How much does a business website cost?
A simple brochure site, a standard business website and an online shop or web application differ completely in price and in the amount of work involved. On top of the one-off price, you also need to budget for regular running costs.
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The price of a website depends mainly on the range of features, not on the number of pages as such. My public price list has four indicative levels: a simple brochure website from CZK 25,000, a standard business website from CZK 40,000, a website with SEO and a content strategy from CZK 70,000, and an online shop or web application from CZK 90,000 (here the final price is always set individually according to the scope).
This is the one-off price for building the site. Running the website is then charged separately: managed web hosting from CZK 250 a month, and routine website management and monitoring from CZK 400 a month. The domain and any third-party licences (such as a payment gateway) are billed separately according to the actual provider.
Alongside the one-off build, always budget for regular running costs - the domain, hosting, management and any future changes.
A worked example of the first year
A standard business website with technical SEO and deployment costs CZK 40,000 as a one-off. If the company adds managed web hosting (CZK 250 a month) and basic website management and monitoring (CZK 400 a month), that is a further CZK 650 a month, or CZK 7,800 for a year of operation. The first year therefore comes to roughly 40,000 + 7,800 = CZK 47,800, and each following year only to the running costs.
This example is an illustrative sum of two specific items from the public price list, not a binding quote - it does not include the domain, content, photographs or later extensions. The exact, current items are always in the price list.
What affects the price of a website most
Number and type of pages
What matters is the number of genuinely distinct page types (not subpages sharing the same structure), not the total number of URLs.
How ready the materials are
Missing copy, photographs or references can be produced as part of the project, but they affect both time and price.
Forms and user roles
A contact form is a different job from a booking system, user log-in or several user roles.
Connections to other systems
A payment gateway, mail server, warehouse or accounting system requires an interface to be designed and verified.
How to compare two website quotes
- Check that the feature scope is the same.“A website from CZK X” without a stated scope cannot be compared - ask about the number of distinct page types and the specific features.
- Separate the build from the running costs.The one-off price and the monthly costs of hosting, management and monitoring are two different items.
- Find out who supplies the content.Copy, photographs and references can be prepared by the company, by the supplier, or by agreement between the two.
- Check who owns the domain and the access.Once the site is finished, the domain, hosting and administration should remain under the company’s control.
- Ask about further changes after launch.Minor text changes and extensions should have a clearly defined price agreed in advance, not after delivery.
The build itself is described on the business website development page. You will find more practical topics in the IT guides.
The exact price depends on the real scope of the website.
For a first estimate, simply describe your target customers, the features you need and who will supply the copy and photographs.