Answer 8 honest questions. See a live cost range and line-item breakdown based on real quotes from working agencies. No signup. No lead-capture wall.
Ranges reflect actual SMB quotes from US, UK, Canada and India — not copy-paste ranges from blogs written in 2019.
See where the money goes — design vs build vs copy vs features. Arm yourself for agency conversations.
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The web is full of "website cost" pages that give you either a range so wide it's useless ("$500 to $50,000!") or a number so specific it's obviously wrong. We've quoted hundreds of projects over the last few years, and here's the uncomfortable truth: price is determined far more by who you hire than by what you're building. The same 8-page WordPress site that costs $4,500 from a solo designer in Austin costs $22,000 from a mid-sized agency in London.
The biggest money-wasters we see: scope creep (a "quick" custom feature added mid-build that doubles the timeline), design-by-committee (every stakeholder gets edits, and nothing ships), and over-speccing (an SMB buying a custom CMS when WordPress would have been perfect). A good agency will push back on all three — and charge fairly for extras, not bill by surprise.
For 90% of SMB sites, WordPress with a well-built custom theme is the right answer. It's 30–50% cheaper than custom, your team can edit content without a developer, and it integrates with everything. The 10% where custom makes sense: complex interactive apps, product configurators, booking systems with unusual logic, and sites expecting 1M+ monthly visits. If you're a SaaS MVP, use Next.js. If you're a SMB selling services, use WordPress. For deeper thoughts, see our website design service page.
Same principle. Shopify handles 80% of e-comm scenarios brilliantly and costs 50–60% less to launch than a custom build. Custom becomes worthwhile only when you have weird needs: B2B pricing tiers, wholesale portals, product configurators, or marketplace logic.
The calculator above is for design + build. Don't forget:
Ask for three things: (1) a fixed scope with specific deliverables listed; (2) a change-order process with rates for out-of-scope work; (3) at least two references from clients with projects similar to yours. If any agency refuses these, walk away. If you want an honest first conversation, book a free 30-minute call with us — we'll tell you whether we're a fit or whether a different agency would serve you better.
The ranges are based on real 2026 quotes from small-to-mid agencies across US, UK, Canada and India. It's directional — good enough to budget for — not a binding quote. Complex or unusual projects may sit outside the range.
Agencies differ enormously in seniority, location and overhead. A solo designer in Austin may charge $4k for what a Manhattan studio charges $18k for. The range captures the realistic spread across the market.
No. The estimate covers design and development only. Hosting runs $10–$50/mo for small sites, $200+/mo for custom apps. Domains are around $12/year.
Yes. After a free 30-minute discovery call we send a fixed scope + price. Our typical range for SMB sites: $3,500–$12,000. E-commerce: $7,000–$25,000.
Budget $100–$500/mo for maintenance (security, backups, updates) and separately for SEO, content and paid ads. These are recurring operational costs, not one-time build costs.
Custom web apps, marketplaces, SaaS MVPs and enterprise sites usually start at $25,000+. Book a free consultation for an accurate quote.
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