What does a website cost in Switzerland?

The range runs from a few hundred to several tens of thousands of francs, and almost nobody explains why. Here are the numbers and the reasons behind them.

The ranges

A simple landing page runs CHF 1,000 to 3,000. A solid small company site of a few pages, CHF 4,000 to 8,000. A site with a concept, its own design and several languages, CHF 10,000 to 30,000. Above that begins the territory of platforms, shops and connections to existing systems. Swiss agencies mostly bill changes after launch at CHF 110 to 150 an hour.

What actually drives the price

Mostly four things, more than the number of pages: whether the design is drawn for you or a template is filled in, how many languages there are, which systems have to be connected, and who writes the content. Each additional language costs forty to sixty per cent in practice, because navigation, addresses and upkeep grow with it, not only the translation.

The line item that is missing most often

Content. Anyone planning to supply their own text and images almost always underestimates how long that takes. Missing content is the most common reason a launch slips by weeks. Ask every quote who writes the text and what happens if it is late.

Why hardly anyone publishes prices

Because a list price is too high for the simple project and too low for the demanding one. That holds as long as an agency builds everything from scratch. An agency that uses the same foundation every time and varies only the content can write a price down. Which is why ours is on the site.

The running costs

Hosting, domain, maintenance, updates. Hosting in Switzerland costs CHF 9 to 50 a month, a WordPress maintenance package 59 to 99. Changes usually come on top by the hour, typically CHF 500 to 1,500 a year. Watch subscription models that bundle building and running: check what happens to your website if you cancel.