{"language":"en","path":"/en/pricing/","switchPath":"/cennik/","kind":"pricing","tags":["web","eshop","wordpress"],"title":"Website Cost and Web Development Pricing | Simon Cihra","metaDescription":"Website cost explained with starting prices including VAT. Review pricing and request a precise quote.","kicker":"Transparent pricing","h1":"How much does a website cost, and what actually changes the price?","lead":"All prices include VAT. The starting prices below show the size of comparable assignments, while a project price stays tied to your features, source material and risks.","intro":["Website cost cannot be predicted reliably from the number of navigation items. A five-page site with ready copy may be a smaller assignment than one checkout screen with several pricing and delivery rules. The real factors are unique components, content readiness, editing requirements, languages, migration, integrations and the operational certainty expected after launch. I publish starting prices so you can judge the scale before arranging a conversation. The figures do not replace a short analysis. Before implementation, you receive written assumptions that define the outcome behind the estimate.","I have built websites, plugins and applications for 19 years. That experience helps identify costs that are not visible in the first screen list: inconsistent migration data, ambiguous permissions, payment gateway redirects, outdated hosting or missing content ownership. I do not add an unexplained contingency. I identify open questions and suggest an inexpensive way to answer them. I am a freelance developer based in Poprad, Slovakia, working remote-first and speaking directly with clients from estimate through deployment. Every figure shown here includes VAT, and paid third-party services are identified separately when a project needs them."],"pricing":[{"name":"Custom website","from":199,"description":"A smaller brochure website including structure, responsive implementation and launch."},{"name":"Custom e-shop","from":490,"description":"A sales website with catalogue, checkout, payments and the integrations you need."},{"name":"New custom plugin","from":390,"description":"A standalone WordPress plugin with an admin interface, safe updates and documentation."},{"name":"WooCommerce customisation","from":149,"description":"Checkout, shipping, payments, product feeds or warehouse and accounting connections."},{"name":"Website rescue or audit","from":69,"description":"A review of errors, performance and risks with written priorities."},{"name":"Ongoing care","from":99,"monthly":true,"description":"Updates, backups, monitoring and an agreed block of work every month."},{"name":"Small task or fix","from":25,"description":"A broken form, plugin conflict or a focused template change."}],"sections":[{"title":"How to read the starting prices","paragraphs":["The starting price assumes a clear request, prepared inputs and a straightforward technical path. Proportionate refinement and the more involved version of the same assignment raise it. If the project contains behaviour outside the description, I price it separately rather than hiding it inside a vague reserve. A smaller custom website starts from €199 including VAT, while a custom e-shop starts from €490 including VAT. Comparable numbers make trade-offs visible."],"points":["Clear starting prices for each service","All prices include VAT","Additional behaviour has a visible impact"]},{"title":"What reduces website cost","paragraphs":["A clear objective and prepared content make the greatest difference. When the audience, primary action, required pages and responsible reviewer are known, less time is spent reopening decisions. Usable brand assets, photographs and copy reduce waiting and temporary work. Budget also improves when launch-critical behaviour is separated from ideas that can follow real user evidence. This does not mean removing engineering quality. It means investing first in a version that demonstrates value and avoiding detailed work on hypothetical edge cases before the central journey has been proven."],"points":["One measurable objective","Prepared copy and visual assets","Priorities for the first release"]},{"title":"What increases the price and why","paragraphs":["Unplanned migration, multiple languages, sophisticated roles and external systems add work because each variation needs design, implementation and verification. E-commerce adds tax, delivery, payment and failure scenarios. An inherited website may need stabilising the hosting environment or reliable backups before a visible fix is safe. A distinct design with many truly unique page types takes longer than a compact system of reusable components. None of these factors is inherently a problem. The risk appears when they remain undisclosed until development has started, which is why I investigate them during estimation."],"points":["Migration and source data quality","Roles, languages and integrations","The number of genuinely unique components"]},{"title":"Fixed price or time and materials","paragraphs":["A fixed price suits a tightly defined outcome with limited unknowns. It includes supplier risk and therefore needs precise acceptance criteria. Time and materials is more effective for repairs, inherited code and iterative development where findings change priorities. In either model I track scope and communicate a likely deviation. A short paid audit from €69 can sometimes turn uncertainty into evidence before a fixed implementation quote. That is preferable to embedding a large risk premium or pretending that an uninspected system is fully understood."],"points":["Fixed price for stable scope","Time and materials for repair and iteration","A small audit to reduce uncertainty"]},{"title":"What you receive before the first invoice","paragraphs":["After the initial message I ask only for material needed to make the next decision. For a new site, that usually covers its purpose, content map, languages, timing and editing needs. For an existing system, I need its address, a useful problem description and secure access where necessary. I then summarise the recommended route, price, assumptions and excluded items. You can review working outcomes during delivery. The invoice follows identifiable work rather than a mysterious technical line. If responsible estimation requires an audit, I state that limitation instead of presenting false precision."],"points":["A concrete intended outcome","Price and assumptions","Visible progress during delivery"]}],"faqTitle":"Common questions about website cost","faq":[{"question":"How much does a simple website cost?","answer":"A smaller custom website starts from €199 including VAT. This assumes a proportionate component set and prepared content. You receive the exact price in writing in advance."},{"question":"How much does a custom e-shop cost?","answer":"A custom e-shop starts from €490 including VAT. Catalogue data, import, variants, payment, delivery, languages and system connections determine the project price, which you receive in writing in advance."},{"question":"What is included in the price?","answer":"The price covers analysis required for the assignment, implementation, proportionate verification and result communication. Extensive content preparation, paid licences, hosting and third-party service charges are listed separately."},{"question":"Can we agree a fixed website price?","answer":"Yes, when the scope is stable and sufficiently specific. Where a project contains substantial unknowns, I recommend a short audit or a time-and-materials first stage so the fixed quote can be based on evidence."},{"question":"How long is a web development estimate valid?","answer":"The offer states validity according to planned timing and availability. If the scope and external conditions remain stable, the price remains the working basis. Any change is priced before implementation."}],"relatedTitle":"Explore the services","related":[{"label":"All services","href":"/en/services/","description":"Web development services and ways to work together."},{"label":"Your own e-shop","href":"/en/services/custom-eshop/","description":"Selling online the way you actually sell, not the way a template does."},{"label":"A website you can edit yourself","href":"/en/services/wordpress-development/","description":"WordPress websites, plugins and WooCommerce without template limits."},{"label":"WooCommerce development","href":"/en/services/woocommerce-development/","description":"Checkout, shipping, payments, integrations and speed for an existing shop."},{"label":"Web design Liptovský Mikuláš","href":"/en/services/web-design-liptovsky-mikulas/","description":"A website for the Liptov region."}],"ctaTitle":"Want a price for your specific website?","ctaText":"Send a short objective, required features and timing. You will receive focused questions, a recommended route and an estimate including VAT.","ctaLabel":"Request a precise quote"}