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Reach 16PageRanker 66

format h is a web design company based in Hamburg, Germany. Its own home page scored 90 for mobile speed and 94 for access in our lab test on October 25, 2026, faster than 404 of the 450 firm sites we tested. Its websbz Score is 66 out of 100. Its Reach, a separate score, is 16.

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Our Read

format h is a Hamburg digital agency that designs and builds websites, portals and digital applications. A merger in July 2026 added the Essen agency CARL von CHIARI. Its case list includes a Warner Music relaunch and a paperless legal advice platform for ver.di.

What sets them apart. It added the Essen agency CARL von CHIARI on 1 July 2026 and states it has served clients for more than 14 years.

Best for. Mid size and large German organisations with portals and content platforms.

Services

Digital consultingBranding and designOnline marketingContent managementDigital platformsProgramming

Industries

MusicInsuranceUnionsReal estate

Our Lab Test of format-h.com

Mobile emulation, tested October 25, 2026. One run from our desk. Field data from real visitors can differ.

90Performance

94Accessibility

100Best Practices

100SEO Basics

Largest paint: 2.3 seconds
First paint: 2.1 seconds
Blocking time: 43 ms
Layout shift: 0.002
Page weight: 4.6 MB
Requests: 99

Proof of Work

Warner Music relaunchFull redesign of the label website on Sulu 2
Bürosuche.deAutomatic AI website translation
ver.di digital legal advicePaperless legal advice platform for union members
Pokolm FrästechnikRelaunch built in about three months
GARBE KarriereraumCareer area with strong key visual
TARGO Versicherungen extranetExtranet for about 10,000 staff
Mein PhileoHealth platform for a health insurer
neue leben partner portalNew features for a partner portal

Clients They Name

Warner Musicver.diBürosuche.dePokolmGARBETARGO VersicherungenBKK Phileoneue lebenAverbis

Work

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Search Authority

PageRanker Score, link authority from 0 to 100

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websbz Score

66websbz Score

Own Site QualityOur lab test of the firm’s own home page. Speed counts most, then access, then build and search basics.33/35
Proof of WorkNamed projects, named clients and awards the firm lists, plus live client sites we found carrying its credit.24/30
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 clients9/109 named clients
Client scale2/101 named client 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: format-h.com
Headquarters: Hamburg, Germany
Country: Germany
Other offices: Essen, Germany
Address: Großer Burstah 50-52, 20457 Hamburg
Phone: +49 40 209 3104 0
Platforms: Sulu, Ibexa, TYPO3 and Symfony

Where They Rank

Best Web Designers in Germany#10 of 12
Best Web Design Companies in the World#127 of 450
Best German Website Design#9 of 16

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