Ask three companies to build the same website and you can get quotes of R3,000, R14,000 and R45,000. None of them is necessarily wrong. The difference is almost never the number of pages — it is who does the work, how much of it is custom, and what happens after launch.
These are the ranges South African businesses actually pay in 2026. Treat them as orientation rather than gospel — a quote outside these bands is not automatically wrong, but it should come with an explanation.
The build is a once-off. Running the site is not, and this is where budgets come unstuck six months later. Every website has ongoing costs whether or not the original quote mentioned them.
If a R15,000 quote is not happening this quarter, you have three honest options and one of them is ours. We say this plainly because pretending otherwise wastes your time.
It is a fair question, and the answer is straightforward. Agencies make their money on the build, so the build has to carry the whole cost. We make ours on long-term hosting, so we can absorb the design and earn it back over the years you stay with us.
Hosting from R39.50/month billed annually, with free SSL, business email and daily backups included, plus a free .co.za domain on annual plans (.com from Starter up). Our AI builder makes your website free in about a minute, and on Website Care a designer perfects it — no agency fee, no contract.
Yes. Our AI builder makes your website free in about a minute, on any plan. If you want a designer to perfect it and do your changes every month, that is Website Care at R299/month, with hosting, domain and email included.
A one-page site is usually live within a few working days once we have your content and images. Larger custom builds by an agency typically run four to twelve weeks.
Yes. The site is yours. If you move hosting later you take it with you — we do not hold it hostage.
For a small business site: hosting from R474 for the year, a .co.za domain around R109, and either your own time or a design fee. With our free design that is under R600 for a year online.
Not automatically. Price tracks how much custom work is involved, not how well the site converts. A clear R5,000 site beats a confusing R50,000 one every time.
Only if you are selling online. Many small businesses do better with a clear brochure site and a WhatsApp or phone enquiry than with a shop nobody uses.