Free planning tool / No sign-up
Choose the work your project needs. See a planning range, the work behind it and the costs that continue after launch.
Built for people commissioning a business or commercial property website. Your answers stay in this browser unless you choose to send the result. The range is an estimate, not a quote from me or a market average.
How the number is built
A useful estimate names its assumptions. This one models hours of work, then applies a disclosed illustrative independent developer rate range. It is meant for planning a conversation, not comparing supplier quotes.
A business site starts at 42 modeled hours; a property site starts at 68 because availability, floor plans and leasing journeys need more work. The base includes up to five pages, responsive layouts, a contact form, basic accessibility and launch QA.
Each page after the first five adds three hours. Design, content preparation, CMS setup, CRM, booking, another language and availability feeds add separate work. Replacing a site adds migration and redirect planning.
The model adds 15% for coordination and testing. It then widens work hours by 20% either way and uses illustrative rates of $55 to $95 per hour or £45 to £80 per hour. Rates are assumptions, not my published prices.
Hosting, domain, paid CMS or plugins, maintenance and future changes are separate. Clutch's 2026 website budget guide also highlights these recurring costs and the effect of functionality and design on price.
This calculator is for a custom business or commercial property website. A SaaS product, ecommerce platform or a campaign landing page needs a different model. For a product, see my SaaS MVP development service.
Before you budget
The estimate helps you prepare. A developer still needs to review the actual requirements.
There is no single price. In this model, a five-page site with brand guidelines, partly prepared content and a CMS needs more work than one with finished designs and content. Choose your own starting point above to see the difference and the assumptions behind it.
No. The rate and hour assumptions are disclosed planning inputs. I quote after seeing the page list, designs, content and integrations. A range from this tool is useful for a first discussion, but it is not an offer or a fixed price.
They continue after launch and vary by hosting provider, traffic, CMS, plugins and how often the site changes. Keep them as a separate yearly budget instead of hiding them inside the build price.
Sometimes. Existing content and designs can reduce work, while content migration, redirects and rebuilding integrations can add it. Tick “Replacing an existing site” to include a modest migration allowance, then check the details with a developer.
Optional next step
I'm Hasnain Qureshi, a full-stack developer. My work includes Cambridge Research Park and The New 1540 Broadway. Send your result with a link to your current site or designs, and I'll reply with the questions needed for a proper estimate.
You can also use the website brief builder and send that to any developer or agency.