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Top Animated Explainer Video Companies (2026)

Written by Rishabh Pugalia
Last updated September 11, 2026

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When you are shortlisting the top 2-3 animated explainer video companies to work with, the first two things you usually look at are pricing and portfolio.

Pricing tells you whether they fit within your budget. Pricing arrangements can range from cost per 1-minute video to annual contracts worth $10K+/month.

On the other hand, the portfolio tells you whether they have created something similar to what you need and whether they can adapt their style based on your product, audience, and use case.

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Not Every Explainer Video Company Fits Every Business

The best animated explainer video company for one business may look very different for another company with a different budget, industry, product complexity, or audience. What works best for your company may not work equally well for an AI cybersecurity company selling primarily to European buyers and vice versa.

That’s why I wanted to go beyond a long generic list of companies and help you identify the top 2-3 options for YOU.

Disclaimer: (1) Excluded from this list are companies primarily focused on on-ground shoots at factories or client locations, where local production setup and physical filming teams become a major part of the engagement. (2) The numbering in this list does not denote ranking. Each company is doing strong work with its own set of strengths, styles, industry focus, and limitations.

List of Top Animated Explainer Video Production Companies (2026)

Besides pricing and portfolio versatility, it’s important to look at the type of clients they have worked with. Companies that have worked with SaaS, AI, or fintech products similar to yours usually ramp faster on messaging, product understanding, and UI storytelling.

To get a sense of the right fit and working experience, we have given preference to G2 and Clutch reviews due to their stronger review authentication processes, and have therefore not considered Google Reviews or Trustpilot reviews.

With these factors in mind, let’s now look at the list of top explainer video companies to help you shortlist better.

1. ContentBeta

ContentBeta is a creative production partner (not a traditional agency) helping B2B SaaS and AI product companies teams scale video, motion, graphic design, and web assets.

Pricing: A 30-second animated explainer video costs $2,000 to produce as a one-time project. Subscription plans start at $3,000/month and help you use allocated credits beyond videos, giving teams significantly more flexibility in how they utilize monthly creative capacity.

Notable clients: featured in recent case studies include Abbyy, Spellbook, Constructor, OpenText and Sendbird.

G2: 4.7 from 80 reviews
Clutch: 5.0 from 5 reviews

Here are a few extracts from recent reviews (2025 onwards):

Reviews that made the creative team at ContentBeta smile:

ContentBeta takes our brand guidelines and runs with them — no hand-holding, no re-explaining. They just get it.
They are also competitively priced which is a bonus.

Feedback that will help the team improve:

The videos also take a bit longer to be produced than originally advertised, but some of that is because edits are not factored into it.
They’re not immersed in our world 24/7 the way an in-house team would be.

2. Motion The Agency

Motion The Agency is a motion graphics explainer video company focused on high-end B2B marketing videos, SaaS explainers, product storytelling, and UI-driven motion design for technology companies.

Pricing: Their pricing starts at around £3100 for a 30-second explainer video package that includes storyboard planning, 2D/2.5D graphics animation, basic sound design, and up to two animation revision rounds. (Source: company website).

Notable clients: featured in recent case studies include Obrizum, Planful, GotPhoto, TaskNet, ClickUp, Apollo.io, HackerRank, Dext, Mirakl, and OpenMoney.

G2: 5 from 15 reviews
Clutch: 5.0 from 25 reviews

Free sample: They offer a free custom sample (a storyboard or short video built from the client’s own website or brief) before any commitment. It’s how most of their clients start with them, and it’s a bit different from how most agencies in this space operate.

Here are a few extracts from recent reviews (2025 onwards):

Reviews that must’ve made them smile:

Great process and communication, fast delivery time, pricing packages listed on the website.
The quality of the final deliverables was outstanding, and their creative approach brought our vision to life in ways we hadn’t even imagined.

Where clients wanted better experience:

It was a bit tough to find meeting times, being US-based myself.
They are not in my time zone and I think that’s about it.

How they work: Their team works across multiple timezones and most day-to-day communication runs async through a dedicated Slack channel per client, so projects don’t stall waiting for a call.

