Competitive landscape · Dubuque & the Tri-State
How we compare to other web designers around Dubuque
We researched and measured the Dubuque and Iowa web design companies you're choosing between — design, speed, pricing, and focus. Here's an honest, data-backed look at where everyone sits, and where we fit.
- 90 / 100
- Fastest mobile/desktop score we measured locally
- From $1,200
- Published package pricing — no quote wall
- You own it
- Your code and content, yours to keep
The map
Where everyone sits
Two axes: how modern the build is (top to bottom) and whether the focus is brand-and-design or lead-generation (left to right). Tap any point to compare.
The field, measured
Mobile speed, everyone at once
One test, every site. Google PageSpeed mobile score — higher is faster. Tap a bar to open that comparison.
Google PageSpeed Insights — mobile performance score (0–100), measured June 2026. Brand agencies without a directly comparable build are omitted.
Explore the field
Compare us head-to-head
Filter and sort the local field, then open any honest, side-by-side breakdown.
| Company | ||
|---|---|---|
| Neely SolutionsYou | 90mobile | |
| Cedar Studios Cedar Rapids, IA | 78mobile | |
| A modern local studio Dubuque area | 72mobile | |
| A local WordPress agency Dubuque area | 68mobile | |
| The Stevens Company Dubuque, IA | 55mobile | |
| ThePixel Cedar Rapids, IA | 48mobile | |
| Gigantic Design Co. Dubuque, IA | — |
What the data shows
Three things that consistently set us apart
90 / 100
Speed you can verify
The slowest local sites we measured took 28–43 seconds to load on mobile. Ours scores 90 on mobile and 100 on desktop in Google PageSpeed — the fastest in the set.
From $1,200
Pricing in the open
Most local shops won't give you a number without a call. Our packages are published, so you can scope and budget before you ever talk to us.
100% yours
You own the result
No proprietary builder lock-in and no renting your own website. You keep the code and content — on a clean, fast foundation.
How we keep this fair
Every company here does real work, and each comparison names what they're genuinely good at. Performance numbers are from Google PageSpeed Insights (June 2026); pricing and positioning come from public websites. Where a company is a small local peer, we compare the category honestly rather than calling out a neighbor by name. Found something out of date? Tell us and we'll fix it.
Researched and written by Nick Neely, founder of Neely Solutions. Last updated June 2026.
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