The short answer
With W3bkit, a small business website in the Philippines starts at ₱13,000 for a Starter Kit: one of our designs, up to 5 pages, set up on your own domain. Bigger sites and web applications get a fixed quote before work starts. Care plans, which include hosting, cost from ₱1,990 a month.
That is what we charge. Other agencies and freelancers price differently, so the useful question is less "what's the average?" and more "what am I paying for, and when?" The rest of this guide answers that, so you can compare any quote you get, including ours.
What you pay for, and when
A website has two kinds of cost: building it, which you pay once, and keeping it online and up to date, which you pay every month or year. Quotes that look cheap often leave the second kind out.
| Cost | When you pay | With W3bkit |
|---|---|---|
| Building a small business site | Once | From ₱13,000 (Starter Kit) |
| A bigger site or a redesign | Once | Fixed quote (Business Kit) |
| A web application | Once, often in stages | Fixed quote (Custom Build) |
| Domain name | Every year | Quoted with your website, registered in your name |
| Hosting, updates, backups and edits | Every month | Care plans from ₱1,990 a month, hosting included |
| Looking after a web application | Every month | App Care from ₱14,990 a month |
| Changes outside a care plan | When you need them | ₱1,350 an hour, quoted first |
What affects the price of a website?
Six things decide most of the cost. When two quotes are far apart, one of these is usually the reason.
- Number of pages. A five-page site (home, services, about, gallery, contact) is quick to build. Every extra page needs its own layout, words and photos.
- Design from scratch, or from a ready design. Starting from a finished design and adapting it to your brand takes far less time than designing every page from nothing. That is why our website designs come with working demos you can try first.
- Features. A contact form is standard. Online booking, a shop with payments, property listings or member logins each add development time, and some add fees from outside services such as payment gateways.
- Who writes the words and takes the photos. If your text and photos are ready, the build moves faster. If you need help writing or sourcing them, that is extra work to plan for.
- Moving an old site. A redesign means copying content across and redirecting old page addresses so you keep your place in Google. It is worth doing properly, and it takes time.
- Custom software. Portals, approvals and dashboards are built around how your business works, so they're priced after we map the process with you.
Which package fits your budget?
Starter Kit
From ₱13,000
For a business that needs a proper website, fast. Pick one of our designs. We make it yours and put it live on your domain.
Business Kit
Fixed quote
For an established business, or a site overdue for a redesign. More pages and the sections that sell, built around how your customers buy.
Custom Build
Fixed quote
For paperwork and processes that should run online. Software shaped around your workflow: portals, applications, bookings and dashboards.
Not sure? Most small businesses start with a Starter Kit and add pages later, which costs less than building everything at once.
Do you have to pay for a website every month?
The website itself is paid for once. What runs every month is keeping it online and safe: hosting, software updates, backups and security checks. You can do that yourself, pay a host, or put it on a care plan.
Our care plans are Steady ₱1,990, Active ₱4,990, Priority ₱9,990 a month. Hosting is included, and if you keep your current host, WordPress plans cost ₱500 less. There is no lock-in: you can cancel with 30 days' notice and keep your website, domain and files. Compare the care plans.
How to keep the cost down
- Start from a ready design. Pick the one closest to your taste and have it adapted, instead of paying for a design from nothing.
- Launch with fewer pages. Five clear pages beat fifteen thin ones, and you can add more later.
- Get your words and photos ready before the build starts.
- Match the care plan to how often your site changes. A site that rarely changes only needs Steady.
- Get the price fixed in writing. A fixed quote that lists what's included protects you from surprise invoices.
How we price your project
- Free consultation. Tell us about your business and what the site needs to do. We reply within 24 hours on business days.
- Fixed quote. We send a written price listing exactly what's included.
- You decide. Work starts only after you accept the quote. If you ask for something extra, we price it before we do it.
Questions about website costs
It is the starting price. Your quote confirms the final price before any work begins, and anything beyond the Starter Kit, such as extra pages, is priced in that quote.
Domain and hosting are quoted with your website, or we use the ones you already have. Hosting is included in every care plan, so on a plan you don't pay for it separately.
No. The website itself is paid for once. A care plan is optional and covers hosting, updates, backups and monthly edits from ₱1,990 a month. You can cancel it with 30 days' notice.
Payment is due when you accept your quote. For larger projects we can split it into stages, which are written into the quote.
A redesign is quoted like a Business Kit, because it usually means moving existing content and redirecting old page addresses. You get a fixed quote after a free consultation.
Small content changes are included in every care plan. Without a plan, or for bigger work, design and development time is ₱1,350 an hour, quoted before we start.