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How Much Should a Website Cost in 2026? (Real Numbers, No Fluff)

$500 to $50,000 - where does your project actually land? Real pricing for handyman sites, ecommerce stores, real estate portals, and custom SaaS platforms in 2026, from a working studio.

WebInnovatives Studio·

'How much does a website cost?' is the 'how long is a piece of string' of our industry. Here are the real numbers we quote in 2026 for the four project types we build most often.

$499 - Starter site (5 pages)

Perfect for handymen, solo trades, and new local businesses. Custom design, mobile responsive, click-to-call, contact form, basic SEO. 2-week delivery. This is our WebInnovatives Starter package.

$899 – $1,099 - Growth & Business sites

Roofing, HVAC, multi-service businesses, and small ecommerce. 10–20 pages, service area pages, CRM integration, booking calendar, advanced on-page SEO with schema markup.

$2,999 - Ecommerce & Elite

Full ecommerce (Shopify or custom), booking systems for chauffeur/car rental, fleet showcases, payment gateway integration, advanced animations. 90-day post-launch support.

$10,000 – $50,000+ - Custom platforms

IDX/MLS real estate portals, multi-vendor marketplaces, membership platforms, SaaS MVPs, and custom CRM integrations. These are scoped project-by-project.

What determines the price

  • Custom vs template
  • Number of unique page templates
  • Integrations (CRM, IDX, payment gateways, ERP)
  • Copywriting included or client-provided
  • Ongoing SEO and hosting bundled or separate

The cheapest website is the one you don't rebuild

We see it constantly: a $500 template site that has to be rebuilt in year two costs more than a $1,500 custom site that lasts five. Pay for the site that grows with your business - not the one that traps you.

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