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Choose your pages, platform, CMS and extras to see what the build costs, then what it costs to run each month. Every figure is my own price or a vendor's list price, and each one is sourced below.

Your website

Estimate, prices checked 24 October 2026

8 pages
Platform
CMS
Extras

Included in every build

  • Design in FigmaKey pages designed for you to approveIncluded
  • Animations and interactionsPart of every design and buildIncluded
  • Tested on real devicesPhones, tablets and desktopsIncluded
  • Speed and accessibility checksOn every page before launchIncluded
  • Redirects from your old siteIf you're moving, your URLs carry overIncluded
  • Handover docsWritten notes any developer can followIncluded
One-off build$12k to $15k
Breakdown

How I estimate

How the estimate works, and where every number comes from

My prices, vendor list prices and a few simple rules. Nothing here is a made-up market average.

  • Design and build

    An Astro site starts from $12,000 and covers up to 8 pages. Next.js starts from $12,000 and WordPress from $8,000. Pages beyond that are quoted on what's involved.

  • Extras

    Integrations, a blog and a second language are quoted on what's involved, once I know your tools and content. The calculator allows for each one in the range, and your quote sets the exact figure.

  • Platform and hosting

    The low end is the cheapest plan that fits, the high end the plan I'd usually pick. Vendors publish them in US dollars, so the AUD figures move with the exchange rate.

  • After launch

    Every build I deliver includes 30 days of fixes after launch. Ongoing work after that is quoted separately, so it isn't in the estimate.

  • The range

    The high end is 25% above the low end, to allow for what a calculator can't see: content, integrations and edge cases. When I scope your project, I pin it down.

  • Left out

    Domains, email, paid fonts, stock images and plugin licences aren't in the estimate. Vendor prices were read from the sources below on 24 October 2026 and converted to AUD.

My prices

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Read 24 October 2026

What drives the cost

Six things that set what your website costs

The calculator covers the big ones. These are the questions I ask before I quote.

  • Pages and templates

    More unique templates mean more design, build and testing. Twenty pages on four templates cost less than ten pages that all look different.

  • Platform

    Astro suits marketing sites, Next.js sites that share code with a React product, WordPress for teams who already know wp-admin.

    Astro websites

  • Your CMS

    Sanity is hosted for you, and the estimate uses its free plan. Payload runs on your own hosting, with no seat fees. WordPress is its own CMS.

  • Integrations and extras

    A CRM link, a blog or a second language each adds design and build work. I quote them on what's involved once I know your tools. Animations are part of every build.

  • Words and images

    I design and build around your content, and the words come from you. Having your copy and images ready keeps the build moving.

  • A clear brief

    Vague scope causes most overruns. Your brief and my one-page scope settle what's in before anything starts.

FAQ

Website cost questions, answered

Prices, running costs and timelines, from the same numbers as the calculator.

How much does a website cost?

WordPress sites start from $8,000, and Astro and Next.js sites from $12,000 for up to 8 pages, or $15,000 on Astro with a full headless CMS. Pages, platform and extras move it from there; the calculator shows how.

What does a website cost to run each month?

An Astro site can run on free hosting and Sanity's free plan. Vercel Pro is about $28 a month, and Cloudflare Workers Paid about $7. Managed WordPress hosting starts at about $40 a month, billed yearly. Payload has no seat fees, just hosting. Vendors bill in US dollars, so these move with the exchange rate.

How long does it take to build a website?

Usually 4 weeks on WordPress, 4 to 6 weeks on Astro and 4 to 8 weeks on Next.js. Sites over 20 pages, or in more than one language, take longer. I set the date with you and put it in the quote.

How is a migration priced?

Like any build, on the pages, platform and extras involved. I rebuild the pages on the new platform, map every URL and set up 301 redirects so your search rankings carry over, and that's part of the quote, not an extra.

What does the estimate leave out?

Domains, email, paid fonts, stock images, plugin licences and usage above the vendors' included limits. Anything unusual, like a store or logged-in area, is scoped from your brief.

Is this a quote?

No. It's an estimate from my published prices and vendor list prices. Send me a brief and you get a fixed scope and price within two business days, and nothing starts until you agree to it.

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