Austin, TX

GLIDE

Reach 12.5PageRanker 66

GLIDE is a web design company based in Austin, TX. Its own home page scored 94 for mobile speed and 97 for access in our lab test on October 24, 2026, faster than 423 of the 450 firm sites we tested. Its websbz Score is 63.4 out of 100. Its Reach, a separate score, is 12.5.

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Our Read

GLIDE is an Austin agency that designs and builds websites and runs SEO for them. It has worked in Austin for more than twenty years and serves healthcare groups, nonprofits and associations.

What sets them apart. The home page shows a 2026 US Search Awards win for a local SEO campaign, which is unusual for a design shop.

Best for. Healthcare groups and nonprofits that want a site plus search growth.

Services

Strategy and researchBrand identity and designAuditsWeb design and developmentSEO and AI searchPaid search advertisingMaintenance and support

Industries

HealthcareNonprofitAssociationsTechnologyEducationEntertainment

Our Lab Test of glidedesign.com

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

94Performance

97Accessibility

81Best Practices

92SEO Basics

Largest paint: 2.8 seconds
First paint: 1.9 seconds
Blocking time: 2 ms
Layout shift: 0.001
Page weight: 8.6 MB
Requests: 51

Proof of Work

Parachute HealthPlatform site work
AllerVie HealthPatient booking site across many locations
Q2 StadiumSite for the home of Austin FC
Circuit of the AmericasNavigation and UX revamp
Chimp HavenWebsite refresh

Clients They Name

Parachute HealthShinerAllerVie HealthQ2 StadiumChimp HavenCornerstone CaregivingKIPP TexasCircuit of the Americas

Awards They List

Best Local Campaign (SEO), 2026 US Search Awards

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 GLIDE footer credit in our crawl of local business sites. Studios that sign their work, like Website by GLIDE, 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

SEO, search engine optimization

The PageRanker Score reads the public link graph of the whole web. How it works.

websbz 2025 Look Back

Rank 75 with a Look Back score of 33.8 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 17 of 30, openness 5 of 20, tenure 0 of 15, scaled to 100. Home page copy saved July 5, 2025. See the 2025 copy. Read the Look Back.

Reviews

No reviews yet. Worked with GLIDE? Be the first.

Reviews post right away after a spam and clean language check. See one that breaks the rules? Report it. Reviews and votes never change the websbz Score.

websbz Score

63.4websbz Score

Own Site QualityOur lab test of the firm’s own home page. Speed counts most, then access, then build and search basics.32.4/35
Proof of WorkNamed projects, named clients and awards the firm lists, plus live client sites we found carrying its credit.26/30
OpennessDoes the firm publish a street address, a phone, its founding year, its team size and a starting price.5/20
TenureYears in business, from a founding year the firm states. Twenty years earns the full share.0/15

How the score works

Reach

12.5

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

Verified client sites0/40none verified yet
Named clients8/108 named clients
Client scale2/101 named client with a Wikipedia page
Offices2.5/101 office
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: glidedesign.com
Headquarters: Austin, TX
Country: United States
City ranking: Best Web Design Companies in Austin
Address: 111 Congress Avenue, Suite 500, Austin, Texas 78701
Platforms: WordPress

Where They Rank

Best Web Design Companies in Austin#1 of 7
Best Web Designers in the United States#78 of 282
Best Web Design Companies in the World#149 of 450
Best SEO Firms#75 of 244

Show This Seal

Every award comes with a free seal hosted by websbz. It links back to this page, so anyone can check it is real.

<a href="https://websbz.com/firm/glidedesign/" title="websbz Landmark 2026, Best in Austin"><img src="https://websbz.com/seal/WB-6UT2Z.svg" width="120" height="120" alt="websbz Landmark 2026, Best in Austin"></a>

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Send Your Client Sites

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Where This Came From

Pages we read on October 24, 2026.

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The GLIDE Award, in Hand

How the Landmark 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.