If you've asked three different people what a website should cost, you've probably gotten three wildly different numbers — anywhere from "a friend can do it for ₹2,000" to agency quotes north of ₹80,000 for something that's really just one page. Both numbers can be true at once, because they're not describing the same thing. Here's where the cost of a proper single-page website actually goes.
The four things you're really paying for
Strip away the jargon and a single-page website build breaks into four pieces: design, copywriting, development, and setup (domain and hosting). Most quotes bundle these together, which makes it hard to tell what you're actually paying for. Unbundling them helps you spot a fair price.
- Design — deciding how the page looks and flows. This is where a custom build earns its price over a stock template: layout, spacing, and visual hierarchy tailored to your actual content, not a generic theme with your logo dropped in.
- Copywriting — the words on the page. Often skipped or rushed, which is why so many small business sites read like nobody proofread them. If you're supplying your own polished copy, this cost drops out entirely.
- Development — turning the design into a real, working, mobile-friendly page. This is usually the fastest part if the design and copy are settled first.
- Setup — domain registration, hosting, and making sure the page actually loads fast and works on real phones, not just a designer's laptop.
Why "₹2,000" and "₹80,000" can both be real quotes
A ₹2,000 quote is usually one person, working from a template, with no copywriting and no revisions — you get roughly what you asked for and not much beyond it. That can be genuinely fine for a low-stakes personal project. A ₹80,000+ quote is usually an agency retainer model, often for something bigger than a single page, with account management overhead baked into the price.
A well-built single page, custom-designed, with real revisions and proper setup, typically lands somewhere in the ₹5,000–₹20,000 range in India — not the extremes on either end.
What should be included, no matter the price
- A design built around your actual content, not a generic template
- At least one structured round of revisions
- A page that works properly on mobile — most visitors will see it there first
- Basic on-page setup so search engines can actually read your page
- A clear answer on who owns the final files
Questions worth asking before you pay
Before agreeing to a quote, it's worth asking directly: is this a template or a custom design? How many rounds of changes are included? Who owns the code once it's built — can I take it and host it anywhere I like? Is there a recurring fee to keep the site live, beyond normal hosting? A quote that can't answer these clearly is usually one to be cautious about.
We've laid out our own pricing this way on purpose — see the full breakdown on our Pricing page.