STUDIO

Name

STUDIO

Legal name

STUDIO Inc.

Website

https://studio.design

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

No-Code Website Builder

NAICS

Software Publishers (513210)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Low-Code/No-Code Application Platforms (HDAEAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Industry-Specific Low-Code Platforms (Vertical App Platforms) (HDAEAKAL)

Keywords

• No-code website builder
• Visual web design platform
• Content management system
• Website hosting service
• Template marketplace

Headquarters

HQ city

Tokyo

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Operations

Revenue model

1. SaaS Subscription Plans: Tiered subscription model with plans ranging from free to $80/month per site. Revenue from monthly/annual subscriptions with tiered pricing based on visitors, pages, CMS items, and feature access. Annual billing offers 20% discount.
2. Studio Store (Template Marketplace): Template designers can sell original templates through the Studio Store. Revenue appears to go to template designers (sales revenue fully attributed to designers), with potential additional compensation when free template users upgrade to paid plans.
3. Workspace/Team Plans: Team workspace plans billed per member starting at $14/month per member with minimum 3 members required for Team tier. Enables multi-project management for agencies and teams.
4. Add-on Features: Additional visitor add-ons (40K for $79, 1M for $179) and custom proxy features ($290) for Business Plus users to scale their sites.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels14 records

Core offering

STUDIO (operating as Studio.Design) is a no-code web design and publishing platform that lets users build, manage, and host websites without writing code. The platform combines a visual drag-and-drop Design Editor, a collaborative CMS, integrated one-click hosting, forms, SEO tooling, and team workspace management, sold primarily via tiered SaaS subscriptions ranging from a free tier to Business Plus at $80 per month.

Product overview

STUDIO is a no-code web design platform that provides a comprehensive suite of tools for creating and managing websites. The core offering consists of the Design Editor (visual drag-and-drop website builder), CMS (content management system), Forms (form builder), SEO tools, Hosting (one-click publishing), and Workspace (team management). Additional modules include Figma to Studio (design import), Lottie animations, Accessibility features, and a Template Marketplace (Studio Store). Users can extend functionality through integrations with tools like Google Analytics, Stripe, WordPress, and Figma. Pricing tiers range from Free to Business Plus ($80/month), with optional add-ons for additional visitors and custom hosting configuration.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Design Editor

Quantifiable outcome

• Site update speed improved from 1-2 months to 1-2 days (Tokyu recruitment site)
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers73 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration16 records

AI capability2 records

Feature11 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• FigmacoreTechnology or IntegrationFigma to Studio plugin enables designers to copy designs from Figma and paste directly into Studio. Automatically generates responsive breakpoints and imports images, icons, fonts, and colors. Industry-first feature that allows seamless workflow from design tool to live website.
• LottieFilescoreTechnology or IntegrationLottie animation integration allows users to add JSON-based animations from LottieFiles without coding. Supports autoplay, hover effects, click triggers, scroll sync, and cursor tracking.
• GooglecoreTechnology or IntegrationMultiple integrations: Google Analytics for visitor behavior tracking, Google Search Console for SEO performance, Google Tag Manager for ad tracking tags, Google Maps for embed functionality, and Google reCAPTCHA for spam prevention.
• UnsplashcoreTechnology or IntegrationBuilt-in Unsplash integration provides access to thousands of free Creative Commons images for use in designs without external image sourcing.
• StripecoreTechnology or IntegrationStripe processes payments for Studio subscriptions. Referenced in Terms of Service as the payment processor for paid services.
• NotioncoreTechnology or IntegrationAPI Connection feature allows connecting to Notion data to design with real content instead of placeholder text.
• AirtablecoreTechnology or IntegrationAPI Connection feature allows connecting to Airtable data to design with real content instead of placeholder text.
• Google SheetscoreTechnology or IntegrationForm submissions can sync directly to Google Sheets, allowing teams to track and manage form responses in their existing spreadsheet workflows.
• WordPresscoreTechnology or IntegrationOne-click import from WordPress allows users to migrate content including posts, pages, categories, and tags to Studio CMS.
• Nuevo.TokyominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated on the 2024 brand update. Nuevo.Tokyo, a creative company based in Tokyo, co-created the new brand identity, logo ('The Vessel'), motif (45° visual language), and palette.
• SpringboardminorGTM or Marketing PartnerUX design bootcamp. Referenced as the program Nano Wilkinson attended while building her portfolio on Studio.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Bubble: Bubble is a no-code application platform enabling non-developers to build full web applications with visual workflows and databases — shares Studio's no-code philosophy and visual editor paradigm, though Bubble targets more complex web apps rather than marketing/portfolio sites.
• Webflow: Webflow is the leading visual no-code website builder serving designers, marketers, and enterprises with a drag-and-drop CMS, hosting, and team workspaces — directly comparable to Studio's product, GTM, and target segments, and Studio's closest global competitor.
• Readymag: Readymag is a visual web publishing tool for designers, agencies, and creative teams to build portfolios, microsites, and interactive stories — shares Studio's design-led, creator-first ethos and animation-rich visual editor, serving a similar premium-creator niche.
• Framer: Framer is a design-to-publish no-code website builder that originated in the Figma community and offers AI-powered site generation — closely comparable to Studio on the Figma-import workflow, designer-first positioning, and animation-rich visual editing.
• Carrd: Carrd is a simple, low-cost no-code website builder for one-page and portfolio sites — directly comparable to Studio's Mini and Personal tiers, especially for individual creators and designers seeking minimalist sites without coding.

Broad incumbents

• Squarespace: Squarespace is a design-led website builder targeting creatives, small businesses, and entrepreneurs with template-driven site creation — comparable to Studio's design-aesthetic positioning and creator/designer segment, but as a much larger incumbent brand.
• Wix: Wix is the largest publicly-traded website builder with a broad SMB and self-serve PLG motion, integrated CMS, templates, and app marketplace — overlaps significantly with Studio's lower tiers and SMB/individual use cases but at vastly greater scale and budget.
• WordPress.com: WordPress.com is a major hosted website builder with deep CMS, plugin ecosystem, and a WordPress import path — Studio's one-click WordPress import and CMS positioning make it a frequent migration target, putting Studio in direct competition for content-heavy sites.

Emerging players

• Cargo Collective: Cargo is a design-focused website builder popular with artists, designers, and creative agencies for portfolios and showcase sites — directly comparable to Studio's designer/creative persona segment and minimalist visual design positioning.
• Typedream: Typedream is an AI-assisted no-code website builder targeting startups and creators with quick launch workflows — competes with Studio in the startup-tier use case and overlaps on design-aesthetic and PLG motions, though at a smaller scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/studio
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCh4_wCvICgiHg0utNFziOoQ
• Facebookfacebook.com/studiodesignapp
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/studiodesignapp

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors7 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about STUDIO