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What will your website cost to build and own over 3 years?
Select your site type, pages, integrations, and hosting setup. See estimated build hours, published builder vs agency ranges, and the 36-month running cost in USD, AED, INR, or TZS.
Website Cost Calculator
Estimated Engineering Effort44 hoursIncludes architecture, build, technical SEO, and QA
Builder / Freelancer Range ($25–$49/hr on Clutch)-Typical range for customized themes or builder-based studios
Shortlisted Agency Range ($100–$149/hr on Clutch)-Typical range for US/western agencies shortlisted on Clutch
3-Year Running Cost (36 Months Domain + Hosting)-Domain registration + 2 renewals + 36 months of server/platform
Estimated 3-Year Total Cost of Ownership (Build + 36 Mo Run)-Based on builder-rate build + 36-month infrastructure cost
How it is calculated
Transparent math from published sources.
- Estimated hours = (base hours for site type + 2.5 hours per unique template beyond the first + integration hours) × design/copy multiplier.
- Build ranges = estimated hours × Clutch's published builder rate ($25–$49/hr) and shortlisted agency rate ($100–$149/hr).
- 3-year domain cost = $11.28 year one + (2 × $18.48 renewal) = $48.24 over 3 years at Namecheap.
- 3-year server cost = 36 months × ($12/mo DigitalOcean 2 GB Droplet + $2.40/mo weekly backups) = $518.40 over 3 years (or $0/mo on Cloudflare Workers Static Assets for brochure sites).
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FAQ
Website cost calculator questions.
The hourly benchmark ranges come from Clutch's Web Design Pricing Guide (checked Oct 2026): $25 to $49 per hour for builder-based firms working on WordPress, Wix, Squarespace, Webflow, or Shopify, and $100 to $149 per hour for custom agencies on Clutch shortlists. Three-year ownership costs use Namecheap's published .com rates ($11.28 year one, $18.48 renewal) and DigitalOcean's 2 GB Basic Droplet ($12/month plus $2.40/month for weekly automated backups).
Because the initial build quote is only the first invoice. A cheap template on a rented SaaS platform with per-seat apps, paid plugins, or third-party payment gateway surcharges often costs more over 36 months than a custom website running on a server and domain you own outright.
Scope complexity rather than page count alone. Adding five simple text pages adds very few hours, whereas integrating regional payment gateways (UPI Intent, Selcom/AzamPay mobile money, UAE FTA VAT invoicing), multi-language RTL layouts, or live CRM/WhatsApp workflows adds engineering and testing hours.
No. This calculator estimates industry hour ranges and 3-year ownership costs so you can sanity-check proposals. Every Jeedesigns project receives one fixed written quote after a free scoping call. Read how our pricing works.
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