How much does a website cost in 2026?
A small-business website in 2026 costs about $200 to $600 a year if you build it yourself, $1,500 to $8,000 from a freelancer, and $6,000 to $35,000 from an agency, according to price guides published this year. Kinetiq's prices are fixed and public: a landing page from $2,750 and a launch site from $9,500.
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The price depends on who builds it.
| Who builds it | Price | Source |
|---|---|---|
| You, on a website builder | $200 to $600 a year, hosting included | GruffyGoat |
| You, on a website builder | $15 to $50 a month for a standard site | Elementor |
| Freelancer | $1,500 to $8,000 | GruffyGoat |
| Freelancer | $2,000 to $8,000 | Elementor |
| Freelancer, 1 to 10 pages | $1,800 to $4,500 | BRIX Templates |
| Freelancer, template-led | $3,000 to $8,000 | Digital Applied |
| Small studio, 1 to 10 pages | $3,600 to $9,000 | BRIX Templates |
| Boutique agency | $8,000 to $15,000 | Digital Applied |
| Boutique agency | $6,000 to $35,000 and up | GruffyGoat |
| Agency | $10,000 to $35,000 | Elementor |
| Mid-level agency, 1 to 10 pages | $7,200 to $18,000 | BRIX Templates |
The sources agree on the shape: a freelancer costs a few thousand dollars, an agency starts where freelancers stop, and the same brief can be quoted at very different prices. Digital Applied notes that one brief can yield a $6,000 freelancer quote and a $90,000 agency quote without either party being unreasonable.
Every guide quoted here is written by a company that sells websites or website tools, so read the ranges as what sellers publish, not as a survey of what buyers paid. The figures are as the guides read on 1 October 2026.
The line items.
| Item | Typical price | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Domain | About $15 a year | Webnode |
| Hosting | $3 to $15 a month; managed hosting $25 to $100 a month | Webnode |
| Website builder plan | $15 to $50 a month for a standard site | Elementor |
| Design and build | The largest upfront cost: see the table above | |
| Maintenance and support | $50 to $150 a month for a basic care plan; $600 to $6,000 a year in all | Elementor, GruffyGoat |
| Hourly rate, senior developer at a US agency | $125 to $300 an hour | Digital Applied |
What moves the price.
- The number of pages. BRIX Templates doubles its estimate from a 1 to 10 page site to an 11 to 40 page one.
- Template or custom design. Digital Applied puts a template-led build at $3,000 to $8,000 and a custom small-business site at $8,000 to $15,000.
- Who builds it. In BRIX's figures a small studio costs about twice a freelancer for the same site, and a mid-level agency about four times.
- What the site has to do. Booking, payments, accounts and integrations are priced as product work, not as pages.
What Kinetiq charges.
| What | Time | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Audit: teardown, prioritised fix list, one rebuilt hero | One week | $2,500, credited in full to the build |
| Landing page | Two weeks | From $2,750 |
| Launch site | Four to six weeks | From $9,500 |
| Run: search and AI answers, measured monthly | Monthly | From $2,250 a month |
Every price is fixed before work starts, and you own the code and design at launch. Ad spend and ad management not included. The full list, including bots, automation and apps, is on the pricing page.
If a template would do the job, you'll hear that in the first reply.
Questions.
How much does a small business website cost in 2026?
Published guides put it at $200 to $600 a year on a website builder, $1,500 to $8,000 from a freelancer, and $6,000 to $35,000 from an agency.
Is $1,500 enough for a website?
GruffyGoat describes $1,500 as the very bottom of the professional range: from most freelancers it buys a template-based site with light customisation.
Why do quotes for the same site differ so much?
Much of the difference is who builds it. In BRIX Templates' figures a small studio charges about twice what a freelancer does for the same site, and a mid-level agency about four times.
What does a website cost per month after launch?
Elementor and GruffyGoat both put a basic care plan at $50 to $150 a month, on top of a domain at about $15 a year.
What does Kinetiq charge?
A landing page costs from $2,750, a launch site from $9,500, and the one-week audit that most projects start with costs $2,500, credited in full to the build.
Sources
- GruffyGoat, Web Design for Small Business: Costs and Calculator, updated 19 September 2026. DIY builders $200 to $600 a year; freelance designer $1,500 to $8,000; boutique agency $6,000 to $35,000 and up; maintenance $600 to $6,000 a year.
- Elementor, How Much Does a Small Business Website Cost? (A 2026 Breakdown). Builder plans $15 to $50 a month; freelancer $2,000 to $8,000; agency $10,000 to $35,000; maintenance plans $50 to $150 a month.
- Digital Applied, Website Development Cost 2026: Complete Pricing Data. Small business sites $3,000 to $8,000 with a freelancer and $8,000 to $15,000 with a boutique agency; US agencies bill $125 to $300 an hour for senior development.
- BRIX Templates, How much does a Webflow website cost, 21 May 2026. Sites of 1 to 10 pages: freelancer $1,800 to $4,500, small studio $3,600 to $9,000, mid-level agency $7,200 to $18,000, top agency $12,600 to $31,500.
- Webnode, How Much Does a Small Business Website Cost? (in 2026). Custom domain about $15 a year; hosting typically $3 to $15 a month, managed hosting $25 to $100 a month.