What a website costs in India in 2026, and what drives the price.
What you pay for a small business website: the domain, hosting and email every year, the build once, and the traps in between. Published prices, what makes them rise, and the questions to ask before you pay.
The short answer
A website has 3 kinds of cost: building it once, keeping it online every year, and changing it when your business changes.
- Keeping it online is a recurring cost. Check domain renewal, hosting and email separately. An advertised monthly hosting rate may require several years’ payment upfront.
- Building it depends on the scope. Two national sellers list starting prices of ₹3,800 and ₹7,999 before tax. These are examples, not a local market average.
- Check ownership as well as price. Ask whose name the domain will be in, who holds the logins and what renewals will cost.
What you pay for
Published prices checked on 5 October 2026. The priced examples below quote tax separately. Ask for the total, including any applicable GST, before you pay.
| What, and how often | What it costs | Worth knowing |
|---|---|---|
| Domain name (yourbusiness.in or .com), every year | Ask for the renewal price for the name you choose. One registrar advertises ₹1 first-year offers; its page did not give us a confirmed renewal quote | Register it in your own name. Look at the renewal price, not the first year’s |
| Hosting, where the site lives, monthly or yearly | One large host’s entry plan: ₹69 a month if you pay for 48 months upfront (₹3,312), then ₹289 a month when it renews | This plan lists a security certificate. Check domain and email inclusion separately |
| Security certificate (“https”), renewed regularly | Can be included at no extra charge | Let’s Encrypt issues them at no charge. The hosting example above includes one |
| Business email at your own domain, monthly, per person | Google Workspace Base: standard rate ₹99 per person a month, with a one-year commitment, billed monthly, before tax; up to 20 users | Optional. Introductory discounts are temporary. Some site packages include basic email |
| Building the site, once | Differs the most: see below | Get the scope and price in writing |
| Words and photos, once, then now and then | Your time, or a writer’s and a photographer’s | Ask whether these are included |
| Changes and care, when needed or monthly | Ask before you agree | Who updates hours, prices and photos? |
| Google Business Profile | Free | How to set one up |
| The Business app is free; the Platform has usage charges | Our guide to the charges |
What sellers publish
Two national sellers’ city pages list these packages. These are advertised starting prices, not quotes for your business:
- One listed a site for ₹3,800, plus ₹1,500 a year to renew, plus 18% GST.
- Another starts at ₹7,999 for up to 5 pages, with a domain and hosting for one year, a security certificate and one email address; ₹14,999 for 10 pages; ₹24,999 for 20. Taxes are extra. Its page doesn’t say what the second year costs.
We do not have a verified range of local quotes. Ask 2 or 3 sellers for a written quote for the same scope.
For comparison, some businesses already pay for listings: IndiaMART’s TrustSEAL Pro, for example, costs ₹60,000 for one year, before tax.
What drives the price
- A template or your own design. Ask whether the quote covers an existing template or a design made for you.
- How many pages, and what’s on them. One page with your hours, services, map and a WhatsApp button is a small job. A catalogue with many products needs more work.
- Who writes the words and takes the photos. If the seller does, it costs more. If you do, it takes your time.
- Languages. Marathi and English means two sets of words to write and check.
- Features. Booking, a product catalogue, payments, or an enquiry form that reaches your WhatsApp.
- Who looks after it afterwards. Renewals, updates, changes and fixes, and whether they’re included or charged each time.
Mistakes to avoid
- Looking only at the offer price. The hosting example rises from ₹69 to ₹289 a month after its 48-month term. Ask when the offer ends and what the next bill will be.
- The domain in the seller’s name. You may need their help to transfer it. Ask to see it registered in your name, with an account you control.
- A “free domain” that’s free for one year only.
- A quote without GST. For example, a ₹10,000 quote with 18% GST added becomes ₹11,800. One seller above explicitly quotes that tax rate.
- “Maintenance” with no list of what it covers. Get it in writing: renewals, backups, how many changes a month.
- No way out. If the seller keeps the logins and files, you may have to rebuild when you move.
Questions to ask before you pay
- Whose name will the domain be in, and can I see it?
- What will I pay each year after the first, for the domain, hosting and email?
- Is GST included in this price?
- Who writes the words and takes the photos?
- How many rounds of changes are included, and what does a change cost after that?
- If I leave, do I keep the domain and get the site’s files?
- Can I see a site you’ve built, on my phone?
- Can it show Marathi as well as English, if I need it?
Get the answers in writing, with the scope and the price, before you pay.
Do you need a website at all?
Not always, at first. A complete Google Business Profile is free, and answers much of what customers ask: when you’re open, where you are, how to call. Our guide to setting one up takes you through it.
A website earns its cost when customers need more than a profile can hold: your services in detail, a catalogue, batches and fees, or a way to book.
Last checked
5 October 2026, against the live pages below. These are advertised examples. We removed domain renewal estimates that we could not confirm on the registrar’s own page. Prices and offers change, so check the plan, commitment, renewal and tax total before you buy.
Sources
- Google: Google Workspace pricing, India (opens in a new tab)
- Let’s Encrypt: free security certificates (opens in a new tab)
- IndiaMART: TrustSEAL Pro (opens in a new tab)
- Domain first-year offers (opens in a new tab), and the entry hosting plan (opens in a new tab) (₹69 a month for 48 months upfront; ₹289 a month at renewal)
- The ₹3,800 site package: one national seller’s page for the city, read 5 October 2026 (₹1,500 annual renewal; 18% GST extra)
- The ₹7,999, ₹14,999 and ₹24,999 site packages: another national seller’s page for the city, read 5 October 2026 (page limits and inclusions; applicable taxes extra)
- Google: Business Profile is a free service (opens in a new tab)
- Our WhatsApp Business charges guide
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