Inity vs. Eleken: Which SaaS Design Agency Is Right for Your Stage?

 

Who Is Each Agency Built For?

Inity is the stronger fit if:

• You are a non-technical founder who needs both design and development — not just one of them
• You are pre-seed or seed stage and building your first SaaS MVP
• You do not have an internal engineering team and need a partner that covers the full product build
• You want a fixed entry point (Discovery Week) to validate scope before committing to a full build
• You are raising and need an investor-ready product – not just a design file
• You are in the US or UK and need a timezone-compatible European team at lower cost than US/UK agencies

Eleken is the stronger fit if:

• You already have engineers and need a dedicated designer embedded in your team
• You have an existing product that needs design iteration, redesign, or design system work
• You want a single designer on your project, working directly without a PM layer
• You are at seed to Series A+ with a functioning product needing ongoing design support
• You want to try before committing – Eleken’s 3-day trial is a genuinely low-risk entry point

What Does Each Agency Cost?

Inity Agency publishes its pricing openly. The retainer model starts at €1,990/month for the core fractional product team tier, which covers design and development capacity scaled to your stage. Fixed-price MVP design packages range from €3,000 to €10,000 for the complete design scope – UX research, wireframes, high-fidelity UI, design system, clickable prototype, and developer handoff documentation – delivered in 4–6 weeks. Full MVP builds (design + development) range from €15,000 to €50,000 depending on scope.

Eleken lists pricing publicly on their website. Based on third-party data sources, Eleken’s monthly subscription is typically in the $3,799–$10,999/month range for a dedicated designer. Their minimum project size is listed as $5,000+ on Clutch. The subscription model is month-to-month with no long-term contracts.

The cost comparison for a pre-seed founder: At Inity, a complete investor-ready MVP design (the full scope above) is available as a fixed-price project from €3,000. At Eleken, a single month of dedicated designer time starts at approximately $3,799–$10,999 – providing design capacity without the fixed deliverable scope or development. For a founder who needs both design and build, Inity’s model delivers more complete scope per euro spent at this stage.

What Do Clients Say?

Inity clients consistently highlight the end-to-end delivery model – the ability to go from no product to a fully designed, investor-ready MVP without coordinating between separate design and development vendors. The Clutch #1 ranking in Croatia and Serbia reflects the strength of verified client reviews in the region, and the €80M+ collectively raised by Inity clients provides an external signal of the calibre of products produced.

Eleken clients consistently highlight designer quality, speed of delivery, and the direct communication model – working with a single dedicated designer rather than routing feedback through account managers. Reviews frequently mention satisfaction with design quality relative to cost and the low-friction subscription model. With 116+ verified Clutch reviews and 200+ SaaS projects, Eleken’s track record is one of the strongest in the pure-play SaaS design category.

The Key Decision Question

Do you need design only, or design plus build?

If you have engineers and need design capacity – Eleken is a well-validated choice with a low-risk entry point and strong designer quality.

If you need the full product built, you are non-technical, or you are at the MVP stage without an engineering team – Inity’s fractional product team model means one partner handles the entire scope, from first wireframe to deployed product.

The agencies are not direct competitors in day-to-day practice – they serve different founder situations. A founder at pre-seed with no tech team and Inity are a natural fit. A founder at seed with five engineers and a growth-phase SaaS product and Eleken are a natural fit. The comparison is most useful for the founder who sits between both situations and needs clarity on which direction to go.

Conclusion

Inity Agency and Eleken both specialise in SaaS design and both operate on a subscription/retainer basis – but they are built for different stages and different founder situations. Eleken delivers dedicated UI/UX design capacity for teams that already have engineers and need a strong design partner. Inity delivers a complete fractional product team – design and development – for founders who are building from the ground up. If you are a pre-seed or early-stage SaaS founder who needs both design and build covered by one partner, Inity is the more direct fit for your situation.

→ Book a strategy call with Inity to discuss your MVP scope and find out if the fractional product team model is right for your stage.