3. What a Story

What a Story is an explainer video production company focused on animated videos, product storytelling, motion graphics, and brand communication for startups, SaaS, and enterprise businesses.

Pricing: Pricing for medium-length explainer videos (30-60s) starts around $5,000 per project. (Source: company page on Clutch).

Notable clients: featured in recent case studies include Flike, NAPCO Media, Zeliq, Landis+Gyr, and Pretaa.

G2: 0 review
Clutch: 5.0 from 42 reviews

Here are a few extracts from recent reviews (2025 onwards):

Reviews that must’ve made them smile:

Their ability to visually translate our brand and value proposition into a compelling narrative was genuinely impressive.
The level of detail in the animation, the fluid transitions, and the overall visual polish gave the piece a premium, professional feel that exceeded our expectations

Where clients wanted better experience:

It would also be helpful if they offered the option to license higher-end music tracks for an additional fee, as this could elevate the final result
There were some mix ups and issues with the voice over artists, it was probably the hardest part of the whole thing. We went without them in the end because they were causing too many delays finding the right one.

4. Broadcast2World (b2w tv)

Broadcast2World is an established animated explainer video production company specializing in custom, story-driven animation and motion graphics. It’s a strong option for businesses seeking brand-focused explainer videos where narrative depth, character animation, and visual storytelling are central to simplifying complex products and services.

Pricing: Cost for 60 sec starts from $2,400

Notable clients: featured in recent case studies include Aiven Simplified, AFS, Mitre Corp, University of California (Irvine) and Clif Bar.

G2: no reviews found.
Clutch: 5.0 from 12 reviews (from 2023 and before).

Reviews that must’ve made them smile:

Broadcast2World Inc. developed a compelling storyboard, delivering a high-quality marketing asset that enhanced the client’s reach and brand awareness. They delivered on time and promptly responded to needs and requests. Their ability to transform the client’s ideas into an engaging video stood out.
Broadcast2World Inc. understands the company’s goals and works towards achieving them within the budget. The team has outstanding project management and communication skills. Moreover, their creativity and extensive expertise resulted in exceptional final products that meet the client’s expectations.

5. Superside

Superside positions itself as an AI-powered creative service company helping enterprises scale design, video, motion, and campaign creative through a subscription-style pricing model.

Pricing: Superside’s pricing starts at around $15,000/month under annual commitments for its Flex subscription model. They also offer a “Project Booster” add-on starting at $10,000 for short-term spikes in creative workload without changing the base subscription. (Source: company page on G2).

Notable clients: featured in recent case studies include Amazon, Reddit, Shopify, Salesforce, and Meta.

G2: 4.5 from 114 reviews
Clutch: 2.9 from 6 reviews

Here are a few extracts from recent reviews (2025 onwards):

Reviews that must’ve made them smile:

I like that the Superside team gives me access to a wide variety of design specialties, including motion design, UI/UX design, copywriting, illustration, and video editing.
They take feedback well, adhere to deadlines, and come to us with new offerings aligned with our goals.

Where clients wanted better experience:

We’d love for the team to come to the table more consistently with fresh ideas on how to make the work even stronger, drawing on insights from other brand partners and similar learnings.
Superside sues clients who cancel after poor service… After virtually no usable work was delivered, I canceled per the contract — only to be sued two years later.

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6. Design Pickle

Design Pickle identifies itself as a creative-as-a-service platform. It is more of a subscription graphic design services with some motion capabilities, aimed at businesses requiring recurring design output.

Pricing: The explainer video plan starts at around $4,817/month for 4 hours of daily creative support, along with an assigned art director. (Source: company website)

Notable clients: featured in recent case studies include SmartyPants Vitamins, Regent Bank, Basata, Fifty410 Health, and American Vox Pop.

G2: 4.4 from 227 reviews
Clutch: 0 review

Here are a few extracts from recent reviews (2025 onwards):

Reviews that must’ve made them smile:

The vast amount of talented designers that are experts in the various design formats.
They bring a fresh level of creativity to our print design, all while ensuring our brand guidelines are consistently followed.

Where clients wanted better experience:

Designers change all the time and quality varies from task to task even on the same tasks. Ten PDF updates might come back in different fonts with different design updates, for instance.
Sometimes I feel like the quality of the work dips into laziness, or an elementary level.

