How much does a website cost in 2026?

The short answer: most businesses spend somewhere between $700 and $5,000 to have a professional website built, plus roughly $20–$100 a month to keep it hosted, secure and up to date. Where you land depends on three things: who builds it, how many pages and features you need, and how much of the work you want to do yourself.

The three ways to get a website

Option	Typical upfront cost	Best for
DIY website builder	$0 upfront, then a monthly plan	Very tight budgets and owners with time to build and maintain it themselves
Freelancer or small studio	About $700–$5,000	Most businesses: a professional result with one person accountable
Agency	About $5,000–$30,000+	Larger companies needing big teams, complex integrations or ongoing campaigns

These are typical ranges we see in the market, not fixed rules — but they hold up for most service businesses, restaurants and local shops.

1. DIY website builders

Builders like Wix, Squarespace and GoDaddy let you assemble a site from templates. Plans with the features a business needs usually run in the range of roughly $15–$50 a month, and prices change often, so check the current plan pages.

The real cost is your time. Writing the copy, choosing photos, setting up SEO basics and keeping it updated often takes owners dozens of hours — and the result tends to look like a template, because it is one.

2. Freelancers and small studios

This is where most businesses get the best value. You get custom design, someone who handles the technical setup, and usually a single person to call when something needs changing. Prices vary with experience and scope; the important thing is a fixed price agreed before work begins, so there are no surprise invoices.

3. Agencies

Agencies bring strategists, designers, developers and project managers. That's valuable for complex projects, but for a 5–10 page local business site you're often paying for overhead you don't need.

What actually drives the price

• Number of pages. A one-page site and a 10-page site with service and location pages are different projects.
• Custom design vs. template. A proven layout is faster and cheaper; a design built around your brand takes more time.
• Features. Online stores, restaurant ordering, booking systems and payments add cost — usually the biggest jumps.
• Copywriting. If you provide the words, it costs less. If you need help writing them, budget for it.
• SEO setup. Basic on-page SEO should be included; local SEO and Google Business Profile work are often extras.

The ongoing costs nobody mentions

A website isn't a one-time purchase. Plan for these yearly costs:

• Domain name: usually around $10–$25 a year for a .com.
• Hosting and SSL: the server your site lives on, plus the padlock that keeps it secure.
• Updates and backups: software needs updating, and backups need to exist before something breaks — not after.
• Content changes: new hours, prices, menus, photos and services.

Many businesses bundle these into a monthly care plan so they're never stuck with an outdated or broken site.

What a website costs at FROMFARIS

We publish our starting prices because we think you should know before you call:

• Quick Wins from $99 — business card or flyer design, Google Business Profile setup ($199), or a single landing page ($499).
• Starter Site from $699 — 1–3 pages on a proven layout, live in about 5 days.
• Launch from $1,200 — a custom-designed site up to 5 pages, with Google Business Profile setup.
• Grow from $2,200 — up to 10 pages, local SEO foundations, copywriting help and lead capture.
• Custom from $3,500 — online stores, restaurant ordering and custom features.
• Care Plan, $79/month — hosting, SSL, backups, updates and 30 minutes of edits every month.

Every price is fixed before work starts, and payment plans are available. See full package details.

Red flags to watch for

• No fixed price. "We'll see how it goes" usually means the invoice grows.
• You don't own it. Make sure your domain and content are in your name.
• Guaranteed #1 rankings. Nobody can honestly promise that — Google's results aren't for sale.
• No plan after launch. Ask who handles updates, security and changes.

How to choose

If you have more time than money and only need the basics, a DIY builder can work. If your website needs to bring in customers — and you'd rather run your business than learn web design — a fixed-price build from a small studio is usually the sweet spot. Start with what you need now, and add more as you grow.