30 Best Animation Companies for Business in 2026

Animation companies specialize in very different kinds of work. Some focus on 2D explainer videos for SaaS and B2B companies. Others build commercials, character animation, motion graphics, corporate videos, or 3D product work. The right studio depends on the video you need, the visual style, and the way you want the project to be produced.

Those specialties matter when you compare portfolios. A commercial animation studio, a technical explainer team, and a 3D production company solve different creative and production problems, even when the finished videos have a similar length.

I have worked in animation and film production for more than 25 years, including the last 14+ years producing explainer and marketing videos at Yum Yum Videos. During that time, our team has created more than 1,000 animated videos for startups, mid market companies, and Fortune 500 brands.

For this 2026 list, I reviewed 30 animation companies with different specialties, team sizes, production models, and price ranges. The list includes 2D animation companies, commercial animation studios, corporate animation companies, small animation companies, and larger production teams.

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How We Selected These Animation Companies

I used the same practical criteria throughout the list:

• Portfolio: I looked at recent finished work to judge design, animation, storytelling, and consistency. A studio’s portfolio usually tells you more than a services page.
• Specialization: I identified the type of work each team appears to do most often, including 2D animation, motion graphics, character work, commercials, corporate video, and 3D.
• Client history: I looked for real business projects and enough context to understand the audiences and industries each studio has worked with.
• Production process: I checked how clearly each company explains the path from brief and script to design, animation, revisions, and delivery.
• Reviews and reputation: When public feedback was available, I checked sources such as Clutch and DesignRush and compared those reviews with the work shown in the portfolio.

Team size is included as context. A small studio can handle enterprise work, while a larger production company may be better equipped for several campaigns, live action shoots, or multiple projects running at the same time.

30 Animation Companies and Studios to Compare

The companies below cover different parts of the market, so I would use the list as a comparison rather than a universal ranking. Start with the studios whose work is closest to your project, then compare process, timeline, and price.

1. Yum Yum Videos
2. Froth&Fur
3. MHF Creative
4. Thinkmojo
5. Wyzowl
6. Explainify
7. Demo Duck
8. Switch Video
9. Yans Media
10. Epipheo Studios
11. Blink Tower
12. Motion Story
13. Grumo Media
14. Dinos & Teacups
15. Sandwich Video
16. Shoot You
17. Very True Story
18. Art&Graft
19. BluBlu Studios
20. Lemonlight
21. Flow Production and Post
22. Digital Spark Studios
23. Luminoustudios
24. PUSH Collaborative
25. Prodigium Pictures
26. Signature Video Group
27. Bearded Fellows
28. LocalEyes Video Production
29. Next Day Animations
30. Creative Frontiers

1. Yum Yum Videos

Experience: 14+ years Team size: Small production team Pricing: From approximately $8,000 for custom animation Selected clients: Amazon, McKesson, Walmart, American Express, Vodafone, Red Bull

I co-founded Yum Yum Videos more than 14 years ago, so I have direct access to the production data behind this entry. I can give you information that a public portfolio does not show.

We have produced more than 1,000 animated videos, with 2D character animation and explainer videos at the center of our work. Our process covers research, script, storyboard, art direction, illustration, animation, voice over, and sound. Clients review the project at several points before the next production stage begins.

One useful example is Accelerant. We produced nine videos for the insurtech company between 2021 and 2024. Accelerant later went public in 2025 at a valuation of about $6.4 billion. The IPO was Accelerant’s result, not an outcome we attribute to the videos. What the project demonstrates is continuity: the same animation team supported the company across several years, messages, and pieces of content.

You can see the complete project in our Accelerant case study.

If you are comparing a broader animated video company rather than a specialist studio for one style, our homepage shows the range of work, industries, and production options we handle.

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2. Froth&Fur

Founded: 2016 Team size: 10 to 50 Selected clients: Airtable, Cascade, Montu, Digital Ocean Pricing: $10,000+

Froth&Fur works across animation, commercials, brand videos, customer stories, and other marketing formats. The portfolio is useful for buyers who want a studio that can move between animated and broader branded content instead of staying inside one explainer format.

3. MHF Creative

Founded: 2013 Team size: 2 to 9 Selected clients: Egencia, Expedia, Hyve Group, Nubreed Events Pricing: $10,000+

MHF Creative is one of the smaller teams on the list. Its work covers branded video and animation, with an emphasis on adapting the production approach to the individual brief. For buyers comparing small animation companies, the studio is a useful reminder that team size and project budget are separate questions.

4. Thinkmojo

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Founded: 2011 Team size: 10 to 50 Selected clients: Jumbo, Fico, LinkedIn, Lattice Pricing: Contact studio

Thinkmojo has worked across editorial, educational, onboarding, and product focused videos. Its portfolio gives buyers a direct look at 2D work for technology, product communication, and business audiences.

