Simple brochure website
About €700–€1,500
A lean site to explain the business and make it easy to enquire. Content, hosting and later changes may be separate.
Website pricing guide
How much does a website cost in Ireland?
A starting price tells you little until you know what the website must do. Compare the work, the running costs and the total over time.
The useful first question
What do customers need to do on your site?
See your work, check your service area and enquire? Or book, pay and buy? The answer changes the job before page count does.
Watch the guide
See the full comparison in four minutes.
The video walks through published Irish starting prices, a fictional garden-maintenance example and the questions to ask before accepting a quote.
By Robert Gloster, Red Stag Studio · Reviewed .
How Much Does a Website Cost in Ireland? Compare the Full Cost
A useful starting budget
Plan for the job, not a single headline price.
A simple enquiry site and a more tailored business website can cost very different amounts. Use these broad bands to start the conversation, then compare written quotes for your actual brief.
More tailored business website
About €1,500–€5,000+
More planning, custom design, content work or functionality can move a quote well beyond a starter package.
Planning estimates, not measured Irish averages or quotes. Based on a selected desk review of public starting prices checked on 28 September 2026, including the €695, €1,200 and €4,800 examples discussed in the video. These offers cover different work; VAT treatment and ongoing costs vary. Confirm the payable total and included work for your own brief.
Start with the job
A garden business does not need a booking system just to take an enquiry.
Our fictional garden-maintenance owner needs customers to see her work, check the area she covers and ask for a quote. Booking, deposits or product sales could come later if they prove useful.
Who does the work?
DIY builder: you pay for software and put the site together.
Commissioned build: you pay someone to create it.
Managed service: the build and ongoing help may be packaged together.
Some offers combine a setup fee and monthly charge. Ask who writes the words, prepares the photos and makes changes after launch.
A worked example
Compare the same period, not just the first invoice.
The two quotes below are illustrative and separate from the published supplier packages and Red Stag Studio’s own offer. Both exclude VAT. For the arithmetic, assume they cover the same job and their prices do not change.
| Illustrative quote | One year | Three years |
|---|---|---|
| €1,500 build + €25/month | €1,800 | €2,400 |
| €75/month, no separate build fee | €900 | €2,700 |
The totals meet at 30 months. After that, the upfront option costs less in this example. Real quotes must also be checked for support, updates, hosting and anything else you need.
Before you choose
Ask what is included, and what happens later.
Several packages we reviewed include first-year hosting. The renewal price still matters. Put the running costs beside the build price before comparing totals.
- What is the amount I will actually pay, including any VAT?
- Who writes the words, prepares the photos and tests the enquiry route?
- What do hosting, domain, business email and maintenance cost after year one?
- Is there a setup fee or minimum term? What counts as an included change?
- If I leave, can I take my domain, content and website? Are there transfer charges?
Get comparable quotes
Send each supplier the same short brief.
Say what your business does, what customers need to do on the site, what words and photos you already have, and your target launch date. Ask for first-year and three-year totals with extras listed separately.
For the garden business
“Show our work, explain the area we cover and make it easy to enquire.”
That is a more useful starting point than asking every supplier for a five-page website.
Our offer
Want someone to build and look after your site?
€59/month, excluding VAT. No minimum subscription term. Includes design, launch, domain, hosting and up to 60 minutes of monthly changes. This is our founding-client offer, separate from the illustrative €75/month comparison above. Check the package page for scope and terms.
Tell us what the site needs to do.
We will confirm whether our managed package fits or whether your project needs a different quote.
FAQs
Common questions about website costs.
How much does a small business website cost in Ireland?
For an initial budget, allow roughly €700–€1,500 for a simple brochure website or €1,500–€5,000+ for a more tailored business site. These are editorial planning bands based on selected advertised Irish prices, not a measured national average or a quote. Scope, VAT and ongoing costs vary; send the same brief to suppliers before comparing totals.
Is monthly or upfront website pricing cheaper?
It depends on the term and what each quote includes. In our illustrative like-for-like example, €1,500 upfront plus €25 a month totals €1,800 after one year and €2,400 after three. €75 a month with no build fee totals €900 and €2,700. The totals meet after 30 months. These are hypothetical prices, excluding VAT, not supplier quotes or Red Stag Studio prices.
What should I ask before accepting a website quote?
Ask for the actual payable total including any VAT, the first-year and three-year costs, what work and changes are included, renewal costs, the minimum term and what happens if you leave. Get the answer in writing for your specific project.
Does paying upfront mean I own the website?
Not automatically. Ask what rights you have to the design, content and code, whether you control the domain, and what can be transferred if you leave. Check the agreement whichever payment model you choose.
Related pages
A few useful next steps if you want to compare options, review proof, or move toward an enquiry.
Pay monthly web design in Ireland
See our founding offer, included work, cancellation and export rights, alongside the practical buyer’s guide.
Website packages
See the current Red Stag Studio managed package and its terms.
Small business websites Ireland
Explore the kind of service website we build.
Website maintenance Ireland
Understand the ongoing work after launch.
Ready to put a brief together?
Tell us what customers need to do on your site, what you already have and when you hope to launch. We will tell you whether we are a fit.