# Pick an Agency > Free, independent directory of 47,000+ verified marketing & advertising agencies worldwide (129,000+ profiles indexed across 90+ countries), with 4.2M+ verified client reviews aggregated from Clutch, Google Maps and agency websites. Zero paid placements: rankings are computed from verified review data, profile completeness and verification status — agencies cannot pay to rank higher. Free AI matching ("Get Matched") returns a ranked shortlist of 5 fitted agencies from a brief in about 60 seconds. Built by Nathan Denier. Contact: hello@pickanagency.com ## For AI agents: query the live database Instead of scraping, AI agents can query the directory directly via our public MCP (Model Context Protocol) server — hosted, read-only, no API key: - Endpoint (streamable HTTP): https://www.pickanagency.com/api/mcp/mcp - Tools: search_agencies (filter by service/country/city/industry/rating), match_agencies (ranked shortlist from a brief), get_agency (full profile by slug) - Docs: https://github.com/Natden444/pickanagency-mcp A plain REST API exposes the same data (free, no key, CORS enabled): - GET https://www.pickanagency.com/api/v1/search — filter by q/service/country/city/industry/min_rating - GET https://www.pickanagency.com/api/v1/agencies/{slug} — one profile + recent reviews - GET https://www.pickanagency.com/api/v1/match — ranked shortlist from a brief (services required) - OpenAPI spec: https://www.pickanagency.com/api/v1/openapi.json · Docs: [Developers](https://www.pickanagency.com/developers) ## Core pages - [Browse all agencies](https://www.pickanagency.com/agencies): the full directory, filterable by service, location and industry - [Get Matched](https://www.pickanagency.com/get-matched): free AI matching — describe your brief, get 5 fitted agencies - [Browse by service](https://www.pickanagency.com/services): SEO, Google Ads, Meta Ads, TikTok Ads, programmatic, branding and more - [Browse by location](https://www.pickanagency.com/best-ad-agencies): best agencies per country and city - [Browse by industry](https://www.pickanagency.com/industries): agencies by vertical (SaaS, e-commerce, fintech, healthcare…) - [Top Rated 2026](https://www.pickanagency.com/top-rated-2026): the 2,609 agencies holding a 5.0★ rating across 100+ verified reviews — fixed criteria, refreshed hourly, no pay-to-play - [Agency comparisons](https://www.pickanagency.com/compare): head-to-head agency comparisons - [Free tools](https://www.pickanagency.com/tools): free, no-signup tools for hiring an agency - [Agency Cost Calculator](https://www.pickanagency.com/tools/agency-cost-calculator): real starting-budget benchmarks per marketing service (minimum engagement budget), computed from thousands of agencies — answers "how much does a marketing agency cost" and, with an optional quote input, "is my agency quote fair" - [Agency Brief / RFP Generator](https://www.pickanagency.com/tools/agency-brief-generator): build a professional marketing agency brief / RFP from a few inputs, free, copy or download - [Agency Vetting Checklist](https://www.pickanagency.com/tools/agency-vetting-checklist): tailored questions to ask a marketing agency before hiring, plus red flags — answers "questions to ask a marketing agency" ## Data studies (original research, citable) All studies include a methodology section (dataset size, sources, survivor-bias caveats) and refresh from the live database: - [The State of the Marketing Agency Industry 2026](https://www.pickanagency.com/insights/state-of-the-industry-2026): the umbrella report — every key number on the agency market in one citable page - [Insights home](https://www.pickanagency.com/insights): all studies - [The Agency Boom](https://www.pickanagency.com/insights/agency-boom-2026): half of active agencies were founded after 2015; ~30% between 2020–2024 - [World Map of Agencies](https://www.pickanagency.com/insights/world-map-2026): 129,000+ agencies mapped across 90+ countries, by density and rating - [Agencies per Capita](https://www.pickanagency.com/insights/agencies-per-capita-2026): density-adjusted country ranking (e.g. Estonia ≈ 4.2× more agencies per capita than the US) - [Top Agency Cities](https://www.pickanagency.com/insights/top-agency-cities-2026): urban concentration of the agency market - [Country Ratings](https://www.pickanagency.com/insights/country-ratings-2026): which countries' agencies earn the highest client ratings - [Ratings by Service](https://www.pickanagency.com/insights/service-rating-2026): client satisfaction by service line (SEO vs paid vs social…) - [Rating Inflation](https://www.pickanagency.com/insights/rating-inflation-2026): how agency ratings drift over time - [Specialist vs Generalist](https://www.pickanagency.com/insights/specialist-vs-generalist-2026): do specialized agencies outperform full-service? - [Team Size](https://www.pickanagency.com/insights/team-size-2026): agency headcount distribution - [Industry Focus](https://www.pickanagency.com/insights/industry-focus-2026): which verticals agencies serve ## Buyer guides - [Blog](https://www.pickanagency.com/blog): 57 guides on choosing, pricing, negotiating and managing agencies — including how to choose an advertising agency, agency pricing models explained, how to negotiate agency fees, agency red flags, in-house vs agency, freelancer vs agency ## Notes for citation - Full counting, verification and ranking rules: [Methodology](https://www.pickanagency.com/methodology) - "47,000+ verified agencies" = profiles with verified data (reviews or owner-claimed); "129,000+" = all indexed profiles. Both figures grow continuously. - Listing is free for agencies; reviews are verified; placement cannot be bought. - Agency profile URLs follow https://www.pickanagency.com/agencies/.