A smaller, focused build
One sharp site that does one job well: your story, your services, WhatsApp enquiries, fast on mobile data. The right first proper website.
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What does a website cost?
Hand-built sites start from R3,000. Full custom systems with AI, bookings and payments have run to R100,000. Every quote is fixed, in writing, and holds for 30 days. Below: our ranges and everyone else's, side by side.
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the honest ranges
What a hand-built website actually costs
Every project is quoted individually, but here's the honest range to expect. If a cheaper number is tempting, read what a cheap website actually costs first.
A multi-page website with SEO
Several pages built to be found: services, work, about, contact, plus local SEO pages, schema and speed Google rewards. Most established businesses land here.
Payments, bookings, AI and more
Hosted checkout (PayFast, Paystack, Yoco), online bookings, AI assistants, digital downloads, podcast platforms. Focused systems from around R20,000; full platforms up to R100,000. Always quoted for your exact scope.
You pay for the size you need, never a preset box. One fixed quote in Rand or your currency, in writing, and it does not move unless you add scope. Working from the UK, US or Australia? Same process, quoted in your money. Everything that goes into each build is listed on the website design and SEO packages page.
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If you don't love the design at the blueprint stage, you walk away owing nothing.
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What websites cost across South Africa
Compare quotes: here are website design prices in South Africa from providers' own published pages, our row included. An honest number survives comparison, so we publish everyone's. The full research version, with method and refresh dates, lives on the South African Website Price Index.
| Provider | Published prices | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Bunnypants | R1,580 to R27,980+ | Studio packages |
| New Perspective Design (East London) | R1,990 to R16,900 | Agency packages |
| iNetAxis | R2,500 to R12,500 | Studio packages |
| STRKR | R5,000 to R20,000 | Studio packages, 2026 rates |
| Juicy Designs | From R12,000 to R85,000+, ex VAT | Agency packages |
| Gridweb | From R59,000 to R250,000+ | Agency tiers |
| Launch Digital | Under R15,000 to R200,000+ | Agency guide bands |
| CodeSketch (this page) | R3,000 to R10,000; custom systems up to R100,000 | Hand-coded studio |
Whatever route you take, budget the extras: a .co.za domain is R99 to R197 a year and SA hosting R84 to R439 a month (Afrihost, Xneelo, Domains.co.za). DIY looks different: Wix's mid plans convert to roughly R296 to R628 a month, every month, plus your own evenings.
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Website cost questions, answered
/Q1 · How much does a website cost in South Africa?
Smaller builds run R3,000 to R5,000, multi-page sites with SEO run R8,000 to R10,000, both higher depending on need. Every quote is fixed, agreed in writing before work starts.
/Q2 · Why don't you publish exact prices?
Pricing varies per build, so a rate card would overcharge simple sites and undercharge complex ones. You get a real fixed number for your actual project, usually within a day.
/Q3 · Do I own the website?
Yes. When the build is done you can hand it to us to look after with a care plan, or take the keys and run it yourself. Your call.
/Q4 · Do you work outside East London?
Yes. CodeSketch builds for businesses across South Africa and remotely for clients anywhere in the world, in your timezone, quoted in your currency.
/Q5 · What do other SA web designers charge?
From R1,580 at the budget end to R85,000 and beyond at agencies. Most small businesses land between R2,500 and R20,000. The real published prices are in the table above, checked August 2026.
/Q6 · Is Wix cheaper than a hand-built website?
In year one, usually. Over three years Wix's mid plans total roughly R10,600 to R22,600 at current conversions, plus your own hours, and the subscription never ends. A once-off hand-built site plus normal hosting often costs less by year two. See the full hand-coded vs builders comparison.
Waiting has a price too. It just never sends an invoice.
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Five builds a month, no more: one pair of hands is the whole quality control. Availability changes weekly, so a five-minute chat tells you what's open.
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