A price is only judgeable against a scope — and here are the honest ranges for Delhi NCR so you have a reference point instead of a feeling. A properly built five-page business site where you supply content runs ₹15,000–40,000, plus roughly ₹3,000–6,000 a year for domain and hosting.
Why the fear is reasonable
Because the range is genuinely absurd. Quotes for nominally similar small business sites in this market run from around ₹5,000 to several lakh, with packaged offers listed publicly from about ₹7,000 a year.
With a spread that wide, any number you’re quoted could plausibly be a bargain or a fleecing, and you have no way to tell. That’s not a failure of judgement on your part — it’s an information problem the market doesn’t fix.
The reference ranges
| What you’re buying | Fair range in NCR |
|---|---|
| Packaged template site, you supply everything | From around ₹7,000/yr, listed publicly |
| 5 pages, built properly, you supply content | ₹15,000–40,000 one-time |
| 5–8 pages with content written and images sourced | ₹35,000–70,000 |
| Store with payments and stock | ₹60,000 upward, depending on catalogue |
| Custom booking system or application | Quoted individually |
Plus, every year: domain ₹700–1,200, hosting a few thousand for a small site, SSL usually free with hosting, and maintenance if you take a plan — commonly ₹15,000–30,000 a year.
If your quote sits inside the relevant row, you’re not being overcharged. If it’s well above, the next section tells you what to ask.
The three questions that make a quote judgeable
You can’t compare prices for undefined things. Send the same message to everyone:
1. “Please quote for exactly these pages: [named list].” Not “about five pages.” Named. This alone makes three quotes comparable.
2. “Is content writing included, or do I supply the text and photographs?” The single biggest swing in any quotation. A ₹40,000 quote with content written is not more expensive than a ₹25,000 quote where you write everything — it’s a different purchase.
3. “What’s the total payable in year two, including GST?” Domain, hosting, maintenance. Its absence is the most common source of feeling cheated later.
With those three answered, a high quote either explains itself or doesn’t.
What legitimately justifies a higher price
So you can recognise it:
- Content produced for you — text written, images sourced or shot. Real work, and the thing that most often decides whether a project finishes.
- Original design rather than an adapted template.
- Project management — someone whose job is the schedule and the follow-ups.
- Complexity — payments, stock, bookings, an integration.
- Continuity — a firm with several people rather than one.
If a higher quote names two or three of these, it’s a different product rather than the same one marked up.
Where overpayment actually happens
Rarely on the build price. Four other places:
1. Year-two renewals. Domain and hosting billed far above public prices, sometimes bundled as an unexplained “renewal”. Check what a comparable hosting plan costs publicly.
2. Recurring SSL fees. Free certificates are standard with most hosting. A recurring ₹2,000–5,000 SSL line deserves a question.
3. “Server charge” alongside hosting. Not a standard item; it normally means hosting. Two charges for the same thing on one invoice.
4. Per-change fees with no plan. ₹500 for a phone number change, twice a month, is ₹12,000 a year with no backups, monitoring or response commitment attached. A ₹1,500 monthly plan would be cheaper and include more.
That list is where the money quietly goes. The build price is the number everyone scrutinises and the least likely place to be overcharged.
The test that settles it
Ask for the itemisation:
Could you send this itemised — build, domain, hosting, SSL, maintenance — with the provider name for each?
Genuine costs get named with a provider you can verify in two minutes. Items that exist only as a label tend to disappear or get explained as something you already knew about.
A vendor who won’t itemise is charging for something they’d rather not name — and that finding is worth more than winning any single line.
What to do this week
- Locate your quote in the ranges table above.
- Send the three questions to every vendor, unchanged.
- Ask for the itemisation with provider names.
- Compare a quoted hosting charge against a public price for the same plan.
- Get the year-two total in writing before paying.
If you want it done the certain way
We publish the price and the year-two figure before you commit, itemised with provider names so you can check us in two minutes. If your requirement fits a cheaper packaged option, we’ll tell you that instead. WhatsApp us; we reply in about five minutes between 9am and 7pm.
Related reading
- Why one quote is ₹5,000 and another ₹5,00,000
- How much should you budget for a website?
- What should “all-inclusive” actually include?
- Overpaying or buying cheap — which should you fear?
FAQ
What is a fair price for a small business website in Delhi NCR?
Roughly ₹15,000–40,000 for a properly built five-page site where you supply content, plus about ₹3,000–6,000 a year for domain and hosting. Content written for you pushes the build to ₹35,000–70,000.
How do I know if I’m being overcharged for a website?
Compare quotes for an identical named page list, establish whether content is included, and get the year-two total. Overcharging more often appears in renewals, recurring SSL fees and vague “server charges” than in the build price.
Should I ask for an itemised website quote?
Yes. Ask for build, domain, hosting, SSL and maintenance listed separately with the provider named for each. Genuine costs are verifiable in minutes; invented line items tend not to survive the request.
