World-class work deserves a digital presence to match
Your vision brought to life
Behind every breakthrough at Stanford is a human story. Your digital presence should honor those stories. Combining world-class aesthetics with smart, future-proof engineering, we create web experiences that feel intuitive, inspire action, and match the excellence of your work.
Momentum
Our partnership with the Office of Development brought Stanford’s most crucial philanthropic stories to life on an immersive editorial platform. Momentum showcases the research and discoveries made possible through philanthropy, and highlights the real-world human impact through dynamic, interactive storytelling.
Collaboration that brings ideas to life
Our team works closely with the Stanford community to translate communication goals into engaging and easy-to-manage digital solutions.
Modern practices, award-winning work
Grounded in current industry standards and innovative practices, our research and user experience design solutions are tailored to fit your project, creating insights and aesthetics that bring your vision to life.
Explore our workDigital solutions made simple
Products are engineered using a variety of best-in-class technologies, so your team can have a secure, accessible, and beautiful digital presence — without becoming technical administrators.
Learn about our servicesYour success is our success
With years of experience and an insider’s understanding of Stanford’s communications and IT landscape, we are uniquely positioned to meet your team’s needs and are personally invested in your success.
Why Stanford Web Services
Solutions at scale
Update once, deploy everywhere. Flexible design systems, unified hosting, and shared platforms mean lower costs and new sites that can launch in minutes instead of months.
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Stanford Sites
The Stanford Sites Drupal CMS gives departments, research labs, other groups, and individuals an easy path to create a website, plus ongoing support to keep it running smoothly. Stanford Sites is free to use, continuously updated, and designed to meet Stanford’s policies out of the box.
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- 1200+Stanford Sites websites
- 90+Stanford Sites intranets
- 250MStanford Sites hits per month, on average
Our clients
SWS maintains trusted, long-term partnerships across Stanford, providing strategic expertise and reliable technical support for schools, institutes, and organizations of all sizes.
Engineering Centennial 2025
Stanford Engineering envisioned a visually striking, thoughtfully animated platform celebrating one hundred years of the school. Featuring a dynamic user experience and interactive timeline, the site showcases the extraordinary and engaging stories of the School’s history.
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