Digital product design

Certificates are issued across four levels — A+, A, B, and C.

As part of the certification process, a comprehensive audit of each agency is conducted. This includes an on-site visit by сertification сenter staff, verification of original documentation, and interviews with employees. The audit evaluates a wide range of factors: service revenue history, the presence of qualified specialists on staff, confirmed references from major clients, overall team size, the number of completed projects/contracts over a given period, and the agency’s years in operation.

In addition to verifying formal indicators, сertification сenter experts identify and validate the agency’s most significant strengths.

RUWARD guarantees that every certified agency or production company undergoes a thorough and independent audit against all formal certification criteria.

The Runet ranking is one of the largest and most respected independent rankings of digital companies, web studios, and IT agencies in Russia and the CIS.

It was created to bring structure to the web development, digital marketing, and IT solutions market, while helping clients identify reliable service providers.

The integrator ranking highlights companies specializing in corporate solutions — such as CRM, ERP, and enterprise portals.

Participation and a strong position in the Runet Rating are recognized as a mark of professional excellence and serve as an additional guarantee of quality for potential clients.

1C-Bitrix is a leading Russian platform for building and managing websites, online stores, and enterprise portals.

The system is widely adopted across business, government, and education due to its scalability, security, and extensive functionality.

Being recognized as a Key Partner of 1C-Bitrix is not just a badge — it is a verified status granted only to the most experienced and reliable integrators.

This status means that a company:

• has successfully delivered dozens of projects on the Bitrix platform.
• employs certified specialists who have completed vendor training and passed official exams.
• demonstrates a consistently high level of client support and adherence to quality standards.
• participates in loyalty programs and pilot projects, gaining early access to closed developments and beta features.

For clients, this is a guarantee that web projects will be delivered:

• in full compliance with platform standards.
• with direct vendor support.
• with assured scalability, security, and reliability.

The Russian Association for Electronic Communications (RAEC) is the largest professional organization uniting companies in the digital industry across Russia.

Its members include leading IT companies, software developers, marketing agencies, telecom operators, vendors, and digital integrators.

Only companies with a proven reputation for reliability and expertise, a contribution to the advancement of digital technologies, and adherence to industry ethical standards are admitted to RAEC.

The association collaborates with government institutions, universities, research centers, and international organizations — offering members access to insights, expertise, and resources that are not available to the broader market.

The Adindex Digital Index is a ranking of digital agencies based on surveys of clients in the field of digital communications.

In 2024, more than 1,250 experts from 550 companies participated in the voting. The ranking takes into account key factors such as brand awareness, market share, quality of service, and the expertise level of specialists.

The Runet Rating is an all-Russian competition for websites and mobile applications, held annually since 2010.

All are welcome to participate: project owners and the teams responsible for their design or development.

Public Vote. This provides more exposure for the submitted projects.

Jury Vote. This is held in two stages: in the first, experts create shortlists of no more than 10 projects in each category; in the second, they determine the gold, silver, and bronze winners.

Evaluation Criteria. Design quality, usability, and, for e-commerce projects, the ease of making a purchase.

The competition is held online, but it always concludes with a grand offline awards ceremony for the winners in Moscow.

«Golden Site» is an all-Russian open internet competition founded in 1997-1998 with the support of IT corporations IBS, APC, Intel, and Microsoft.

It is a professional award in the internet industry that recognizes the best online resources and aims to raise the overall level of development of the Russian internet.

Website developers and the companies that own the projects are eligible to apply.

The largest digital award in Europe. It is awarded for internet businesses, digital services, and complex IT and e-commerce solutions - not just for interactive case studies and custom advertising and communication projects. While most well-known digital services, brands, and agencies participate, there is always room for new names each year.

The event brings together key figures of the digital industry. Over 50% of attendees are clients of digital services or owners/managers of digital services, along with the founders and executives of most major digital agencies and production studios - vibrant, interesting, and engaged people who are shaping the market landscape.

Photoshop Battle is an international design show from the American technology company Adobe.