This is the first question almost every client asks us, and it's a fair one. The trouble is, "how much for a website" is a bit like asking "how much for a house." A one-room flat in Faridabad and a four-bedroom bungalow in Gurugram are both technically houses, but the price tags aren't even in the same conversation.

Still, you came here for numbers, not analogies, so let's get into it. Below is what websites actually cost in India right now, broken down by type, along with the stuff that quietly adds to the bill later if nobody warns you about it upfront.

Why the range is so wide

Before the numbers — a quick reality check. When you ask three different agencies for a quote on "a website for my business," you might get ₹15,000 from one and ₹2,50,000 from another. Both quotes can be completely honest. They're just answering different questions, because "a website" can mean a five-page digital brochure or it can mean a fully custom platform with logins, dashboards, and payment processing.

The price depends mainly on three things: how many pages or screens you need, how much of it is custom-built versus using existing templates and tools, and how much ongoing functionality (bookings, payments, user accounts, inventory) is involved.

Real price ranges by website type

Here's roughly what businesses in India are paying for different kinds of websites as of 2026. These are typical ranges for a competent agency — not the lowest prices you'll find on Fiverr, and not international agency rates either.

A basic brochure website (5–8 pages)

Think a home page, about page, services, a gallery, and a contact page — the digital equivalent of a visiting card. For a clean, mobile-friendly design built on WordPress or a similar platform, expect somewhere between ₹15,000 and ₹45,000. This is the right starting point for many small businesses, clinics, consultants, and local service providers who mainly need to look credible when someone searches their name.

A business website with a CMS (10–20 pages, blog, lead forms)

Once you need a content management system so your team can publish blog posts, update services, and manage multiple pages without calling a developer every time, you're looking at ₹40,000 to ₹1,20,000. This range usually includes some custom design work rather than a stock template, basic SEO setup, and integration with tools like Google Analytics, WhatsApp Business chat, and email capture forms.

An e-commerce store

Selling products online brings in product catalogues, payment gateways, shipping calculations, order management, and often GST-compliant invoicing. A solid e-commerce setup on Shopify or WooCommerce typically runs ₹70,000 to ₹2,50,000, depending on the number of products, payment gateway integrations, and how much custom design versus template work is involved. Fully custom e-commerce platforms with unique checkout flows or marketplace-style features can go well beyond this.

Custom web applications and ERP modules

This is where "website" stops being the right word. We're talking about billing systems, internal dashboards, project management tools, inventory systems — software built specifically around how your business operates. Pricing here starts around ₹1,50,000 and scales based on the number of modules, user roles, integrations with other systems, and how much custom logic is involved. We've built projects in this range from ₹1.5 lakh up to several times that, depending entirely on scope.

What actually drives the price up

Once you're past the basic brochure site, a handful of things tend to move the number more than people expect:

  • Custom design vs. templates. A unique design built around your brand takes real design hours. A well-chosen template customised with your colours and content is faster and cheaper — and for many small businesses, perfectly fine.
  • Integrations. Payment gateways, CRM systems, SMS/WhatsApp APIs, booking calendars, accounting software — each integration adds development and testing time.
  • Content and photography. If you need professional copywriting or photography, that's a separate cost most quotes don't include unless you ask.
  • Number of user roles. A site where "admin" and "customer" see different things is more complex than one where everyone sees the same pages.
  • Revisions. Most quotes include 2–3 rounds of revisions. Going back to the drawing board after that usually costs extra, and reasonably so.

The costs nobody mentions until later

This is the part that catches people off guard, so we'd rather say it now. A website isn't a one-time purchase — it's something you keep paying small amounts for, forever, the same way a car needs fuel and servicing.

  • Domain renewal: roughly ₹800–₹1,500 per year for a .com or .in domain.
  • Hosting: ₹3,000–₹15,000 per year depending on traffic and whether you're on shared or managed hosting.
  • SSL certificate: often free with modern hosting, but worth confirming.
  • Maintenance and updates: plugin updates, security patches, and small content changes. Some agencies bundle this, others charge ₹2,000–₹8,000 per month for ongoing support.
  • Third-party tool subscriptions: if your site uses paid tools for forms, email marketing, or chat widgets, those subscriptions are separate from the build cost.

None of these are huge individually, but added up over a year they can be 10–20% of your original build cost. Ask your agency to lay these out before you sign anything — a good one will, without you having to ask twice.

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A quick real-world example

A while back, a diagnostics lab chain came to us wanting "a website like our competitor's." Their competitor's site was a fairly standard informational site — but what the lab actually needed, once we talked through their day-to-day operations, was a system that let each branch manage its own billing, generate reports for head office, and keep patient records organised. The "website" they asked for turned into a multi-branch management platform, because that's what would actually solve their problem.

The point of this story isn't to upsell you on something bigger than you need. It's the opposite — sometimes a ₹30,000 brochure site is exactly right, and sometimes what looks like "just a website" is really a business tool in disguise. A good agency should tell you which one you're dealing with before quoting you anything.

How we price projects at Anurat B Solutions

We don't believe in one-size-fits-all packages, because honestly, very few businesses fit neatly into one. What we do instead is have a short conversation first — what you're trying to achieve, who your customers are, what you're currently using (if anything), and what's not working. From there we put together a quote that breaks down exactly what's included, what's optional, and what the ongoing costs will look like.

If a smaller, simpler version of your idea would serve you just as well for less money, we'll say so. We'd rather you come back for the next project than feel like the first one oversold you.

The bottom line

If someone gives you a single number without asking what you actually need, take it with a grain of salt. A real quote should come after a real conversation. As a rough mental model: ₹15,000–₹45,000 for a simple informational site, ₹40,000–₹1,20,000 for a proper business website with a CMS, ₹70,000–₹2,50,000+ for e-commerce, and ₹1,50,000 upward for custom software — and budget a little extra every year for hosting, domains, and maintenance no matter which category you fall into.