How much does a business website cost in 2026?

"How much would a website for my business cost?" is the question every business owner asks, and rightly so: nobody wants to overpay for something they don't fully understand. Let's put real figures on the table, without small print.

What's on the market in 2026

The prices of a website for a local business fall into three bands:

1. The "free" website (€0-15/month). Website builders like Wix or WordPress with a template. The problem: the template is used by thousands of businesses, the site doesn't appear on Google, there's no own domain or it comes with advertising, and after two years nobody updates it. It's the "free" option that costs the most, because it doesn't generate customers.

2. The traditional agency website (€800-3,000 upfront). They usually include bespoke design and good photos. But you pay for the design and the maintenance in advance, and then every text or photo change is an extra you pay for separately. For a local business, which isn't going to redesign every year, that's a lot of money at once.

3. The website built by someone who understands local businesses (€200-1,000, paid in stages). Your own website, fast, that appears on Google, with your domain, and with the option of a panel so you can change texts, photos and colours yourself whenever you want. Paying in stages means you don't have to hand over everything at once.

What a website that actually works includes

When you compare quotes, make sure they include what really matters:

• Your own domain (yourbusiness.com, not yourbusiness.wixsite.com) and a professional email if you need one.
• Basic positioning: your website must come up when people search for you by name and by service in your city. That isn't magic: it's the right structure, clear texts and speed.
• Responsive design: more than half of your customers will see you from a phone. If the website doesn't look good on mobile, it doesn't exist.
• Simple editing: the difference between paying for every change and paying nothing more.
• Maintenance included or cheap: domain, security and updates.

What you should NOT pay for

Be wary of anyone who charges you for things that are standard today: "website with WhatsApp button" (it's a link, you don't pay for it), "responsive website" (it's a requirement, not an extra), "speed optimisation" (it's part of the job, not a supplement). And also be wary of anyone who promises you "the first page of Google in a week": nobody can guarantee that, and whoever promises it is selling smoke.

The key: don't pay it all at once

A website for a local business isn't a risky investment, but paying for the whole thing upfront puts people off. The comfortable option is the one you pay for when the business is already generating: the website is built, published and paid for in stages, so the first stage (getting it working and visible) is settled once it's delivered.

At pedroaren.com, for example, the basic website plan for a local business starts at €200, and there are plans that include an admin panel so you can change texts, photos and colours yourself. And before you pay anything, they give you a free design proposal with no obligation: you see what your website would look like before you decide.

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In summary: a decent website for a local business costs between €200 and €1,000 if you commission it wisely, and it's paid in stages. The expensive thing isn't the website: it's the website that doesn't appear on Google, the one that doesn't look right on mobile or the one you can't edit without paying. You can also request a free design proposal — no strings attached.