How much does a website cost?

Typical project starting points

If you are asking, 'How much does a website cost?', the useful answer depends on the content, integrations, workflows, risk and testing involved. These starting points help set expectations before a written scope.

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Typical starting points

Amounts are in Australian dollars and exclude third-party licences, subscriptions and media spend. We confirm the actual price in a written proposal.

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Integration work

Usually starts around A$5,000 for a clearly defined connection with usable APIs and clear ownership.

02

Website projects

Usually start from A$10,000. Content, unique layouts, integrations, ecommerce and migration can move the number.

03

Consulting

The price depends on the issue and the work required. There is no set session duration or standard consulting package.

What affects the price

01

Systems and access

How many products are involved, whether they have usable APIs and who controls the accounts.

02

Workflows and exceptions

How many workflows, roles, approvals and exceptions the project has to cover.

03

Data quality

Migration, duplicates, missing fields, reconciliation and whether the current records can be trusted.

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Security and testing

Security, privacy, accessibility, testing, human approval, monitoring and recovery.

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Content and design

For websites, how much copy, photography, page planning and custom design work is required.

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Handover and support

Documentation, training, maintenance and support are agreed for the engagement. The site makes no blanket response-time promise.

How estimates become proposals

We confirm a price range before you commit

Once we understand the users, systems, data and deadline, we can usually give you an initial price range.

The proposal lists the work, assumptions, exclusions, responsibilities and how you will approve it.

Next step

Ask for a project estimate

Tell us what has to happen, which systems are involved and whether a deadline matters. A rough description is enough to start.

Ask for an estimate

Questions

Questions people ask us

How much does a website cost in Australia?
A simple brochure site, a full marketing site, a site with real functionality and a rebuild all sit in different bands, and the scenarios on this page give the ranges with the assumptions behind each. The biggest variables are how many unique page designs there are and whether your content already exists.
How much does an app cost to build?
Most business apps land in a band that reflects the systems behind them rather than the screens. The app is the visible tenth of the work. Store fees, developer accounts, operating system updates and an admin interface all belong in the number and rarely appear in a quote.
Why do quotes for the same project differ so much?
Usually scope rather than margin. The differences sit in how many unique designs are being made, whether content and photography exist, how many systems the thing has to talk to, and whether support after launch is included.
Do you charge for discovery?
No. You get a range in the first conversation. We charge for a paid discovery only when the work itself is the deliverable, like a process mapping engagement, and we will say so up front.
Do you work fixed price or hourly?
Both, depending on how clear the requirements are. Fixed price where the scope can hold, and capped time and materials where the shape will change as we learn, reviewed at agreed points so you can stop between stages.
What is your minimum engagement?
We do not publish a hard minimum. As a practical guide, integration work usually starts around A$5,000 and website projects around A$10,000. If the work would be better handled by a freelancer, a template or a smaller supplier, we will say so.