Cost guide
How much does a website cost in Switzerland?
In short
According to gryps.ch, a simple homepage in Switzerland costs from around CHF 2'000, and a company site with four subpages averages CHF 4'400. At WebVoyage a website costs a fixed CHF 849, CHF 1'449 or CHF 2'199, with copy and images included. If you want, hosting and maintenance add CHF 100 per month.
Fixed price from CHF 849
What drives the cost of a website
A website has no list price like a car. The price comes from a handful of questions worth answering before you ask for any quote. The clearer your answers, the easier it is to compare offers. These points affect the cost most:
- Scope: one page or several subpages
- Design: adapted template or a design of its own
- Features: form, map, booking, shop or integrations
- Content: who writes the copy and who supplies the images
- Languages: one or several
- Billing: fixed price or by the hour
- Running costs: domain, hosting, maintenance and changes
Website cost in Switzerland: what the market charges
A market analysis of 36 Swiss agencies on beyondweb.ch puts web agency hourly rates between CHF 120 and CHF 250. It prices an SME website from a web agency at CHF 5'000 to CHF 15'000. For a website builder or fixed-price package, the analysis gives CHF 2'000 to CHF 5'000.
The Swiss quote portal gryps.ch lists a simple homepage from approx. CHF 2'000 and platforms from about CHF 50'000. For a company site with four subpages, Gryps asked web designers in German-speaking Switzerland. The result: CHF 2'400 to 6'800, with an average of CHF 4'400. specialpage.ch gives CHF 2'000 to 8'000 for an SME company website.
The sources differ because they count different things. Some include copy and images, others assume you supply them yourself. So always compare quotes item by item, not just by the total. A quote without copy looks cheaper but costs you your own time. All three sources are written in German.
| What | Range according to source | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Hourly rate of a web agency | CHF 120 to 250 per hour | beyondweb.ch |
| SME website from a web agency | CHF 5'000 to 15'000 | beyondweb.ch |
| Simple homepage (one-pager) | from approx. CHF 2'000 | gryps.ch |
| Company site with four subpages | CHF 2'400 to 6'800, average CHF 4'400 | gryps.ch |
| Company website for an SME | CHF 2'000 to 8'000 | specialpage.ch |
Running costs: domain, hosting and maintenance
Once the site is built, some costs recur every year. According to beyondweb.ch, a .ch domain costs CHF 10 to 15 per year. Hosting for a company website with 1 to 20 pages costs CHF 150 to 200 per year there. Maintenance plans often cost between CHF 50 and 300 per month, according to specialpage.ch.
Our maintenance plan costs CHF 100 per month, billed every six months. It covers hosting in Switzerland with Infomaniak, SSL, updates, weekly backups and changes to copy and images. We reply within 24 hours. Details are on website maintenance in Switzerland.
Our fixed prices: Starter, Business, Ultimate
Our packages are one-off fixed and final prices. Copy and images are always included, as are SSL, Swiss data protection compliance and a clean foundation with page titles and descriptions. Starter at CHF 849 is one page for freelancers and small firms. Business at CHF 1'449 offers up to 7 pages, two languages and an editing area. Ultimate at CHF 2'199 adds the first year of hosting, maintenance and ongoing changes.
How the build works and what each package includes is explained on get a website built in Switzerland. For a quick overview of the packages, see our offer on the home page. Starter goes live in 7 to 10 working days, Business and Ultimate in 12 to 14.
| Package | Fixed price | Delivery | What is included |
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| StarterFor the self-employed and small businesses that want to be online quickly and cleanly. One page that says everything important. | CHF 849 one-off | Online in 7 to 10 working days |
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| BusinessFor SMEs, restaurants, coaches and trades that want to show more: services, references, team. | CHF 1'449 one-off | Online in 12 to 14 working days |
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| UltimateFor businesses that do not want to touch anything after launch. Hosting, maintenance and changes included for the first year. | CHF 2'199 one-off | Online in 12 to 14 working days |
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Worked example: the cost of the first year
An example makes the differences clear. We calculate the cost of the first year after launch, using our fixed prices. The maintenance plan costs 12 times CHF 100, so CHF 1'200 a year. Individual changes without a plan cost CHF 75 per hour.
- Business CHF 1'449 plus maintenance plan CHF 1'200 makes CHF 2'649 in the first year
- Ultimate CHF 2'199, with hosting and maintenance for the first year included: CHF 450 less
- Starter CHF 849 plus maintenance plan CHF 1'200 makes CHF 2'049 in the first year
- Starter CHF 849 plus two hours of changes at CHF 75 makes CHF 999
Monthly website costs: maintenance plan or hourly rate
Without a plan you only pay for what comes up. You pay for changes one at a time at CHF 75 per hour. How hosting and the domain are handled then, we agree with you before launch. For comparison, gryps.ch gives CHF 150 as the hourly rate for later changes. This makes sense if your site rarely changes.
If you change things more often, the maintenance plan is simpler. It costs CHF 100 per month, or CHF 600 every six months. Each term runs for six months. You can cancel with 45 days' notice before the end of a term. With Ultimate the first year is already paid for.
What to check in a quote
A low figure on a quote means little if a lot gets added later. Ask whether the price is fixed or grows with the hours worked. Find out who supplies the copy and images and what a later change costs. Also ask who owns the domain, hosting and code after launch.
Our quotes state all of this: fixed price, delivery date, content and logins in your name. To see what finished sites look like, browse our example websites. If you already have a site and are thinking about a fresh start, read about our website relaunch.
