The honest answer is: anything from zero to several lakh rupees. What you pay depends on who builds it, how many pages and features you need and the yearly running costs. This guide gives realistic 2026 price ranges so you can plan your budget.
The three ways to get a website
- Website builder (do it yourself or with AI): free to about ₹6,000 per year. You build it yourself; hosting and security are included.
- Freelancer: about ₹5,000 to ₹25,000 one time for a small business website, plus hosting every year.
- Web design agency: about ₹25,000 to ₹2,00,000 or more, depending on design work, content and features.
These are market ranges seen across Indian cities in 2026; prices vary by city and quality.
Costs that come every year
- Domain name: a .in or .com domain usually costs about ₹500 to ₹1,500 per year. The first year is often cheaper; check the renewal price.
- Hosting: ₹1,500 to ₹10,000 per year on separate hosting. On website builders like Sunsilva it is included in the plan.
- SSL (HTTPS): free with most modern hosting and included on Sunsilva.
- Business e-mail: free with some domain companies; about ₹100 to ₹300 per user per month with professional e-mail services.
- Updates and maintenance: free if you can edit the site yourself; freelancers and agencies often charge per change or a yearly fee.
What makes a website more expensive
- Custom design instead of a ready design
- Many pages and long written content
- Online payments, bookings, logins or custom software
- Product catalogues with hundreds of items
- Writing content and professional photography
How to decide
If you need a clean website for a shop, clinic, office or service business, a website builder is usually the most economical choice: you pay a small yearly fee, can change everything yourself and never wait for a developer. If you need custom features, a professional service is worth it - ask for a written quote that lists pages, features, yearly costs and who owns the domain.
Try our website cost calculator or see Sunsilva plans and prices.
Checklist before you pay anyone
- The domain is registered in your name
- You know the renewal cost of domain and hosting
- You can edit text and prices yourself, or you know the cost per change
- The website works on mobile phones and has HTTPS
- You receive a copy of the website files or can download it