7. Yum Yum Videos

Yum Yum Videos is an explainer video production company that specializes in creating animated motion videos and product videos.

Pricing: Like Wyzowl, they too operate on a fixed-price model. Pricing for a one-minute animated explainer video can range between $6,000 and $15,000. Refer to the snapshot from a Google search result captured in May 2026 –

Notable clients: featured in recent case studies include DocuSign, Chargebee, BetterUp, McGraw Hill, BrightInsight, and Advisors Capital Management.

G2: 0 review
Clutch: 4.9 from 14 reviews

Here are a few extracts from recent reviews (2025 onwards):

Reviews that must’ve made them smile:

They promptly address feedback and make necessary adjustments swiftly and accurately, ensuring that the final product meets or exceeds expectations.
Yum Yum was great to work with and the company president personally handled our project coordinating all input and output.

Where clients wanted better experience:

*None*. Apparently, none of the 14 reviews above mentioned any areas of improvement.

8. Vidico

Vidico is a creative video production agency, specializing in explainer videos, motion graphics, and live-action ads primarily for tech, SaaS, and e-commerce companies.

Pricing: Vidico appears relatively more opaque about pricing compared to ContentBeta and Motion The Agency. Instead of publicly sharing pricing ranges directly, they typically ask users to take a quiz and submit an official work email address before receiving an estimated pricing range. Not to worry — this is a fairly common practice among companies operating under the traditional agency model.

Notable clients: featured in recent case studies include Iron Mountain, BrowserStack, Toggl Track, Pie Insurance, and Bambee.

G2: 0 review
Clutch: 4.9 from 57 reviews

Here are a few extracts from recent reviews (2025 onwards):

Reviews that must’ve made them smile:

The team gave us weekly updates, provided timetables, and stuck to them.
The project management was smooth and efficient, with the team staying on track for each milestone throughout the entire project.

Where clients wanted better experience:

Consolidating feedback in a central location. At times, it felt a bit scattered across Figma and Slack, which made tracking and reviewing feedback a little more challenging than it needed to be.
Early in the engagement, our project manager left, and Vidico was a bit slow to get our project back on track with a new team.

9. Videodeck

Videodeck is a video production agency for B2B and SaaS (Software as a Service) companies. They provide access to a pool of real human actors (not AI-generated avatars) to serve as the face of your brand through studio-style video recordings.

Pricing: Pricing starts at $5,000 per video for one-off projects, with lower per-video pricing available through multi-video bundles and monthly subscriptions starting at $10,000/month.

Notable clients: featured in recent case studies include Active Campaign, ChilliPiper, Apollo, Intercom, and Ahrefs.

G2: 5 from 2 reviews
Clutch: 4.9 from 4 reviews

Note: We couldn’t find any G2 or Clutch reviews published after 2024. We included Videodeck in this list because of the marquee brands and SaaS companies they have worked with.

10. Epipheo

Epipheo is an animated video production house that specializes in creating explainer videos, marketing ads, and educational films.

Pricing: Pricing is largely custom-quoted, like a traditional project-based agency, depending on the production scope, complexity, animation style, video length, live-action shoots, and other requirements.

Notable clients: featured in recent case studies include Illumio, Fifth Third Bank, Garrett Metal Detectors, BBB Institute for Marketplace Trust and Southern California Water Coalition.

G2: 0 review
Clutch: 4.9 from 28 reviews

Here are a few extracts from recent reviews (2025 onwards):

Reviews that must’ve made them smile:

Epipheo can create many different forms of video content, from live production to animation.

Where clients wanted better experience:

There were a few (urgent) projects where costs ballooned and more communication could have improved the outcome.

11. Demoduck

Demo Duck is an explainer video production agency focused on explainer videos, educational content, commercials, branded storytelling, customer testimonials, and internal communication videos.

Pricing: Like Vidico, they are also relatively opaque about pricing, and you’ll typically need to request a quote. This aligns with the boutique-style creative production model they position themselves around, where pricing is tailored based on scope, creative direction, and production complexity.

