Head-to-head
Hayaiti vs. DesignJoy
DesignJoy is Brett Williams' one-person productized design studio and arguably the gold standard of the model. The current rate is $4,995/mo (a 'Lifetime Discount' off the regular $5,995), with a notable 75% refund guarantee if you're unsatisfied after one week — stronger risk reversal than almost anyone in the category. It's design-only, no production code.
The fatal flaw in design-only subscriptions
DesignJoy delivers a beautiful Figma canvas. We deliver a fully-functioning production application.
Design Subscriptions
Deliver a Canvas
You still have to hire a developer to build it.
Hayaiti SKUs
Deliver Production
Source code in your repo, live on your domain.
Quick verdict
If you're choosing between us and DesignJoy…
Pick Hayaiti if
You know what you need (landing page, MVP, internal tool, audit), you want to see numbers before you talk to anyone, and you want it shipped in days not quarters.
Pick DesignJoy if
You need a steady stream of high-quality design work (landing pages, brand, marketing collateral) for several months, you value Brett's taste and the 75% refund safety net, and you have someone else to turn the Figma into shipped code.
Side by side
Capability
Hayaiti
usDesignJoy
What DesignJoy does well
- Brett Williams' decade-long productized track record + Shark Tank (Kevin O'Leary) social proof
- 75% refund guarantee if unsatisfied after week one — rare in this category
- Flat monthly price ($4,995/mo currently, normally $5,995), pause anytime
- ~48 hour average delivery on individual requests
- Transparent one-person operation — you know exactly who is doing the work
- Trello-board delivery accepts Trello cards, Google Docs, Loom videos, and wireframes
Where DesignJoy struggles
- Design-only — DesignJoy does not ship production code, apps, or backends
- $4,995/mo is steep if you only need a single landing page (Hayaiti ships one for $2,995)
- Single-operator throughput cap — one request worked at a time
- Trello-only workflow can feel light for teams that already live in Linear / Jira
Honest take
When DesignJoy is the better choice
You need a steady stream of high-quality design work (landing pages, brand, marketing collateral) for several months, you value Brett's taste and the 75% refund safety net, and you have someone else to turn the Figma into shipped code.
We're not the right answer for everything. If your situation fits the line above, DesignJoywill likely give you a better outcome than we will. We'd rather you know that now.
Our take
When Hayaiti is the better choice
You know what you need (landing page, MVP, internal tool, audit), you want to see numbers before you talk to anyone, and you want it shipped in days not quarters.
You're also not paying for slack. Every SKU is fixed price, fixed timeline, source code in your repo from day one. If we miss the deadline, we refund 25% — that risk lives with us, not you.
Pricing breakdown
Hayaiti
$2,495
Fixed-price SKUs · optional monthly subscription
Published on the pricing page. No proposal cycle.
DesignJoy
$4,995/mo
Monthly subscription (one request at a time)
Verify at designjoy.co
Worked example
If you needed a marketing site shipped this month
Through DesignJoy: you'd subscribe to their monthly plan, queue requests, and get them back at their published cadence. Predictable monthly spend, design-led output, no engineering deliverables.
Through Hayaiti: you'd pick the matching SKU on our pricing page, see the price and timeline before any call, pay 50% to start, and have working code in your repo on day one. We refund 25% if we miss the published deadline.
Both approaches work. Pick based on which trade-offs match how you want to operate.
Still weighing the options?
See our published pricing — or grab a free 15-minute audit and we'll tell you straight up if we're the right fit.