How much does a business website cost in India in 2026?
A plain breakdown of what you pay for: design, pages, domain, hosting and yearly upkeep, and why quotes range from ₹3,000 to ₹3 lakh.
Ask five developers what a website costs and you will hear five numbers, from ₹3,000 to ₹3 lakh. They are usually quoting different things. Here is what actually goes into the price, so you can compare quotes properly.
The one-time cost: building the site
This is the work of designing and building the pages. It depends on three things more than anything else.
- Number of pages. A shop or clinic often needs four or five: home, services, about, gallery, contact. A catalogue with 200 products is a different job.
- What the site has to do. Showing information is simple. Taking payments, bookings or logins means real software behind the page.
- Who writes the content. If you give the text and photos, the cost stays low. If the developer has to write copy, take photos or design a logo, that is extra work.
As a rough guide in India today, a simple business website starts around ₹3,000 to ₹15,000, a catalogue or larger site from ₹15,000 to ₹50,000, and an online store or a site with custom features from ₹40,000 upwards.
The yearly cost: domain and hosting
These are paid every year to the companies that provide them, not to your developer.
- Domain name (yourbusiness.com or .in): usually a few hundred to around ₹1,200 a year.
- Hosting (where the site lives): from about ₹1,500 to ₹6,000 a year for a normal business site.
- Business email, if you want one: priced per person per month.
Make sure the domain and hosting are registered in your name, with your email. If the developer owns them, you do not really own your website.
The ongoing cost: keeping it working
Websites need small changes and updates: new prices, new photos, security updates. Some owners do this themselves; many prefer a small monthly support plan.
Why cheap quotes sometimes cost more
A very low quote can mean a template with your name dropped in, hosting you do not control, or a developer who will not be reachable in six months. Before you choose, ask who owns the domain, the hosting and the code, and what happens when something breaks. Our article on questions to ask before hiring a developer has the full list.
What to do next
Write down what the website must do for your business: get calls, show products, take orders. Then ask for a written quote that lists pages, features, yearly costs and delivery date. If you are near Sonipat or anywhere in Haryana, book a free call and we will give you one.