Most articles about WordPress development companies read like paid advertisements (that’s probably because they are 🙉). The companies look perfect, the descriptions sound identical, and you’re left wondering which ones actually deliver based on real user feedback.
This post takes a different approach. Instead of company pitches, you’ll see what their actual clients say on Clutch – a platform where real clients rate the service they received.
We’ve researched 15 WordPress development companies that consistently earn strong reviews. You’ll find their Clutch scores, what clients praise them for, and sometimes what they complain about. By the end, you’ll know which agencies deliver on their promises and which ones to avoid.
If you’re hiring a WordPress developer and want to skip the marketing fluff, this guide gives you the client perspective you actually need to make a smart decision.
Let’s dive in.
Before we jump into the main list, a quick note about our own service. We’re now fixing WordPress sites (because someone has to) through Themeisle Services.
The offer is simple. You get access to an expert team of WordPress pros who can handle everything from building your site to optimizing it, improving its SEO, and keeping it safe from hackers.
It’s a good option if you need reliable help but don’t want to deal with the hassle of vetting agencies or managing multiple freelancers. One team covers all the bases.
We built this service after hearing from readers who wanted WordPress help they could trust without the usual agency runaround. No long contracts, no pushy sales calls, just solid WordPress work when you need it.
Best WordPress development companies 🏆
In no particular order:
1. WPRiders
Rating: 4.9 on Clutch
Founded in 2014 in Bucharest, Romania, and bringing over a decade of experience with WordPress and custom site development, WPRiders are one of the most established names in the WordPress ecosystem.
We’ve had first-hand experience working with them – our long-standing partnership makes us just one of thousands of satisfied clients. With over 1,500 five-star reviews, it’s no surprise that WPRiders regularly appear in roundups from platforms like Clutch and GoodFirms.
WPRiders are committed to helping you grow your business with a team of business analysts informing the work of their design, development, and testing teams. You can be sure that their solutions have been developed alongside a deep knowledge of both market and technological trends.
That mix has made them a go-to team for complex WordPress builds – from high-performance websites to WooCommerce stores and learning management systems (LMS). Many of these projects include intricate API integrations and customized performance solutions.
And if you ever decide WordPress isn’t the whole story, WPRiders can take your project further — their developers also work with Laravel and modern JavaScript frameworks.
End users are excited to use the marketplace. Because of the solutions, many customers offered to invest in the business pre-revenue.
Top pick from the WPRiders’ portfolio: Their work for Farrer’s Coffee shows how they handle custom pricing automation and WordPress performance under one roof.
Christian Grattan founder of BuyByeSupply.
Pricing: As of 2026, WPRiders list their website maintenance and support packages starting at $1,200 per month, with higher tiers at $2,400 and $3,600+. If you want to use their other services – like custom web design or custom web development then that will be more expensive.
2. DevriX
Rating: 4.8 on Clutch
DevriX is one of the original names in the WordPress maintenance and development space, known for popularizing the idea of ongoing WordPress retainers (a core part of their current service lineup).
Founded in 2010 in Bulgaria, they’ve grown into a full‑service development company with WordPress developers, designers, engineers, and marketers based all over the world.
This distributed team specializes in building and scaling enterprise‑grade WordPress platforms and SaaS solutions. Their own materials highlight deep experience with high‑traffic sites, performance, security, and maintenance.
At the other end of the scale, DevriX also has a reputation for custom plugin development earned through building over 200 free plugins for their clients. At one stage, WordPress.org carried DevriX plugins for image galleries, RSS feeds, oEmbeds, and more.
DevriX builds lasting relationships with their clients, having worked with 90% of them for more than two years. This is because they can offer more than design and development – they leverage their digital marketing knowledge to help you build solid SEO and marketing strategies.
DevriX produced a cost-effective multisite network. All functions requested by the company were incorporated and they even exceeded expectations.
Peter Nikov, Founder and CEO, Cloud Solutions
Top pick from the DevriX portfolio: DevriX helped Trek Travel improve their checkout process.
3. Multidots
Rating: 4.9 on Clutch
Multidots started in 2009 and have been consistently hitting growth milestones ever since. What started out as a small agency doing outsourcing work has grown into a maintenance and development company that is now a Gold WordPress VIP partner.
As you can imagine, Multidots has incredible WordPress skills. If you are looking for a custom build or you want to migrate to WordPress, then Multidots can get it done. If you’re already up and running, then they can perform site audits, performance optimization, and any maintenance tasks you might have. They have extensive skills in both WooCommerce and BuddyPress.
They maintain a strong community presence with sponsorships for contributors to work on WordPress core.
