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How Much Does a Website Cost in India in 2026? Real Prices

SJ Online Solutions · Updated August 2026

A business website in India costs ₹8,000 to ₹25,000 for a basic template site, ₹25,000 to ₹75,000 for a professional custom design, and ₹1,00,000 or more for complex or e-commerce builds. Add ₹5,000 to ₹15,000 per year for domain and hosting, and maintenance on top if you want it to keep working.

What each budget actually buys

₹8,000 to ₹25,000. A template configured with your content, three to five pages, mobile responsive. Genuinely fine for a small business that needs to be findable and contactable. This is where most first websites should start.

₹25,000 to ₹75,000. Custom layout, better copy, proper on-page SEO, forms that are tested, speed optimization. The tier where the website starts working as a sales tool rather than a business card.

₹75,000 to ₹2,00,000. Custom design system, e-commerce with payment gateway and shipping, integrations, multiple languages, or a large catalogue.

Above ₹2,00,000. Custom applications, complex integrations, or agency retainer work where the website is a product rather than a brochure.

The recurring costs nobody quotes

Domain ₹700 to ₹1,200 a year for .in or .com. Hosting ₹2,500 to ₹12,000 a year depending on quality, and cheap hosting is where slow sites come from. Business email ₹1,500 to ₹4,000 per user per year on Google Workspace. Maintenance ₹1,999 to ₹10,000 a month if you want updates, security and backups handled. SSL should be free; a vendor charging ₹5,000 for basic SSL is telling you something.

Where Indian businesses overspend and underspend

Overspend: custom design for a business whose customers just need services, prices and a phone number. Paying for pages nobody reads.

Underspend: copywriting, photography and maintenance. A beautiful website with weak copy and stock images converts worse than a plain one with real photos of your work.

What we charge

Our 48 hour website is fixed price, quoted on the call so you know the number before anything starts. Call 8070807878 and we will scope it in ten minutes.

FAQ

Why do quotes vary from ₹10,000 to ₹2 lakh for the same site? Because "website" describes the output, not the work. One quote configures a template, another includes strategy, custom design, copywriting and project management.

Is GST charged on website design in India? Yes, GST applies to web design and development services. Ask whether a quote is inclusive or exclusive before comparing two numbers.

Should I pay in advance? A 30 to 50 percent advance with milestone payments is normal. Full payment before any work begins is worth questioning.

Do I own the website? You should own the domain, the hosting account and the files, all registered in your name. Confirm this in writing before paying.

Need this handled?

We build complete business websites in 48 hours and run AI SEO that gets Indian businesses recommended by ChatGPT, Gemini and Perplexity. Fixed price, quoted on the call.

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