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Pixo

Pixo

Review
β˜…7.3/10
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Champaign, IllinoisΒ·10 - 49 employeesΒ·Est. 1998Β·Reviewed Mar 2026

Woman-owned Illinois software consultancy creating durable, user-centered apps for higher education, agriculture, and public health since 1998.

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Best For
Higher education institutions, agriculture organizations, public health agencies, and nonprofits needing user-centered custom software from an experienced woman-owned firm
Hourly Rate
$150-199/hr
40% above the $125/hr median for software agencies in United States
Industries
Education, Healthcare, Nonprofit
Pixo

About Pixo

Pixo is a Champaign-Urbana, Illinois woman-owned software consultancy founded in 1998, headquartered at the University of Illinois Research Park. Their 11-to-50-person distributed US team builds user-centered custom apps, enterprise websites, mobile apps, and hardware/software integrations for clients in higher education, agriculture, public health, nonprofit, and manufacturing. Their people-first philosophy guides both internal culture and product delivery.

Who Pixo Is Best For

Pixo is a strong fit for mission-driven organizations in higher education, agriculture, and public health that value a deliberate, user-centered development approach. Their 25+ year track record and University of Illinois Research Park presence gives them deep ties to research and academic institutions. Government, nonprofit, and university clients appreciate Pixo's values alignment and accessible, collaborative engagement style.

Why Choose Pixo

25+ year woman-owned software consultancy with deep higher education expertise
University of Illinois Research Park headquarters with strong academic connections
User-centered, people-first development philosophy for mission-driven clients
Broad US distributed team for remote collaboration across time zones

Things to Consider

Champaign-Urbana headquarters limits major metro on-site availability
Primarily serves education, agriculture, and public sector verticals
$150-199/hr rates are premium for a regional Midwest firm
Limited public case study visibility for commercial industry experience

Pixo Services

Custom Software DevelopmentMobile App DevelopmentWeb DevelopmentUI/UX Design

Selected Work

National Wheat Yield Contest β€” Grower Tools

National Wheat Yield Contest β€” Grower Tools

National Wheat Yield Contest

Pixo built better digital tools so wheat growers can enter the national yield contest more easily and manage contest data with less friction.

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APTech IDEA β€” Infrastructure Data Visualization

APTech IDEA β€” Infrastructure Data Visualization

APTech

Pixo delivered APTech's IDEA interactive data visualization tool so transportation authorities can assess infrastructure needs with clearer, more usable analytics.

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CABBI Data Modeling Hub

CABBI Data Modeling Hub

CABBI

For the DOE-funded Center for Advanced Bioenergy and Bioproducts Innovation, Pixo rebuilt a clunky data-modeling hub with a custom database framework plus accessibility and UX improvements.

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Reviews from Google

β˜…4.3/5 (7)
β˜… 4/5Β· 6 years ago

Nicely done

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