Multidots helped us during a critical time. Their team built a reliable workflow. Our workflows are much more efficient, saving our team a lot of time.
Vice-President, Marketing, Entertainment Industry Event Co
Top pick from the Multidots portfolio: Multidots optimized MIT Engineering’s WordPress site.
4. Librafire
Rating: 4.9 on Clutch
Librafire is a multi-national team that has grown to 40 designers, developers, project managers, and business development managers. With offices in Serbia, the US, and the Netherlands they are perfectly placed to meet your schedule.
Librafire’s designs really catch the eye which is probably why they pull in a lot of business from outsourcing contracts. They have no industry bias with over 300 projects covering a wide variety of industries. Their front-end skills are excellent and equal to anything you’ll find in larger agencies. This is particularly true when it comes to JavaScript.
While they specialise in WordPress, Drupal, and Laravel, they also have enough backend skills to build a custom site from scratch. If you’re just starting out, then you’ll be able to develop your brand with their brand design skills. When you combine this with their mentioned prices, you have an agency perfectly suited to new and emerging businesses.
The new site led to a 420% increase in leads for the 3 months.
John Stefanidis, Co-founder, The Construction Chute Company
Top pick from the Librafire portfolio: They provided two designs for TeamViewer’s US landing pages.
5. KrishaWeb
Rating: 5.0 on Clutch
KrishaWeb is a WordPress development agency that’s been around since 2008 and grown to include over 130 employees. They have office locations in India, the USA, the Netherlands, Germany, and Ireland.
KrishaWeb is a full-service agency, which means that they can help you with everything from web design and brand identity to WordPress website development, digital marketing, ecommerce, and more. They also go beyond WordPress and can work with other open-source content management systems such as Drupal as well as custom application builds.
Overall, if you want a full-service agency that can help with all areas of WordPress development and marketing, KrishaWeb is worth a look.
As a small business, we do not have the budget to have a full-time designer or developer who can do great jobs. So I have made a tie-up with the KrishaWeb team for quite a few months now and they have delivered what I asked and always on time.
Robert Abela, Founder, WP Activity Log plugin
Top pick from the KrishaWeb portfolio: A full brand identity and website build for A Y & J Solicitors in the UK
6. Ambiscale
Rating: 4.9 on Clutch
Ambiscale is a growing WordPress development company from Poland’s Silicon Valley. The entire team works from Poland on a rotating schedule to help them stay in touch with a global client base.
Ambiscale are particularly strong when transforming existing designs into functioning websites. You can either bring them in to collaborate with existing teams or get them to build a custom website from a brief.
The front-end team has proven experience in developing custom solutions that work seamlessly with the WordPress Block Editor. However, they have extensive ecommerce skills in both WordPress and Shopify. For larger projects, they can also implement full platforms with Ruby on Rails.
Ambiscale has provided everything from custom development to support, and maintenance for a wide variety of industries. You’ll find higher education, fashion, healthcare, real estate, and tech startups in their portfolio.
They made our site 30–50% faster, which was very important for our SEO. They were also able to improve our conversion rate.
Michał Skurowski, CEO, LiveSpace.io
Top pick from the Ambiscale portfolio: Performance improvements for Kubota.
7. UPQODE
Rating: 4.9 on Clutch
UPQODE is a full-service agency headquartered in Nashville. However, the bulk of the team is distributed. They have strengths in all areas from design & development to content & SEO. Their tech team is well balanced to take you from iteration through design to launch and growth.
They are fully committed to WordPress and a bulk of their projects involve launching sites for SMBs. Their broad skill base makes them comfortable integrating sites with HubSpot, building ecommerce stores, or building custom themes and plugins for a variety of industries. Their portfolio is probably one of the largest on this list.
They really are a one-stop shop with website maintenance, social media marketing, and Google Analytics assistance all available for reasonable rates.
Finally, they are part of a larger network of companies which includes a themes store, sales apps, and tools for Elementor.
UPQODE built a completely new WordPress site for us. They completed the design components too, creating the platform’s UX/UI. Their team implemented ecommerce features, which allowed us to receive donations.
Jason Blackwell, Director Brand Experience & Public Affairs, Spondylitis Association of America
Top pick from the UPQODE portfolio: They built an ecommerce store for a successful fashion brand, Sew Sketchy.
8. Vipe Studio
Rating: inconclusive – just two reviews on Clutch
Vipe Studio is a full‑service WordPress development agency recognized for tackling everything from site performance and security to custom plugin and theme development. They’ve also explored advanced setups like headless WordPress implementations, a direction that’s increasingly popular among enterprise clients.