5. Wyzowl

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Founded: 2009 Team size: 10 to 49 Selected clients: Jotform, AppToPay, SalesMath, SessionCam Pricing: $5,000+

Wyzowl produces explainers, demos, and other business videos. Its production model includes client feedback throughout the project. When comparing 2D animation companies, check how those review points and revision limits differ from one proposal to another.

6. Explainify

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Founded: 2012 Team size: 10 to 49 Selected clients: MGA Systems, DevSquad, Panasonic, Bayhealth Pricing: $10,000+

Explainify focuses on short animated pieces built around a clear core message. Its recent portfolio shows the kind of 2D explainer work the team produces for business clients.

7. Demo Duck

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Founded: 2011 Team size: 20 to 30 Selected clients: Weizmann Institute, IBM, GEICO, Zocdoc Pricing: $15,000+

Demo Duck has worked with startups and larger organizations across explainer videos, branded animation, and other creative formats. Many of its projects put concept and writing at the center of the piece, with the animation built around that creative idea.

8. Switch Video

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Founded: 2011 Team size: 10 to 49 Selected clients: Reimagine, BioScript, Cook & Co., Trimble Pricing: $10,000+

Switch Video uses a structured production process with defined review points. Teams with several stakeholders can compare those checkpoints with their own internal approval flow before choosing a studio.

9. Yans Media

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Founded: 2015 Team size: 10 to 49 Selected clients: Stacks City, Hive, Barclays Intrapreneurship Pricing: Contact studio

Yans Media works with character animation, motion graphics, 3D, and 2D for international clients. The company is based in the Middle East.

10. Epipheo Studios

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Founded: 2009 Team size: 10 to 50 Selected clients: Deloitte, SAP, Dupont, Epson Pricing: $10,000+

Epipheo has been producing explainer videos since 2009. Its portfolio includes both animation and live action within an established explainer production model.

11. Blink Tower

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Founded: 2010 Team size: 2 to 9 Selected clients: YachtMe, CashplanEnterprise, Filegear, QED Pricing: Contact studio

Blink Tower is based in South Africa and uses a script led production process. The small team participates across the production rather than separating every stage into a large department structure.

12. Motion Story

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Founded: 2013 Team size: 2 to 9 Selected clients: United Nations, BatNav, ACIAR Pricing: $5,000+

Motion Story has worked with organizations involved in social impact, policy, and public communication. Its portfolio includes explanatory narratives around causes, programs, and complex public issues.

13. Grumo Media

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Founded: 2010 Team size: 2 to 9 Selected clients: inDinero, Disqus, Clipboard, PadMapper Pricing: Contact studio

Grumo Media has worked in startup explainer videos since the early years of the format and uses a recognizable visual voice. Its portfolio includes work for companies such as inDinero, Disqus, Clipboard, and PadMapper.

14. Dinos & Teacups

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Founded: 2014 Team size: 1 Selected clients: Vegan Society, E Butler, Vmarkt, Alfa Systems Pricing: Contact studio

Dinos & Teacups is the smallest operation on the list. Its work shows how far the definition of animation company can stretch, from a single specialist to a production team with hundreds of employees. The studio has historically favored projects aligned with its values and causes.

15. Sandwich Video

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Founded: 2009 Team size: 10 to 50 Selected clients: Playdate, Lumos, Flip, Fairmint Pricing: $50,000+

Sandwich Video combines live action marketing with designed motion and animation. That mix fits campaigns that need real people and motion graphics in the same production.

16. Shoot You

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Founded: 2000 Team size: 50 to 100+ Selected clients: Aggreko, Willis Towers Watson, State Street, Amadeus IT Pricing: $10,000+

Shoot You offers 3D, stop motion, hand drawn animation, live action, localization, and subtitling. Its broader production range makes it relevant for enterprise teams that need more than one format or several language versions.

17. Very True Story

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Founded: 2012 Team size: 1 to 10 Selected clients: Thumbtack, Pendo, Eero, Nest Pricing: Contact studio

Very True Story combines animation and graphic illustration. The portfolio has a recognizable design voice, so the first question for a buyer is whether that visual direction fits the brand and audience.

18. Art&Graft

Founded: 2010 Team size: 10 to 40 Selected clients: Virgin Media, Soho House, Boing, The Flynn Pricing: Contact studio

Art&Graft is a London animation studio focused on design and character driven work. Its portfolio emphasizes distinctive visual treatments, character work, and brand led animation.

