Top Advertising Agencies in Ontario

Researched by:Goodfirms Research TeamUpdated:September 12, 2026

Goodfirms has reviewed 243 Advertising Agencies in Ontario as of September 2026. The top-ranked firm is Probey Services (5.0 stars, 122 verified reviews, < $25/hr, founded 2016, Toronto). Across the category, the median hourly rate is $37, median client rating is 5, and 9% of firms employ 50+ members. Explore the vetted Advertising Agencies in Ontario companies below, compare their strengths, and connect with the provider best suited to your requirements.

Goodfirms has verified 243 Advertising Agencies in Ontario - part of 8,095+ Advertising Agencies & Ad Companies, each passing Goodfirms' 4-step verification process (background check, client interviews, portfolio audit, ongoing quality review). Listings marked "Sponsored" are agencies that pay for premium placement - sponsorship does not affect star ratings or review content.

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    World’s #1 Rated & Reviewed App & Web Development Partner, Probey Services is a renowned IT and digital solutions provider, powering innovation for startups, SMEs, and growing organizations worldwide. Headquartered in London, UK, with a strong presence in India and 11 global branches, we combine ... read Probey Services reviews & insights

    < $25/hr
    250 - 999
    2016
    Toronto, Canada
    A well-executed website project that gave us a stronger foundation for future growth. - Product Manager
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    Why Probey Services?

    • Delivered 1,800 projects in the last decade
    • Awarded, Most-reviewed, most-rated (122 reviews)
    • Reliable & scalable solution with 320 experts
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  • We’re a Video-Led Creative Agency We are creative at our core – it’s in our DNA. For over a decade, we’ve been helping clients tell their unique story, inspire their audiences and standout in their industry. From creative ideation to execution, we partner with clients ... read Colormatics reviews & insights

    $150 - $199/hr
    10 - 49
    2014
    Toronto, Canada
    Colormatics managed a complicated process smoothly and with great grace. - Chief of Staff
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  • We're BrandLume, a global online-shop for everything Digital Marketing, Branding and Websites to help you illuminate your business through today’s cluttered marketplace, hassle-free. No more dealing with different PR, branding, hosting, domain registry, SEO, SEM, social media and website design agencies or trying to do ... read BrandLume reviews & insights

    $50 - $99/hr
    10 - 49
    2011
    Toronto, Canada
    Best social media marketing company we have ever worked with - Conny Mcwilliam
  • With years of expertise, Brand Vision has earned a reputation as one of the leading web design and branding agencies globally. As a top trusted marketing partner, our numerous accolades from both the web design and branding sectors speak volumes about our commitment to excellence.

    $50 - $99/hr
    10 - 49
    0
    Vaughan, Canada
    Efficient - CEO
  • PathSeekers is a Toronto-based digital marketing agency helping businesses elevate their online presence through strategic brand building We bring a high level of expertise to every project. As a luxury branding agency in Canada, we understand how to position businesses for premium perception, while our ... read PathSeekers reviews & insights

    < $25/hr
    2 - 9
    2023
    Toronto, Canada
    Working with PathSeekers was a smooth and professional - CEO
  • SmartSites is an award-winning website design and digital marketing agency with a focus on search engine marketing (SEO & PPC). SmartSites was founded by brothers Alex and Michael Melen, who grew up with a passion for all things digital. With an innovative vision and a ... read SmartSites reviews & insights

    $100 - $149/hr
    50 - 249
    2011
    Toronto, Canada
    We had a great experience overall. - Writer
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    Mediacharge – Scaling Marketing for the World’s Most Ambitious Brands Operating in 14 European languages, Mediacharge doesn’t just run campaigns—they engineer performance marketing, revenue marketing, and digital brand building with unmatched precision. Their strategic, data-driven mindset transforms bold visions into measurable results. From the heart ... read Mediacharge reviews & insights

