allcodesarebeautiful

What allcodesarebeautiful does

allcodesarebeautiful (legal: ACB. Webagentur; tradestyle: ACB) is a Berlin-headquartered, founder-owned web agency founded in 2013 that delivers WordPress-based website design and development, branding, and corporate design primarily to NGOs, foundations, associations, and sustainability-oriented businesses across the DACH region. The technical core is a custom in-house WordPress theme framework, layered with a four-phase Human-centred Design methodology and a climate-conscious development practice that uses energy-efficient coding, data-sparse design, and optimized media. Clients receive fixed-price project engagements tiered from ~€6,000 (simple sites) to €40,000+ net (sophisticated platforms), supplemented by workshops (e.g., KI-Workshop, SEO, Barrierefreiheit, Fundraising), hosted or in-person training, and ongoing hosting/maintenance retainers, including a discounted Impact Package that gives NGOs the first year of hosting free.

The business model is project-based professional services with managed-services extension: revenue is generated through direct inbound (Projektplaner intake form + named discovery calls), recurring community touchpoints (monthly NGO Stammtisch co-initiated with werk21), and content-led SEO. Differentiation rests on three pillars — sustainability (websites produced with a 66% smaller CO2 footprint, certified via °Cleaner Web), accessibility (dedicated Barrierefreiheits-Pakete and BFSG / European Accessibility Act Beratung), and AI-visibility services (Grounding Pages, KI-Workshop, GEO). Operations are remote-first with two German offices (Berlin HQ and Freising near Munich, opened 2022), an interdisciplinary team of roughly 8–35 named contributors depending on counting convention, and a reported 15% pro-bono allocation including free anti-extremism consultations ("Sprechstunde gegen Rechts"). The firm is bootstrapped, has no external investors, and discloses no financial metrics; growth has been organic and demand-led since 2013.

Name

allcodesarebeautiful

Legal name

ACB. Webagentur

Website

https://allcodesarebeautiful.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

allcodesarebeautiful is a Berlin-based, bootstrapped web agency (founded 2013) that builds sustainable, accessible WordPress websites, branding, and AI-visibility services for NGOs, foundations, and sustainability-driven businesses across the DACH region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Web Design & Development Projects: Project-based professional services for website creation, redesigns, WordPress development, branding, and corporate design. Revenue generated through fixed-price project engagements with pricing tiers based on scope and complexity.
2. Workshop & Training Services: Interactive workshop modules delivered in-person or remotely, covering website planning, branding, UX, SEO, AI, WordPress, accessible writing, fundraising, and visibility. Offered as standalone engagements or add-ons to web projects.
3. Ongoing Hosting, Maintenance & Support: Impact package for NGOs includes first year of hosting and maintenance free of charge. Additional retainer or ad-hoc support engagements for ongoing website care, updates, and optimization.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

allcodesarebeautiful is a Berlin-based web agency that designs and develops custom WordPress websites, corporate identities/branding, and digital strategies for NGOs, foundations, social enterprises, and values-driven companies across the DACH region. Its offering centers on sustainable/climate-conscious web design, accessibility-compliant builds (WCAG/BITV/BFSG), and full-service project delivery from strategy and UX through launch, hosting, and ongoing support.