19. BluBlu Studios

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Founded: 2014 Team size: 50 to 249 Selected clients: MEBO, Together Duke, Sensei, Miinto Pricing: $10,000+

BluBlu Studios is a Poland based animation company with a broad portfolio of branded and commercial work. Its larger team size also makes it different from several of the boutique studios in this ranking.

20. Lemonlight

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Founded: 2014 Team size: 50 to 249 Selected clients: University of Denver, Home Chef, The Body Shop, Henkel Pricing: $8,000+

Lemonlight offers video production and animation services under one production relationship, including projects that combine live action and animated assets.

21. Flow Production and Post

Founded: 1998 Team size: 10 to 49 Selected clients: Dassault Systèmes, Comcast, Aquafina, Denny’s Pricing: $10,000+

Flow Production and Post was founded in 1998, making it one of the oldest companies on this list. Its portfolio includes corporate and branded production, with animation as part of a broader production and post production offering.

22. Digital Spark Studios

Founded: 2014 Team size: 2 to 9 Selected clients: Orbis, Atlas Copco, Hoover, CTE Pricing: $10,000+

Digital Spark Studios specializes in corporate videos, branded content, industrial videos, and animation. With a team of 2 to 9 people, it is one of the smaller animation companies in this ranking.

23. Luminoustudios

Founded: 2015 Team size: 2 to 9 Selected clients: Splacer, Everytable, Joybird, Phototile Pricing: $10,000+

Luminoustudios manages the production cycle from creative development through final delivery. Its portfolio mixes animation with broader video production, so I would compare recent animation examples closely if animation is the main requirement.

24. PUSH Collaborative

Founded: 2011 Team size: 2 to 9 Selected clients: BlueYonder, Payability, Wordfence, Canavan Foundation Pricing: $8,000+

PUSH Collaborative comprises graphic designers, illustrators, and animators. Its 2D work has focused on business, finance, education, and other information heavy subjects.

25. Prodigium Pictures

Founded: 2011 Team size: 2 to 9 Selected clients: Ava Scribe, ExtremeReach, Kakaxi, Remode Pricing: $25,000+

Prodigium Pictures works across feature films, nonprofit video, documentaries, commercials, and cause related projects. I would consider it when a project sits between branded production and social impact storytelling.

26. Signature Video Group

Founded: 2009 Team size: 2 to 9 Selected clients: Engel & Volkers, Saputo, Tweed Farms, PayProp Pricing: $10,000+

Signature Video Group, based in Toronto, specializes in branded storytelling and business video. Its portfolio is useful for companies comparing a small production team with broader video capabilities.

27. Bearded Fellows

Founded: 2012 Team size: 2 to 9 Selected clients: LadBible, Kaplan, Roche, BBC Sounds Pricing: $10,000+

Bearded Fellows is a UK based studio with 2D animation and campaign experience. Its portfolio makes it relevant for buyers comparing 2D animation companies and British animation studios.

28. LocalEyes Video Production

Founded: 2017 Team size: 2 to 9 Selected clients: NewAir, Amtrust, Liquid Mechanics, Gucci Pricing: $10,000+

LocalEyes produces animation, testimonials, commercials, promotional videos, and other formats. The company also presents a defined production process and satisfaction guarantee, which are worth reading carefully when comparing contract terms.

29. Next Day Animations

Founded: 2012 Team size: 10 to 49 Selected clients: Berks County Libraries, DC Central Kitchen, IHG Garner, Home Depot Pricing: $10,000+

Next Day Animations specializes in animated business communication. Its work includes employee training, conferences, explainers, and other educational or corporate uses.

30. Creative Frontiers

Founded: 2014 Team size: 50 to 249 Selected clients: Memora Health, Grant Assistant, JSI, Lebara Pricing: $10,000+

Creative Frontiers works across animation and digital production for several industries. Its listed team size of 50 to 249 people puts it in a different operating range from the 2 to 9 person studios above.

Animation Company vs. Animation Studio: Is There a Difference?

Companies use the terms animation company, animation studio, animation agency, and animation production company interchangeably. The more useful distinction is the production model.

Some studios keep writing, design, and animation inside one team. Others use a core creative team and bring in freelancers for specific stages. Larger animation production companies may also offer live action, localization, post production, paid media, or several campaigns at once.

Ask who will actually work on your project and which parts are produced in house.

What Type of Animation Company Do You Need?

2D Animation Company

A 2D animation company is usually the right place to start for explainer videos, character animation, educational pieces, and many corporate projects. 2D can combine characters, icons, interfaces, typography, and motion graphics without the production requirements of full 3D.

You can see more examples in our 2D animation guide.

Commercial Animation Studios

Commercial animation studios emphasize campaign concepts, art direction, brand identity, and high impact visual execution. They may also mix animation with live action.

