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Build + Run · By Site Type · Full Breakdown

Site Type

Build Method

Setup Cost
Monthly Cost
Year 1 Total

Cost by Site Type (2025)

TypeDIYFreelancerAgency
Blog / Portfolio$50-200$500-2K$3K-8K
Business Site$100-500$1K-5K$5K-20K
eCommerce$200-1K$2K-10K$10K-50K+
SaaS / Web App$500-2K$5K-25K$25K-100K+
Landing Page$0-100$200-1K$1K-5K

Monthly Running Costs

ItemBudgetStandardPremium
Hosting$0-5/mo$10-30/mo$50-200/mo
Domain$12/yr$12/yr$12-50/yr
Email (Google Workspace)$0$6/mo$12/mo
SSLFree (Let's Encrypt)Free$10-50/yr
CDNFree (Cloudflare)Free$20/mo
Plugins/Tools$0$20-50/mo$100+/mo

Free vs Paid Hosting

FeatureFree (Cloudflare/Netlify)Shared ($5-10/mo)VPS ($20-50/mo)
SpeedFast (static)VariesFast
Traffic LimitGenerous~25K visits/moUnlimited
WordPressNoYesYes
Custom BackendServerless onlyLimitedFull control