What a website really costs in 2026

Ask what a website costs and the honest answer is “it depends”, which helps nobody. So here are our real numbers, what changes them, and the costs that come after launch. It's written from our side of the table, but most of it applies whoever you hire.

Our starting prices

These are starting points for a site designed for your business, not a template with your logo dropped in. A business website of up to five pages comes to €1,200 – €2,200 before any extras, and the estimator adds things up for your own project in about a minute.

What actually moves the price

• —Different layouts, not page count. Ten pages built from two layouts cost less than five pages that each look different. When you plan pages, think about how many kinds of page you need.
• —The content. Who writes the text and supplies the photos? Waiting for content is the most common reason a website launches late, and writing it for you is real work that belongs in the price.
• —Editing it yourself. A content management system (CMS) adds setup and a short training session, but it means you don't pay anyone for every small change later.
• —Languages. Each extra language adds roughly 20–30%. Translation is only part of it; every page, form, email and error message has to be checked in that language too.
• —Connections to other tools. Booking systems, CRMs and accounting software are where the hidden work tends to be: their documentation, their limits and their odd cases.
• —The deadline. If you need it in half the usual time, other work gets moved. That's why a faster timeline costs more.

The costs after launch

A website has running costs, and it's better to know them before you sign anything:

• —The domain. A yearly fee to a registrar. For a .si or .com address that's usually somewhere around €10–30 a year.
• —Hosting. A simple site can run for a few euros a month. A busy shop or an app needs more.
• —Email on your domain. Usually a separate subscription, billed per person each month.
• —Maintenance. Software needs security updates, and backups need checking. Our hosting and maintenance starts at €19 – €29 a month.
• —Other people's fees. Payment providers take a share of each sale, and some plugins, booking tools and newsletter services charge monthly.

When cheap is fine, and when it costs you

A €300 template site can be the right call. If you need a simple online business card that few people visit, and you're happy to change things yourself, it does the job. We wrote a whole article about when you don't need a custom website.

Cheap becomes expensive when the website has a job to do, such as bringing in enquiries, selling or taking bookings, and it does that job badly. Slow pages, a confusing form or a checkout that breaks on phones cost you a little every day, and you rarely see it happen.

How to get a real number

Use the estimator for a range, then send it to us with a few lines about your project. We'll reply with questions or a written proposal that sets out the exact scope, price and timeline. If you'd like to prepare first, here's what to have ready.