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Know your UX debt. Fix it faster.

A UX Audit is a scoped, fixed-price diagnostic of your product's usability — expert review + user testing data + actionable roadmap, delivered in 1–6 weeks. No ambiguity. No scope creep.

The problem

You know something's wrong. You don't know what.

Dashboards show abandonment; support tickets pile up; PMs debate whether to redesign. But without evidence, any fix is a guess.

  • High cart abandonment but no visibility into *when* users drop
  • Feature adoption is stuck — users don't find them
  • Support costs are rising but you can't pinpoint why
  • New design direction — but no baseline to measure against

What a UX Audit delivers

  • 50–100 prioritized usability issues with evidence
  • Video of real users hitting friction (what, where, why)
  • Prioritized roadmap: quick wins vs. structural fixes
  • Fixed timeline, fixed price — no surprises

Tailored to your vertical

Works for any product type

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E-commerce

Checkout flows, product discovery, cart abandonment, payment frictions

Retail & marketplace sites — Baymard's core vertical

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SaaS

Onboarding, feature discoverability, workflow efficiency, retention

Product apps, dashboards, collaboration tools

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Physical + Digital

Omnichannel journeys, in-store + app integration, service moments

Banking branches, retail stores, field operations

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IoT & Connected Products

Device + app interaction, setup flows, first-time user experience

Smart home, wearables, industrial equipment UX

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AI/GenAI Products

Model output interpretation, trust & transparency, error recovery

LLM interfaces, AI assistants, generative tools

Pricing

Choose your scope

Fixed price, fixed timeline. All tiers include a prioritized roadmap and executive readout.

Starter

Essential UX diagnostics for early-stage products.

$2,500

One-time project fee

  • Heuristic evaluation (Nielsen's 10 usability principles)
  • 25+ prioritized issues (severity-ranked)
  • Executive summary + recommendations
  • Turnaround: 1 week

Best for: New MVPs, founders validating UX assumptions

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Professional

In-depth audit with unmoderated user testing for actionable insights.

$5,000

One-time project fee

  • Heuristic evaluation + unmoderated usability testing (8–10 users)
  • 50+ prioritized findings (severity-ranked with user evidence)
  • Task success rates, key friction points, UX patterns analysis
  • Executive summary + prioritized roadmap
  • Turnaround: 2–3 weeks

Best for: Growing products, pre-redesign scoping, competitive benchmarking

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Enterprise

Full-scope audit: expert review + moderated testing + competitive analysis + accessibility.

Custom

Scoped to your needs

  • Expert heuristic evaluation + moderated usability testing (12–15 users)
  • 100+ findings with evidence, pattern analysis, and accessibility audit (WCAG)
  • Competitive UX benchmarking against top 3 competitors
  • Service design blueprinting (if applicable to physical/omnichannel)
  • Prioritized roadmap with ROI estimates per fix
  • Executive strategy session + live presentation
  • Turnaround: 4–6 weeks

Best for: Enterprise products, major redesigns, regulatory/compliance needs

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What's included

Standard deliverables across all tiers

The format and depth scale with your tier; the rigor is consistent.

Audit Report

PDF + interactive findings dashboard with severity, evidence, and recommendations

Video Highlights

(Professional+) Redacted or full user session clips showing key friction

Prioritized Roadmap

Quick wins vs. structural issues; estimated effort and impact for each fix

Executive Readout

Live presentation of findings and strategy recommendations

Implementation Playbook

(Enterprise) Detailed spec for top 10 fixes, ready for eng handoff

How it works

From kickoff to roadmap in 4 steps

    01

    Intake

    You provide product access, goals, and user context. 2–3 hours of your time.

    02

    Research

    We conduct expert review + user testing. You watch live or receive recordings.

    03

    Analysis

    Findings synthesized, prioritized by severity and impact. Video clips compiled.

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    Delivery

    Report + roadmap + 30-min exec readout. Clear next steps for your team.

Common questions

UX Audit FAQs

How many users do you test?

Starter: 0 (expert review only). Professional: 8–10. Enterprise: 12–15+. Nielsen's research shows 5–8 users find 85% of issues; we exceed that.

Do you test my competitors?

Included in Enterprise tier. Professional tier can add competitive benchmarking for +$1,500. Starter focuses on your product only.

How long after we kick off until we have results?

Starter: 1 week. Professional: 2–3 weeks. Enterprise: 4–6 weeks. These are calendar days from the kickoff call.

Can we schedule the audit around our team's availability?

Yes. We're remote-first and work across timezones. Kickoff and readout are scheduled to your availability.

Do I get raw session videos?

Professional and Enterprise include redacted or full session clips (your choice). Starter is findings-only.

What if we disagree with a finding?

Findings are evidence-backed (user quotes, video clips, heuristic principles). We can discuss and revise during the readout.

Get clarity on what's broken. And a roadmap to fix it.

A UX Audit is the fastest, most affordable way to de-risk a redesign or validate a new direction.