BUSINESS / AKILA TOOLS
Website Cost Calculator.
Turn pages, features, and working assumptions into a clear first-year website budget.
Start with the scope
01 / YOUR WEBSITEWhat else does it need?
Set your assumptions
02 / USD$/hr
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Every amount is an editable planning assumption. Platform budgets are not current provider prices. Taxes, payment fees, paid assets, and usage-based services are excluded.
YOUR FIRST YEAR / ESTIMATE
$8,420
Up to $9,845 with your 20% build contingency.
- Design & build · 92 hours
- $6,900
- 12 months of hosting & maintenance
- $1,500
- Annual domain budget
- $20
- First year, before contingency
- $8,420
FREELANCER / YOUR RATE$8,420$75/hr + running costs
AGENCY / YOUR RATE$15,320$150/hr + running costs
A starting point for a conversation, not a quote. Both comparisons use the same estimated hours and your rates.
Where the hours come from
- Discovery & setup
- 12h
- 6 pages × 6 base hours
- 36h
- QA & launch
- 8h
- Blog or CMS
- 12h
- Design × platform adjustment
- 1.35 × 1
- Estimated effort
- 92–111h
The model multiplies the base hours by design complexity and platform effort, then rounds up. Your contingency applies to the build only.