How much does a website cost?

It depends on the route. A DIY builder costs from about $12 to $160 a month. A small custom site is $5,000 to $10,000 in published agency guides and a serious one $8,000 to $25,000. Clutch reports that most reviewed web design projects cost under $10,000, with an average of $38,105. Webtec’s redesign subscription starts from $499 a month, and a Premium build from $4,000.

Is a website builder good enough?

For a simple presence, often yes. You do the design, writing and SEO yourself, and you are limited by the platform. If the site has to win customers in a competitive market, you will probably want strategy, custom design and SEO from people who do it every day.

What is the difference between your redesign subscription and a Premium build?

The subscription (from $499 a month, 12-month term) is a managed site on a proven stack, designed, built and looked after by our team. A Premium build is a custom React and Next.js site with a headless CMS where you own the code and hosting follows the agreed terms. It starts from $4,000 and is quoted after the research. The full package is the build plus $1,999 a month: SEO, AEO and GEO, search marketing, upkeep and a Business Growth Manager.

Can I pay once instead of monthly?

Yes. One-off and milestone options are available for the redesign too, scoped with you on a call.

Why do two quotes for the same website differ so much?

Because the scope differs: strategy, design depth, content, integrations, SEO work and what happens afterwards. Ask each provider to list what is included, then compare like with like.

What does it cost to keep a website running?

Hosting, updates, security and small changes. Webtec’s Business Package covers updates and support in monthly hours: 5 hours for $199 or 10 hours for $399.

With a Premium build you own the code. Hosting is flexible: we can run it for you, or it can sit in your name. For every route, ownership and hosting terms are agreed in your proposal before you sign, so ask.

Will a new website hurt my search rankings?

It can if it is done badly. A redesign should come with a redirect plan, structured data and speed checks so you keep, and ideally grow, your visibility. That is part of every Webtec redesign.

Website cost guide

How much does a website really cost?

From $12 a month to $75,000, and everything in between. Here is the whole ladder, what each rung gets you, and where Webtec fits.

$12^[1]a month: the cheapest DIY plan
$499a month: Webtec redesign
$4,000and up: Webtec Premium build
$38,105^[4]average web design project on Clutch

THE PRICE LADDER

Every route to a website, on one scale.

Ranges from published sources, with Webtec’s routes in coral. Ranges differ in what they include, so the cheapest rung is not the best value.

DIY builder, per year$144 to $1,917a year
Squarespace plans cost $12 to $25 a month on annual billing and Wix $17.77 to $159.77. You do the design, writing and SEO yourself.
Webtec website redesignWebtec$5,988over 12 months
From $499 a month on a 12-month term. Designed, built and looked after by a team.
Webtec Premium buildWebtecfrom $4,000
Custom React and Next.js with a headless CMS, quoted after the research, before you commit. You own the code, and hosting is set up the way we agree.
Simple custom site$5,000 to $10,000
Few pages, light custom design, from published agency guides.
Serious custom business site$8,000 to $25,000
Ten to twenty pages, real design and content work.
Custom site with a CMS, mid-market$15,000 to $75,000
More pages, integrations and a team behind it.

Builder plans^[1],[2] and custom ranges^[3] come from vendor pages and agency pricing guides, which have an interest in how prices look. Clutch reports most reviewed projects cost under $10,000.^[4]

YOUR KIND OF SITE

Tell us what you need, see the range.

Pick the closest match. We show what the market charges and where we would start you.

What the market charges

Builder plans run from $12 to $25 a month on Squarespace and $17.77 to $159.77 on Wix. A small custom site costs about $5,000 to $10,000.

Where Webtec fits

The Webtec website redesign subscription, from $499 a month on a 12-month term. We design, build and look after it.

See website redesign

WHAT YOU ARE PAYING FOR

Seven things inside every website price.

When a quote is low, one or more of these has usually been cut. Ask which.

01Strategy and researchWho the site is for and what it must do. Often the first thing a low price leaves out.
02DesignThe look, the layout and the components, built to your brand, not a template.
03BuildMaking it fast, accessible and mobile-friendly, and checking it on real devices.
04ContentWords, photos and structure. A beautiful empty site does not sell.
05SEO and structureHeadings, redirects, structured data and speed, so people and AI can find it.
06IntegrationsForms, bookings, payments, CRM and analytics. Each one adds time.
07Hosting and upkeepHosting, updates, backups and fixes. Ongoing, not one-off.

ONE-OFF OR MONTHLY

Three ways to pay for a site.

Neither is better. They suit different businesses.

One payment

Buy a custom build

You own the result and pay once. You then pay for hosting, upkeep and growth separately.

Premium from $4,000, quoted after the research. Custom builds elsewhere $5,000 to $75,000.

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Monthly, 12 months

Subscribe to a managed site

$499 a month from, about $5,988 over the term. Design, build and care in one price. Renewal and exit are written in your proposal.

Website redesign from $499 a month. One-off and milestone options also available.

Learn more

Monthly or yearly

Do it yourself

The cheapest to start, and the most work. You do the strategy, design, writing and SEO yourself.

Builder plans from $12 a month.

Learn more

Costs people forget

The price on the quote is rarely the whole price.

Hosting and a domain name, every year
Plugins, themes and tool licences that renew
Updates, security and backups, or the hours to do them
Content, photography and video, which are often extra
A redirect plan if you are replacing an existing site
Extra rounds of changes beyond the ones quoted

Our Business Package keeps a site updated and supported: 5 hours for $199 a month or 10 hours for $399.

Before you sign

Six questions to ask every web agency.

1What is included, page by page and feature by feature?
2Who owns the code, the design files and the hosting account?
3What does it cost to keep the site running and updated afterwards?
4Who will I deal with, and what happens when something breaks?
5How many rounds of changes are included?
6Will you plan redirects so I keep my search rankings?

Our answers are on How we work and Why Webtec.

QUESTIONS

Website costs, answered.

SOURCES

Where the numbers come from.

Vendor pages read on the dates shown, and published agency guides. Treat the agency figures as direction, not fact.

1Squarespace pricingSquarespaceSource: No date shown: live pricing pageWebsite plans at $12, $17 and $25 a month on annual billing, or $19, $27 and $36 a month on monthly billing.Open the source
2Wix plans and pricingWixSource: No date shown: live pricing pagePaid plans from $17.77 to $159.77 a month on annual billing, plus a free plan.Open the source
3Published agency pricing guides for custom and headless sitesSage, Wapiti, Dribbble, Searchlab, WebFX via Parallel HQ, Attract GroupSource: Various agency guides, 2025 to 2026Typical ranges: simple custom $5,000 to $10,000, serious custom business site $8,000 to $25,000, mid-market with a CMS $15,000 to $75,000, headless small marketing site $15,000 to $60,000. Written by agencies with an interest in higher quotes: direction, not fact.
4Web design company pricing guide 2026ClutchSource: Updated September 21, 2026 (as the page states)Most reviewed web design projects cost under $10,000, the average project is $38,105 and US agency rates run $100 to $149 an hour. A database of reviews, not a formal survey.Open the source