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Website Development Cost Calculator

Use this website cost calculator for an instant estimate on informational sites, business websites, e-commerce stores and custom web applications. Compare traditional and AI-assisted delivery, priced from websites SolGuruz has built.

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Estimate Your Website Development Cost

Answer 11 quick questions about your website type, pages, features and CMS. You get a cost and timeline range for traditional and AI-assisted delivery, with a breakdown you can download as a PDF.

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TRANSPARENT METHODOLOGY

How We Calculate Website Development Cost

Website Type

A brochure site needs a few templates, a business site needs a CMS and lead forms, a store needs a catalog and checkout, and a portal needs user accounts and a database. The type sets the base build we price from.

Pages and Design Depth

More unique page templates mean more design, build and responsive testing. A refined ready-made design costs less than a custom design, and a bespoke design system costs the most.

Features

Each feature carries an effort figure from our past builds, so adding a blog, a location finder or product subscriptions moves the estimate by a known amount.

CMS and Integrations

WordPress, Webflow, a headless CMS or a custom admin each cost differently to set up. Connecting a CRM, email platform, ERP or shipping tool adds setup, data mapping and testing.

Content, SEO and Compliance

Copywriting, SEO setup, content migration with redirects, GDPR consent and WCAG accessibility are priced as separate lines, so you see what each one adds.

Timeline and Engagement Model

A launch date under a month needs more people working in parallel, which adds coordination cost. Fixed price, dedicated team and time-and-materials engagements are each priced differently.

AI-Assisted Development uses AI code generation, automated testing and rapid prototyping to deliver 30-40% cost savings and 30-50% faster timelines, with the same code reviews and QA standards.

AI-ASSISTED DEVELOPMENT

We Build With AI-Assisted Development

We use AI code generation, automated testing, and rapid prototyping to reduce development effort and accelerate delivery, without compromising code quality or QA rigor. Same rigorous code reviews, same QA standards.

30-40% Cost Savings

Less manual effort across coding, testing, and documentation lowers the build cost.

30-50% Faster Delivery

AI-accelerated prototyping and testing compress timelines so you ship sooner.

AI-Assisted, Done Responsibly

We capture the speed and cost upside while protecting what matters most to you.

Security-First

Every AI-generated line passes the same security review and SAST scans as hand-written code, so model-borne vulnerabilities never reach production.

Data Privacy & Confidentiality

We use private, enterprise AI only. Your code, data, and prompts are never used to train public models, and an NDA is in place from day one.

Your Idea & IP, Protected

You own 100% of the code with documented human authorship, so your IP is legally defensible and your concept stays confidential.

Senior Human Oversight

Every AI output is reviewed, refactored, and approved by senior engineers. No blind, auto-generated vibe-coding.

Production-Grade Quality

Same architecture standards, code reviews, and QA as traditional development. Built to maintain, not just to ship.

License-Clean & Compliant

AI output is screened for copyright and license contamination, and HIPAA, GDPR, SOC 2, and PCI controls are upheld regardless of AI use.

COST FACTORS

What Drives Website Development Cost?

A website budget comes down to a handful of choices. Knowing which ones move the number helps you plan a launch that fits your budget.

Number of Unique Page Templates

Cost follows unique layouts more than total pages: ten blog posts share one template, while ten different landing pages need ten designs. A small informational site starts from $1,500.

Custom Design vs a Template

A refined ready-made design is the fastest route to launch. A custom design built around your brand and buyers takes longer, and a bespoke design system pays off once the site passes 40 pages.

E-commerce and User Accounts

A catalog, checkout and order emails move a site into the $10,000 - $30,000+ band. Logged-in users, dashboards and payments make it a web application, which starts around $25,000.

CMS Choice

WordPress and Webflow are quick to set up and easy for marketers. A headless CMS with a Next.js front end costs more but gives faster pages and room to grow.

Content and SEO

Writing copy, sourcing images and migrating an existing site with a full redirect map all take time. Skipping redirects on a redesign can cost you the rankings you already have.

Maintenance After Launch

Plan 15-20% of the build cost each year for hosting, updates, security patches and small improvements. The calculator covers the build, so budget for maintenance separately.

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TYPICAL RANGES

Website Development Cost by Website Type

Indicative ranges for a typical scope in each category. Use the calculator above for an estimate based on your own pages, features and integrations.

