What does a website cost in South Africa?
Our real 2026 prices, read live from the catalogue we quote from. A once-off build price, then a monthly fee for hosting and upkeep.
Four things set the price.
- Size — Pages for a website, screens for a web app: one page, 3–5, 5–10 or 10–20.
- Features — An online store, bookings, ticketing or loyalty adds a fixed amount each.
- Custom work — Portals, integrations or your workflow as software, quoted line by line from your spec.
- The monthly side — Hosting and maintenance after launch, plus email hosting or a retainer if you want them.
Base packages.
The build is once-off: half up front, half on delivery. Hosting and maintenance follow monthly.
- Landing page — R 1 850 + R 150 a month — One focused page that does one job: a launch, a campaign, an event or a single offer. Running several campaigns? Ask about landing page variants.
- 3–5 page Website / Web App — R 4 900 + R 1 010 a month — A complete online presence for a sole trader or small business: home, about, services, contact.
- 5–10 page Website / Web App — R 7 950 + R 1 010 a month — Room for more services, a portfolio, team pages or more than one location.
- 10–20 page Website / Web App — R 13 750 + R 1 010 a month — For businesses with many services, products, areas or brands to present in full.
Landing page: what is in it · 3–5 page Website / Web App: what is in it · 5–10 page Website / Web App: what is in it · 10–20 page Website / Web App: what is in it
Add-on features, priced.
They go on a 3 to 20 page package. The landing page does one job and takes none.
- Online store — R 5 000 — Catalogue, cart and checkout with variants, stock levels and an order admin.
- Bookings with payments & calendar — R 2 750 — Clients choose a slot and pay, and the booking lands in your calendar.
- Online food ordering — R 7 500 — Order from your menu for collection or delivery, paid up front.
- QR event ticketing + offline scanner app — R 7 500 — Sell tickets online and scan QR codes at the door, even with no signal.
- Subscriptions — R 5 000 — Memberships, plans or boxes billed automatically, every interval.
- Digital vouchers — R 2 750 — Gift vouchers sold online, emailed to the buyer and redeemed by code.
- Loyalty programme — R 7 500 — Points or rewards that bring customers back, tracked in your admin.
- Live chat — R 2 750 — Talk to visitors on your site in real time, while they are deciding.
- Email hosting — R 202 a month — Professional email on your own domain: you@yourbusiness.co.za. A starting price per month.
Spec to live, on a clock.
Every stage has a number, and the clock starts the moment you do.
- Full quote and proposal: 1010 minutes (about 17 hours) — from your spec landing — A fixed, itemised quote and written proposal. Every line is priced, so you can keep or drop each one.
- Working MVP preview: 1010 minutes (about 17 hours) — from your discovery call and content — A clickable preview of your real product, ready for your feedback.
- Live: 10 days & 10 hours (about 250 hours) — from your mvp preview — Refining the preview, connecting integrations, securing it and launching.
- The clock runs on our side of the work. It pauses while we wait on you for information, media, content or access to a third-party system. Anything that depends on someone else, like an app store review or a payment gateway approval, runs on their clock.
Questions, answered.
- How much is a basic website in South Africa?
- With us, a one-page landing page is R 1 850 plus R 150 a month for hosting. A 3–5 page small-business website is R 4 900 plus R 1 010 a month for hosting and maintenance.
- Why is there a monthly fee?
- It keeps the site running after launch: managed hosting, SSL, backups and updates. The landing page has a hosting-only fee.
- How do I pay?
- Half up front, half on delivery, by card or EFT. Buy a package online and you get an invoice and your client portal straight away.
- What makes a website cost more?
- More pages, more features and custom work. Each add-on feature has its own fixed price, and anything unique to your business gets a fixed, itemised quote within 1010 minutes (about 17 hours).
- Are there extra costs later?
- Each package has a written list of what is in it and what is not, so you see the edges before you pay. Anything outside it is quoted first, and you approve every line.
- Does a web app cost more than a website?
- Same sizes, same price structure. Count pages for a website and screens for a web app.
Related services.
Website design South Africa · Online store · Booking website · Web app development