Konrad Group
A digital product consultancy combining UX design, engineering, and product strategy to help organizations build scalable web, mobile, and enterprise applications.
New York, NY, USA (co-founded in Toronto) · team 500–800 · est. 2007
Score breakdown
Best for
- — Companies looking for a long-term digital product partner with both design and engineering expertise.
- — Enterprise and mid-market brands in retail, financial services, media, and automotive needing end-to-end product delivery from one team.
- — Buyers who weight client caliber and portfolio strength (Spotify, HP, Kia) heavily in vendor selection.
Not ideal for
- — Teams that want a standalone UX research or usability-testing engagement rather than combined design-and-engineering delivery.
- — Buyers who require a deep, verifiable third-party review history before shortlisting — Konrad's public review volume is currently thin.
- — Early-stage startups seeking a lightweight, low-overhead design engagement.
- — Organizations that want a boutique, high-touch relationship rather than a 500+ person consultancy.
Engagement
- Model
- Cross-functional product teams
- Rate
- Verify with agency
- Minimum
- Verify with agency
Services
- UX/UI design
- Digital strategy
- Product strategy
- Custom software & app development
- AI development
- E-commerce development
- Data & analytics
Industries
- Retail & e-commerce
- Financial services
- Technology & media
- Automotive
- Consumer goods
- Higher education
Executive summary
Konrad Group is a digital product consultancy founded in 2007 — co-founded in Toronto, now headquartered in New York — with a team of roughly 500–800 people combining UX/UI design, product strategy, and engineering. Its Evidence Score is led by a maximum recognition score (25/25), built on a marquee, verifiable client roster spanning Spotify, Kia, HP, McDonald’s, Diageo, NYU, SoulCycle, and Equinox, plus a heavy UX focus (13/20) that pairs design with real product-strategy and engineering delivery.
The trade-off is public review depth: Konrad’s DesignRush profile shows a perfect 5.0/5, but from only 3 reviews, and its Clutch profile currently shows none — so the reviews sub-score stays low (2/10) despite the flawless average. The model is also built for end-to-end product delivery rather than standalone UX research. The best fit is a company wanting a long-term, cross-functional partner that designs and builds together — not a buyer seeking a pure research boutique or a deep third-party review history.
Evidence notes
This profile uses Konrad Group’s public work pages, its Clutch profile, and its DesignRush profile as evidence. The rating (≈5.0) and review count (≈3) were read from DesignRush because Konrad’s Clutch profile currently shows no reviews; both are point-in-time figures and should be reconfirmed. Recognition is scored “strong” (25/25, the maximum) on the basis of a verifiable marquee client roster — Spotify, Kia, HP, McDonald’s, Diageo, NYU, SoulCycle, and Equinox — rather than review volume, which is why the reviews sub-score (2/10) stays low despite the perfect rating.
Strengths
- Marquee, verifiable client roster — Spotify, Kia, HP, McDonald's, Diageo, NYU, SoulCycle, and Equinox — behind a maximum recognition score (25/25).
- Heavy UX focus paired with real engineering depth: UX/UI design, product strategy, and custom software/app development under one roof (uxFocus scored 13/20, 'heavy').
- Sizable, established consultancy (500–800 people, founded 2007) built for long-term, enterprise-scale product partnerships.
- Perfect review rating (5.0/5) on its DesignRush profile.
Potential limitations
- Verified review volume is thin for a firm this size: only 3 reviews on DesignRush and no visible review history on Clutch, so the 5.0 rating rests on a small public sample (reviews scored just 2/10).
- Better suited to organizations needing end-to-end product delivery than buyers who want a standalone UX research engagement.
- A 500–800 person, cross-functional delivery model likely carries more process and cost than an early-stage or single-product startup needs.
- Published case-study count (10) is comparatively modest set against the size of the team and client roster — request additional references for domains not covered by the public case studies.
FAQ
What is Konrad Group best known for?
A digital product consultancy blending UX/UI design, product strategy, and engineering for brands including Spotify, HP, Kia, and SoulCycle + Equinox.
Does Konrad Group offer standalone UX research engagements?
Its model centers on cross-functional product teams that combine design and engineering. Confirm directly whether a research-only or design-only engagement is available.
How is Konrad Group rated?
Its DesignRush profile shows 5.0/5 from 3 reviews; its Clutch profile currently shows no reviews. This is a perfect but small sample — confirm current review volume directly.
Where is Konrad Group based?
Konrad Group was co-founded in Toronto and is now headquartered in New York, NY, with a team of roughly 500–800 people.
Use these notes as a diligence checklist
If Konrad Group's combined design-and-engineering model fits a long-term product build, confirm current team availability, pricing, and references beyond the published case studies before committing.
Updated 2026-07-08 · Reviewed by UX Design Agencies editorial team · 4 sources cited