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Sidebench is the leading healthcare digital transformation firm in the US. Sidebench designs, builds, and scales digital products and data platforms for leading health companies and high-growth ventures. We bring together four strengths in a single team: technology & product strategy, UX-first product design, pragmatic systems and data architecture, and secure, HIPAA-compliant engineering.

  • Min project size
    $50,000+
  • Hourly rate
    $50 - $99 / hr
  • Employees
    50 - 249
  • Locations
    Los Angeles, CA
  • Year founded
    Founded 2012
  • Languages
  • Timezones

1 Language that we service

  • English

3 Timezones that we service

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Pacific Standard Time (PST)

1 Locations

  • Los Angeles , CA

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Medical
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20%
Financial services
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Enterprise (>$1B)
40%
Midmarket ($10M - $1B)
30%
Small Business (<$10M)
30%

Pricing Snapshot

Min. project size $50,000+
Avg. hourly rate $50 - $99 /hr
Rating for cost 4.8 /5

What Clients Have Said

Sidebench offers competitive pricing, with project costs reported between $25,000 to $2 million, depending on project scope and client size. Clients appreciate the value for cost, highlighting effective communication and project management as key strengths.

This summary is based on verified Clutch reviews.

Most Common Project Size

$50,000 - $199,999 based on 42 reviews
< $49,999 $50,000 - $199,999 $200,000 - $999,999 > $1,000,000

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Sidebench Review Insights

Overall Review Rating

4.9
  • Quality 4.9
  • Schedule 4.9
  • Cost 4.8
  • Willing to Refer 5.0

Top Mentions

Review Highlights

  • High Client Satisfaction and Trust

    Clients express high levels of satisfaction and trust in Sidebench's services, often describing the team as professional, reliable, and easy to work with. This trust is a key factor in their ongoing collaborations and repeat engagements.

  • Adaptability to Client Feedback

    Sidebench is praised for their adaptability to client feedback during project development. They effectively incorporate client suggestions and changes, ensuring the final product aligns closely with client visions and requirements.

  • Strong Project Management and Communication

    Clients consistently commend Sidebench for their strong project management skills and effective communication. They manage projects with transparency, keeping stakeholders informed and engaged through regular updates and meetings, often exceeding expectations in this area.

  • Technical Proficiency Across Platforms

    Sidebench's technical proficiency across various platforms, including mobile and web, is frequently praised. They have effectively developed apps and websites using modern technologies, ensuring high-quality and user-friendly products.

  • Challenges with Project Delays

    While generally positive, some clients mentioned experiencing project delays. These were often attributed to external factors or initial misalignments, suggesting an area for potential improvement in managing expectations and timelines.

  • Innovative and Creative Solutions

    Multiple reviews highlight Sidebench's ability to provide innovative and creative solutions. They are commended for their capability to enhance client ideas with fresh perspectives and innovative strategies, often leading to products that exceed initial expectations.

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Application Dev & Mainteance for Data Collection Company

  • AI Consulting Application Testing Mobile App Development Product Design
  • Kotlin AI Deployment Machine Learning Natural Language Processing AI Strategy Usability Testing Ruby on Rails Android App Development iPhone iOS App Development Java Ruby SQL Swift Voice and Speech Recognition Apple Watch OS App Development Other wearables
  • $200,000 to $999,999
  • Jan. 2023 - May 2024
5.0
Quality
5.0
Schedule
5.0
Cost
5.0
Willing to Refer
5.0

"I'm impressed by their professionalism and competence."

Aug 29, 2023
Executive, Data Collection Company
Anonymous
Verified
  • Other industries
  • Austin, Texas
  • 1-10 Employees
  • Online Review
  • Verified

Sidebench provides application development and maintenance services for a data collection company. The team has fixed bugs on the client's platform, updated its UI/UX design, and developed new functionalities.

Game Development for Startup Company

  • Mobile Game Development iPhone iOS App Development
  • $200,000 to $999,999
  • Oct. 2021 - Jan. 2023
5.0
Quality
5.0
Schedule
5.0
Cost
5.0
Willing to Refer
5.0

“Sidebench’s biggest strength is that they research thoroughly before working on a project.”

Mar 3, 2023
Founder & CEO, Bikewars
Lawrence Tenkman
Verified
  • Gaming
  • Cincinnati, Ohio
  • 1-10 Employees
  • Phone Interview
  • Verified

Sidebench designed and developed a game compatible with iOS. The game is a bicycle tagging game where players play in person and connect through the game’s app, which registers the game results.

Mobile & Web App Design for Urban Development Corporation

  • UX/UI Design Web Design
  • UX Strategy
  • $50,000 to $199,999
  • May - Sep. 2022
5.0
Quality
5.0
Schedule
5.0
Cost
5.0
Willing to Refer
5.0

“Sidebench took our product to the next level — they did an excellent job.”

Feb 9, 2023
Solutions Architect & CPO, Indha Health Solutions
Dinesh Kulkarni
Verified
  • Government
  • Sitka, Alaska
  • 201-500 Employees
  • Phone Interview
  • Verified

Sidebench helped an urban development corporation design a mobile and desktop app to refine its features and make it more robust. Ultimately, they delivered a design mock-up.

Continuous Product Development for Healthcare Solutions Co

  • Custom Software Development
  • Confidential
  • Mar. 2020 - Ongoing
5.0
Quality
5.0
Schedule
4.5
Cost
5.0
Willing to Refer
5.0

“The quality of Sidebench’s communication and transparency is outstanding.”

Sep 27, 2022
VP of Product, Rectangle Health
Anonymous
Verified
  • Other industries
  • Valhalla, New York
  • 201-500 Employees
  • Phone Interview
  • Verified

Sidebench helps a healthcare solutions provider with continuous product development for their HIPAA compliance product. They take feedback from users and stakeholders to create and follow a development plan.

