Create the Perfect Explainer Video Using These 24 Solutions

We’ve featured some of our favorite brand’s explainer videos and we’ve given you some amazing DIY tools for creating your own, but now we’re taking our explainer video madness to the next level. It’s easy to push off creating your explainer video even though the use of video content in your marketing mix can increase your click-through rate by 200-300%. We can help take this off your plate by creating the perfect explainer video while outsourcing this task to the pros. Partnering with an agency or hiring a pro will give you the external support you need to create an inspired demo video for your brand.

Video-Making Services/Agencies that Create Explainer Videos

Services and agencies can help you simplify your message and choose the right type of explainer video while bringing high levels of professionalism to your project. Most also produce other creative video marketing content products. Review agency portfolios to find a style match for your brand. Ask questions to find a team that delivers on quality, budget and timeline.

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  Yum Yum Videos

  Produces all styles of marketing videos. Their most popular styles of explainer videos are cartoon animation, motion graphics and whiteboard video production. The price range for an animated video is $7,000-$12,000.

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  The Draw Shop

  Produces animated whiteboard, cartoon and virtual reality videos for presentations, sales, training and other marketing-related activities. Costs vary, though an initial “pow-wow” is free.

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  Videos Ninja

  Produces 2D and 3D character, motion graphics and modeling animations, along with a variety of other live action and animated videos for explainer videos, product demos, app demos and logo launches. Price quote available via email.

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  Bode Animation

  Offers whiteboard, typography, animation, stop motion, video scribing, live action and other video formats for demo and explainer videos. Choose Kick Star, Rock Star or Super Star production levels, with pricing available upon request.

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  DemoFlick

  Full-service animation studio that produces animated explainer videos. DemoFlick also produces videos for social media, live action, website screencasts, mobile app demos and more. Pricing available after a 10-minute phone consultation.

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  Video Pandas

  Offers whiteboard, cartoon, spokespeople and photography-based videos. Whiteboard videos start at $100, with other styles priced higher. Order directly or contact them for a quote.

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  IdeaRocket

  Video professionals who produce 2D and 3D animation, whiteboard animation and motion graphics. Their approach emphasizes story and character. Contact firm for pricing.

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  Promoshin

  Explainer video styles include 2D animation, whiteboard, animation over real photos, text based, screen cast and stock photos. Versatile and professional results across marketing mixes. Email for pricing.

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  Reptile FX

  Offers custom live action, 2D and 3D animation video production. Pricing starts at $700 for 2D animation, but email for specific quote.

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  Epiphio

  Creative studio that produces professional animation and live action videos, with special focus on B2B. Free download of an explainer video guide. Complete an online form for pricing.

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  Demo Duck

  Produces a variety of videos for home pages, tutorials, educational content, customer testimonials and more. Depending on the style and complexity, an explainer video typically costs $10,000-$20,000.

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  Individeo

  Produces animated, personalized videos for marketing pieces such as insurance quotes Site includes a free whitepaper on how to use personalized video. Pricing available upon request.

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  Video Explainers

  Their explainer video styles include 2D cartoon animation, whiteboard animation, motion graphics, kinetic typography, infographics and cut-out animation. Browse an extensive portfolio of sample work. Email or call for pricing.

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  Switch Video

  Specialists in producing explainer and corporate videos in animated, whiteboard and motion graphic styles. The company website offers a free e-book guide to explainer videos. Contact for pricing.

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  Again Studios

  Creates fresh, animated explainer videos in styles that include whiteboard animation, motion graphics, 2D and 3D animation, kinetic typography and flat style. Contact for pricing.

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  Epic Video Factory

  Creates professional animated and whiteboard explainer videos, with special emphasis on the tech and financial industries. Clear “How it Works” section on website, which features an extensive portfolio. Contact for pricing.

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  Explainer Mojo

  Video styles include cartoon animation, kinetic typography, whiteboard animation and motion graphics. Videos available in multiple languages. Complete an online form for pricing; the website FAQs cite $12-25,000 for an animated video.

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  RocketWheel

  Boasts video styles that go beyond older-style cartoon character videos. They promote infokinetic, live action, 3D, screen animation and hybrid approaches. Complete an online form to set up phone consultation and determine pricing.

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  Top Explainers

  Produces simple, clear whiteboard and animated videos in approximately seven to 10 days. A 30-second animated video starts at a promotional price of $197.00 because the company is new.

Hire a Video Maker for Your Explainer Video

If you aren’t quite ready to create an explainer video on your own but don’t need all the power of an agency, you might want to hire a freelance video maker, or leverage Superside's motion graphics studio! Freelance marketplaces offer various formats to find the talent you seek. In all cases, ask questions to clarify project scope, process and pricing.

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  Fiverr

  Fiverr lets you filter by delivery time, price range, animation type (whiteboard, 2D animation, kinetic typograph)and freelancer experience level and language. You then communicate with them directly. Pricing starts at $5.

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  Creative Circle

  One of the most successful sites for creatives, Creative Circle matches you with one of its pre-screened team members. Pricing varies depending on project scope and level. Projects usually start immediately.

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  Hire an Artist

  Hire an Artist showcases professional animators who work in styles that include 2D and 3D animation and stop motion. Browse artists and create a list of your favorites. Hire an Artist then collects and delivers quotes back to you.

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  Videopixie

  You submit your project and interested professionals bid on it. You then choose the bid that’s best for you, based on talent, portfolio and production cost. Generally, explainer videos run from $1,500 to $25,000.

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  Animated Jobs

  A job board-style site where you can post jobs and browse the resumes of available talent. Browse according to job types or categories such as 2D or 3D animator, motion graphics, storyboard artist or character design.