Irvine, CA

500 Designs

Reach 13PageRanker 66

500 Designs is a web design company based in Irvine, CA. Its own home page scored 76 for mobile speed and 100 for access in our lab test on October 24, 2026, faster than 356 of the 450 firm sites we tested. Its websbz Score is 55.4 out of 100. Its Reach, a separate score, is 13.

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Our Read

500 Designs is a brand and web agency based in Irvine with a listed San Francisco location. It combines brand strategy, website builds and growth marketing. Clients range from startups to large consumer companies.

What sets them apart. It lists only two locations, Irvine and San Francisco.

Best for. Startups and larger brands wanting brand and web together.

Services

Brand strategyWebsite design and developmentDesign systemsUX auditsWeb app designSEO and AEOGrowth marketing

Industries

SaaSHealthcareEnergyFood and beverageMental healthWeb3

Our Lab Test of 500designs.com

Mobile emulation, tested October 24, 2026. One run from our desk. Field data from real visitors can differ.

76Performance

100Accessibility

77Best Practices

100SEO Basics

Largest paint: 3.8 seconds
First paint: 2.8 seconds
Blocking time: 260 ms
Layout shift: 0.000
Page weight: 4.1 MB
Requests: 55

Proof of Work

Fresh Del MonteStrategy, branding and website
Factorial EnergyBrand and web development
BetterHelpStrategy, branding and website

Clients They Name

Fresh Del MonteFactorial EnergyBetterHelpEveryTable

Work

No verified client sites yet. Firms can submit their sites. We show and count only the ones whose live footer names the firm. Send your sites.

Signed Work

signed client sites found so far

We have not yet found a live client site with a 500 Designs footer credit in our crawl of local business sites. Studios that sign their work, like Website by 500 Designs, can claim this profile and send us the sites to count.

Search Authority

PageRanker Score, link authority from 0 to 100

Search services they sell

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websbz 2025 Look Back

Rank 81 with a Look Back score of 32.3 out of 100. Scored in October 2026 from 2025 archived copies of each firm’s site. It is a separate list and does not change the 2026 websbz Score.

Proof 16 of 30, openness 5 of 20, tenure 0 of 15, scaled to 100. Home page copy saved July 9, 2025. See the 2025 copy. Read the Look Back.

Reviews

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websbz Score

55.4websbz Score

Own Site QualityOur lab test of the firm’s own home page. Speed counts most, then access, then build and search basics.30.4/35
Proof of WorkNamed projects, named clients and awards the firm lists, plus live client sites we found carrying its credit.16/30
OpennessDoes the firm publish a street address, a phone, its founding year, its team size and a starting price.9/20
TenureYears in business, from a founding year the firm states. Twenty years earns the full share.0/15

How the score works

Reach

out of 100. How far the work reaches, kept apart from the websbz Score

Verified client sites0/40none verified yet
Named clients4/104 named clients
Client scale4/102 named clients with a Wikipedia page
Offices5/102 offices
Countries0/101 country
Team size0/12not published
Years0/8not published

How Reach works. A fact the firm does not publish counts as zero.

Facts

Website: 500designs.com
Headquarters: Irvine, CA
Country: United States
City ranking: Best Web Design Companies in San Francisco Bay Area
Other offices: San Francisco
Address: 400 Spectrum Center Drive, Suite 1900, Irvine, California
Phone: +1 949 520 6771

Where They Rank

Best Web Design Companies in San Francisco Bay Area#3 of 11
Best Web Design Companies in Orange County#6 of 11
Best Web Designers in the United States#123 of 282
Best Web Design Companies in the World#233 of 450
Best SEO Firms#113 of 244
Best GEO Firms#28 of 69

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Where This Came From

Pages we read on October 24, 2026.

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The 500 Designs Award, in Hand

How the Cited award looks off the screen. Made to order for winners, ask about one from the contact form.

Framed certificate
A signed certificate in a black frame for the studio wall.
Acrylic award
A clear block with the seal etched in, for a desk or a shelf.
Wall plaque
Brushed champagne metal on walnut, engraved with the award.
Window decal
A round seal for the front door or the office glass.