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Baobun Studio vs Clay.

Clay redesigns brand, website and product together. A focused redesign costs from $15,000 with Baobun Studio, and Clay shares its price on request.

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Baobun StudioFrom $15,000Fixed price, 4 to 12 weeks

ClayOn requestNo price on their site

Side by side. 01 · From Clay’s site and ours,
where they do more, it says so.

FeatureClayBaobun Studio

Product and UI design

Product redesigns

MVP design

Design systems

Coded prototypesIn every project that needs one

Front-end or full buildFront-end help, not full app builds

Audits and user researchAn audit, then tests on a prototype

Brand identity

Websites and landing pagesDesigned and built in Astro

Marketing design (ads, social)Content

A fixed price before work startsOne of three models

A monthly planRetainerDesign partner plan

A way to try firstFree audit, $1,000 screen, $7,500 pilot

Prices on their websiteOn request

What it costs. 02 · The cheapest way in for each kind of work,
in US dollars, checked November 5, 2026.

ScenarioClayBaobun Studio

One screen redesignedOn request$1,000One dashboard screen in 48 hours

Try them firstOn request$7,500A two-week pilot; the UX audit is free

A focused redesignOn requestFrom $15,000Fixed price, 4 to 12 weeks

A month of designOn requestFrom $15,000Design partner plan, month to month

Clay: clay.global. Baobun Studio: pricing.

Who Clay is. 03 · In their own words and numbers.

Team: Not stated
Based in: San Francisco, plus 5 offices
How you work: Time and materials, fixed fee, or retainer
Clients include: Slack, Coinbase, Uber, Cisco
Their site says: 12+ years remote
Their site: clay.global

Who each fits. 04 · We’d rather you pick the right studio.

Clay is a San Francisco branding and UX agency for enterprises and SaaS companies moving upmarket, without public prices. It suits teams that want brand, website and product redesigned together. Baobun Studio suits the product itself, redesigned by a senior designer at a fixed price.

Pick Clay if

You want brand, website and product redesigned together.
You’re getting ready for enterprise buyers.
You want strategy, content and development in house.

Pick Baobun Studio if

You need the product redesigned, not the brand.
You want a fixed price from $15,000.
You want the founder on the work every week.
You want to try us first: a free UX audit, a $1,000 dashboard screen or a $7,500 two-week pilot.

Working with Clay now? 05 · Bring what you have,
we keep what works.

Share what existsThe Figma files, design system and research you already have.
An audit firstOf the product as it is today, in the first week.
Keep what worksThe parts that work stay, the rest gets redesigned.
Ready to buildSpecs and a coded prototype for your engineers.

Questions. The ones people ask next.

How much does Clay cost?

Clay doesn’t publish prices on its site. Ask them for a quote.

How much does Baobun Studio cost?

Projects start at $15,000 at a fixed price, in 4 to 12 weeks. The design partner plan starts at $15,000 a month. To try us first: a free UX audit, a $1,000 dashboard screen or a $7,500 two-week pilot.

Is Baobun Studio a Clay alternative?

For product design, yes: redesigns, MVPs and design systems for B2B SaaS and AI products. For what Clay does beyond that, the table above says where they do more.

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Clay is a trademark of its owner, named here to compare. Baobun Studio isn’t affiliated with Clay. Facts come from clay.global on November 5, 2026 and may have changed: tell us and we’ll fix it.

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