Websites & marketing sites
Fast, accessible, on-brand sites built to turn visitors into customers. Looking good is the minimum. Loading fast and getting found is the job.
Design & build studio
We grade the web for a living. We build it, too.
Houtos Labs designs and builds websites and apps from the ground up, and grades each one at the start and again at launch. More than 25 years in design and technology. Founded in California, working in California and Oregon, building for clients around the world.
25+ yrsDesign & technology
CA & ORWhere we operate
GlobalWho we build for
Start a project
OpenIf it runs on the web, we build it.
Every kind of web and app product, built from the ground up and graded to a standard you can check. This is the working list of what leaves the studio.
Web applications
Products and internal tools with real logic and state behind them, built to stay quick and easy to maintain, with security graded like everything else.
Mobile apps
Apps that feel native on phones and tablets, designed around how people use a phone on the move.
E-commerce
Storefronts and checkouts tuned for conversion and trust. That's where browsing turns into buying.
Dashboards & data tools
Analytics and admin screens that make complicated data easy to read. Our own Grader is built on the same skill.
APIs & back-ends
The engine room. Documented services, data models and integrations that hold everything else together without drama.
Web3 / blockchain
On-chain apps, wallets and integrations, held to the same evaluation standard as everything else we ship.
Redesigns & migrations
Modernize an aging site or change platforms without losing what already works. We measure before and after, so the numbers show what the move changed.
…and more. If what you need isn't on this list, ask. We'll give you a straight scope.
The first thing we hand you is a grade of what you already have.
Before anyone designs a thing, we measure. Every build is graded on the same six lenses at the start and again at launch, so the quality shows up on a report instead of in a sales pitch. The tool is The Grader. We built it, and we grade our own site with it.
Every check in those grades is labeled Measured, meaning a real check confirmed it, or Estimated, meaning it was worked out from observable signals and stays marked that way until the live scan confirms it.
CBefore
Grade the baseline
We measure where things stand today and rank it in plain English: what's strong, and what's holding the work back.
→During
Design & build to the findings
Each decision traces back to a measured signal, so the effort goes where it moves the score.
AAfter
Re-grade to confirm
We measure again and show you what moved, in the same terms we started with. If the work paid off, that's where you'll see it.
Graded on six lenses
Performance
Accessibility
SEO & AEO
Security
Trust
Reputation
The same five steps on every job
Always in this order, so the plan can be repeated and the result gets measured instead of guessed.
Evaluate
Grade the starting point, then agree in numbers on what "better" means.
Design
Shape the experience and interface around your real goals and limits.
Build
Engineer it properly, with speed, accessibility, security and upkeep all on the checklist.
Grade
Measure again against the baseline and report the difference in plain terms.
Iterate
Keep refining where the numbers point, so the quality holds after launch.
Where we work, and for how long
Decades of practice, rooted on the West Coast, working with clients wherever they are.
25+ yrs
Design & technology
More than 25 years across design and technology development.
CA & OR
Where we operate
Founded in California. Now operating in California and Oregon.
Global
Who we build for
Building for clients worldwide, wherever the work is.
Bring the plan, or the site that isn't working.
Tell us what you're planning, whether it's a website, an app or anything else that runs on the web, and we'll give you a straight scope. If you're not ready to talk, run a free grade on your current site first. It gives the first conversation something concrete to start from.
25+ years in design & technology · founded in California, operating in CA & OR · building globally · hiring for design? see web design services · questions go to hello@houtoslabs.com