Buildfast

Buildfast is a design agency based in India that targets early-stage startups with a subscription model for ongoing design work. Rather than hiring a full-time designer—which the company notes costs over $100,000 annually plus benefits—clients subscribe to monthly plans and request work via a shared Trello board, receiving deliverables within 24–48 hours on average. The agency handles logos, branding, brand guidelines, landing pages, mobile app design, design systems, wireframes, pitch decks, and related assets, alongside limited development work in Next.js, Framer, and WordPress.

Services and capabilities

Buildfast's core offering is design on retainer. The retainer plan ($3,697/month) includes unlimited requests, unlimited brands, unlimited revisions, a shared Trello board, and a shared Slack channel—clients can pause or cancel anytime. A lower-tier "try out" plan ($450) covers single requests with brand consistency checks, copy analysis, actionable feedback, and 24–72 hour turnaround. For one-time projects, Buildfast offers a $2,597 package that includes landing page design, branding, copy, six pages in Figma, development in WordPress/Next.js/Framer, and six revision rounds. The agency also accommodates custom pricing for work outside these frameworks.

On the design side, the team works in Figma for wireframes and visual design. Development spans HTML, Tailwind CSS, Next.js, Framer, and WordPress. Specific deliverables include logos, social media posts, icons, design systems, SaaS interfaces, e-commerce designs, newsletters, pitch decks, and full website redesigns.

Notable work

Buildfast has shipped work for Voxup, Internbucks, Kuvam Jewellers, Green World Public School, Home Hub Real Estate, and Interior AI—all completed in 2023. The portfolio spans real estate, education, jewellery, recruitment, and AI tooling. The company does not publish detailed case studies or measurable outcomes, so specifics on scope or results are not available from the source.

How they work

Clients subscribe to a plan, then request work via a shared Trello board. Buildfast adds items to a queue and delivers most requests within two days or less. A shared Slack channel provides real-time communication on retainer plans. Requests are completed one by one without a hard limit on volume—under the unlimited retainer, clients can pile the queue as high as they need. The model assumes clients will pause subscriptions during slow periods rather than maintain a standing invoice.

Team and credentials

The source lists a contact email (uday@buildfast.co.in) but does not disclose team size, founding year, founder names beyond a first name, certifications, or partner status. No Clutch, G2, or third-party ratings are mentioned.