How Much Does a Business Website Cost in 2026

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In 2026, how much a business website costs depends mainly on how customized you want it: you can start from 0 for construction, paying only hosting from 12 €/month (approximately 64 lei), or you can go with a custom site, which at Neogenio starts from 990 lei. On the market, a business website built by an agency or freelancer has an average market price between approximately 1,500 and 8,000 lei, with large variations depending on the number of pages, design, and features. Beyond the construction price, you need to budget for the domain, hosting, and maintenance—exactly the costs that many offers don’t show upfront. In the guide below you’ll find a comparison table, factors that increase or decrease the price, and a list of questions to help you avoid surprises.

What a business website includes

A business website is your company’s online business card. It usually has between 4 and 10 pages: Home, About Us, Services, Portfolio or Gallery, Contact, and increasingly, a Blog. Its role is to clearly explain what you do, who you serve, and how a client can contact you.

Unlike an online store, a business website doesn’t have a shopping cart, payments, or inventory management. This makes it simpler and cheaper to build and maintain. However, “simple” doesn’t mean “careless”: a good website needs to load quickly, look great on mobile, and be built so that Google and AI search engines understand it.

Basic elements you should receive

• design adapted for mobile, tablet, and desktop;
• pages with clear text about your services;
• contact form, map, visible contact details;
• SSL certificate (https address) and backups;
• basic SEO settings: titles, descriptions, heading structure, speed;
• admin access so you can edit content yourself.

When comparing offers, use this list as a starting point. If an offer seems very cheap, something is often missing: text, images, SSL, or your admin access.

Price table for a business website in 2026

Below you have a comparison between Neogenio options and an average market price. Neogenio prices are those displayed on the website and include VAT. Market values are wide ranges, approximate, because each agency or freelancer calculates differently.

Option	Neogenio	Average market price
WordPress business website (template)	0 lei construction + hosting from 12 €/month (approximately 64 lei)	approximately 800–3,000 lei
Custom business website	from 990 lei	approximately 1,500–8,000 lei
Blog	free (included) or custom from 390 lei	approximately 300–1,500 lei
Additional language	from 5 €/month (approximately 27 lei)	approximately 300–1,500 lei / language
Hosting, SSL, backup	included in hosting, from 12 €/month	approximately 150–800 lei / year
Domain	free in the first year (.com, .ro, .org), then at registry price, in your name	approximately 40–100 lei / year

How to read the table: the free option from Neogenio includes site construction, template, page text, images, and blog. You only pay monthly hosting. Hosting plans are Standard 12 €/month (approximately 64 lei), Standard+ 22 €/month (approximately 118 lei), Multi Site 30 €/month (approximately 161 lei), and Agencies 90 €/month (approximately 482 lei), all with VAT included. Details are on the Neogenio Website Builder page.

If you want to better understand how the free construction model works, also read the guide about free website.

What changes the price of a business website

Two websites that look similar can have very different prices. The difference almost always comes from a few concrete factors that are good to clarify before requesting quotes.

Number of pages and amount of content

A site with 5 pages is faster to build than one with 25 service pages. Each page means structure, text, images, and checks. If you have many services, ask if the price includes a dedicated page for each.

Template design or custom design

A well-chosen template, adapted with your colors and logo, can look very professional. A design created from scratch, with a structure designed for your business, takes more time and costs more. For many small businesses, a good template is enough to start.

Text and images

Who writes the text? Many offers assume you provide all the content. If the agency writes the text and chooses the images, the price increases or, as in Neogenio’s free option, they’re included from the start. Clarify this because writing text often takes longer than design.

Additional features

• advanced forms or online scheduling;
• multiple languages;
• integrations with CRM, email marketing, or WhatsApp;
• member areas or protected pages;
• animations and interactive elements.

Each of these adds hours of work. If you need many features, we might not be talking about a simple business website anymore, but a custom web design project.

SEO and speed

A site optimized for speed and search requires more attention during construction: compressed images, clean code, correct heading structure, structured data. At Neogenio, recently built sites have achieved a Lighthouse performance score of 98, but any serious agency should be able to show you their projects’ scores.

