20 Best Motion Graphics Companies & Studios in 2026

After three or four reels, comparing motion graphics companies starts to get harder. The transitions, camera moves, and polished frames begin to blur together. Then I look at the work behind the reel: how the team handles a complicated brief, improves the script, manages stakeholder feedback, and keeps continuity from kickoff to delivery.

At Yum Yum Videos, an animated video company, we have produced more than 1,000 custom videos since 2010. Our own process separates script, storyboard, design, and animation into approval stages. Changes get more expensive as production moves forward. A sentence can be fixed quickly during scripting. Rebuilding a finished scene can take days. That experience is one reason I pay close attention to process when comparing studios.

Project type changes the comparison. A global brand system needs a different production setup from a two minute SaaS explainer. Technical B2B work depends heavily on script and structure. Consumer campaigns often give more weight to art direction and visual identity. Team size matters too, especially when you need direct access to the people making the work.

I rebuilt this 2026 list around active motion graphics companies and studios with current work and a clear motion design practice. Specialist studios focus on motion. Broader production teams may also handle character animation, 3D, live action, or brand design. The industry labels overlap, so motion graphics agency, motion design agency, and motion graphics studio can describe similar services.

Our motion graphics examples guide adds 30 finished projects to the comparison and breaks down the visual decisions behind them.

What Is a Motion Graphics Company?

A motion graphics company creates animated visual content using typography, graphic design, illustration, shapes, data, interface elements, 2D or 3D assets, and movement.

Some companies focus almost entirely on motion design. Others combine motion graphics with character animation, live action, 3D, brand design, or explainer video production. Common motion graphics services include concept development, script support, storyboards, styleframes, animation, sound design, and delivery in multiple formats.

For business projects, motion graphics are especially useful when the subject is difficult to film. Software workflows, financial systems, healthcare platforms, data, abstract services, and product ecosystems all fall into that category.

Our motion graphics animation page shows how that style can work for business communication.

Motion Graphics Company vs. Motion Graphics Agency vs. Motion Graphics Studio

The labels overlap.

A motion graphics studio often describes a design focused team whose core work is animation and visual craft.

A motion graphics agency may offer more strategy, campaign development, copywriting, production management, and multiple types of content.

A motion graphics company is the broadest term and can describe either model.

The same is true of motion design studio, motion design agency, motion design company, and the plural searches motion graphics studios and motion design studios. The label does not define the working relationship. Compare the complete projects, the people assigned to the account, the production stages, revision limits, and prior work with similar communication problems.

How We Selected the Top Motion Graphics Companies

I used five practical criteria for this update.

Current work. The company needed an active portfolio with recent motion, animation, or design projects.

Motion design depth. I looked for more than one isolated motion graphics project.

Clear creative strengths. The best shortlist depends on the assignment, so I favored studios with an identifiable area of strength.

Production range. The final list includes boutique motion design studios and larger creative companies because project scale varies widely.

Business usefulness. For a commercial project, the reel matters, but so do script support, project management, communication, revisions, and the ability to work within a real deadline.

The order is only a starting point. A studio at #18 can fit a specific brief better than the studio at #3.

20 Best Motion Graphics Companies and Studios

1. Yum Yum Videos

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Yum Yum Videos works mainly with companies that need to explain something clearly. That can be a software platform, a financial model, a healthcare workflow, a product, or a business idea that would be difficult to communicate with footage alone.

Our process covers strategy, script, storyboard, illustration, animation, voiceover, and sound. Motion graphics can stay abstract and graphic, or mix with characters, interface elements, isometric scenes, and other animation styles.

We have produced more than 1,000 videos over 14+ years for companies including Amazon, McKesson, American Express, Walmart, and startups at different growth stages.

Most of our motion graphics work starts with the script and storyboard because that is where a technical idea either becomes clear or stays confusing.

2. BUCK

BUCK specializes in brand systems, campaign design, 2D, 3D, and large sets of motion assets for many touchpoints.

Choose BUCK when the project needs a motion language across multiple deliverables rather than one isolated video.

Its portfolio includes work for major global brands and projects where motion becomes part of the identity itself. If your brief involves hundreds of deliverables, event graphics, a brand refresh, or a large campaign system, BUCK is a useful reference for what that scale looks like.

That kind of assignment is closer to building a motion language for a brand than producing one standalone explainer.

3. Giant Ant

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Giant Ant is a Vancouver studio that creates animation, design, and original visual concepts.

Giant Ant’s portfolio includes commercial campaigns, product communication, character work, and original storytelling for brands such as OpenTable, Duolingo, Microsoft, and Nike.

