How Much Does a Business Website Cost in India?
By the CodyFlect team · 28 September 2026
A business website in India can cost anywhere from a few thousand rupees to several lakh. The difference is rarely about how many pages it has — it is about what the site has to do, who builds it, and what happens after it goes live.
What actually sets the price
Two websites with the same number of pages can differ by ten times in price. The page count is the least interesting variable. These are the things that move the number:
- What the site has to do: look credible and get calls, or take payments, log customers in, show live data and run internal workflows.
- How much is designed from scratch versus assembled from a theme.
- Content: whether you already have text, photos and logos, or all of it has to be created.
- Integrations: payments, CRM, booking, email, analytics, maps, your existing stock or billing system.
- Who is building it: a freelancer, a small studio, or an agency with account management layered on top.
- What happens after launch: a handover and a handshake, or ongoing support, updates and improvements.
The cheapest quote is usually the one that has quietly excluded the most. Price only means something next to scope.
If you are not sure what your project should include, our guide on how to scope a website project before you ask for a quote covers the exact list to write down first.
Indicative price ranges
These are market ranges you will realistically see from Indian freelancers and studios in 2026. They are for planning, not a quote — your number depends on the scope you settle.
| Type of site | What it covers | Typical range | Timeline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Template / DIY | Readymade theme, a few pages, you manage it yourself | ₹5,000 – ₹25,000 | 1–2 weeks |
| Small business site | 5–10 pages, custom design, enquiry form, SEO basics | ₹25,000 – ₹75,000 | 3–6 weeks |
| Custom business website | Custom design, CMS, integrations, analytics, speed work | ₹75,000 – ₹2,00,000 | 6–10 weeks |
| E-commerce store | Catalogue, cart, payments, order admin, transactional email | ₹1,00,000 – ₹3,50,000 | 8–14 weeks |
| Web application | Logins, roles, dashboards, workflows — software, not a brochure | ₹2,00,000 and up | 12 weeks+ |
Ranges are indicative for budgeting. A fixed price should only be accepted once the scope is written down and both sides have agreed on it.
What is usually included — and what is not
Ask any provider to mark which of these are inside the number they quoted. The differences are where budgets go wrong.
Usually included
Design of the agreed pages, development, basic on-page SEO, mobile responsiveness, contact form, browser testing, launch.
Often excluded
Copywriting, photography, logo or brand design, product data entry, paid plugins, third-party subscriptions, SEO after launch.
Almost always separate
Ongoing maintenance, content updates, new pages, advertising management, and anything added after the scope was signed.
Worth paying for
Content planning, analytics set up properly the first time, and a staging environment so changes never touch the live site.
Content is the quiet cost. A site with twelve pages and no words is not a site — it is a design. Budget for writing, photography or product information as its own line, not as an afterthought in week five.
The costs that continue after launch
A website is a subscription to being online, not a one-time purchase. Recurring costs to expect:
- Domain renewal: roughly ₹800 – ₹1,500 a year for a .in or .com.
- Hosting: ₹3,000 – ₹30,000 a year depending on traffic and how much is managed.
- SSL certificate: usually free with modern hosting — never pay separately for it.
- Maintenance and updates: ₹2,000 – ₹10,000 a month, or an agreed retainer, covering backups, security patches and small changes.
- Content and SEO: whatever you choose to keep publishing after the launch buzz fades.
A ₹40,000 site with nobody looking after it will cost more over two years than a ₹90,000 site with maintenance, because the neglected one eventually needs rebuilding.
How to compare two quotes fairly
Only quotes that describe the same scope can be compared. Make them describe the same scope:
- 1 Write down the job the site must do, the pages it needs, and the integrations it depends on.
- 2 Send that same written brief to every provider so everyone is pricing the same thing.
- 3 Ask for the breakdown: design, development, content, integrations, testing, launch.
- 4 Check what is excluded, and what happens when you ask for a change mid-project.
- 5 Ask who owns the code, the domain and the hosting account at the end — the answer should be you.
- 6 Look at what happens after launch: handover only, or support with a defined response time.
Red flags: a price with no written scope, 100% payment up front, no mention of who writes the content, and a proposal that promises rankings or leads as a guarantee.
For a project-specific starting range, ask us directly, or read what our web and app development service actually covers.
The short version
Budget by scope, not by page count: decide what the site must do, get the same written brief priced by everyone, and keep the recurring costs in the picture. A written scope and price come after a real conversation.