How Much Does a Website Cost in 2025?
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TL;DR: In 2025, website prices range from $250 to $15,000+ depending on scope, content, functionality, and design. Under $1,000 usually buys you a template-based “box product” that looks okay but doesn’t build trust or drive sales. A serious marketing website typically falls between $3,000–$8,000, where you get strategy, design, UX, SEO, and real content work. Projects above $10k are justified only for complex integrations and custom builds. Research shows 94% of first impressions come from design, and 75% of credibility is based on visual quality. A professional website isn’t a cost — it’s an investment.
How much does a website cost?
Every agency gets this question. The real answer is: it depends. How complex is the site? How many pages? Who creates the content? Do you need integrations, animations, or custom design?
Website pricing varies wildly. Somewhere, someone will offer it cheaper (and sometimes better). Others will charge more, but deliver less. The smart move is to set a budget range and see what’s realistically included.
This article will help you understand what type of website you can expect within each budget level in 2025.
Why website prices vary so much
In Europe and beyond, you’ll see offers from €250 all the way to €30,000+. On paper, agencies promise the same thing: “a website that gets you leads and sales.”
Reality is different. Pricing reflects hours of work, level of expertise, and risk. And yes, there are plenty of freelancers or shops playing a numbers game — cheap sites, quick turnover, hoping something sticks.
- Very cheap websites mean templates, random content, zero strategy. Easy to produce, hard to recommend.
- Very expensive websites mean complex builds, integrations, and big teams with overhead. Sometimes worth it, sometimes not.
The question isn’t whether you can find $250 or $30,000 websites. The real question is: what do you actually get for that money, and does it move your business forward?
Website pricing ranges in 2025
The ranges below assume either a simple landing page (lower end) or a 7–10 page business site (upper end).
< $250 website – barely online
- One-page template or mini-site
- Logo swap, color changes, basic setup
- You add the content yourself
- No SEO setup, no performance checks
- Usually doesn’t build trust or generate leads
Who it’s for: hobby projects, temporary events, quick tests. Not for businesses that rely on inbound leads.
$250–$1,000 website – the typical “box product”
- Off-the-shelf template, generic content
- No real strategy
- Poor UX, weak CTAs
- Provides information but leaves an unprofessional impression
- Costs more in the long run because you’ll redo it later
Who it’s for: micro-businesses that just need contact info online, but not looking to build a strong brand.
$1,000–$3,000 website – some polish, still mostly templates
- Template-based design with minor tweaks
- Some content blocks adjusted, slightly better visuals
- Dynamic content: blog, portfolio, resources
- Basic SEO and speed optimizations included
- Limited integrations, simple functionality
Who it’s for: small businesses that need a presence. Adequate, but won’t stand out. At the higher end, you may get a custom design, but most of it is still templated.
$3,000–$8,000 website – the real marketing site
- Clear strategy, UX, design, and content
- Unique design, planned user journeys, optimized CTAs
- Proper SEO setup, speed and analytics tracking
- Integrations with CRM, lead forms, analytics tools
- Built around your brand and business goals
Who it’s for: SMEs, B2B companies, SaaS firms that need trust and conversions. Startups that want to look credible for investors.
$8,000–$15,000+ websites – custom builds
- Advanced design, original graphics
- Multi-level structures, complex systems
- APIs, integrations, automation
- Animations, interactions, 3D visuals, custom tools or configurators
- User testing, multiple iterations, full QA
Who it’s for: companies where the website is more than marketing — it’s a core tool. High risk if it fails, high reward if it succeeds.
What should a proper website budget include?
Design & UX
- Information architecture and user flows
- Custom design, reusable components
- Brand guidelines applied (or created)
Content
- Who writes the copy — agency or client
- Number of pages and amount of text
- Editing and validation
- SEO-focused writing
Visuals
- Photography, video, motion graphics
- 3D and rendering
- AI visuals vs custom assets
- Stock photos vs original media
Technical
- Platform: Framer, WordPress, Webflow
- Dynamic content: blog, portfolio, resources
- Integrations and APIs
- Technical SEO and Core Web Vitals
Project management
- Planning, scheduling, approvals
- Testing and QA
- Training and handover
The math: why $3,000–$8,000 makes sense
Take a 7–10 page marketing site. Done well, it covers strategy, design, content, and tech.
- Design: 35h
- Development: 47h
- Content: 15h
- SEO: 8h
- QA: 10h
- Project management: 17h
Total: ~132 hours. At $70/hour, that’s $9,240. Even at the lower end, you’re still above $7k. That’s what it takes to create a professional website that works.
Compare that to a $500 site: at $25/hour, that’s 20 hours of work. Two and a half days. By the time you’ve had the first meeting, planned content, and handed it over, the hours are gone.
Framer: faster and more cost-efficient
In 2025, tools have improved. Framer lets designers and developers work in one environment, reducing handoffs. That means faster delivery without sacrificing quality.
A 10-page project in Framer might take 30–40% less time. That puts the budget closer to $5,000. Plus, Framer handles a lot of speed and SEO optimization out of the box.
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Stats: why investing in a website pays off
The gap between a cheap site and a professional site is massive. Numbers don’t lie:
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40% of users abandon a site if it takes longer than 3 seconds to load. Source – Forrester
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94% of first impressions are based on design. Source – Stanford Guidelines for Web Credibility
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75% of credibility comes from design quality. Source – Forrester
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Good UX can boost conversions by up to 400%. Source – Forrester
Template vs custom
Templates are quick, but they’re compromises. They’re built to look decent, not to fit your strategy or brand. For global B2B or investor-facing companies, that’s a weak starting point.
Cheap sites often become expensive when you try to “fix” them later. Patching a template rarely matches the strength of starting with a strategy-first, custom design.
Final thoughts on website pricing in 2025
Website cost isn’t a mystery. It’s simply hours and scope.
- $250 – you get a page online, not a sales machine.
- $250–$1,000 – template product, barely supports your brand.
- $1,000–$3,000 – slightly better, still mostly template-based.
- $3,000–$8,000 – a true marketing website that works.
- $8,000+ – complex custom projects, only when justified.
👉 If you want a cost-effective yet high-quality option, consider Framer. For advanced needs, we’ll design the right plan.
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