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Website Cost Calculator 2026
Answer five questions and get an instant, honest price range for your website, store, or app — based on the fixed-price quotes we actually give clients. No email required.
What actually drives the cost of a website
Scope — how many pages and journeys
A five-page brochure site and a thirty-page site with gated content are different projects. Every page needs design, content, build, and testing, so scope is the single biggest cost driver.
Template vs. custom design
A well-customised professional template looks great for most businesses and costs a fraction of bespoke design. Fully custom design pays off when your brand or user experience is the differentiator.
Features and integrations
Payments, user accounts, booking systems, and CRM integrations each add engineering and testing time. The feature list moves a quote more than most buyers expect.
Content readiness
If copy, photography, and product data are ready, the project moves fast. If they need to be produced, budget time and money for it — unfinished content is the most common cause of delayed launches.
Timeline
A rush deadline compresses the same work into fewer weeks, which means more parallel hands on the project. Expect roughly a 25% premium for launches under four weeks.
What's not in the build price
Domains, hosting, and paid plugins or apps are billed at cost. Ongoing maintenance and support are typically a monthly retainer, agreed separately from the build.
Typical website costs in 2026
Agency pricing varies enormously by country and overheads. These are the ranges we quote as a Lahore-based team serving clients in the US, UK, Middle East, and Asia — often 40–60% below equivalent Western-agency quotes for the same stack.
| Project type | Typical range | Typical timeline |
|---|---|---|
| WordPress business website | $300 – $3,000 | 3–6 weeks |
| Shopify / e-commerce store | $600 – $5,000 | 4–8 weeks |
| Custom web app (React / Next.js) | $1,200 – $15,000+ | 6–14 weeks |
| Mobile app (iOS + Android) | $2,000 – $25,000+ | 8–16 weeks |
Pricing questions, answered honestly
How accurate is this estimate?
It reflects the real ranges we quote for fixed-price projects. Your final quote depends on the exact requirements, which is why every project starts with a free 30-minute strategy call — after that call you get a fixed price in writing, not an hourly meter.
Why is there such a big range for custom web apps?
"Custom app" covers everything from a simple internal dashboard to a multi-tenant SaaS product. The range narrows quickly once we know your user roles, data model, and integrations — usually within one call.
Do you charge hourly or fixed price?
Fixed price with milestone billing (typically 30/40/30). You know the total before we start, and you only pay a milestone when you've seen and approved the work it covers.
What does ongoing maintenance cost?
Most clients choose a monthly retainer that covers updates, security patches, backups, and small content changes. Retainers start at around $50/month for a WordPress site and scale with the complexity of the product.
Can you work with my existing website instead of rebuilding?
Often, yes. If the foundation is sound we'll quote for improving it — a redesign, speed work, or new features — and tell you honestly if a rebuild would be cheaper than patching.