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How Much Does a Small Business Website Cost in 2026?

Updated October 2026

A small business website can cost anywhere from nothing (DIY builders) to several thousand dollars (agencies). The honest answer is that price tracks three things: how many pages you need, how custom the design is, and who does the work.

Typical ranges

• DIY builder (Wix, Squarespace, etc.): roughly $15–$40 a month, plus your own time. Cheap to start, but you pay forever and can't take the site with you.
• Freelancer or small studio: a few hundred to a couple thousand dollars one time for a simple site.
• Agency: commonly $3,000 and up, often with a monthly retainer.

What drives the price

• Number of pages (home, services, about, contact, gallery)
• Custom design vs. a template
• Extras: online booking, payments, a logo, photography
• Copywriting: do you supply the text or does the builder write it?

Costs people forget

• Domain name: about $10–$20 a year.
• Hosting: free on several static hosts, or $5–$30 a month elsewhere.
• Ownership: if the builder keeps your files, leaving means starting over.

How Webformer prices it

Webformer builds custom sites for small businesses in packages from roughly $150 to $900, one time. You see a free mockup first, nothing is charged until you approve, and you receive the real site files so you own it outright. See how it works.

Quick answers

How much should a small business website cost?
A simple one-to-five page site typically runs a few hundred dollars from a freelancer or small studio, while agency builds commonly run into the thousands. Ongoing costs (domain, hosting) are separate and usually small.

Are monthly fees normal?
Many website builders and agencies charge monthly fees that never end. A one-time build where you receive the actual site files avoids that lock-in.