The short answer
Most small business websites in India fall somewhere between Rs 15,000 and Rs 1,00,000 to build in 2026, while online stores and custom web apps cost much more. The real number depends on how many pages you need, how custom the design is, which features you want, and whether a freelancer or an agency builds it.
The ranges below are typical market ranges gathered from published Indian pricing guides in 2026. They are not Insprio Media's prices. Use them to sense check quotes, not as a fixed rate card.
- One-page website or landing page: roughly Rs 5,000 to Rs 25,000
- Small business website (5 to 15 pages): roughly Rs 15,000 to Rs 1,00,000
- Larger custom-designed business website: roughly Rs 80,000 to Rs 2,00,000
- Ecommerce store: roughly Rs 50,000 to Rs 3,00,000 or more
- Custom web app or portal: roughly Rs 2,00,000 to Rs 15,00,000 or more
- Domain name: roughly Rs 500 to Rs 1,500 a year
- Shared or managed hosting: roughly Rs 2,000 to Rs 8,000 a year
- Ongoing maintenance: roughly Rs 1,000 to Rs 10,000 a month, if you need it
What drives the cost of a website?
Website cost is mostly time: the hours spent planning, designing, building, writing and testing. Anything that adds hours adds cost. These are the factors that move the price the most.
- Number of pages: a 5 page site and a 40 page site are very different jobs, especially when every page needs its own layout and content.
- Design: a ready-made theme with your colours is cheaper than a design created from scratch for your brand.
- Ecommerce: product pages, cart, payment gateway, shipping rules, GST invoices and stock management all add work.
- Features: booking systems, member logins, calculators, multi-language content or integrations with your CRM each add development time.
- Platform: WordPress, Shopify, a website builder or custom code all have different build and running costs.
- Content: if the agency writes your text, sources photos or shoots video, expect to pay for that separately or as part of a larger quote.
- SEO setup: basic SEO and speed work take time, and cheap quotes often skip them.
- Hosting and maintenance: these are yearly or monthly costs that continue after launch.
Types of website and what each involves
Before asking for quotes, decide which type of website you actually need. Comparing a quote for a one-page site with a quote for a full online store is how many business owners end up confused.
A one-page website puts everything on a single scrolling page: who you are, your services, a few photos, reviews, a map and contact buttons. It suits new businesses, single-location shops and professionals who mainly need to look credible and get calls.
A business website usually has 5 to 15 pages, such as home, about, a page for each main service, gallery or projects, blog and contact. This is the right fit for clinics, builders, schools, consultants and service companies who want to show up on Google for several different services.
An ecommerce store lets customers browse products, pay online and track orders. It needs payment gateway setup such as Razorpay or UPI, shipping and tax rules, and a way to manage stock. Platforms like Shopify and WooCommerce are common choices.
A web app or portal has logins, dashboards, bookings or custom workflows. It is closer to building software than a website, so it is priced and planned that way.
Hidden costs to watch for
The biggest website cost problems in Hyderabad are not the build price. They are ownership and renewal issues that only show up a year or two later, when you want to change vendors or the site goes down.
Ask about each of these before you pay anything.
- Domain registered in the vendor's name: if they hold your domain, they effectively hold your business address online. Insist it is registered in your name, with your email.
- Hosting renewals at inflated prices: some vendors bundle hosting free for the first year, then renew it at several times the market rate. Ask for the renewal price in writing.
- No access to logins: you should receive the admin login for the website, the domain account, the hosting account, Google Analytics and Search Console.
- Very cheap offers: Rs 99 or Rs 999 style website deals usually mean a template on the vendor's own platform, a subdomain instead of your own domain, heavy yearly renewals, or a site you cannot move elsewhere.
- Paid plugins and themes: premium WordPress plugins and Shopify apps often carry yearly fees. Ask which ones your site will need and who pays for them.
- Change requests: some quotes include only one round of changes. Extra revisions are then billed by the hour.
- Content and photos: if the quote assumes you provide all text and images, the project can stall for weeks while you write them.
Freelancer or agency: which costs less?
A freelancer usually quotes less for the same site, while an agency usually costs more but brings a team, a process and more continuity. Neither is automatically better.
A good freelancer can be the right choice for a simple site with a clear brief. An agency tends to make more sense when you need design, content, SEO and ongoing support together, or when you cannot afford the risk of one person becoming unavailable. Whoever you choose, the ownership rules above apply equally.
How to compare website quotes fairly
To compare quotes, make every vendor price the same scope in writing. A cheaper quote is often cheaper because it leaves things out, not because the vendor is more efficient.
Send each vendor the same short brief: what your business does, the pages you need, any features such as booking or payments, who will write the content, and when you want to launch. Then check each quote against these questions.
- Does it list every page and feature, or just say 'business website'?
- Is design custom or based on a theme, and how many revision rounds are included?
- Who writes the content and supplies the photos?
- Is basic SEO included, along with speed and a mobile-friendly design?
- Are domain, hosting and all logins set up in your name?
- What are the renewal costs for hosting, domain, themes and plugins after year one?
- What does support cost after launch, and what does it cover?
- How long will it take, and what do they need from you to hit that date?
How long does a website take to build?
A one-page website can go live in a day or two once the content is ready, while most business websites take 2 to 6 weeks and online stores often take longer. Delays usually come from waiting for content and approvals rather than from the build itself.
For example, at Insprio Media a one-page business website can be live within 24 hours of receiving your logo, text and photos, and every project starts with a fixed written quote so you know the full cost before work begins. Larger sites take longer, and we say so upfront.
A quick checklist before you pay
Run through this list before signing off on any website project in Hyderabad or anywhere else. If a vendor cannot answer yes to most of it, keep looking.
- I have a written quote listing every page and feature
- The domain will be registered in my name and email
- Hosting is in my name, or the renewal price is fixed in writing
- I will receive all logins at launch
- The site will be mobile friendly and load quickly
- Google Analytics and Search Console will be set up for me
- I know who is writing the content
- I know what support costs after launch
- I have seen live sites the vendor has built and checked them on my phone