Product overview

ACB (allcodesarebeautiful) is a Berlin-based full-service web agency founded in 2013, operating from offices in Berlin and Freising near Munich. The core product is WordPress website development, supplemented by specialized service modules: Barrierefreiheits-Pakete for accessibility compliance, Nachhaltiges Webdesign for climate-conscious websites certified through Cleaner Web, Design Sprints and Workshops for branding and website concepts, Website-Relaunch services for complex projects, and Grounding Pages for AI system visibility. The offering is delivered as a unified agency service rather than a software platform, with services often combined in client engagements.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• WordPress Website Development (WordPress-Websites) Full-service WordPress website creation including responsive web development, corporate design, SEO, online marketing, and maintenance, using custom modular in-house themes that are scalable and easy to manage. Targeted at NGOs, foundations, associations, sustainable businesses, and other organisations across the DACH region.
• Website Relaunch (Website-Relaunch) Complex website relaunch service for companies and organisations covering technical audits, SEO protection, content migration, and controlled go-live with post-launch optimisation.
• Sustainable Web Design (Nachhaltiges Webdesign) Climate-conscious web design service that creates energy-efficient websites producing 66% less CO2 than average, audited and certified through the °Cleaner Web partnership.
• Accessibility Packages (Barrierefreiheits-Pakete) Accessibility packages that help organisations meet legal requirements for barrier-free websites, including accessibility testing, consulting, and accessibility statement creation.
• EU Accessibility Act / BFSG Compliance Consulting Consulting on EU accessibility directives (Richtlinie 2019/882, European Accessibility Act) and German accessibility law (BFSG 2025), including compliance assessments and implementation guidance for affected organisations.
• Grounding Pages (AI Visibility Service) Structured fact-based reference pages designed to help AI systems (ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI) correctly represent organisations, preventing hallucinations and misattribution in AI-generated responses.
• Workshop Modules (Workshops) Interactive workshop modules for website concepts, branding, and creative projects, including Lastenheft, Website-Konzept, Branding, Logo-Design, KI, Design Sprints, SEO, WordPress, Barrierefreie Texte, Fundraising, and Sichtbarkeit workshops. Available in-person and remote for NGOs, companies, and startups across the DACH region.

Quantifiable outcome

• Websites built by ACB have a 66% smaller CO₂ footprint (3x smaller) than average websites, as certified through °Cleaner Web.
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers20 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability3 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• °Cleaner WebcoreTechnology or Integration°Cleaner Web is a partner project that audits websites for climate-friendly factors and certifies those meeting standards with the °Cleaner Web seal. ACB partners with °Cleaner Web to audit and certify client websites for energy efficiency and carbon emissions. ACB's own website is also °Cleaner Web certified. This partnership is central to ACB's sustainable web design value proposition.
• werk21 Kommunikation GmbHminorStrategic or Co-development Partnerwerk21 Kommunikation GmbH co-initiated the NGO Stammtisch (roundtable for NGOs) with ACB to promote networking among Berlin NGOs and sustainable companies. The partnership focuses on knowledge sharing around online communication and digital activism topics.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Whole Whale: A digital agency exclusively serving nonprofits and foundations with web builds, CRM/donor data integrations, and digital capacity building — directly comparable to ACB's NGO-only vertical emphasis and mission-aligned service model.
• Human Made: WordPress enterprise agency building large-scale content platforms for nonprofit, media, and enterprise clients — directly comparable to ACB on the WordPress platform, custom theme engineering, and the high end of ACB's project tier (€20,000–€40,000+).
• Kanopi Studios: North American digital agency specialising in WordPress and Drupal builds for nonprofits, mission-driven organisations, and purpose-led brands — closely overlapping ACB on the WordPress platform, NGO vertical, and accessibility/sustainability positioning.
• Forum One: Washington DC-based digital agency that designs and builds websites, primarily for nonprofits, foundations, and associations — directly comparable to ACB's mission-driven client mix, WordPress/Drupal capability stack, and human-centred methodology.
• Lullabot: Open-source CMS agency providing design, development, and training on Drupal and WordPress for nonprofit and higher-education clients — directly comparable to ACB on the open-source CMS platform focus and the similar-sized boutique agency model.
• Bluecadet: Interactive digital experience agency that builds websites, apps, and immersive experiences for cultural, educational, and civic organisations — directly comparable to ACB in the museum/foundation/NGO web design segment with a similar emphasis on craft and storytelling.

Broad incumbents

• Subject Matter: Creative and advocacy agency serving purpose-led brands, foundations, and associations — overlap with ACB's mission-driven vertical and brand/communications work, but at a larger and more campaign-oriented scope.
• Huge: Global digital experience agency with a nonprofit and public-sector client portfolio — overlapping with ACB at the upper end (large-scale digital platforms, branded experiences) but operating at much larger scope and budget per engagement.
• Blue State: Larger purpose-brand agency serving nonprofits, advocacy groups, and progressive brands across digital, fundraising, and marketing — operates in the same NGO/advocacy vertical as ACB but with broader service offerings (fundraising platforms, CRM, paid media) and at meaningfully greater scale.

Others

• Werk21 Kommunikation GmbH: Berlin-based communications agency that co-initiates the NGO Stammtisch with ACB — adjacent rather than competitive; included because of the explicit partnership relationship documented in ACB's source material.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Allcodesarebeautiful
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/allcodesarebeautiful

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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