Online business
How much does a website cost in 2026? Honest price ranges
Website pricing ranges from free to six figures, which is useless as an answer. Here is what each option genuinely costs once you include your own time.
DIY website builder: $0–$400 a year
A website builder subscription looks cheap until you count the twenty to forty hours you spend learning it, plus paid templates, plugins and the ongoing monthly fee you can never stop paying.
Freelancer: $500–$3,000
Quality varies enormously and timelines slip. Ask for three live sites they built alone, and agree the revision count in writing before you pay a deposit.
Agency: $3,000–$30,000+
Worth it when you need brand strategy, custom illustration or complex integrations. Overkill for a service business that needs to be found and contacted.
Fixed-price fast build: $67–$150
A fixed-scope service trades bespoke discovery for speed and price certainty. You get a professional, mobile-responsive site you own, delivered in a day, with revisions included.
- Website build — $67 one-time, delivered in 24 hours
- Mobile app build — $150 one-time
- No subscription, no lock-in, full source ownership
The hidden costs nobody quotes
Budget separately for a domain (roughly $12 a year), professional email, and stock photography if you have none. Hosting for a modern static site is usually free or a few dollars a month.
Skip the quotes. See a free preview of your site, then launch it for $67.
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