    $100 - $149/hr
    50 - 249
    2016
    Toronto, Canada
    Mediacharge delivers excellent account management, creative strategies, and reliable support that makes collaboration both successful and enjoyable. - CEO & Co-Founder
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  • BLFON Personal Injury Lawyer is a well regarded personal injury law firm located in Sarnia, Ontario which defends the rights of those affected in all types of accident, injury, wrongful death, and product liability claims. Our Sarnia injury lawyers have extensive experience representing clients seriously injured in car accidents and many other catastrophic events. BLFON ... read Business Name BLFON Personal Injury Lawyer reviews & insights

    NA
    Freelancer
    Sarnia, Canada
  • Teads is the global media platform. We have united and empowered the best publishers in the world and distribute ads to over 1.4Bn people every month within professionally-produced content. Our end-to-end platform delivers full-funnel, outcome-oriented advertising powered by cutting-edge creative technology (Teads Studio) and AI-driven optimization. Not content with outdated ad experiences in the market, ... read Teads reviews & insights

    $150 - $199/hr
    250 - 999
    2011
    Toronto, Canada
  • Meet Zulu Alpha Kilo - a Toronto-based creative company with a staff of 120 full-time “Zuligans” and growing. After becoming the first non-U.S. agency to win Small Agency of the Year in 2016, we were honoured to be named the magazine’s International Small Agency of the Year again in 2017. In 2018, we received accolades ... read Zulu Alpha Kilo reviews & insights

    $100 - $149/hr
    50 - 249
    2008
    Toronto, Canada
  • Growth Media is a performance-driven advertising agency that helps scale fast-growing companies. The world of media and marketing is an ever-changing scene. In order to be different and generate results, it's necessary to constantly explore new ways of creating meaningful connections with other people.

    < $25/hr
    2 - 9
    2016
    Ottawa, Canada
  • Capstone started when a couple of friends decided to turn their passion for creative video into a business. Since our founding in 2013 we've established a long list of local and international clients, and our videos have garnered over 5 million total video impressions. Over the years, our team has grown but that passion for ... read Capstone Creative reviews & insights

    < $25/hr
    2 - 9
    Hamilton, Canada
  • Signarama is the premier provider of a wide range of full service sign and advertising products. Our experts provide comprehensive consultation to ensure your sign displays a powerful, impactful message. Signarama is the sign industry leader with more than 27 years experience and with locations around the world to serve your sign needs. We offer ... read Signarama Canada reviews & insights

    < $25/hr
    10 - 49
    1986
    Brampton, Canada
  • We Help Nonprofit Conservations, Zoo's and Aquariums: Increase Donations, Online Presence & Revenue to Grow Your Missions Impact. We’re not a typical marketing agency. We exist to cut through the noise, ignite bold ideas, and bring clarity to a crowded, ever-shifting landscape. At Social Seed, creativity thrives, people matter, and strategy is the root of ... read Social Seed Agency reviews & insights

    $25 - $49/hr
    2 - 9
    2017
    Concord, Canada
  • Founded in 2010, Maple Diversity Communications was created to bridge the gap between brands and increasingly diverse global audiences. From the start, our vision has been to combine lived cultural experience with performance-driven strategy, creating campaigns that resonate authentically across cultures. Over the years, this approach has earned us the trust of national and international ... read Maple Diversity reviews & insights

    < $25/hr
    10 - 49
    2009
    Mississauga, Canada
  • We help brands and retailers bring their strategies to life brilliantly, efficiently and in record time. We've built our business on the idea that great strategy can never overcome ordinary execution and the closer you align your strategic objectives to your execution realities, the better. Bringing to life unforgettable brand experiences while being an organic ... read Gorrie reviews & insights

    < $25/hr
    50 - 249
    1882
    Mississauga, Canada
  • At Ethnic Marketing, we have been helping businesses connect with growing communities for over 15 years. We combine cultural expertise with marketing know-how to help our clients succeed in a constantly changing, diverse market. Why do we focus on multicultural marketing? Because for growing businesses, it works. In the Greater Toronto Area, Vancouver, and across ... read Ethnic Marketing reviews & insights

    < $25/hr
    2 - 9
    2003
    Mississauga, Canada
  • Canada’s leading Out-of-Home (OOH), Transit and Digital display advertising company. With the widest variety of products in over 200 markets coast to coast, our advertisers benefit from unparalleled advertising opportunities. Based in Toronto, we are powered by over 400 sales professionals and support associates across the country, providing clients with unmatched service, insights and campaign ... read Pattison reviews & insights

