How much does a website cost?

A website costs whatever its scope needs, and we put that number in writing before anything starts. We do not publish build prices, because a five-page site and a booking system are not the same job. What we do publish: care plans from $45 a month, ad-hoc work at $40 an hour, and 2026 market research that puts small business websites between $1,000 and $15,000.

Reviewed October 6, 2026. Prices are quoted per project; nothing on this page is a published price list.

The short answer

One fixed price, agreed in writing before work starts. The quote sets out the scope, the revision allowance and the delivery date in the same document. The usual structure is a deposit before work starts and the balance at handover, and because the price is fixed, the second payment does not move if the work takes longer than planned.

What the 2026 market pays

Our 2026 market research, published at /website-cost: one-page sites from budget studios and freelancers run roughly $300–$2,500; small business websites sit between $1,000 and $15,000 depending on scope; care plans are $45–$159 a month; ad-hoc human work is $40 an hour; a domain renewal is about $10–$20 a year; static hosting runs from free to a few dollars a month. For comparison, a pay-monthly builder costs about $120 a month — roughly $4,300 over three years — and you own none of it.

What moves the price

Scope, and only scope: the number of pages, working features such as bookings, payments and integrations, photography and illustration, copywriting, animation and interaction, and mobile performance discipline. Two businesses asking for "a website" can be entirely different jobs — which is why the number comes from the scope, not a list.

What every build includes

The design, agreed against a reference you approve — not a template with your logo dropped in. Hand-written pages that load fast on a phone and work without JavaScript. The enquiry route your customers actually use: form, click-to-call, booking or email link. Launch, including domain and email setup registered in your name, a handover document listing every account, password and file, and revisions inside the agreed scope.

How to get your number

Send the brief form on the homepage with a few rough lines, or email hello@firmitas.studio. You get our questions in one batch, then a written scope with one price and one delivery date. Nothing is charged and nothing is built until you approve it. Already have a quote? Send it over — we will tell you straight whether it is fair, whether or not you hire us.

Questions

Why do you not publish prices?

Because a published number invites a comparison that ignores scope. A cheaper quote usually covers fewer pages, fewer revisions, or leaves the accounts in someone else's name. Send us a quote you have and we will tell you straight whether it is fair, whether or not you hire us.

Do I pay in instalments?

Yes. The usual structure is a deposit before work starts and the balance at handover, and the quote states both. Because the price is fixed, the second payment does not move if the work takes longer than planned.

Is there a published price list for builds?

No — only care plans and the hourly rate are published. A build price list would invite scope-blind comparisons, and a cheaper number usually means fewer pages, fewer revisions or the accounts in someone else's name. The written quote is where the price lives.

What is not included?

Running costs are separate and usually small: your domain renewal, hosting, and any paid service you choose. The quote names them so nothing appears after launch. Optional work later — new pages, integrations, ongoing SEO — is quoted as its own fixed-price piece.

Tell us what you need. Send a few rough lines and we will come back with a scope, a fixed price and a delivery date in writing.

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