Notable clients: featured in recent case studies and the portfolio page include American Cancer Society, BetterCloud, Bitdefender, Blue Cross Blue Shield, and Canon

G2: 0 reviews
Clutch: 5.0 from 10 reviews

Note: We couldn’t find any G2 or Clutch reviews published after 2024.

12. Wyzowl

Wyzowl is an explainer video production company primarily focused on animated explainer videos, product demos, onboarding videos, educational content, and brand storytelling. Style-wise, it’s more SMB-focused and general explainer-oriented.

Pricing: They operate on a fixed-price model. Pricing for animated explainer videos starts at around $4,000 for a 30-second video and goes up to around $9,000 for a 90-second video with two social media cutdowns. (Source: company page on Clutch).

Notable clients: featured in their “Wall of Love” include Capital One, Oxford University Press, Barracuda, Lancaster University, and Ramada Hotels.

G2: 0 review
Clutch: 5.0 from 13 reviews

Here are a few extracts from recent reviews (2025 onwards):

Reviews that must’ve made them smile:

The videos were created in half the time and at much higher quality than we could’ve produced in house.
Wyzowl’s project management was fantastic. We always knew when to expect deliverables. They were very quick to respond to comments and feedback.

Where clients wanted better experience:

*None*. Apparently, none of the 13 reviews above mentioned any areas of improvement.

Notable Names More Suited For A Different List

Some well-known explainer video companies were intentionally excluded from the list above because they operate within very specific production niches or animation styles that may not suit every SaaS or AI product company’s video requirements. Examples –

1. Lemonlight is focused more on real-world filming and commercial-style video shoots. They operate through a network of on-ground cinematographers across multiple cities, supported by physical studio setups. Clutch rating: 4.9/5 from 44 reviews. G2: no reviews found.

2. Sandwich Agency operates more like a high-end creative studio that blends live action, branding, storytelling, commercials, and product marketing rather than a dedicated explainer animation agency. Their work is highly conceptual and brand-led, often tailored for larger launches and premium campaigns instead of recurring explainer video production. Clutch rating: 5.0 from 1 review. G2: no reviews found.

3. Gisteo’s portfolio is dominated by a 2D isometric vector animation style commonly used in traditional SaaS and corporate explainer videos. Clutch rating: 5.0 from 8 reviews (from 2024 and before). G2: no reviews found.

4. Breadnbeyond’s portfolio reflects a comparable animation style –

G2: no reviews found.
Clutch rating: 4.8 from 26 reviews.

Think Shortlist First Before Choosing an Animated Explainer Video Company

I believe AI video tools have actually reinforced the importance of taste and industry context. These are two of the most important factors to evaluate when shortlisting an animated explainer video agency.

Many explainer video agencies have evolved over time.

Some started by offering explainer video services and later expanded into multi-format creative production partners while retaining their core storytelling strengths. Others focus more on recurring creative execution, such as graphic design, ad creatives, and short-form social video content.

This is also why the best explainer video companies for you often depends on who fits your operational and marketing needs at a particular stage of growth.

ContentBeta adds the most value when internal marketing and product teams of B2B SaaS and AI product companies struggle with bandwidth, production speed, or multi-format content execution. This usually happens during product launches, multiple events, RevOps scaling, growing video backlogs, or campaigns that require simultaneous execution across landing pages, PDFs, booth visuals, videos, and social content.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

What is a 2.5D graphics animation video?

2.5D graphics animation gives flat 2D artwork a three-dimensional appearance using layering, camera pans, lighting, shadows, and perspective tricks in 3D space to create the illusion of depth and movement.

2D = flat illustrations moving
2.5D = flat elements moving with simulated depth
3D = fully modeled 3D objects and environments

What is the difference between an explainer video agency, studio, and company?

Positioning. An explainer video company is a broad term for providers offering explainer video services. An agency usually feels more marketing- and campaign-driven, while a studio often signals a more boutique, craft-focused creative team. It does not necessarily mean a physical production studio or large on-ground filming crew.

Why is pricing often opaque for animated explainer video companies?

Costs vary based on animation style, video length, scripting complexity, revisions, turnaround time, and production requirements, so many traditional explainer video agencies prefer sharing custom quotes instead of fixed pricing.

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