Website cost calculator · prices checked 4 October 2026
Website cost calculator for a local service business site.
Pick the pages and features you need. The calculator adds up published market prices for each part, shows the formula, and puts a freelancer, an agency and our two prices side by side.
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$500 to $10,000+
what a freelancer charges to design a website
WebFX, "How much does a website cost in 2026?", updated 15 May 2026, read 4 October 2026
$6,500 to $15,000
agency web design for a small business
WebFX, "Website design cost calculator", updated 15 May 2026, read 4 October 2026
$2,490
our fixed starting price: five pages, design included
RankMeHi published pricing
The calculator
What your website should cost, from prices people publish.
Your estimate, from published market prices
Freelancer
$5,000 to $25,000
- Design and build (freelancer)$500 to $10,000WebFX cost guide
- Copywriting (5 pages × $300 to $1,000)$1,500 to $5,000NEWMEDIA copy rates
- CMS you can edit (basic CMS integration)$3,000 to $10,000WebFX calculator page
Agency
$11,000 to $30,000
- Design and build (agency, small business band)$6,500 to $15,000WebFX calculator page
- Copywriting (5 pages × $300 to $1,000)$1,500 to $5,000NEWMEDIA copy rates
- CMS you can edit (basic CMS integration)$3,000 to $10,000WebFX calculator page
RankMeHi fixed price
from $2,490
five pages, design included
Your choices fit the starting scope. The free audit confirms it before you commit.
RankMeHi pay per lead
$490 setup
then $99 a month and from $20 per approved lead
Your first three approved leads are free. You pay nothing for leads you reject.
Formula: design and build + copy (pages × per-page rate) + each extra you picked. Each line is a range a public page publishes, read 4 October 2026. Sources are listed below the calculator. This is a market range, not a quote.
What drives the price
Seven things that move a website price.
- 01
Who builds it
The biggest swing. A freelancer charges $500 to $10,000 or more to design a site. An agency charges $6,500 to $15,000 for a small business site (WebFX).
- 02
How many pages
Each service and each city usually gets its own page. Agencies price larger sites in a higher band: $15,000 to $50,000 for a medium-sized business (WebFX).
- 03
Who writes the words
A simple website page costs $300 to $1,000 to have written (NEWMEDIA). Ten pages of copy can cost more than a freelancer charges for the design.
- 04
Booking or a quote form
A quote form and a tap-to-call button are part of any build, and we found no public price for them alone. A custom booking system that stores appointments is database work: $2,000 to $10,000 at the basic level (WebFX).
- 05
A CMS you can edit
Basic CMS integration runs $3,000 to $10,000 (WebFX). WebFX notes that even a free CMS carries a setup fee from the freelancer or agency who adds it.
- 06
Selling online
Ecommerce for a smaller site costs $3,000 to $10,000 (WebFX). Most local service businesses sell by phone and quote instead, and skip this line.
- 07
Moving an old site, or rushing
Migration starts at $300. Small sites stay under $800, medium sites run $800 to $2,500 (cmsMinds). Rush fees quoted by freelancers range from 15% to 50% (Millo).
Your options
Five ways to get a website, side by side.
| Aspect | DIY builder | Freelancer | Agency | RankMeHi fixed price | RankMeHi pay per lead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upfront | Free to start (WebFX) | $500 to $10,000+ (WebFX) | $3,000 to $30,000+ overall; $6,500 to $15,000 for a small business (WebFX) | from $2,490, five pages, design included | $490 setup |
| Monthly | $17 to $500+ a month for the plan (WebFX) | Hosting $2 to $1,000 a month; maintenance plans $50 to $200 a month (WebFX, WPBeginner) | Hosting $2 to $1,000 a month; maintenance $5 to $5,000 a month (WebFX) | Analytics and Search Console wired up at launch. Ongoing growth is optional, from $690 a month | $99 a month for hosting, the tracking number and your lead ledger, plus from $20 per approved lead. First three approved leads free |
| Who does the work | You | One person, usually design and code | A team | Design, development and SEO in-house | The same team, paid per lead you approve |
| Who writes the copy | You | You, or a writer you hire | Often extra | Service pages written around real searches | Every page written around a job someone searches for |
| Who owns the site | It lives on the builder platform | Agree it in writing | Agree it in writing | You own the code, design files and analytics from day one | Custom site, yours after 12 months |
| Best for | A first site on a small budget, if you have the time | A simple site with a clear brief | Large sites, stores and custom features | A local business that wants a fast site built to bring calls | A local service business that would rather pay per lead than upfront |
Method
How the calculator gets its numbers.
The formulaEstimate = design and build + (pages × copy rate per page) + each extra you pick, then × 1.15 to 1.5 if you need it rushed. Each part is a low-high range from a public source.
Design and build uses two published ranges: $500 to $10,000 for a freelancer from the WebFX cost guide, and $6,500 to $15,000 for a small business agency site from the WebFX calculator page. Above 10 pages we switch the agency figure to its medium band, $15,000 to $50,000. The split at 10 pages is ours; it matches the first page band in WebFX's own calculator.
Copy is $300 to $1,000 per page, the NEWMEDIA range for a simple website page. A CMS and a custom booking system use the WebFX basic integration ranges. Migration uses the cmsMinds ranges for small and medium sites, split at the same 10 pages. Rush uses the 15% and 50% fees freelancers quote in the Millo article.
The sources do not always agree. WebFX alone lists a small business website at $100 to $5,000 in one place and agency small business design at $6,500 to $15,000 in another. We show the range that matches who builds the site, and we list every source so you can check it.
A quote form and tap-to-call add nothing, because we found no public price for them as a separate item. They are part of every site we build.
Sources
Where every market number comes from.
- 01WebFX, "How much does a website cost in 2026?"
DIY builder $17 to $500+ a month, small business site $100 to $5,000, freelancer design $500 to $10,000+, agency design $3,000 to $30,000+, ecommerce for smaller sites $3,000 to $10,000, hosting $2 to $1,000 a month, maintenance $5 to $5,000 a month.
Page updated 15 May 2026. Read 4 October 2026.
- 02WebFX, "Website design cost calculator"
Agency estimates: small business web design $6,500 to $15,000, medium-sized business $15,000 to $50,000, basic CMS integration $3,000 to $10,000, basic database integration $2,000 to $10,000.
Page updated 15 May 2026. Read 4 October 2026.
- 03NEWMEDIA, "Copywriting rates in 2026"
A simple website page costs $300 to $1,000 to have written.
Page updated 29 Aug 2026. Read 4 October 2026.
- 04cmsMinds, "Website migration cost"
Migration from $300 to $5,000 or more. Small websites up to $800, medium-sized business websites $800 to $2,500.
Page updated 26 Aug 2026. Read 4 October 2026.
- 05Millo, "What's a rush fee? And how to calculate it"
Rush fees quoted by freelancers in the article: 15%, 25%, and up to 50% on a $2,000 web design job.
Page updated 27 Jan 2024. Read 4 October 2026.
- 06WPBeginner, "How much does it really cost to build a WordPress website?"
Custom WordPress website $6,000 to $15,000 or more. Professional maintenance plans $50 to $200 a month.
Page updated 12 Sep 2025. Read 4 October 2026.
- 07
RankMeHi published pricing
New website from $2,490 (five pages, design included). Pay per lead: $490 setup, $99 a month, from $20 per approved lead, first three approved leads free.
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