How Much Does a Business Website Cost in 2026?
By Karl Arriba, Founder at PASDEV · Updated June 2026
The honest answer is: it depends on what you're building and who builds it. A simple landing page and a full e-commerce platform are both "websites" — they're not the same project. Here are real price ranges from a developer who actually builds business websites in 2026.
Price Ranges by Website Type
- Landing page (1–3 pages): $800–$2,000. Enough to launch and collect leads. Delivered in 3–7 days.
- Business or brochure site (4–8 pages): $2,000–$4,500. Services, about, contact, blog-ready. Delivered in 1–2 weeks.
- E-commerce site: $3,500–$8,000. Product catalog, cart, Stripe checkout. Delivered in 2–4 weeks.
- Custom web application: $5,000–$15,000+. Auth, database, user dashboard, APIs. Delivered in 4–10 weeks.
Freelancer vs. Agency vs. Development Studio
- Freelancer: $500–$8,000. Cheaper, variable quality, no team backup. Best for simple, fast builds.
- Digital agency: $5,000–$50,000+. Structured process, multiple people, higher overhead cost. Best for enterprise projects.
- Development studio (PASDEV): $1,500–$15,000. Expert-level code, fixed pricing, no middlemen. Best for businesses that want quality without agency markups.
What Drives Website Costs Up
- Animations and custom interactions — adds 20–40% to timeline
- CMS integration (Sanity, Contentful) — adds $500–$2,000
- E-commerce and payments (Stripe) — adds $1,000–$3,000
- Multi-language or internationalization — adds 30–50%
- Authentication and user accounts — adds $800–$2,500
- Third-party API integrations — adds $500–$1,500 per integration
Template vs. Custom Build
WordPress or Webflow templates cost less upfront but add monthly fees, plugin dependencies, and design limits. A custom Next.js site built with Tailwind CSS scores 90+ on Core Web Vitals by default. The same site on WordPress with a general-purpose theme and plugins rarely breaks 70 without significant optimization work.
Common Questions
- How much should a small business website cost?
- A professional 4–6 page small business website should cost $2,000–$4,500 custom-built. Below $1,000 typically means a template with minimal customization. Above $8,000 for a brochure site usually indicates agency overhead, not complexity.
- How long does it take to build a business website?
- A landing page ships in 3–7 days. A full business site takes 1–2 weeks. A complex web app takes 4–10 weeks. Timeline is driven by scope clarity — defined requirements cut build time by 30–40%.
- Is WordPress or Next.js better for a business website?
- Next.js is faster, more secure, and performs better on Core Web Vitals. WordPress is better if your team needs to update content frequently without developer help. The right choice depends on your team's workflow and how much you care about performance.
- What's included in a fixed-price website build?
- PASDEV's website projects include: design (from your brand guidelines or from scratch), all pages as scoped, contact form or lead capture, mobile-responsive layout, Core Web Vitals optimization, basic on-page SEO, and deployment to Vercel. Source code is fully yours at handoff — no ongoing fees.
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