Mission-funded engineering studio · 501(c)(3)
Gnomad Studio builds custom Next.js websites, AI integrations and 3D experiences for founders and owner-led teams. You work directly with a senior engineer, you own every line of code, and our 501(c)(3) structure keeps agency margins off your invoice.
Lighthouse 99 live · 6 published audits · You own the repo
Shipped for Fulton Fried Pies · McDaniel Family Chiropractic · Pisano's Pizza · and the platforms we run: muskogee.services · tulsa.cloud · nwa.solutions
Selected work
Every project ships with its stack and Lighthouse audit published — the proof most agencies keep vague.
Commerce + API
Lighthouse 99 performance · Astro + Express + Square
Production marketing and pre-order site for a Muskogee bakery — static Astro frontend, Express API on Firebase App Hosting, Square checkout, and automated ops tooling.
How we build — no templates
Most web shops start with a theme: swap the logo, change the colors, call it custom. We start with a blank page — who you are, who you serve and what a visitor should do next — then engineer it in React and Next.js, the same technology behind Facebook, Instagram, Netflix and Airbnb.
You get a fast, accessible site that is yours: the repo, the hosting account and the domain.
World-class engineering, sized for founders and owner-led teams — not borrowed from a template library.
Goals, audience and budget. No pitch deck, no sales team.
A clear scope on one of the monthly plans below — or a quote for custom work.
A private preview link and a direct line to the engineer building it.
Analytics and search set up, then the repo, hosting and domain handed to you.
Services
One senior team for the whole stack — from the first sketch to the deploy script.
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Custom Next.js and React websites and web apps, engineered for speed, accessibility and search.
02
Positioning, logo and visual systems that look as considered as the code underneath.
03
Custom software, LLM-powered assistants and automations that remove manual busywork.
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Real-time 3D, product visualization and motion that make people stop scrolling.
Pricing
Gnomad Studio operates under a 501(c)(3): no sales commissions, no account managers, no markup on engineering time. You fund the work directly, at a fraction of a typical agency retainer.
Launch tier
Pay what you can
Suggested $100/mo
For solopreneurs & early-stage startups. A production-grade launch platform — the same stack and standards as the top tiers.
Most popular
501(c)(3) funded
$300/mo
Mission-funded rate
Full brand and web platform engineering — the scope agencies quote five figures for, delivered at a mission-funded rate.
Scale tier
$800/mo
Mission-funded rate
Enterprise-grade AI and custom software. High-impact engineering for established partners scaling legacy systems.
Origin is pay-what-you-can; $100/month is a suggestion. Cancel anytime.
Custom APIs, payments, AI/LLM, databases and webhooks — scoped and quoted up front.
Who you'll work with
Gnomad Studio is led by David Cole, an MBA with 25 years in technology. Every project gets senior hands on the code and a direct line for questions, from the first call to launch day.
FAQ
Because there is no agency in the middle. Gnomad Studio operates under a 501(c)(3), so there are no sales commissions, account managers or profit margin stacked on top of engineering time.
Yes. You get the GitHub repository, the hosting account and the domain. There is no proprietary page builder and no lock-in.
Origin is pay-what-you-can (suggested $100/month), Ecosystem is $300/month and Sentinel is $800/month. Custom integrations are quoted separately.
Custom React, Next.js and TypeScript for most sites; Astro, Vite and Express where they fit; Three.js for 3D; and LLM APIs for AI features. No WordPress themes or Wix templates.
Our live builds score 92–99 on Lighthouse performance (Fulton Fried Pies 99, nwa.solutions 98, tulsa.cloud 97, muskogee.services 92); McDaniel Family Chiropractic scored 86 in a lab audit.
Yes — our case studies include a bakery, a chiropractic clinic and a pizzeria. For a simpler, lower-cost site, our sister studio at gnomadstudio.org is built for that.
In the Ozark Mountains, USA. We work remotely with clients worldwide.
Tell us what you're building. You'll hear back from the engineer, not a sales team.