    < $25/hr
    250 - 999
    Mississauga, Canada
  • We’re all experts at our specific disciplines – we don’t work with beginners. Everyone you meet works directly on your project. We’ll learn your business, find its unique selling proposition, and solve your problems in surprising, unique and cost effective ways. We believe in less is more. With less overhead, we’re able to offer you ... read Leverage Advertising Company reviews & insights

    < $25/hr
    2 - 9
    Markham, Canada
  • Focus Communications Inc. is an award-winning national full-service communications and consumer engagement agency. We are the pioneer and leader in 360° strategic multicultural marketing that build results. Focus empowers clients with creative and cost-effective solutions in branding, marketing and diversity communications. Focus develops breakthrough ideas for our clients that connect them with their audience. Focus ... read Focus Communications reviews & insights

    < $25/hr
    10 - 49
    1994
    Markham, Canada
  • Brandfire is a mid-size, full-service marketing agency located in Markham, ON and we are proud to be recognized as one of Canada's fastest growing companies by Profit 500: 2014 & 2015. We believe creativity should serve the brand. It is the last, legal, unfair advantage we can use to get people to notice a message, ... read Brandfire reviews & insights

    < $25/hr
    10 - 49
    2006
    Markham, Canada
  • Always Advertising is a marketing and wholesale operation who works in conjunction with various manufacturing companies. This allows us to source and provide a vast array of thousands of items at wholesale prices. From very low cost promo items, up and through to executive gifts. Whatever your need may be, we can supply you with ... read Always Advertising reviews & insights

    < $25/hr
    2 - 9
    Markham, Canada
  • Founded in 1999, Jam Van Inc. is a national, award winning, experiential agency that pioneered mobile experiences in Canada. We strategize turnkey executions of advertising and promotional programs to cost-effectively reach target markets through unique and exciting mediums. Our signature Jam Van includes all the latest technology needed to execute the perfect activation. Its mobility ... read Jam Van Inc. reviews & insights

    $25 - $49/hr
    2 - 9
    1999
    Toronto, Canada
  • Pearl Street is a privately held company that like all businesses is interested in generating revenue. However, that revenue generation will not come at the expense of our team, our community or our planet. That is why we are proud to be a Certified B Corp, which is a public declaration to our triple bottom ... read Pearl Street Communications reviews & insights

    NA
    10 - 49
    Ontario, Canada
  • We are Utopiads, a growth advertising agency based in Toronto, Canada. We help businesses solve their biggest challenges with growth and help them reach their ideal customers with precision-targeted, impactful ads on Google, Meta, Microsoft, and more. We specialize in retail e-commerce and luxury markets but have helped many businesses consistently generate leads and sales ... read Utopiads reviews & insights

    NA
    2 - 9
    0
    Etobicoke, Canada
  • Him & Her is a creative agency for exceptional Real Estate and Consumer Goods branding. We don’t settle for meeting expectations—we go the extra mile to accelerate your growth. Our mission is to create world-class work that delivers results for our clients and the communities where we work and play.

    $25 - $49/hr
    2 - 9
    Kitchener, Canada
  • Westmount Signs & Printing provides high quality but affordable services in the sign, printing and display industries. With a newly built 21,000 square foot facility in Kitchener, Westmount Signs & Printing has rapidly become the convenient go-to business for all your marketing needs. Whether you need a logo designed, business collateral printed, a sidewalk sign, ... read Westmount Signs Printing reviews & insights

    $25 - $49/hr
    2 - 9
    Kitchener, Canada
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    Five D Print is Markham’s trusted print shop with over 30 years of experience providing reliable, high-quality printing solutions for businesses and organizations. Located at 8787 Woodbine Avenue in Markham, this one-stop print shop offers a comprehensive range of professional print products. Services include business cards, flyers, brochures, booklets, posters, banners, labels, stickers, stationery, calendars, ... read Five D Print reviews & insights

    NA
    2 - 9
    1995
    Markham, Canada

    Why Five D Print?

