"How much does a website cost?" is one of the first questions every business owner asks — and one of the hardest to get a straight answer to. The reason is simple: very different things are sold under the label 'website'. In this article we give realistic price ranges and explain what actually makes up the price, so you can compare quotes with confidence.
Realistic price ranges by website type
A simple presentation website — home, services, about and contact — most often costs between €400 and €900, depending on whether it's custom-built or template-based and who prepares the texts.
A business website with more pages, a blog and serious SEO optimization typically ranges from €900 to €2,500. Here, content makes the biggest difference: a site meant to attract customers from Google requires a thought-out structure and quality texts, and that work takes time.
An online store starts at roughly €1,500 for smaller shops, while stores with large catalogs, inventory system integrations and special functionality can cost several times more.
If someone offers you a 'complete website for €150', that's exactly what you'll get: a template filled in over one afternoon, with no optimization, often on hosting you don't control. Such a website usually delivers nothing — which makes even €150 too expensive.
Costs that come with a website
Besides the one-time build price, plan for small yearly costs:
- Domain: €10–20 per year, depending on the extension (.com, .eu, country domains)
- Hosting: from €50 per year for smaller sites to several hundred for larger projects
- Maintenance (optional): a monthly fee for updates, backups and changes
- SEO or advertising (optional): if you want to actively attract new visitors
How to compare quotes wisely
When you collect quotes, don't compare only the final amount. Check what's concretely included: does it say who prepares the texts, does the price include SEO foundations and Google setup, who owns the domain and hosting, and what happens when something needs changing after launch.
Pay special attention to ownership: the domain and hosting should be registered to you, not to the vendor. That guarantees you can move the website or hand it to another vendor if the collaboration doesn't work out.
Conclusion
For a solid business website that actually does its job, a realistic budget is €500 to €2,500 depending on scope, plus small yearly domain and hosting costs. The most expensive website is the one that delivers nothing — whether it cost €150 or €5,000.
Want to know what your website would cost? Check our pricing page with indicative ranges or send us an inquiry — within 24 hours you'll get a concrete quote with a fixed price.