Giant Ant’s work has a recognizable personality even on assignments for large brands.

Choose Giant Ant when emotion, character, and tone are as important as the information on screen.

4. Oddfellows

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Oddfellows specializes in motion design, illustration, storytelling, and visual systems.

Oddfellows has created motion work for Spotify Premium and visual systems for Adobe, along with campaign and cultural projects for other major brands.

Oddfellows works well when one visual system must work across launch films, social posts, event screens, product moments, and supporting brand assets.

Oddfellows is a strong fit when motion and brand design are developed together.

5. Ordinary Folk

Ordinary Folk is a Vancouver motion design and animation studio founded in 2019.

The team is relatively small, and the portfolio has a level of craft that makes that size part of the appeal. Projects for Google, Procreate, Webflow, and other technology and creative brands show a strong command of shapes, transitions, typography, character, and visual metaphor.

Ordinary Folk fits briefs where the motion itself has to carry a large part of the communication and the visual idea needs careful design rather than a standard explainer structure.

Their work is also a useful reminder that a small motion design studio can handle visually ambitious assignments without trying to look like a large production company.

6. FEVR

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FEVR is an animation studio with a strong focus on motion graphics, illustration, 2D, 3D, and art direction.

FEVR handles concept, graphic development, animation, voiceover, music, and sound. Clients work with one team throughout the visual production.

Its work leans polished and contemporary, with enough range for brand storytelling, corporate content, and agency assignments.

FEVR is one of the more direct matches on this list for someone specifically searching for a motion graphics production company.

7. illo

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illo is based in Turin and focuses on motion design, illustration, and art direction.

The studio’s current work includes motion for brands such as McDonald’s, Samsung, UEFA, Strava, and technology companies. It also works on motion systems, automated video, 3D, advertising, and based on data content.

The visual personality is easy to recognize: strong color, graphic illustration, clean design, and playful movement.

illo makes sense when the assignment needs a repeatable system. Campaign variations, localized versions, social cutdowns, and recurring series all benefit from a motion language that can stretch without falling apart.

8. Animade

Animade is a London animation and design studio with a strong emphasis on character, distilled design, and precise motion.

Animade handles 2D, 3D, hand drawn animation, brand systems, and sound design. Recent portfolio work includes projects for LEGO, Apple, Dropbox, YouTube, Figma, Meta, and Procreate.

Animade is a useful comparison for brands that need warmth and personality in the animation.

Character work can become generic quickly when it is treated as decoration. Animade’s better projects use character as part of the communication system, which makes the work useful for apps, digital products, campaigns, and branded content.

9. Thinkmojo

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Thinkmojo describes itself as a video and motion studio for technology companies.

Thinkmojo’s portfolio has a strong concentration of software product launches, B2B technology, and product communication.

Software projects create specific production problems. Products can change during production, interfaces can be dense, and the value may live in a workflow the viewer cannot see on one screen.

Thinkmojo combines product marketing, motion design, and launch work, which suits SaaS teams that need more than a screen recording.

10. Demo Duck

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Demo Duck produces animated business videos, product videos, explainers, and other marketing formats. The studio has more than 15 years of experience.

The studio is less focused on motion design as an art discipline than companies such as BUCK or Ordinary Folk. Demo Duck prioritizes business communication. Its projects usually center on explaining products, services, and business ideas.

Demo Duck is closer to a structured business video partner than a studio building a large motion identity system.

For software, services, healthcare, and other B2B subjects, it is a sensible company to compare with other full service animation teams.

11. Very True Story

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Very True Story is a full service design and animation studio with roots in San Francisco’s technology community.

Very True Story produces animation and illustration with a strong emphasis on design and narrative structure. The studio has particular fluency in tech, where products often need metaphor and motion to make invisible systems easier to understand.

Very True Story suits assignments that need a distinct visual voice while still explaining the product or idea clearly.

Its portfolio also has enough range to cover product communication, brand storytelling, and more expressive narrative pieces.

12. Epipheo

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Epipheo has been producing explainer and business video for more than 15 years.

Epipheo produces motion graphics, 2D animation, 3D animation, whiteboard videos, live action, testimonials, and social ads. The company is structured for enterprise and business video production.

Larger organizations may value that production capacity. Smaller companies should confirm how much creative involvement and customization the project includes.

13. Le Cube

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Le Cube’s portfolio is visually broad.

Le Cube’s recent work includes projects for Marvel x Fortnite, Discord, Facebook, and Coca Cola across gaming, entertainment, and social platforms.

Le Cube produces motion design, character animation, 3D, entertainment work, and cinematic animation.

