The 15 Best Animation Companies in 2026
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As 2020 begins, people are expecting now more than ever video content from brands like yours. In fact our friends at Hubspot found that more than 50% of consumers want to see video...more than any other type of content. As you look for a company to help with your videos, you might not know how to separate the good companies from the best animation companies around.

We’ve compiled the 15 best animation companies of 2020 here for you:

  • Sharp Eye Animation
  • Thinkmojo
  • Switch Video
  • Explainify
  • Demo Duck
  • Wyzowl
  • Yum Yum Videos
  • Epipheo
  • Breadnbeyond
  • Firestarter Studios
  • Lemonlight
  • Sandwich
  • Grumo Media
  • Yans Media
  • Talking Edge Studios

1. Sharp Eye Animation

Fun Fact: Back-to-back MarCom Award Winner (2018 & 2019), presented by the American Marketing Association

Styles: 2D animation, 3D animation, motion graphics, explainer videos

Customers Include: Google, Walmart, Comedy Central

Where In The World: San Francisco, California

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2. Thinkmojo

Fun Fact: Thinkmojo focuses on videos specific to tech companies

Styles: 2D animated videos, 3D animated videos, Live Action

Customers Include: Houzz, Twitter, Slack

Where In The World: Campbell, California

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3. Switch Video

Fun Fact: One of the first pioneers in the animated video industry

Styles: 2D animation, whiteboard, and motion graphic explainers

Customers Include: Amazon, Box, Cisco, HP

Where In The World: Ontario, Canada

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4. Explainify

Fun Fact: Owner Eric Hinson authored a book on storytelling “A Diamond in a Haystack”

Styles: 2D animation, 3D animation, motion graphics

Customers Include: General Electric, Tyson, Expedia

Where In The World: Fayetteville, Arkansas

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5. Demo Duck

Fun Fact: Produced Dropbox’s infamous explainer video

Styles: 2D animation, whiteboard, and motion graphic explainers

Customers Include: Northwestern Mutual, Geico, Blue Cross Blue Shield

Where In The World: Chicago, Illinois

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6. Wyzowl

Fun Fact: One of the very first and best animation companies

Styles: 2D animated videos, motion graphics and interactive videos

Customers Include: Kodak, Capital One, Oracle

Where In The World: Manchester, United Kingdom

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7. Yum Yum Videos

Fun Fact: clients get 2 rounds of revision at each stage

Styles: 2D animated videos, whiteboard animation and motion graphics

Customers Include: McKesson, DocuSign, Heinz

Where In The World: Buenos Aires, Argentina

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8. Epipheo

Fun Fact: Another one of the first animation companies in the industry

Styles: 2D animated videos, 3D animated videos, whiteboard animation

Customers Include: Proctor & Gamble, Dupont, Epson

Where In The World: Cincinnati, Ohio

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9. BreadnBeyond

Fun Fact: Standard and Advanced/Premium packages include up to 3 rounds of revisions

Styles: 2D animated videos, 3D animated videos, motion graphics

Customers Include: SingleGrain, Southern Bank Company, Paktor

Where In The World: Indonesia

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10. Firestarter Studios

Fun Fact: The company’s co-founders started their careers in the television industry

Styles: 2D animated videos, 3D animated videos, Whiteboard animation, Live Action, virtual reality

Customers Include: Volvo, Better Help, Wondrous Clean

Where In The World: Los Angeles, California

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11. Lemonlight

Fun Fact: The company has numerous publications on Adweek, Entrepreneur and Forbes

Styles: 2D animated videos, 3D animated videos, Live Action

Customers Include: St. Jude Children’s Hospital, Wayfair, Chore Check

Where In The World: Los Angeles, California

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12. Sandwich

Fun Fact: Formerly known as Sandwich Video, the studio rebranded to simply "Sandwich" and has made videos for video hosting company Wistia

Styles: 2D animated videos, 3D animated videos, Live Action

Customers Include: Slack, Perplexity, Brex

Where In The World: Los Angeles, California

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13. Grumo Media

Fun Fact: Grumo once made a video for one of Ashton Kutcher’s startups

Styles: 2D animated videos, 3D animated videos, Live Action

Customers Include: Microsoft, Fidelity, EMC

Where In The World: Vancouver, Canada

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14. Yans Media

Fun Fact: The Yans Media team spun off Creattie, a platform for animated UI assets, in 2022

Styles: 2D animated videos, 3D animated videos, Motion Graphics

Customers Include: Cisco, DoorDash, VISA

Where In The World: Yerevan, Armenia & Newark, Delaware

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15. Talking Edge Studios

Styles: 2D animated videos, 3D animated videos, Live Action

Customers Include: Houzz, Twitter, Slack

Where In The World: Campbell, California

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There you have it folks! The 15 best animation companies of 2026. Get started on your next video project today and begin delighting your audience with custom animated videos.

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