App Dev & Branding for Fashion Platform

  • Branding Logo Mobile App Development
  • Mobile Commerce Consumer Mobile App Development iPhone iOS App Development Brand strategy Corporate identity
  • $50,000 to $199,999
  • Jan. 2022 - Ongoing
5.0
Quality
5.0
Schedule
5.0
Cost
5.0
Willing to Refer
5.0

“The design team at Sidebench is also very impressive; they have truly blown us away.”

Aug 3, 2022
Founder & CEO, Fashion & Style Platform
Anonymous
Verified
  • Other industries
  • Minneapolis, Minnesota
  • 1-10 Employees
  • Phone Interview
  • Verified

Sidebench has designed and developed a navigable application prototype for a fashion e-commerce platform. They’ve also redesigned the client’s logo, researched, and created a brand book.

Interactive Mobile App Dev for Nonprofit Org

  • Mobile App Development
  • $1,000,000 to $9,999,999
  • July 2021 - Ongoing
5.0
Quality
5.0
Schedule
5.0
Cost
5.0
Willing to Refer
5.0

"Sidebench has great attention to detail."

Jun 30, 2022
VP Growth Hacker, Peer Health Exchange
Edward Wu
Verified
  • Other industries
  • Oakland, California
  • 51-200 Employees
  • Online Review
  • Verified

Sidebench has been hired by a nonprofit for assistance in completing their MVP development. They are also tasked with building an interactive mobile app for iOS and Android devices using React Native.

Custom Software Development for Health Coaching Company

  • Custom Software Development
  • React
  • $1,000,000 to $9,999,999
  • Oct. 2021 - Ongoing
5.0
Quality
5.0
Schedule
5.0
Cost
5.0
Willing to Refer
5.0

''They feel like a part of our team.''

May 9, 2022
President, Kenshō Health
Danny Steiner
Verified
  • Other industries
  • Los Angeles, California
  • 11-50 Employees
  • Phone Interview
  • Verified

An online health coaching company hired Sidebench to provide custom software development. They're creating a portal in AWS and React with messaging, calendaring, scheduling, and document uploading functions.

Software, Web & App Dev for Pharmaceutical Manufacturer

  • Custom Software Development Mobile App Development Web Development
  • React Native
  • $200,000 to $999,999
  • Oct. 2021 - Ongoing
5.0
Quality
5.0
Schedule
5.0
Cost
5.0
Willing to Refer
5.0

“Sidebench is absolutely fantastic to work and collaborate with.”

Apr 21, 2022
CTO & Chief Product Officer, Diathrive
Chris Tucker
Verified
  • Other industries
  • Salt Lake City, Utah
  • 1-10 Employees
  • Phone Interview
  • Verified

Sidebench provides a chronic disease management company with backend, web, and React Native app development services. They’re also helping configure the client’s CRM and build out their platform infrastructure.

Mobile App Development for an Online B2C Platform

  • Mobile App Development
  • Consumer Mobile App Development Android App Development iPhone iOS App Development
  • Confidential
  • May 2021 - Ongoing
5.0
Quality
5.0
Schedule
5.0
Cost
5.0
Willing to Refer
5.0

"The product that they’re in the process of creating is well beyond what we thought we were signing up for." 

Mar 23, 2022
Founder & CEO, Online B2C Platform
Mandy B.
Verified
  • Other industries
  • New York City, New York
  • 1-10 Employees
  • Phone Interview
  • Verified

Sidebench fixed critical issues in the client's website leftover from a previous vendor. Since launch, they've been developing an iOS and Android application to expand the client's offering. 

Mobile App & Website Dev for NFT Company

  • Mobile App Development Web Development
  • Mobile Commerce Consumer Mobile App Development
  • $200,000 to $999,999
  • May 2021 - Ongoing
5.0
Quality
5.0
Schedule
5.0
Cost
5.0
Willing to Refer
5.0

"They make things happen because they know what their employees can bring to the table."

Dec 6, 2021
Co-Founder, NFT Company
Kirsten Delichte
Verified
  • Other industries
  • Los Angeles, California
  • 1-10 Employees
  • Phone Interview
  • Verified

Sidebench completed the discovery phase of an NFT firm's mobile app and website development project, and they produced a navigable prototype. The team is now spearheading the project's development phase.

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Our Story

Since 2012, Sidebench has designed, built, and scaled digital products for healthcare and other regulated industries, where mission-critical reliability is essential. We put product strategy, UX-first design, systems and data architecture, and HIPAA-compliant engineering on one team, so decisions hold up from discovery through launch. We validate before we scale, and we stay through delivery. Much of our work comes from clients who hire us again.

What Sets Us Apart

One team across strategy, design, and engineering

Product strategy, UX-first design, systems and data architecture, and HIPAA-compliant engineering sit on the same team. That means fewer handoffs and decisions that survive contact with the actual build.

Built for regulated industries

HIPAA trained and certified company-wide, with production experience in Epic and FHIR integration, SSO, payments, and HIPAA-compliant AI infrastructure. We treat security and compliance as architecture, not paperwork added at the end.

Clients who come back

A large share of our work is repeat business. One health plan returned for more than 30 separate engagements over seven years. We optimize for the second project, not just the first.

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Overall Review Rating
4.9
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Last Updated
January 17, 2026

Business Entity

Business Entity Name SIDEBENCH STUDIOS LLC
Source California Secretary of State
Jurisdiction of Formation Delaware
Date of Formation April 16, 2012
Status Active
Last Updated November 15, 2020
ID 201711610045

Credit Report Results

International Credit Risk Assessment Low Risk
Source Creditsafe
Last Updated November 15, 2020
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149 South Barrington Avenue Los AngelesCA, United States 90049

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