How Much Does a Business Website Cost in the Philippines?

There is no single price. A website can cost almost nothing or several hundred thousand pesos. The useful question is: what do you need the site to do, and who keeps it running after launch? This guide gives price ranges as rough estimates based on common market practice, not guarantees. Always ask for a written quote.

Tools like Wix, Squarespace, Google Sites or WordPress.com let you drag and drop a site yourself. You pay a monthly or yearly plan plus a domain. Expect roughly a few hundred to a couple thousand pesos per month depending on the plan and the exchange rate, since most are billed in US dollars.

Good for: testing an idea, a very simple page, owners who enjoy tinkering.

Watch out for: your time. Writing pages, taking photos, setting up Google, fixing mobile layout. Many owners start, get busy with the shop or clinic, and the site never finishes.

Freelance developers and designers usually charge a one-time project fee. For a small business site, quotes commonly land anywhere from the low tens of thousands of pesos upward. Quality varies a lot. Some are excellent, some disappear after launch.

Ask before you hire: Who owns the domain? Who pays for hosting? Who fixes it when it breaks in six months? Can I see two live sites you built?

Agencies often quote higher one-time fees, and then charge separately for hosting, maintenance and changes. This suits companies with complex needs such as online stores with inventory, booking systems, or custom features.

Some providers, including A2K Solutions, bundle the build, hosting, maintenance and support into a monthly fee instead of a big upfront cost. Our plans run from P4,999 to P12,999 per month, with a 3-month minimum. The tradeoff is simple: lower cash outlay now, ongoing payments later. If you plan to run the site for many years, compare the total over 2 to 3 years against a one-time build plus maintenance, not just the first month.

• Domain name: yearly renewal. Usually priced in the range of several hundred to over a thousand pesos per year depending on the extension (.com, .ph, .com.ph).
• Hosting: where the site lives. Free on some builders and platforms, paid on others.
• SSL certificate: the padlock in the browser. Most good hosts include it. Do not accept a site without it.
• Content: text and photos. If you only have blurry phone photos, budget for a photo session. Good photos of your food, clinic, or products often matter more than design.
• Maintenance: updates, backups, security, fixing broken things. Either you pay for it, or you do it, or nobody does it and the site decays.
• Changes: new menu, new prices, new staff. Ask if edits are included or billed per request.
• Booking, payments or chat: extra features can add cost. GCash, Maya, card payments and online booking each need setup and sometimes fees from the provider.

1. Number of pages. A 5-page site is far cheaper than a 30-page one.
2. Custom design vs. template. A well-adapted template is fine for most small businesses.
3. Features. Contact form: cheap. Online ordering, booking, member login: not cheap.
4. Content readiness. If you hand over text and photos, cost drops. If the agency must write everything, it rises.
5. Speed. Rush jobs cost more.
6. Support. A named person who answers on Viber or email is worth paying for.

Ask yourself three questions.

Do I need customers to find me on Google? Then the site needs proper structure, fast mobile loading, and a Google Business Profile connected to it. Cheap builders can do this, but you must set it up.

Do I have time to manage it? If no, pay someone to handle updates.

What happens if I stop paying? With some monthly plans, the site goes offline. With a one-time build, you usually keep the files, but may still pay hosting. Ask this question first, to every provider including us.

• Price with no list of what is included.
• No mention of who owns the domain.
• Promises of "number 1 on Google" in a fixed number of days. No honest provider can guarantee rankings.
• No contract or written scope.
• Pressure to pay everything upfront before any draft.

Put each quote in a list with the same items: pages included, domain, hosting, SSL, number of free edits per month, support channel, contract length, and what you own at the end. A cheaper quote that excludes hosting, edits and support is often more expensive in year two.

For a small Philippine business that mostly needs to be found, look trustworthy and take inquiries, you do not need a giant custom build. You need a clean, fast, mobile-friendly site with accurate information, connected to Google and Facebook, and someone accountable for keeping it alive. Decide your budget, ask for written quotes with everything itemized, and pick the provider who answers your questions plainly.

Want a clear quote for your business? Contact A2K Solutions and tell us what you sell, where you operate and what you want the site to do. We will reply with plain options and no pressure.