“How much does a website cost?” is the first question of almost any business, and the honest answer is “it depends”. But it depends on specific things you can know before asking for a quote. In this guide we explain which types of website exist, which price ranges are usual in Spain and what makes a website cost more or less.
Types of website and guide ranges
These ranges are a guide for the Spanish market and for a project done by a professional or a small studio. A large agency is usually above them; a template you set up yourself, well below.
| Type of website | What it is for | Usual range |
|---|---|---|
| Landing page | A single page for a campaign, a service or collecting contacts | €500 – €1,500 |
| Brochure website | 3–5 pages: who you are, what you do, contact | €1,200 – €3,000 |
| Corporate website | More sections, blog, several languages, more content | €3,000 – €8,000 |
| Booking website | Online appointments or bookings connected to your calendar | €2,000 – €5,000 |
| Online shop | Catalogue, payments, shipping, order management | €3,000 – €10,000 or more |
If you want to see what each type includes in more detail, we explain it on our websites page.
What makes a website cost more
Within each type, the price moves with these factors:
- Custom design or template. An adapted template is faster; a design of your own takes more hours, but fits your brand and what your clients need to see.
- Number of pages and content. Writing copy, preparing photos or translating into other languages is work too, and often the most underestimated.
- Special features. Bookings, payments, a client area or price calculators add development and testing.
- Connections with your tools. Having forms reach your CRM, bookings enter your calendar or orders pass to your invoicing saves a lot of time later, but it has to be built.
- Technical SEO. Speed, structure, structured data and a Google Business profile done properly from the start cost less than fixing them later.
The costs that come afterwards
The budget for a website does not end the day it is published. Bear in mind as well:
- Domain: usually between €10 and €30 a year.
- Hosting: from free or almost free for simple websites to a few tens of euros a month for shops with a lot of traffic.
- Maintenance: updates, backups and small changes. It can be a monthly fee or by the hour.
- Third-party tools: payment gateway, booking system, email marketing… Many have free plans to start with.
Always ask what the price includes and what it does not. A cheap website with high monthly costs can work out more expensive in two years than one that was planned well from the start.
How to spend less without it showing
- Start with what you need today. A well-made brochure website can grow later with a blog, bookings or a shop.
- Prepare your copy and photos. Arriving with clear content shortens the project a great deal.
- Avoid “just in case” features. Every feature nobody uses is extra money and extra maintenance.
- Ask for a quote with scope and timings in writing. That way you know exactly what you get and avoid surprises.
What to ask for in a quote
A good website quote should make clear:
- Which pages and features it includes.
- Who prepares the copy and the images.
- How many rounds of changes there are.
- The timings of each phase.
- In whose name the domain, the hosting and the code are left.
- What maintenance costs afterwards.
Point 5 is important: the website, the domain and the accounts should be yours, so you can change provider whenever you want.
