By Mehdi HassanWhich are the best Next.js agencies for marketing websites?
The best Next.js agencies for marketing websites are teams that design, write and build marketing sites as their main work, and set up a headless CMS your marketers can run alone. Plenty of agencies list Next.js as a skill because they build web apps with it. That's a different job. A marketing site lives or dies on messaging, page speed and how quickly your team can ship a new landing page.
This shortlist focuses on that distinction. It shows how to tell a marketing-site team from an app dev shop, what Next.js builds cost, which CMS options to discuss, and how to vet a team. For names, Vercel's partner directory on vercel.com is a good starting point. For other platforms and budgets, see our SaaS web design agency shortlist by budget.
How is a Next.js marketing-site agency different from an app dev shop?
A marketing-site agency optimizes for conversion and editing; an app dev shop optimizes for features and engineering scale. Both use Next.js, and both can be excellent. The difference shows up in who's on the team and what they ask you in the first call.
Marketing-site agency | App dev shop | |
|---|---|---|
First questions | Audience, message, pages, CMS editors | Features, users, data model, auth |
Team | Designer, writer, front-end developer | Engineers, PM, QA, sometimes a designer |
Measures success by | Speed, conversions, publishing pace | Features shipped, uptime, test coverage |
CMS | Set up for marketers, with page building | Often an afterthought or custom admin |
Design | Custom, brand-led, animated | Often component library defaults |
Hire an app dev shop for your product. For your marketing site, hire the team whose portfolio is full of marketing sites and who can show you the editor experience, not just the front end.
How much do Next.js agencies charge in 2026?
Next.js agency builds for marketing sites typically run about $20k to $120k, which puts them above Framer and Webflow for similar page counts. These are ranges we see quoted in 2026 and vary by region, team size and scope. The premium pays for custom code, full ownership and fewer platform limits.
- CMS choice and setup. A page-building CMS with reusable blocks takes more work than a simple blog.
- Design and copy. Many engineering-led teams expect finished designs and copy; including them changes the quote a lot.
- Integrations. CRM, product sign-up, pricing data, search or localization each add scope.
- Animation. Scroll-driven and interactive motion take real front-end time.
- Migration. Moving content, redirects and SEO checks from an old platform is its own line item.
If you're moving from a visual builder, our guide to Framer to Next.js migration cost breaks down that scope. Hourly rates also matter: typical bands are $80 to $180 an hour in the US and $25 to $60 in Eastern Europe.
Why some Next.js marketing sites cost far less than the range
A Next.js site can come in well under the typical range when the scope is fixed and small, the same team designs and builds, and the CMS setup reuses a proven block library instead of starting from zero.
The risk is a cheap build that's hard to edit. Ask how pages are composed in the CMS, whether marketers can add sections without a developer, and who maintains dependencies after launch.
Which headless CMS should a Next.js agency set up?
Choose the CMS your editors will be comfortable in and the agency has shipped before; the best CMS on paper is a bad choice if your team avoids it. Most Next.js marketing sites use a headless CMS, where content lives in one system and Next.js renders the pages.
CMS | Good fit when | Think about |
|---|---|---|
Payload | You want the CMS in your own codebase and database | You host and maintain it |
Sanity | You want flexible structured content and live preview | Pricing scales with usage; check the current plan page |
Contentful | Larger teams with many content types and locales | Can be costly for small teams |
Strapi | You want open source with an admin panel | Self-hosting and upgrades are on you |
Headless WordPress | Your team already knows WordPress | Two systems to secure and maintain |
Our guide to headless WordPress with Next.js covers that option in depth. Ecommerce brands comparing frameworks should read Shopify Hydrogen vs Next.js.
How do you vet a Next.js agency for a marketing site?
Vet a Next.js agency by testing the editing experience and the page speed of past work, then by reading the proposal for design and copy scope. Engineering skill is easier to find than marketing-site judgment.
Run past sites through PageSpeed Insights
Check three live client sites on mobile with Google's free tool. Slow marketing sites built in Next.js usually point to heavy scripts or unoptimized images.
Ask for a CMS demo
Have them add a new section to a page while you watch. If it needs a developer, marketing will wait on engineering forever.
Ask who designs and who writes
Many Next.js teams expect finished Figma files and copy. Know before you compare quotes.
Check ownership and hosting
The repository, hosting account and CMS should be yours. Write it into the contract.
Compare proposals on the same brief
Use our web design brief template and check each reply against the proposal template.
Where does Designify fit among Next.js agencies?
Designify is a marketing-site team, not an app dev shop: one small senior team writes, designs and builds in Next.js, with a CMS your marketers can use and animation built in. Our website package is $8,000 fixed for up to 6 pages, plus $500 per extra page, and our landing page is $6,000. That's below the typical Next.js range because the scope is fixed and the same people design and build.
We're not the right fit if you need a large web app, complex backend integrations or a 15-person team on call. An app dev shop or a larger agency will serve you better there. We've done 60+ projects across 14+ industries and hold a 4.92 rating on Contra across 11 reviews.
When is Next.js the wrong choice for a marketing site?
Next.js is the wrong choice when your site is small, has no custom logic and nobody on your team can maintain code. In that case Framer or Webflow will be cheaper to build and run; see our lists of the best Framer agencies and best Webflow agencies. Teams already on Next.js who want a visual builder can read about moving from code to a visual builder, and teams wanting ongoing work should compare a web design subscription.
