Full-time vs. freelancers

Superside vs. SketchDeck

In addition to full-stack design, Superside is an all-in-one solution for design, brand, performance and digital marketing teams that need to expand their speed and bandwidth without sacrificing quality. While similar to Superside in range, SketchDeck has tailored its design offerings more toward sales and event teams.

Comparing Superside as the SketchDeck Alternative

Superside
Services offered

Services offered

Superside specializes in full-stack creative services, including graphic design, digital, motion graphics, illustration, custom production (video, sound, photo), and campaigns and concepts for growth-oriented marketing and creative teams.


Superside specializes in full-stack creative services, including graphic design, digital, motion graphics, illustration, custom production (video, sound, photo), and campaigns and concepts for growth-oriented marketing and creative teams.


Offers a full range of design services with a greater emphasis on events, presentations and sales enablement. For example, SketchDeck produces event videos but doesn’t offer social media videos.

Pricing

Pricing

Flexible, predictable subscription pricing starts at $5,000 with varying levels based on the required hours and the core capabilities to be leveraged. You may also easily adjust your plan as needed to meet varying demands.

Flexible, predictable subscription pricing starts at $5,000 with varying levels based on the required hours and the core capabilities to be leveraged. You may also easily adjust your plan as needed to meet varying demands.

Choose from one of three membership plans with corresponding hourly per-projects costs for production and design ranging from $95 to $120 per hour.

Onboarding

Onboarding

Collaborative initial onboarding process to understand your brand, current team structure, existing skills, and ongoing team needs. Self-serve onboarding for new users.

Collaborative initial onboarding process to understand your brand, current team structure, existing skills, and ongoing team needs. Self-serve onboarding for new users.

Onboarding is only available at the top two membership tiers and there's a one-time $1,000 onboarding fee. With SketchDeck's enterprise plan, you can also request onsite onboarding.

Turnaround time

Turnaround time

12 to 48 hours

12 to 48 hours

48 to 96 hours

Communication

Communication

Weekly video calls to communicate directly with your dedicated Creative Project Manager through the Superside Platform, email or Slack integration. Your dedicated team will work with you in the way that makes the most sense for you and your team.

Weekly video calls to communicate directly with your dedicated Creative Project Manager through the Superside Platform, email or Slack integration. Your dedicated team will work with you in the way that makes the most sense for you and your team.

All communication takes place within SketchDeck’s proprietary platform. Team support and regular check-ins are only available with select plans.

Number of requests / revisions

Number of requests / revisions

Unlimited revisions based on hours available in your selected plans which can scale up or down based on needs. Several simultaneous projects are possible. Any unused hours roll over into the next month.

Unlimited revisions based on hours available in your selected plans which can scale up or down based on needs. Several simultaneous projects are possible. Any unused hours roll over into the next month.

The number of revisions is related to the nature of the project. If many rounds are required, you could incur additional charges, especially if you've exceeded the total hours allotted in your membership plan.


Talent

Talent

With a total of 700+ full-time employees and contractors, carefully vetted from over 57 countries in 19 time zones, Superside recruits the top 1% of design talent and continually supports their skills and career development.

With a total of 700+ full-time employees and contractors, carefully vetted from over 57 countries in 19 time zones, Superside recruits the top 1% of design talent and continually supports their skills and career development.

While it boasts a global network of designers, the company itself has less than 60 employees listed on its LinkedIn profile.

An antidote to the legacy agency model

Superside's Creative-as-a-Service solution is built for ambitious marketing and creative teams. It helps you save time on hiring and career laddering, and avoid the hassle of dealing with multiple slow and expensive agencies. Want the full story? The video on the right is ready to spill the beans. 👉

Create Efficiencies, Not Barriers

Time is money, which is why our proven, repeatable systems help accelerate your creative pipeline instead of bogging it down. With Superside you’ll have the dedicated team, technology and talent you need to push forward.


We don't complicate things with complex pricing or anything else. More than on-demand, our teams are always on to help you produce the highest quality creative with the greatest speed and best ROI.

Transparency and Control, Instead of Incremental Confusion

Varied by the number of hours and the capabilities required, Superside’s outcome-focused subscription plans make it easier for you and your teams to get the design services you need—without having to worry about unexpected costs popping up. You know what you'll pay each month and your dedicated Superside team will also help you make the most of every hour, giving you plenty of time to respond should you need to adjust your plan.

There's no picking a membership, then using your credits and counting your pennies to ensure you have the resources to complete your projects on time and on budget.

Work 20x Faster, Not 20x Harder

With Superside, you get more than comprehensive capabilities, you get a truly collaborative and responsive partner that's 20x faster than hiring in-house. Your dedicated project manager and design director will get to know your brand, your needs and your team’s working styles to help you make the most of our global network of talent and purpose-built tech. Never thinking in terms of one-and-done, we’re always looking for ways to build greater success time after time.

Much Faster

20x

Faster than hiring creatives in-house
cut costs

50%

Reduction in average cost per asset
ship faster

70%

Lower turnaround time for digital assets
stress free

9.6

Average NPS rating from customers
built for you

Superside is made for:

Your Superside team plugs into your existing teams to increase output, faster.

Creative Directors

DesignOps Managers

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Jessica GelzerDir. of Strategic Mkt and Comms, Curative
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Superside is a revolutionary way for businesses to get good design done at scale.Trusted by 450+ ambitious companies, Superside makes design hassle-free for marketing and creative teams. By combining the top 1% of creative talent from around the world with purpose-built technology and the rigor of design ops, Superside helps ambitious brands grow faster. Since inception, Superside has been a fully remote company, with more than 700 team members working across 57 countries and 13 timezones.
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