Headquartered in Bulgaria, Vipe Studio works with clients across multiple regions, including Europe and North America. That international reach has helped them manage projects of various scales – from complex enterprise builds to long‑term maintenance partnerships.
If you’re looking to build a website from scratch, Vipe Studio can get the job done with the approach that works best for your situation. That might be a “traditional” WordPress site or it might be a headless implementation, an approach which is rapidly growing in popularity.
Vipe Studio has long been a trusted collaborator for Themeisle, deeply familiar with our products and often offering feedback and insights that influence how we shape new ideas.
They also maintain a visible presence in the WordPress community – sponsoring and participating in WordCamps across Europe and contributing to WordPress core and open‑source efforts.
They go above and beyond, training the internal team on how to navigate and use their new site. What stands out the most are the team’s attention to detail and receptiveness to feedback.
Head of Marketing, Propy Inc.
Top pick from the Vipe Studio portfolio: A Hybrid LMS Platform built with headless WordPress and Next.js. The project powers a large‑scale learning and coaching system with thousands of members, integrating WooCommerce, Zoom, and Cloudflare for payments, live sessions, and optimized media delivery.
9. WidgiLabs
Rating: inconclusive – just one review Clutch
Widgilabs is a development agency that specializes in WordPress websites and ecommerce. Its team of WordPress experts will provide you with efficient solutions to problems that exceed your expertise. The agency’s mission is to help your company grow across different sectors.
The strength of WidgiLabs’ seasoned developers and designers is handling critical issues and high‑traffic websites – the kind of projects that publishers and large organizations depend on daily. They have experience collaborating with national and international brands and enterprises.
Even though WidgiLabs focuses on WordPress and ecommerce development, it also provides a broader range of services – including strategy, UI/UX design, content, marketing, business consulting, and ongoing tech support. You can also count on them for WordPress plugin development and PHP‑based solutions.
WidgiLabs lists offices in Lisbon and London. (While the company’s founding year is often cited as 2011, I couldn’t confirm that from its current site.)
I’ve been working with Widgilabs for ten years. The process is clear and effective. The team is proactive, creative, and highly professional. If you are looking for help with WordPress websites, WidgiLabs is the right partner.
Sónia Laima, Teacher, Universidade Europeia
Top pick from the WidgiLabs portfolio: You’ll find recognizable names in their portfolio such as Vodafone, Observador, Economia Online, and more. One standout project is their design and implementation of Forbes Portugal’s website.
10. 10up
Rating: inconclusive – just one review Clutch
10up is the only Emmy‑nominated WordPress development company on this list. (They’ve been recognized with two Emmy Award nominations according to WordPress VIP.) But, that shouldn’t scare you off. As WordPress VIP Gold partners, they’ve built WordPress sites for some of the biggest names in media, healthcare, and government, but they’ve also built sites for local schools and non‑profits.
They are a full‑service agency with over 200+ strategists, designers, developers, engineers, and marketers spread around the world. As you’d expect, they specialize in complicated WordPress builds with demanding performance requirements.
This gives them proven expertise in all aspects of front‑end engineering, like WCAG accessibility, back‑end engineering, like GraphQL, alongside technical cloud services, like Amazon Web Services.
Winners of multiple Webby Awards, they are also well‑known for their tools like ClassifAI, an AI tool for generating alt text, image tags, content classification, and more.
10up is a strong advocate for Open Source, donating over 4,000 company hours to popular Open Source projects. Among the team, you’ll find over 40 conference speakers and WordPress contributors.
We came to 10up with a vision. They realized and exceeded that vision with speed and agility while contributing invaluable insights and recommendations.
Matt Fulton, Director of Digital Services, MaineToday Media
Top pick from the 10up portfolio: 10up completed all of the work for FiveThirtyEight, a project that later earned a Webby nomination.
11. Wholegrain Digital
Rating: 4.5 on Clutch
Wholegrain Digital has the distinction of being London’s first (and original) WordPress agency and the perfect WordPress company for anyone interested in tech for good. Indeed, this is baked into their DNA. They were founded in 2007 to help positive organizations thrive online.
Working with positive organizations has helped Wholegrain Digital specialize in delivering delightful experiences through great user experience and navigation. This commitment to users can also be found in the improved back-end workflows that are another feature of a Wholegrain Digital project.
Wholegrain Digital’s other passion is web sustainability. This commitment has helped them develop deep web performance knowledge in their quest for reduced digital wastage. These optimization skills guarantee designs that will accommodate any SEO or marketing efforts you undertake.
They offer standard maintenance and support plans, as well as a continuous improvement plan that allows you to take advantage of the latest WordPress developments.
