Website development cost
How much does it cost to build a website?
A landing page with ready materials, a catalogue using company data, and a role-based service are different scopes. Break the project into clear parts, compare the current plans, and assess technical work separately.
The same page count can still produce a different cost
Design and screen count are only part of the estimate. Material readiness, data sources, user journeys, review cycles, and unverified integrations all change the work involved.
- Type of result
- A landing page, company site, catalogue, portal, and internal tool require different screens and checks.
- Materials and structure
- Ready copy, images, and a clear structure reduce clarification and repeated changes.
- Data and actions
- Forms, catalogues, statuses, documents, and roles add rules that need to be defined and reviewed.
- Connections and risk
- A new integration, payments, or business-critical logic requires access, testing, and a separate assessment.
What is inside your project?
These three starting points require different kinds of preparation. Compare the scope before comparing the price.
| Format | What to build | What changes the scope |
|---|---|---|
| Landing page | One page with an offer, services, work examples, FAQ and a form. | Content readiness and the amount of revision. |
| Company website | A homepage, service pages, company information, work examples and contacts. | Preparing each page and keeping its information up to date. |
| Catalog | Categories, product pages, filters and a request flow. | Product data, images and checks for selection rules. |
Separate the start from the ongoing cost
| Approach | Up front | After launch |
|---|---|---|
| Subscription platform | Your selected plan and content preparation | Renewal, edits within plan limits and any external services |
| One-off development | Agreed scope of work and contract terms | Hosting, maintenance and new work under their own terms |
| Self-managed CMS | Setup, theme, required extensions and your time | Hosting, domain, maintenance and extension updates |
How to structure the estimate
Example: a company site with a catalogue and quote request
This is not a price calculator or commercial quote. It demonstrates how to separate plan usage, preparation by your company, and work that needs its own assessment.
- Result
- Company site and product catalogue
- Content
- Core pages and materials are prepared
- Changes
- First version and agreed review rounds
- Data
- Products arrive in a prepared spreadsheet
Check against the plan
Work on pages and materials
Creating pages, working with supplied materials, and making later changes use the included allowance. The live pricing section below shows the current limits.
Prepared by your company
Content, data, and review
Your team supplies copy, images, the product spreadsheet, and people responsible for review. If materials need separate production, include that work in the scope.
Assess separately
CRM connection and special rules
API access, request delivery, fallback behaviour, payments, and custom business logic should not disappear inside a generic “website price”.
The example contains no price: current terms come from the live pricing section, while additional work is assessed after the task is reviewed.
The plan shows the available amount of work in Fluw
It helps compare work on pages and source materials. A plan does not replace an assessment of a new integration, complex content production, or business-critical logic.
- Pages
- Create and change the agreed project screens.
- Materials
- Work with supplied copy, images, and documents.
- Iterations
- Refine the result within the allowance of the selected plan.
Technical unknowns cannot be priced by page count
Before committing to cost and timing, verify system access, constraints, and responsibility for the data.
- New integration
- API, authentication, fields, limits, and unavailable-source behaviour.
- Payments and calculations
- Provider, refunds, discounts, taxes, and price calculation rules.
- Roles and protected data
- Permissions, personal data, audit history, and security requirements.
- Material production
- Photography, complex graphics, content migration, and source-data cleanup.
Compare plans in the live pricing section
Choose a plan for your AI usage and number of projects. Your own domain and external services are separate expenses.
What to clarify before choosing a plan
Can page count determine the price?
No. Five informational pages with ready materials and five service screens with roles, data, and actions represent different amounts of work.
What does a Fluw plan include?
The live pricing section shows the current allowance and terms. It covers Fluw work with the project, pages, materials, and changes within the selected plan.
Is a CRM or accounting-system connection included?
Only verified capabilities can be treated as ready. A new system first requires an API, access, field, limit, and unavailable-source review.
Who prepares copy, photography, and data?
Your company can supply ready materials. Editing, photography, complex graphics, legacy migration, and data cleanup must be included explicitly or assessed separately.
How do we keep the scope from growing?
Define the first result, required pages, material source, reviewers, and technical unknowns. Keep the remaining ideas for a later version.
Describe the result — Fluw keeps the task in your project
List the type of site, core pages, material readiness, and required connections. This creates a basis for choosing a plan and assessing unknown work separately.
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