Victoria, BC, design led studio

Metalab

Reach 28.4PageRanker 84

Metalab is a web design company based in Victoria, BC, in business since 2006. Its own home page scored 51 for mobile speed and 96 for access in our lab test on October 24, 2026, faster than 153 of the 450 firm sites we tested. Its websbz Score is 58.7 out of 100. Its Reach, a separate score, is 28.4.

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Our Read

Metalab is a design and build studio that says it has worked since 2006. It makes interfaces and products for startups and larger brands. Its team is spread across many cities and works remotely.

What sets them apart. Its work page spans startups to Fortune 500 firms such as Nike.

Best for. Startups and brands building apps and web products.

Services

Product designProduct strategyBrandWebsitesFrontend engineeringiOS apps

Our Lab Test of metalab.com

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

51Performance

96Accessibility

100Best Practices

100SEO Basics

Largest paint: 14.8 seconds
First paint: 10.2 seconds
Blocking time: 243 ms
Layout shift: 0.000
Page weight: 6.6 MB
Requests: 97

Proof of Work

NikeOngoing product strategy and design partnership
LoomProduct concepting

Clients They Name

NikeLoom

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 Metalab footer credit in our crawl of local business sites. Studios that sign their work, like Website by Metalab, 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 74 with a Look Back score of 34.2 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 5 of 30, openness 3 of 20, tenure 14.2 of 15, scaled to 100. Home page copy saved July 1, 2025. See the 2025 copy. Read the Look Back.

Reviews

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websbz Score

58.7websbz Score

Own Site QualityOur lab test of the firm’s own home page. Speed counts most, then access, then build and search basics.27.7/35
Proof of WorkNamed projects, named clients and awards the firm lists, plus live client sites we found carrying its credit.10/30
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.15/15

How the score works

Reach

28.4

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

Verified client sites0/40none verified yet
Named clients2/102 named clients
Client scale0/10none with a Wikipedia page
Offices10/108 offices
Countries10/105 countries
Team size0/12not published
Years6.4/8founded 2006

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

Facts

Website: metalab.com
Headquarters: Victoria, BC
Country: Canada
Other offices: New York, Los Angeles, Toronto, Vancouver, London, Paris and Amsterdam
Founded: 2006
Team: Global remote team across 24 listed places

Where They Rank

Best Web Designers in Canada#12 of 19
Best Web Design Companies in the World#193 of 450
Best Design Led Studios#4 of 14

Show This Seal

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Where This Came From

Pages we read on October 24, 2026.

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The Metalab Award, in Hand

How the Noted 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.