    • straightforward four-step process
    • professional printing equipment
    • clear communication
  • myMarketing is a unique digital marketing agency that provides businesses with a comprehensive, no-commitment digital marketing monthly subscription. Our high-quality yet affordable digital marketing services give businesses the monthly support they need to improve all aspects of their online performance.

    $50 - $99/hr
    2 - 9
    2019
    Ottawa, Canada
    Highly recommend the myMarketing team - Harry Musson
  • Brand Vision is a performance-driven web design, branding, and SEO agency helping businesses build scalable digital ecosystems. We merge brand strategy, UX-focused website design, and advanced SEO into one unified growth framework. We do not create websites for aesthetics alone. We design digital platforms engineered ... read Brand Vision Marketing reviews & insights

    $100 - $149/hr
    10 - 49
    2018
    Toronto, Canada
    Fast, strategic and transparent. - Anonymous
  • Founded in 2006, XMC is a proudly independent agency that provides strategic counsel and execution of bespoke Sponsorship and Experiential Marketing™ programs for over 25 world-class companies. XMC collaborates with clients to create powerful integrated marketing campaigns shaped by strategic insight, defined by meaningful execution, and supported by proprietary business tools and analytics.

    $25 - $49/hr
    50 - 249
    2006
    Toronto, Canada
  • Specializing in search engine optimization (SEO), content marketing, and targeted ad campaigns, MacRAE'S Digital Marketing Solutions can help enhance and amplify your digital presence. From on-page search engine optimization, to off-page link building, to monthly content marketing, MacRAE'S helps you build a website that appeals ... read MacRAE’S reviews & insights

    $50 - $99/hr
    50 - 249
    1995
    Mississauga, Canada
    MacRAE'S Web Design and SEO increased our online lead generation and sales. Definetly great ROI. - VP Sales and Marketing
  • When it comes to SEO in Canada, 2Marketing is one of the most trusted PPC, SEO, and social media marketing firms. Established in 2001 as an SEO focused business, 2Marketing has expanded rapidly into a full service digital marketing firm. As one of the best ... read 2Marketing reviews & insights

    $50 - $99/hr
    50 - 249
    2011
    Toronto, Canada
    Working with 2 Marketing was an incredible experience. - Founder at Vessel Technologies, Inc.
  • Maximum Media & P.R. is a boutique media agency located just outside Toronto, Canada. We leverage our media relationships and production expertise, to offer you high-traffic advertising opportunities and services in North America.

    < $25/hr
    2 - 9
    Brampton, Canada
  • In business since 2001, Razor Creative was founded by Art Director and President Roberto Carreiro, following a busy and successful freelance career. Now employing a team of people and actively involved with many community initiatives, Razor Creative still prides itself on being ‘design with an edge’. Specializing in both print and digital media, and in ... read Razor Creative reviews & insights

    < $25/hr
    2 - 9
    2001
    Brampton, Canada
  • Massive is an independent creative advertising agency helping brands craft impacting experiences in digital and analog environments.With stories, products and experiences. To physical places and digital spaces. We move them somewhere new, and in unexpected ways. Ways that make even the most experienced, been-there-before people step back and say “wow, this is cool”. We believe ... read Engage Massive reviews & insights

    $25 - $49/hr
    10 - 49
    Toronto, Canada
  • At Anyday, we're not just another digital agency; we are your trusted partner on the journey to digital success. As a dynamic digital product and brand company, we specialize in guiding you to your destination through a combination of meticulous strategy, innovative design, and cutting-edge technology. Our mission is simple: to turn your aspirations into ... read Anyday reviews & insights

    $25 - $49/hr
    10 - 49
    2018
    Toronto, Canada
  • We run a tight ship at Navigate Group. With award-winning design, marketing, and digital services, we create physical and digital brand experiences that are integrated from the ground up. Our unique agency model streamlines process, diminishes brand disconnect, and saves you from having to manage multiple agencies. Good, right?