This is the category I would compare for advertising campaigns, launch films, social ads, and brand pieces.

Corporate Animation Companies

Corporate animation companies handle stakeholder review, B2B messaging, technical subjects, training, internal communications, and brand compliance.

For these projects, production process matters because several people may need to approve the script, storyboard, and final animation.

Small Animation Companies

A small animation company can give clients direct access to the producer, writer, art director, or animator working on the project. That direct contact can simplify communication, while pricing still depends on specialization, scope, and production quality.

Our separate guide to small animation studios goes deeper into that specific category.

How Much Do Animation Companies Charge?

Animation pricing varies widely by style, length, complexity, and production model.

For our 2026 pricing research, we contacted 125 video production companies and animation studios. 76 responded, and 61 supplied usable quotes for a custom 60 second animated explainer. Prices ranged from $2,800 to $27,000, with a median of $9,680.

That spread explains why two animation companies can quote very different prices for a video with the same runtime.

A template based production and a custom character animation do not involve the same amount of writing, design, illustration, revision, or animation work.

Our animation cost guide breaks down current pricing by production tier and animation style.

How to Choose an Animation Company

I would compare five things before signing a proposal.

Look at Recent Work

Ask for two or three projects close to your intended style, industry, or audience. A large portfolio is useful, but a relevant portfolio is more useful.

Ask Who Writes the Script

For an explainer or corporate video, strong animation cannot fix a weak script.

Ask whether the studio writes in house, uses freelancers, or expects the client to provide final copy.

Understand the Review Process

Find out which stages you approve and how many revision rounds are included.

At Yum Yum Videos, the main client review points happen across script, storyboard, visual direction, illustration, animation, and sound. Our explainer video production process explains those stages in detail.

Compare the Full Quote

A lower initial price can change quickly if voice over, custom illustration, source files, extra revisions, localization, or music are billed separately.

Compare deliverables, not just the number at the bottom of the proposal.

Check the Timeline

A custom animated explainer typically takes several weeks. Our standard process is usually 6 to 8 weeks, while some rush projects can fit into 3 to 4 weeks when the scope and feedback schedule allow it.

Common Animation Styles Offered by Animation Companies

Motion Graphics

Motion graphics animate typography, icons, charts, interfaces, and other graphic elements. They work well for software, data, financial products, and technical systems where the message centers on information rather than character performance.

See our motion graphics animation work for more examples.

2D Character Animation

2D character animation uses people or character based situations to represent the audience, problem, or product experience. It works well when behavior, emotion, or a customer journey is part of the message.

Whiteboard Animation

Whiteboard animation reveals the visual explanation progressively. We use it most often for educational narratives and topics that benefit from a slower, step by step presentation.

Our whiteboard animation guide explains the style in more detail.

Mixed Media

Mixed media combines animation with photography, live action, 3D, typography, or other visual material. It works when a project needs real people or products alongside animated explanation.

Common Questions About Animation Pricing, Timelines, and Team Structure

What does an animation company do?

An animation company can handle some or all of the animated video production process: research, scriptwriting, storyboard, art direction, illustration, animation, voice over, sound design, editing, rendering, and delivery. Larger companies may also offer live action, localization, subtitling, or campaign production.

How much does one minute of animation cost?

For a custom 60 second animated explainer, our 2026 study of 61 usable market quotes found prices from $2,800 to $27,000, with a median of $9,680. More advanced 3D, broadcast work, or complex commercial production can cost more.

How long does an animation company take to make a video?

A custom animated video commonly takes several weeks. At Yum Yum Videos, our normal timeline is 6 to 8 weeks. Simpler or rush projects can be faster, while detailed 3D or projects with many approval layers can take longer.

What is the difference between a 2D animation company and a 3D studio?

A 2D animation company builds scenes with flat illustrated assets, characters, typography, and motion graphics. A 3D studio may add modeling, texturing, lighting, rigging, simulation, and 3D rendering. Those additional production stages usually affect both timeline and cost.

Are animation companies and cartoon companies the same thing?

The terms overlap, but cartoon companies usually suggests character or entertainment focused animation. Business animation companies may also produce motion graphics, product explainers, corporate videos, training content, UI animation, and mixed media.

Can an animation company handle commercial and corporate work?

Yes. Check the portfolio first. Commercial animation studios often emphasize advertising and campaign creative, while corporate animation companies may have more experience with B2B messaging, internal review, training, and technical subjects.

What to Ask Before Hiring an Animation Company

If I were comparing three animation companies for the same brief, I would ask each one for a relevant recent project, the production schedule, revision policy, complete scope, and the names or roles of the people who will work on the video.

Then I would compare those answers next to the price.

The best fit is the company whose production model matches the job you actually need done.