Hidden costs: domain, hosting, and maintenance

The construction price is only part of the story. A business website also has recurring costs, and these add up over time. Here’s what you need to budget for.

Domain

The domain (for example yourcompany.ro) is paid annually. The cost itself is small, but it’s important whose name it’s registered under. If the domain is registered in the agency’s name, switching to another provider can become complicated. At Neogenio, the domain (.com, .ro, or .org) is free in the first year, then billed at registry price, in the client’s name.

Hosting

Hosting is the server space where your website “lives.” Very cheap hosting can make your site slow, and a slow site loses visitors. Check if the price includes SSL, backups, and support. You can see what Neogenio hosting includes on the domain and hosting page.

Maintenance

WordPress, themes, and plugins receive regular updates. If they’re not done, your site becomes vulnerable. Some agencies charge a separate maintenance subscription, others include updates in hosting. Ask exactly what you get: updates, monitoring, backup recovery, minor content changes.

Other costs that may appear

• licenses for premium themes or plugins, paid annually;
• content changes charged by the hour after launch;
• email addresses on your domain, sometimes billed separately;
• fees for “handing over” the site if you want to switch providers.

A simple rule: ask for a quote for 3 years, not just the first year. That way you see the real total cost and can properly compare two options.

Free site or custom site: what suits you

The choice between the free option and a custom one depends on your business stage and what you want to get from your website.

When the free option makes sense

If you’re just starting, have a small budget, or want to be online quickly, a free WordPress site where you only pay hosting is a very practical option. You get a complete site with blog, text, and images that you own and can export. You don’t need a page builder and aren’t locked into a closed platform. Details are in the article about free WordPress business website.

When a custom site is worth it

If you have a well-defined visual identity, multiple types of clients, pages with special features, or want a structure designed for long-term SEO, a custom site is worth the investment. At Neogenio it starts from 990 lei, and the final price depends on structure, pages, and features.

Criteria	Free + hosting	Custom
Initial cost	0 lei	from 990 lei
Design	adapted template	tailored structure
Special features	basic	as needed
Suitable for	quick start, small budget	businesses with clear needs

You can start with the free option and, as your business grows, move to a custom site. What’s important is that the site remains yours throughout.

How to reduce costs without losing quality

A small budget doesn’t mean a weak site. A few simple decisions can reduce total cost without affecting the result.

• Start with essential pages. Home, Services, About, Contact, and Blog are enough to begin. You can add pages as you go.
• Prepare information in advance. List of services, contact details, logo, a few real photos. The clearer you are about what you want, the fewer revisions needed.
• Choose a good template instead of custom design. For many businesses, the difference isn’t visible in sales, but it is in the budget.
• Avoid unnecessary plugins. Each premium plugin means an annual license and an extra risk with updates.
• Use the blog. An updated blog brings visitors from Google and AI search responses without advertising cost.

If you want your site to appear in Google and in AI tool responses, it’s worth reading the guide about how to optimize your site for Google and AI. A cheap site that’s well optimized can bring more clients than an expensive one that nobody finds.

Questions to ask before accepting an offer

Before you sign, ask for clear answers, in writing, to a few questions. They protect you from unexpected costs and misunderstandings.

1. What exactly does the price include: number of pages, text, images, SSL, backup?
2. Whose name is the domain registered under?
3. Who owns the site and can I export it anytime?
4. How much does hosting and maintenance cost per year after the first year?
5. How many rounds of changes are included?
6. Do I get admin access?
7. What speed scores have your recent projects achieved?
8. What happens if I want to switch to another provider?

A serious provider answers all these questions without hesitation. If you get vague answers about ownership and recurring costs, it’s a sign to keep looking.

At Neogenio, the answers are simple: the site is yours, the domain is in your name, SSL and backups are included in hosting, and prices are displayed publicly with VAT included. The agency has a 5.0 rating on Clutch from verified reviews and offices in Bucharest and Râmnicu Vâlcea.

Want to know exactly how much your business website would cost? Write to us on the Neogenio contact page and get a clear recommendation with displayed prices and no hidden costs.