    $25 - $49/hr
    10 - 49
    2016
    Toronto, Canada
  • We help entrepreneurs build smart, elegant & effective brands + websites. We use market research and buyer psychology to build elegant, elevated and modern brands that exude quality and attract your dream clients. We love working with women-owned businesses that are ready to grow! You might already have a website, but was it designed for ... read Dream In Digital reviews & insights

    < $25/hr
    2 - 9
    2010
    Kitchener, Canada
  • Simplicity Media is an independent Canadian media planning and buying agency with bases in Toronto, Halifax and London (UK). The agency traces its approach to broadcast radio and entertainment publicity roots and organizes senior media specialists around client briefs to avoid junior hand-offs and holding-group overhead. Core capabilities listed include digital audio and Spotify Direct, ... read Simplicity Media reviews & insights

    $25 - $49/hr
    10 - 49
    2019
    Toronto, Canada
  • Brand Matters is a results-driven strategic marketing and branding agency delivering winning marketing and branding solutions – connecting business to brand. Our clients benefit from a strategic approach grounded in market research, brand strategy and strategic, integrated marketing planning. We have particular expertise in operationalizing brand strategy with integration across marketing platforms. Brand Matters is ... read Brand Matters Inc. reviews & insights

    $25 - $49/hr
    2 - 9
    2000
    Toronto, Canada
  • We specialize in authentic brands that win minds. The key is our Distility Brand Strategy Workshop, an interactive brainstorming session that gets you and your team a fully actionable brand strategy in one day. Plus, it delivers in hours what many traditional agencies take weeks, if not months, to produce. During your workshop, Distility brand ... read Distility Branding reviews & insights

    $25 - $49/hr
    2 - 9
    2001
    Toronto, Canada
  • Based in Toronto, Blade is an award winning advertising and branding agency that builds brand communities. For over 25 years, we’ve helped established brands move up to a new level of success and entrepreneurs start right by making smart investments in branding with our unique ecosystem approach.

    $50 - $99/hr
    10 - 49
    1991
    Toronto, Canada
  • Cundari is Canada’s most globally awarded independent agency. The agency has been recognized around the world at Cannes, the Cassies, by the UK’s Directory Ranking and is the only Canadian agency to have two campaigns on WARC’s 100 smartest marketing campaigns in the world list. Cundari, with offices in Toronto and Montréal, works in our ... read Cundari reviews & insights

    $100 - $149/hr
    50 - 249
    1980
    Toronto, Canada
  • FEAST is an award-winning advertising agency in Toronto with a focus on digital marketing that delivers metrics-driven results for their clients, including CAA, SYLVANIA, Canadian Tire and Kitchen Stuff Plus. A boutique agency with some hefty creative aptitude, FEAST continually leads the ever-changing advertising landscape through contemporary creative and data-driven media strategies.

    $50 - $99/hr
    10 - 49
    2010
    Markham, Canada
  • Alan Aldous Communications is an agency focused on providing transparency to the world of public relations. Our mission is to provide real value through our services to companies on the leading edge of change.

    NA
    2 - 9
    2019
    Toronto, Canada
  • We listen, we learn, and we listen again. The joy of the job comes from discovering everything that makes your organization different. Then, we handcraft something that’s tailor-made for your audience. Combining strategy and creativity in everything we do, the results are unexpected, imaginative, and totally measurable. We know you have business to take care ... read Kitestring reviews & insights

    < $25/hr
    2 - 9
    2007
    Hamilton, Canada
  • Foxx Advertising and Design Inc. is a full-service, creatively driven advertising agency based in Toronto. And while our address says “Canada” we have worked with both national and international clients, from soup to nuts, automotive to high tech, and everything in between. If you visit FOXX.ca regularly you’ll find updated samples of our work, case ... read Foxx Advertising and Design Inc reviews & insights