Le Cube makes sense on a shortlist when a brand wants a strong visual world and has room for a more expressive creative treatment.

14. Antimatter

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Antimatter is a motion design collective with talent working across locations.

The studio focuses heavily on short animation, often in the 30 to 90 second range, and also produces social content, TV commercials, and interface motion.

Antimatter is a compact motion design group focused on short animation projects and direct creative production.

Antimatter’s portfolio includes technology, nonprofit, and short form communication.

15. Black Madre

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Black Madre is a visual arts studio based in Sao Paulo.

Its work covers art, illustration, animation, and design, with campaigns for brands such as Adidas, Diageo, Pedigree, and Guarana Antarctica.

Black Madre fills a different role from a B2B explainer company.

Black Madre is a strong reference when the assignment needs a distinctive art direction and the animation is part of a broader visual idea. Advertising, editorial work, cultural projects, and highly illustrated campaigns are closer to its natural territory.

16. Clim Studio

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Clim is a Barcelona motion design studio specializing in animation, design, 3D, CG, illustration, and motion systems.

The compact team can suit clients who want direct access to the people shaping the visual work. Clim is a strong choice when styleframes and art direction are central to the project.

Its mix of 2D and 3D also gives the studio flexibility when a project needs to move between flat graphic design and more dimensional imagery.

17. Perfect Form

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Perfect Form is an Austin motion studio focused on animation and design.

Its work spans motion graphics, 2D, 3D, title sequences, explainers, branded content, and VFX.

Perfect Form gives clients access to several production techniques without the structure of a large agency.

Perfect Form also sits comfortably between business communication and entertainment design, so it can make sense for brands that want something more visually ambitious than a conventional corporate explainer.

18. Cub Studio

Cub Studio is based in Brighton and works with brands, sports organizations, broadcasters, and content creators.

Its portfolio includes animation for sports organizations and consumer brands, along with product animation and character focused work.

The studio has a very clear strength in personality.

For sports, entertainment, or a product that benefits from character and humor, that can be more useful than the polished corporate look many motion design companies default to.

Cub produces both 2D and 3D work, giving the team room to adjust the visual style to the assignment.

19. Golden Wolf

Golden Wolf is a creative agency and animation studio specializing in 2D, 3D, mixed media, live action, brand campaigns, and entertainment.

Its current portfolio includes large consumer brands, entertainment properties, sports, and immersive work.

Its visual tone is energetic and rooted in entertainment, sports, and culture.

Golden Wolf fits campaigns built around bold visual concepts, entertainment, sports, and culture. Demo Duck and Epipheo are more specialized in B2B product communication and SaaS explainers.

20. ManvsMachine

ManvsMachine is a London design and motion studio with work spanning branding, commercials, animation, film, and visual arts.

ManvsMachine has worked since 2007 across design, product imagery, typography, CG, and motion systems.

ManvsMachine is in the premium design category of this list.

ManvsMachine belongs in the same comparison set as BUCK and Oddfellows for global brand refreshes and product launches centered on visual craft.

Three Client Projects That Show How We Use Motion Graphics

Yum Yum Videos is on this list, so these three projects show what our motion graphics work looks like in practice.

The business results belong to our clients. Their funding, valuations, assets, and growth are their achievements. Our role was communication: help their teams explain value, simplify complex ideas, and give customers or stakeholders a clearer story.

1. Advisors Capital Management

We created four custom explainer videos for Advisors Capital Management beginning in 2020. The videos explained its Income with Growth philosophy, Pathfinder solution, and wealth advisory services, and were used on the company website and product pages.

By 2025, ACM had surpassed $9.5B in assets under management. Our videos did not create that growth. They gave ACM a clearer way to explain a complex investment approach.

2. Branch

In 2022, we created a custom animated explainer for Branch covering deep linking, mobile attribution, and its open ecosystem.

Branch raised $300M in Series F funding at a $4B valuation that year. Our role was to translate technical flows and invisible infrastructure into a visual story that was easier to follow.

3. BetterUp

Between 2020 and 2022, we produced two custom videos for BetterUp using mixed media and motion graphics. One explained the platform and onboarding experience. The other focused on enterprise coaching and performance.

In 2021, BetterUp raised $300M in Series E funding at a $4.7B valuation. The company earned that milestone. Our work helped communicate an abstract service through a simpler visual story.

How Much Do Motion Graphics Companies Charge?

Pricing varies sharply because the term motion graphics video can describe very different levels of work.

A simple social asset built from an existing brand system is one project. A custom two minute explainer with strategy, script, original design, animation, voiceover, and sound is another. A global motion identity with hundreds of deliverables is another category again.

