How much does a small business website cost in 2026?
Published 2026 guides put a freelancer-built small business website at about $2,000 to $10,000 and an agency build at $15,000 or more. Building it yourself starts at about $17 a month. What changes the price, and what you keep paying after launch.
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Key takeaways
- Published 2026 guides put a freelancer-built small business website at about $2,000 to $10,000 or more, and an agency build at $15,000 or more.
- Clutch says most web design projects it reviews cost less than $10,000, though agencies charge anywhere from $2,000 to $100,000.
- Builder plans start at about $17 a month on a yearly plan, and a one-page site costs $500 to $5,000.
- Price the whole job: the pages, the writing, the tracking and what you pay every month after launch.
The short answer
Most small business websites cost between $2,000 and $10,000 to build in 2026 when a freelancer or a small studio builds them. Wix’s August 2026 guide puts a freelance developer at $2,000 to $10,000 or more up front, and a web design agency at $15,000 to $50,000 or more. Clutch’s pricing guide, updated in September 2026, says agencies charge $2,000 to $100,000, and that most projects reviewed on Clutch cost less than $10,000.
Building it yourself costs far less up front: Wix’s plans start at $17 a month on a yearly subscription. A single page is cheaper than a full site, too: GoDaddy puts a one-page website at $500 to $5,000. Our own website development prices are in the last section.
Prices by type of build
These are published ranges, read on 23 October 2026. They are guides to the market, not quotes.
| Build | Published price | Source |
|---|---|---|
| A builder site you make yourself | $17 to $159 a month on yearly plans | Wix, 2026 |
| A one-page website | $500 to $5,000 | GoDaddy, February 2026 |
| A business website by a freelancer | $2,000 to $10,000 or more | Wix, August 2026 |
| A business website by an agency | $15,000 to $50,000 or more | Wix, August 2026 |
| A custom online store | $2,000 to $20,000 or more, plus $29 a month for Shopify Basic, paid yearly | Shopify, September 2026 |
| A mobile app | Most projects $10,000 to $49,999 | Clutch, September 2026 |
What changes the price
- Pages and words. Every extra page needs design, writing and testing. Writing the words yourself saves money; paying someone to write them adds to the bill.
- A template or your own design. Shopify lists prebuilt themes at $0 to $500. A design made for your buyers takes more hours.
- Selling online. Products, payments and a checkout make a store cost more than a site that only explains what you do.
- Where the team works. Clutch lists US web design firms at $100 to $149 an hour and UK firms at $50 to $99.
- Features. Bookings, customer accounts and connections to your other tools push a website towards app prices.
What you keep paying after launch
The build is not the last bill. A builder site is a monthly plan for as long as it is live: Wix’s yearly plans run from $17 to $159 a month, and Shopify Basic is $29 a month paid yearly, before card fees and apps. A custom site needs hosting, a domain, updates and security, from you or from whoever built it. Ask what is included, and what each later change costs, before you sign.
How the options compare
| Build it yourself | A freelancer | An agency | Blue Leopard Media | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price (published 2026 guides) | From about $17 a month | $2,000 to $10,000 or more | $15,000 to $50,000 or more | $1,499 for up to 6 pages; $2,999 for up to 12 plus a blog |
| Design | A template others also use | Custom, quality varies | Custom, by a team | Designed for your buyers, approved before any code |
| Tracking for ads | You set it up | Often left out | Varies | GA4, Google Ads and Meta, before launch |
| Traffic | Not included | Not included | Often a separate service | The same team can run your ads |
| After launch | You maintain it | Depends on availability | Usually a monthly plan | A care plan at $99 a month |
The price row for the first three columns comes from Wix’s 2026 guides. Descriptions of the other routes are general, and yours may differ.
Where Blue Leopard Media fits
We design and build websites, stores and apps, and we run the Google and Meta ads that send people to them. Prices are fixed for the two websites most businesses need: $1,499 for a business website of up to six pages and $2,999 for a growth website of up to twelve pages plus a blog. Online stores start at $2,999, web apps and customer portals at $7,500, and iOS and Android apps at $9,999. Care after launch, with hosting, updates, security and small edits, is $99 a month.
Every project starts with a written quote that sets the pages, features and timeline, and you approve the design before any code is written. GA4, the Google Ads tag and the Meta Pixel with Conversions API are set up before launch. Landing pages and anything not listed are quoted after a free consultation. See the prices.
Sources
- Clutch: Web design pricing guide (updated 21 September 2026)
- Wix: How much does a business website cost (prices correct as of August 2026)
- Wix: How much is a Wix website (yearly plan prices, read 23 October 2026)
- GoDaddy: How much does a website cost (27 February 2026)
- Shopify: How much does an ecommerce website cost (3 September 2026)
- Clutch: Mobile app development pricing guide (updated 21 September 2026)
Frequently asked.
How much does a small business website cost in 2026?
About $2,000 to $10,000 or more from a freelancer and $15,000 to $50,000 or more from an agency, according to Wix’s August 2026 guide. Clutch says most projects on its site cost less than $10,000. Building it yourself starts at about $17 a month.
How much does a one-page website cost?
GoDaddy puts a one-page website at $500 to $5,000, depending on who builds it and what the page has to do.
How much does an online store cost to build?
Shopify puts a custom-built store at $2,000 to $20,000 or more, plus the platform plan: Shopify Basic is $29 a month, paid yearly.
Is it cheaper to build a website yourself?
Up front, yes: builder plans start at about $17 a month on a yearly plan. You pay with your own time instead, and the design, the words, the tracking and the upkeep are yours to do.
How much does a mobile app cost?
Most app projects reviewed on Clutch cost $10,000 to $49,999, and Clutch puts the average at about $90,780.
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