"How much does a website cost?" is a bit like asking "how much does a car cost?" — the honest answer is that it depends entirely on what you're building. But that's not a satisfying answer when you're trying to set a budget, so here's what actually drives the number up or down.
1. How many pages, and how custom
A five-page marketing site built on a well-chosen template costs far less than a fifteen-page site with fully custom layouts for every section. Custom design means every page is drawn from scratch to fit your brand and content — more design and development time, but a site that doesn't look like everyone else's.
2. Functionality beyond "informational"
A site that just tells people who you are and how to contact you is the simplest and cheapest category. Add e-commerce, booking/scheduling, gated content, user accounts, or integrations with other software (CRM, inventory, payment processors), and the cost rises with each moving part — not because of padding, but because each one is a separate system that has to work reliably and stay secure.
3. Who's writing and sourcing the content
Design and development can only move as fast as the content behind it. If you're supplying finished copy and photography, that's one project. If the studio needs to write copy, source or shoot imagery, and structure your messaging from scratch, that's a materially bigger scope — and worth budgeting for separately rather than assuming it's included.
4. What happens after launch
A cheap launch that leaves you unable to update your own site, or with no plan for hosting, backups, or fixes when something breaks, isn't actually cheap — it's a cost deferred. Ask what's included after handoff, and for how long, before comparing quotes on price alone.
What a fair quote should tell you
Regardless of the number, a quote worth trusting should spell out: how many pages/templates are included, what's custom versus templated, who's responsible for content, what revisions are included, and what support looks like after launch. If a quote doesn't answer those questions, ask before you sign — not after.
How WebGraha approaches it
We scope every project after a real discovery conversation, not off a generic price list — because a five-page brochure site and a custom e-commerce build genuinely aren't the same job. See what's included in each service on the Services page, or get in touch for a scoped quote.