategy and service design delivered as part of a broader digital-transformation or technology-consulting relationship.
- — Enterprises already evaluating Beyond/Qodea for cloud, AI, or security work who also want UX/product design under the same relationship.
- — Buyers comfortable independently verifying current scope, team, and positioning given the recent sale and rebrand.
Not ideal for
- — Teams seeking a dedicated, pure-play UX or product-design specialist — UX is now one of five service lines at a repositioned cloud/AI/security consultancy.
- — Buyers who require a public, verifiable review profile (Clutch, DesignRush, Google) before shortlisting a vendor — none is currently published for Beyond.
- — Organizations that need clarity on team size and staffing before committing — current headcount is not publicly confirmed.
- — Companies expecting continuity with the pre-2025 'Beyond' — the post-merger entity has different ownership and a different core focus.
Engagement
- Model
- Product strategy and UX consulting
- Rate
- Verify with agency
- Minimum
- Verify with agency
Services
- Customer experience / digital product design
- AI & data
- Digital workplace
- Infrastructure modernisation
- Cybersecurity
- Cloud consulting
Industries
- Financial services
- Retail
- Travel & hospitality
- Media & technology
- Insurance
- Higher education
Executive summary
Beyond is a digital experience consultancy founded in 2010 and based in London, historically combining UX strategy, service design, and technology consulting for a marquee client roster that includes Google, HSBC, PUMA, Booking.com, Snap Inc., and Deutsche Bank, backed by 19 published case studies.
The critical caveat: in 2025 Beyond was sold to Qodea, and in April 2026 the merged group rebranded under the “Beyond” name as a cloud/AI/security consultancy, where UX and product design is now one of five service lines rather than the core focus. There is also no public review profile currently available, so the rating and reviews sub-scores are both 0. The resulting Evidence Score (43) reflects this repositioning and the current lack of verifiable review data — the best fit is an organization comfortable engaging Beyond as part of a broader technology relationship, not a buyer seeking a dedicated, pure-play UX specialist.
Evidence notes
This profile uses Beyond’s public customer-story pages and its LinkedIn profile as evidence; no third-party review platform (Clutch, DesignRush, or Google) currently lists a public profile for Beyond, so reviewSource is recorded as “none” and both the rating (0/15) and reviews (0/10) sub-scores are zero. Recognition is scored “partial” (15/25) on the strength of a verifiable marquee client roster — Google, HSBC, PUMA, Booking.com, Snap Inc., and Deutsche Bank — offset against the firm’s 2025 sale to Qodea and its April 2026 rebrand into a cloud/AI/security consultancy, where UX/product design is now one of five service lines rather than the core focus. Confirm current positioning, team, and scope directly with the agency.
Strengths
- Long operating history (founded 2010) with a substantial published case-study library (19 case studies).
- Marquee, verifiable client roster — Google, HSBC, PUMA, Booking.com, Snap Inc., and Deutsche Bank.
- On paper, genuine cross-touchpoint capability — UX strategy, service design, and technology consulting — for organizations spanning financial services, retail, travel, media, insurance, and higher education.
Potential limitations
- Beyond was sold to Qodea in 2025, and in April 2026 the merged group rebranded under the 'Beyond' name as a cloud/AI/security consultancy — UX and product design is now one of five service lines (alongside AI & data, digital workplace, infrastructure modernisation, and cybersecurity), not the firm's core focus.
- No public review profile is currently available — there is no third-party rating or review count to verify service quality, so both the rating and reviews sub-scores are 0.
- Team size is not publicly confirmed post-merger; buyers cannot currently verify staffing levels or UX-specific team depth.
- uxFocus is scored 'generalist' (6/20): following the repositioning, UX/product design sits alongside broader digital-transformation and infrastructure services rather than standing as the primary specialization.
FAQ
Is Beyond still a UX-focused agency?
Not primarily. Following its 2025 sale to Qodea and an April 2026 rebrand, UX/product design is one of five service lines at what is now mainly a cloud/AI/security consultancy.
Why does Beyond have no review rating listed?
No public third-party review profile (Clutch, DesignRush, Google) was found for Beyond at the time of this review, so the rating and reviews sub-scores are both 0. Confirm current standing directly with the agency.
Who are Beyond's notable clients?
Google, HSBC, PUMA, Booking.com, Snap Inc., and Deutsche Bank, per its published customer stories.
What should buyers verify before engaging Beyond?
Current team size, which practice handles UX/product design work post-merger, and whether UX is resourced the way it was under the pre-2025 'Beyond' brand.
Use these notes as a diligence checklist
Beyond was repositioned after its 2025 sale to Qodea and April 2026 rebrand — confirm which team handles UX/product design work today, current team size, and pricing before treating it as a dedicated UX partner.
Updated 2026-07-08 · Reviewed by UX Design Agencies editorial team · 4 sources cited