They go out of their way to work with you on a custom solution. There’s a lot of give and take, and sharing of ideas and information, which I think leads to high-quality solutions.
Michael O’Rourke, Founder, Morpheus Wellness Solutions
Top pick from the Wholegrain Digital portfolio: A complete design overhaul, including improved UX and navigation for Unicef.
12. Human Made
Rating: 4.7 on Clutch
Human Made is another elite WordPress development company founded in England but staffed from around the world. With over 70 engineers, project managers, marketers, and event planners, Human Made is a technical development company capable of building innovative tools and platforms.
With specialization in technically complex WordPress development, they are responsible for the digital presence of some of the world’s biggest media companies. They are also responsible for Altis, the WordPress-based digital experience platform used by, among others, Red Bull and Snopes.
Their custom work can be found behind businesses from multiple industries with large amounts of traffic. They can provide everything from powerful cloud solutions to helpful marketing automation tools. You’ll find their work most often in the media, finance, and publishing realms.
Beyond big-name clients, they are also Open Source evangelists. You will regularly find them planning events for FOSS (Free and Open Source Software) events as well as banner events like WordCamp Europe.
The site is in excellent technical shape and doesn’t experience downtime even when viral content causes major traffic spikes.
Doreen Marchionni, Vice-President, Snopes.com
Top pick from the Human Made portfolio: Improving the performance and distribution for USA Today.
13. WebDevStudios
Rating: inconclusive – just one review Clutch
WebDevStudios is one of the oldest and best WordPress development companies on this list. Founded back in 2002, they shifted towards Open Source options in 2008. They are a leading technical development company with a distributed team of engineers, project managers, designers, and support technicians.
They can provide WordPress solutions for everything from enterprise to non-profit. If you are on a different platform, then WebDevStudios are able to migrate you to WordPress efficiently. They have particular strengths in strategy and development for large-scale enterprise brands.
As a full-service agency, WebDevStudios can provide technical and marketing support for emerging and established businesses, educational institutions, non-profits, and more.
When it comes to the nuts and bolts of WordPress, WebDevStudios is hard to beat. They are deeply involved in the WordPress ecosystem, maintaining a consistent commitment to Core contributions, custom plugins, and open-source tooling.
WebDevStudios grasped our vision and executed on time and on budget. This was a major overhaul, and we hit a few speed bumps, but it was way more smooth of a process opposed to previous relationships with other developers.
Ben Koo, Editor-in-Chief, The Comeback
Top pick from the WebDevStudios portfolio: Repeat customers Campbell’s Soup Company came to WebDevStudios when it was time for a complete redesign.
14. SAU/CAL
Rating: 5.0 on Clutch
SAU/CAL is a global collection of WooCommerce experts founded by Canadian entrepreneurs. Over the years, they have managed to become WordPress VIP agency partners.
Not only that, they started their agency when they couldn’t find capable ecommerce developers. Their love of ecommerce means they know all the tools and they can build everything else from scratch.
However, they are focused entirely on WordPress and WooCommerce. But, they can build scalable websites for both enterprises and SMBs. If your store needs a rebirth, then SAU/CAL has the skills to redesign your site for better performance.
We chose SAU/CAL to be a VIP partner because they are among the best in the world at building profitable online stores, they are easy to work with and we constantly hear how transparent their billing system is.
Suzi Gaiser, Director of Strategic Partnerships, WordPress VIP
Top pick from the SAU/CAL portfolio: They transformed a download store into a streaming platform for photography tutorial site Phlearn
15. FixRunner
Rating: inconclusive – just one review Clutch
FixRunner is a popular WordPress maintenance service that also gives you the option of having custom development work done.
This approach is slightly different from the other WordPress development agencies on this list as FixRunner’s primary focus is on a monthly maintenance service. Still, they do offer a dedicated development service that can help with both website design and development.
Being able to get both services in one spot is helpful as it lets you stick with one service for all your WordPress needs.
Their monthly maintenance packages also give you a certain number of dedicated support hours per month, which might be all you need for simple development tasks.
After going thru many different developers no one could fix the problem and the FixRunner team did it.
Linda J, theplanetweekly.com
Pricing: FixRunner’s WordPress maintenance plans start at $59 per month and range up to $149 per month (with a discount for longer payment periods). There are also enterprise-focused plans from $300 per month as well as one-time support options for $49 each. Custom development work will obviously cost more.
Conclusion 🏁
This closes our list of the top WordPress development companies on the market in 2026. We hope it will be helpful and will introduce you to your next WordPress dev partner. 👍
Do you have experience working with any of these companies? Let us know in the comments section below!
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