For professional business animation, our 2026 pricing research places motion graphics animation around $7,000 to $18,000 per minute as a useful working range. Premium brand studios and complex 3D productions can go much higher.

At Yum Yum Videos, projects commonly fall around $8,000 to $15,000 per minute depending on scope.

Our animation cost per minute research includes the full methodology and pricing tiers.

Five Criteria I Use to Compare Motion Graphics Companies

Start With the Communication Problem

Review the portfolio for visual fit. Use discovery calls and case studies to verify that the team understands your product type and the information your audience needs.

Technical projects require clear discovery, research, script development, and visual metaphors. Ask who handles each step.

Look Beyond the Reel

Reels compress dozens of projects into a few minutes. Watch complete videos and open full case studies. Check the pacing after the first 20 seconds and whether the studio maintains clarity through the entire piece.

A five second transition can look fantastic in a reel and still tell you very little about a two minute business video.

Ask Who Will Actually Work on the Project

The names and responsibilities of the people assigned to your project matter more than the company’s headcount.

Find out who writes the script, who directs the piece, who designs it, who animates it, and who manages feedback.

Ask which roles are permanent staff and which are freelance. Either model can work, but the answer tells you how much team continuity to expect from script through animation.

Understand the Revision Process

Late animation changes cost more. Ask when you approve the script, styleframes, storyboard, and animation. A structured process catches problems before several weeks of animation work are complete.

Match the Studio to the Deliverables

One hero video, a six month content series, a global brand system, and twenty social cutdowns require different production setups.

The list therefore includes very different kinds of motion graphics agencies and studios.

Motion Graphics Production Timeline: What to Expect

A professional custom project often takes around 6 to 8 weeks from kickoff to delivery.

Shorter projects can move faster. Complex 3D, large stakeholder groups, multiple languages, or a large number of deliverables can extend the schedule.

At Yum Yum Videos, rush timelines can sometimes be reduced to roughly 3 to 4 weeks when scope and approvals allow it.

Ask how much time each approval stage requires and what happens when feedback arrives late. The answer gives you a realistic production schedule.

FAQ About Motion Graphics Companies

What does a motion graphics company do?

A motion graphics company designs and animates visual content using typography, illustration, shapes, data, interface elements, 2D assets, 3D assets, and other graphic elements. Services may include strategy, scriptwriting, storyboarding, design, animation, voiceover, music, and sound.

What is the difference between a motion graphics company and a motion design studio?

There is no strict industry definition. A motion design studio often emphasizes design and animation craft, while a motion graphics company may offer a broader production service. In practice, companies use the terms interchangeably.

Is a motion graphics agency different from a motion graphics studio?

Sometimes. A motion graphics agency may handle strategy, campaign thinking, copywriting, and multiple deliverables in addition to animation. A studio may focus more heavily on creative production. The actual service list matters more than the label.

How much does a motion graphics company cost?

In our 2026 pricing study, we contacted 125 animation companies and received 61 usable quotes. Within that research, a practical range for professional motion graphics was $7,000 to $18,000 per minute. Complex 3D work and large brand systems can cost more.

What are the best motion graphics companies for SaaS?

For SaaS and technical B2B communication, Yum Yum Videos focuses on custom business explainers, Thinkmojo on technology and product launches, Demo Duck on B2B explainers and product videos, and Epipheo on enterprise explainer work.

What are the best motion design studios for brand work?

BUCK, Oddfellows, ManvsMachine, Golden Wolf, Ordinary Folk, Giant Ant, illo, and Animade are useful references for brand systems, campaign motion, motion design, and premium creative work.

Should I hire a freelancer or a motion graphics production company?

A freelancer can be a good fit when the scope is narrow and you already have the script, design direction, and production management covered. A production company becomes more useful when you need several disciplines working together, tighter project management, or a larger number of deliverables.

What should I ask a motion graphics agency before hiring it?

Ask who will work on the project, what the production stages are, how revisions work, what is included in the quote, which source files you receive, how the studio handles schedule changes, and whether it has experience with your type of audience or subject.

How I Would Build a Three Studio Shortlist

I would start with three companies whose work fits the job. Twenty proposals make the differences harder to see.

For each one, watch two or three complete projects and write down four things: how clear the story is, whether the visual style fits your audience, who would actually work on your project, and what the quote includes.

For a technical explainer, give extra weight to scripting and business communication. For a brand system, look at motion identity work across several formats. For character animation advertising, watch a full piece and see whether the characters still feel convincing after the first few shots.

Score the final three studios from 1 to 5 on story clarity, visual fit, team continuity, and quote scope. The comparison is much easier when every company is judged on the same four items.