One in Six Agencies on Clutch Won't Say What They Charge
16.3% of 1,517 growth agencies on Clutch mark their hourly rate "Undisclosed." PR and thought-leadership firms hide it most, at 31.7%.
Key findings
- 16.3% of agencies with a Clutch profile decline to give an hourly band; 95% list a minimum project size.
- Thought leadership and PR firms withhold rates most (31.7%). SEO firms withhold least (11.7%).
- Among Clutch-rated firms, those that disclose a rate carry more Clutch reviews (median 11, n=1,192) than those that do not (median 7, n=226).
- By size, firms with 250 to 999 staff withhold most often among the size bands with at least 20 Clutch profiles, at 27.3% (n=33).
Rate and minimum disclosure on Clutch, by discipline
| Discipline | Clutch profiles | Hourly rate listed (%) | Minimum listed (%) | Rate undisclosed (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thought leadership and PR | 104 | 68.3 | 91.3 | 31.7 |
| Social media | 67 | 79.1 | 97 | 20.9 |
| Marketing | 358 | 80.7 | 94.1 | 19.3 |
| Content marketing | 75 | 85.3 | 92 | 14.7 |
| Creative strategy | 715 | 87 | 95.7 | 13 |
| SEO | 171 | 88.3 | 97.1 | 11.7 |
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Methodology
The population is the 3,460 US growth-services vendors listed in The Wall on the as-of date: marketing, SEO, creative, content, social, PR, automation, demand generation, sales, and AI marketing firms that sell to established businesses. It is a large directory, not a random sample of every US agency, and results describe it.
Population for this study: the 1,517 firms whose record is sourced from a Clutch profile. Clutch asks every firm for an hourly band and a minimum project size; "Undisclosed" is the firm choosing not to answer.
Disciplines with fewer than 20 Clutch profiles are not shown.
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Cite this study
The Wall. "One in Six Agencies on Clutch Won't Say What They Charge." November 7, 2026. https://hitthewall.net/research/agency-pricing-transparency.html
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