Indicative website development cost and timeline ranges by website type, from a lean to a fuller scope
Website Type	Typical Cost	Typical Timeline	Typical Scope
Informational Website	$1,500 - $5,000	3 - 4 weeks	Up to 15 pages with contact forms, a blog and testimonials, no CMS
Business Website	$5,000 - $10,000	3 - 4 weeks	Up to 15 pages on WordPress with case studies, a blog and CRM forms
E-commerce Website	$10,000 - $30,000+	3 - 4 weeks	Shopify store with filters, variants, accounts and shipping, up to loyalty and AI recommendations
Custom Web Application	$25,000 - $100,000+	3 - 13 weeks	Client portal with roles and dashboards, up to real-time updates, an API and an AI assistant

Ranges are based on the 102+ products SolGuruz has delivered. The lower figure fits a smaller site with a few pages and essential features. The higher figure fits a larger site with custom design, more features and integrations.

BUILD VS BUY

Custom Website vs DIY Builders and Templates: 3-Year Cost

Website builders and templates are cheap to start, but monthly plans and app fees add up, and you are boxed in by what the platform allows. Here is how a custom business website compares over 3 years.

3-year cost comparison between a DIY website builder, a hosted store with apps, a freelancer template site and a custom business website
Option	Year 1 Cost	3-Year Cost	Notes
DIY Website Builder	$2,220	$3,660	Wix or Squarespace with a template: fast to start, limited layouts, SEO and integrations, and your time goes into building it
Hosted Store With Apps	$9,000	$15,000	A Shopify plan plus paid apps for reviews, subscriptions and search, with a premium theme customized by a freelancer
Freelancer Template Site	$5,200	$7,600	A WordPress theme set up by a freelancer, with plugins and paid hosting, and no design system or long-term support
Custom Build (SolGuruz)	$5,000 - $10,000	$6,500 - $14,000	No per-seat fees, full ownership, 15-20%/yr maintenance

* Builder and store figures use the top of each setup range plus indicative monthly plans and app fees; vendor prices change often. Custom website Years 2-3 include about 15-20% a year for maintenance. Hosting for the custom site is separate.

WHY SOLGURUZ

Why Build Your Website With SolGuruz

Our estimates come from real delivery data: 102+ products shipped across 14 industries with a 99.9% delivery rate.

Estimates From Real Builds

Every line item in this calculator comes from effort we have measured on websites we have built, not from industry averages.

AI-Assisted Delivery

AI code generation, test automation and rapid prototyping cut cost by 30-40% and timelines by 30-50%, with the same code review and QA.

Built for Speed and SEO

Clean markup, schema, fast page loads and redirect plans are part of the build, so the site is ready to rank on day one.

Full Ownership

You own 100% of the code, designs and content. No lock-in to our hosting or a proprietary page builder.

ISO-Certified Processes

Delivery runs on ISO 9001:2015 quality and ISO 27001:2022 information security certified processes.

1-Week Risk-Free Trial

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WORK WITH US

Flexible Engagement Models

Once you have your estimate, choose how you want to build. We adapt to your team, timeline and budget.

Staff Augmentation

Add vetted SolGuruz engineers to your in-house team, directed by you.

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A dedicated full-time team that designs, builds and ships your product end to end.

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What Our Clients Say

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A website usually costs $1,500 - $5,000 for an informational site, $5,000 - $10,000 for a business website with a CMS, $10,000 - $30,000+ for an e-commerce website and $25,000 - $100,000+ for a custom web application. The calculator above prices your exact scope from the website type, page count, features, CMS, integrations and timeline you choose.

We start from the website type and its page templates, add the size and design level, then price each feature, integration and service as its own line based on similar sites we have delivered. Content migration, compliance, timeline and engagement model adjust the total. This calculator follows the same method, so every answer you give adds a visible line to the estimate.

It gives a planning range: 10% below to 15% above the calculated figure, which reflects how similar builds have varied. Missing content, a large catalog import or an unusual integration can move the number. A short discovery call turns the range into a fixed quote.

An informational site, a business website or an e-commerce store usually takes 3 to 4 weeks. A custom web application takes 3 to 13 weeks, depending on features and integrations. Content readiness matters as much as code: sites launch fastest when copy and images are ready before design starts. The timeline range above is calculated from the scope you selected.

Yes. In this calculator, Webflow adds about $600 and WordPress about $800 to set up with a custom theme, while a headless CMS such as Strapi or Sanity adds about $2,000 because the front end is built separately in Next.js. Headless costs more up front but gives the fastest pages and the most freedom to grow into an app later.

Plan for hosting, a domain name (about $10 to $20 a year), any premium plugins or app subscriptions, and maintenance. A common rule of thumb is 15-20% of the build cost each year for updates, security patches, backups and small improvements. The calculator covers the build, so budget for these separately.

At the start, yes. Wix, Squarespace or a Shopify theme costs less up front, but monthly plans and app fees continue for as long as the site runs, and you are limited to what the platform allows. A custom website costs more in year one and pays off when you need custom features, integrations or better page speed and SEO. The comparison table above shows the 3-year cost of each option.