How much does a website cost in Colombia in 2026? Real prices and what to include
A website can cost anything from a monthly subscription to several thousand dollars. Here are the types of site, the costs you pay every year, the cheap options that end up expensive and what my 5-page, 14-day package costs.
How much does a website cost in Colombia? If you search on Google you'll find everything from plans costing a few dollars a month to quotes for several million pesos. Both can be true, because "website" can mean a template you put together yourself over a weekend or an online store with thousands of products custom-built from scratch.
In this article I explain what a website costs depending on what you need, which costs you pay once and which repeat every year, the cheap options that end up expensive and what I charge. I use my real prices and client cases, not made-up market figures.
The four questions that set the price
Before asking for quotes, answer these. With these answers, any serious provider can give you a fixed price:
- What type of site do you need? A simple presentation page, a business website, an online store or a platform with custom features.
- How many pages? Home, services, about, contact… every page adds design and development.
- Who provides the content? Text, photos and logo. If you don't have them, they need to be created, and that's quoted separately.
- How important is it to be found on Google? A fast site with a solid technical foundation takes more work than one that only "looks good".
Types of website and what they cost
| Type of site | Who it's for | What to expect on price |
|---|---|---|
| Template builder (you build it) | People starting out who have time | A monthly or yearly platform subscription |
| Landing page (a single page) | A campaign, a product or an event | A designer's smallest project |
| Business website (up to 5 pages) | Businesses and independent professionals | My Web Express package: USD 800 |
| Online store | Anyone selling products online | A separate project, depending on catalog and integrations |
| Custom site or platform | Comparison sites, large catalogs, special features | Quoted according to scope |
Template builder
It's the cheapest option at the start. You pay for the platform and build the site yourself. It works if you have time and a good eye, but the result looks like thousands of other businesses using the same template, and it's often slow because it loads code your page doesn't need.
Business website of up to 5 pages
This is what businesses and independent professionals ask for most. My Web Express package costs USD 800, fixed price:
- Custom design, with no templates or slow page builders.
- Up to 5 pages: home, services, about you, contact and one extra.
- Technical SEO: structure, metadata, structured data and a sitemap.
- Speed as standard: my last two web projects scored 97 and 99 on PageSpeed.
- Launch plus 30 days of support.
- Delivery in 14 days from when I receive your content, paid 50% upfront and 50% on delivery.
If you need more pages, each one is quoted before we start, usually between USD 80 and 120 depending on complexity.
Online store
A store has a catalog, cart, payments, shipping and inventory, which is why it's quoted as a separate project. The price depends mainly on the number of products, whether they need to be migrated from another platform and the integrations (payment gateway, invoicing, inventory).
At Orbidental I rebuilt a store with more than 3,000 products without the page builder that was slowing it down. The migration took six weeks, taking care of every URL, every piece of text and every technical signal, and PageSpeed went from 40 to 97. I tell the story in why your online store loads slowly.
Custom site or platform
When you need features templates don't offer, like filters, comparison tools, quizzes or a catalog fed from a database, the site is custom-built. MotoFaro, a motorcycle accessories comparison site I built in Next.js, is an example: every product has its own indexable page and the site scores 99 on desktop PageSpeed.
The costs you pay every year
The project price isn't the only cost. Always ask about these recurring costs:
- Domain (yourbusiness.com or .co): renewed every year, with prices that vary by extension.
- Hosting: the server where your site lives. It varies with traffic and type of site.
- Licenses: some themes, plugins or builders charge yearly.
- Business email: if you want addresses like hello@yourbusiness.com.
- Maintenance and changes: updates, security, new sections, content. That's what my Monthly Plan is for, at USD 600 a month with no long-term contract.
Cheap options that end up expensive
A cheap site can become very expensive if any of these happen:
- It's slow. In a study Google commissioned from 55 and Deloitte, improving mobile speed by just 0.1 seconds raised retail conversion by 8.4% (web.dev). A slow site loses sales every day.
- It doesn't show up on Google. Without a technical foundation, the site exists but nobody finds it. Today it also matters that AI answers understand you; I explain it in how to show up in ChatGPT and Google.
- It isn't yours. If the domain, hosting or accounts are in the provider's name, switching providers becomes a problem.
- There are surprise charges. A quote without a written scope ends with "extras" halfway through the project.
What any quote should include
Ask for the quote to state in writing:
- The number of pages and what each one contains.
- Whether the design is custom or a template.
- What's included in technical SEO and speed.
- How many revision rounds there are.
- The delivery date and when the clock starts.
- The payment terms.
- What happens after delivery: support, training and access.
- That the domain and accounts are in your name.
How much should my business invest?
If you're starting out and don't sell online, a small, fast, well-made site is enough: the point is that customers looking for you find something serious. If you already sell through social media and want Google to bring you customers, invest in speed and technical SEO from the start. And if you sell products online, the store is a sales tool, so measure it by what it sells, not by what it costs.
If you want to know what your site would cost, message me and within 24 hours I'll confirm scope, deadline and price. You can also see all my web design services.
Frequently asked questions
How much does a website cost in Colombia in 2026?
It depends on the type of site. A template builder is paid as a subscription, a custom business website of up to 5 pages costs USD 800 with my Web Express package, and online stores and custom sites are quoted according to scope.
What does a website cost every year?
The domain, hosting, theme or plugin licenses if any, business email, and the maintenance or changes you need.
How long does it take to build a website?
A site of up to 5 pages can be ready in 14 days from when the full content is received. A store or a custom site takes longer, depending on scope.
Is a template or a custom website better?
A template works for starting on a small budget. A custom site stands out from competitors, loads faster and has a better technical foundation for Google.
Whose name should the domain be in?
Yours. The domain, hosting and accounts should belong to you from day one, so you can change providers whenever you want.
How do I pay for a website?
In my case, 50% upfront to book the date and 50% on delivery. From abroad you can pay in dollars by international transfer, Wise or PayPal.