    NA
    10 - 49
    Toronto, Canada

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CAMississauga25$45/hr579View firms
CAToronto114$66/hr577View firms
CAOttawa16$61/hr575View firms
CAVaughan3$50/hr575View firms
CAMarkham11$31/hr-72View firms
CABrampton9$33/hr-70View firms
CAHamilton12$35/hr-70View firms
CARichmond Hill2$25/hr-70View firms
CAConcord2$37/hr-66View firms
CAOntario2$37/hr-66View firms
CALondon2$37/hr-66View firms
CAWaterloo5$40/hr-66View firms
CAWindsor1$37/hr-65View firms
CAScarborough1$37/hr-65View firms
CACaledon1$37/hr-65View firms
CAPeterborough1$37/hr-65View firms
CASaint Catharines1$37/hr-65View firms
CABarrie1$37/hr-65View firms
CACambridge3$50/hr-61View firms
CAEtobicoke3$56/hr-59View firms
CAOakville6$67/hr-56View firms
CAKitchener7$79/hr-52View firms
CABurlington3$125/hr-33View firms
CAThornhill2$125/hr-32View firms
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CAMississauga
25 firms$45/hr5
Value Score79 / 100
CAToronto
114 firms$66/hr5
Value Score77 / 100
CAOttawa
16 firms$61/hr5
Value Score75 / 100
CAVaughan
3 firms$50/hr5
Value Score75 / 100
CAMarkham
11 firms$31/hr
Value Score72 / 100
CABrampton
9 firms$33/hr
Value Score70 / 100
CAHamilton
12 firms$35/hr
Value Score70 / 100
CARichmond Hill
2 firms$25/hr
Value Score70 / 100
CAConcord
2 firms$37/hr
Value Score66 / 100
CAOntario
2 firms$37/hr
Value Score66 / 100
CALondon
2 firms$37/hr
Value Score66 / 100
CAWaterloo
5 firms$40/hr
Value Score66 / 100
CAWindsor
1 firms$37/hr
Value Score65 / 100
CAScarborough
1 firms$37/hr
Value Score65 / 100
CACaledon
1 firms$37/hr
Value Score65 / 100
CAPeterborough
1 firms$37/hr
Value Score65 / 100
CASaint Catharines
1 firms$37/hr
Value Score65 / 100
CABarrie
1 firms$37/hr
Value Score65 / 100
CACambridge
3 firms$50/hr
Value Score61 / 100
CAEtobicoke
3 firms$56/hr
Value Score59 / 100
CAOakville
6 firms$67/hr
Value Score56 / 100
CAKitchener
7 firms$79/hr
Value Score52 / 100
CABurlington
3 firms$125/hr
Value Score33 / 100
CAThornhill
2 firms$125/hr
Value Score32 / 100
CASarnia
1 firms
Value Score8 / 100
CAKingston
1 firms
Value Score8 / 100
CACookstown
1 firms
Value Score8 / 100
CAStoney Creek
1 firms
Value Score8 / 100
CAPickering
1 firms
Value Score8 / 100
CAKanata
1 firms
Value Score8 / 100
CARockland
1 firms
Value Score8 / 100
CABradford
1 firms
Value Score8 / 100

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ARArgentina~6h overlap
BRBrazil~5h overlap
CACanada~8h overlap
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PLPoland~8h overlap
UAUkraine~7h overlap
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Cities with the best Value Score for advertising hiring.

Ranked by a composite score blending firm count (supply), average rating (quality), and median hourly rate (cost). Affordability is weighted highest (50%), so this list surfaces actually affordable destinations rather than just-big markets.

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Mississauga · $0-24/hr

11 firms in this tier - more than any other city. Top picks: Palmer Marketing, Candybox Marketing, Maple Diversity.

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Toronto · $50-99/hr

12 firms in this tier - more than any other city, averaging 5.0 ★. Top picks: BrandLume, 2Marketing, Goods & Services.

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Toronto · $150+/hr

10 firms in this tier - more than any other city, averaging 5.0 ★. Top picks: Colormatics, Teads, Blackjet Inc.

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Top company names per cell are surfaced by Value Score - a weighted blend of affordability (50%) + rating (35%) + review volume (15%).

The "Best" ribbon marks the cell in each row where firm density, ratings, and affordability line up best - the densest, highest-quality combination.

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Value Score · per firm
ValueScore = 0.50 × Affordability
+ 0.35 × Rating
+ 0.15 × Review Volume
// All sub-scores normalized 0-100
// Affordability = (1 - rate/$200) × 100
// Rating = (rating - 3) / 2 × 100
// Volume = log10(reviews+1)/log10(200) × 100

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