Montreal, QC, design led studio

Locomotive

Reach 20.8PageRanker 75

Locomotive is a web design company based in Montreal, QC, in business since 2008. Its own home page scored 13 for mobile speed and 95 for access in our lab test on October 24, 2026, faster than 1 of the 450 firm sites we tested. Its websbz Score is 60.4 out of 100. Its Reach, a separate score, is 20.8.

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Home page of Locomotive at locomotive.ca/en

Our Read

Locomotive is an independent Montreal studio started in 2008 by an operations lead, a designer and a developer. It builds websites and brands with a small team of designers, developers and producers. Its agency page lists 287 awards.

What sets them apart. Its agency page lists 287 awards and recognitions with a team of only 27 people.

Best for. Brands that want a design led site from a small senior team.

Services

Digital strategyUXArt directionWeb designWeb developmentE-commerceBrandingMotion designVideo production

Our Lab Test of locomotive.ca/en

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

13Performance

95Accessibility

54Best Practices

100SEO Basics

Largest paint: 8.0 seconds
First paint: 1.0 seconds
Blocking time: 2,943 ms
Layout shift: 1.126
Page weight: 10.4 MB
Requests: 41

Proof of Work

LightshipFeatured on their home page
Wolverine WorldwideFeatured on their home page
The Drake HotelFeatured on their home page

Clients They Name

Wolverine WorldwideThe Drake HotelLightship

Awards They List

287 awards and recognitions listed on their agency pageThe Webby AwardAwwwards Agency of the YearAwwwards Site of the Month

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 Locomotive footer credit in our crawl of local business sites. Studios that sign their work, like Website by Locomotive, can claim this profile and send us the sites to count.

Search Authority

PageRanker Score, link authority from 0 to 100

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websbz 2025 Look Back

Rank 110 with a Look Back score of 21.5 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 7 of 30, openness 7 of 20, tenure 0 of 15, scaled to 100. Home page copy saved July 18, 2025. See the 2025 copy. Read the Look Back.

Reviews

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websbz Score

60.4websbz Score

Own Site QualityOur lab test of the firm’s own home page. Speed counts most, then access, then build and search basics.19.9/35
Proof of WorkNamed projects, named clients and awards the firm lists, plus live client sites we found carrying its credit.21/30
OpennessDoes the firm publish a street address, a phone, its founding year, its team size and a starting price.6/20
TenureYears in business, from a founding year the firm states. Twenty years earns the full share.13.5/15

How the score works

Reach

20.8

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

Verified client sites0/40none verified yet
Named clients3/103 named clients
Client scale2/101 named client with a Wikipedia page
Offices2.5/101 office
Countries0/101 country
Team size7.5/1227 people
Years5.8/8founded 2008

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

Facts

Website: locomotive.ca/en
Headquarters: Montreal, QC
Country: Canada
Founded: 2008
Team: 27 people listed (9 design, 10 development, 8 operations)

Where They Rank

Best Web Designers in Canada#11 of 19
Best Web Design Companies in the World#177 of 450
Best Design Led Studios#3 of 14

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.

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Where This Came From

Pages we read on October 24, 2026.

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The Locomotive 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.