How much does a business website cost in India?

Quotes for the same business website can differ by several times, and the reason is rarely the design alone. Cost follows scope: how many pages, what features, who writes the content, and what happens after launch. This guide explains the pieces so you can compare quotes fairly. For a worked example we use our own published starting prices.

What drives the cost

• Type of site. A simple business website with a few pages costs less than a product catalogue with filters and galleries, and far less than an online store with checkout.
• Number of pages and custom design. A template adapted to your brand is cheaper than a fully custom design.
• Features. Appointment booking, payment gateways, customer logins, multi-language support and live chat are each extra work.
• Content. Who writes the text and supplies the photos? Delays in content are the most common reason sites launch late.
• SEO setup. Page titles, descriptions, structured data, sitemap and Search Console setup are often skipped by cheap quotes and are hard to add later.
• Speed and mobile. Most visitors are on phones, so a site that is slow or awkward on mobile loses enquiries.

Ongoing costs people forget

• Domain name. Paid yearly, and it should be registered in your name.
• Hosting. Included in some quotes, billed yearly in others.
• Business email. Often separate from hosting.
• Maintenance. Security updates, backups, fixes and content changes.
• Marketing. A website alone does not bring visitors. Google Business Profile, SEO and ads are usually separate.

Example: GroverHQ starting prices

These are starting prices. The final quote depends on scope, and current prices are always on our packages and services pages.

• Business website with a content management system: from ₹40,000.
• Product catalogue or portfolio website: from ₹50,000.
• Domain, email and hosting setup: from ₹5,000.
• Landing page for a campaign: from ₹12,000.
• Discoverability Setup, which pairs a fast SEO-ready website with a fully optimised Google Business Profile and SEO foundations: ₹50,000 one-time, with the first month of maintenance included.

How to compare quotes

1. Ask every vendor to list pages and features so the quotes cover the same scope.
2. Ask who owns the domain, the design files and the code.
3. Ask what is included after launch, and what yearly fees follow.
4. Ask how many rounds of changes are included.
5. Ask whether SEO setup and mobile speed are part of the price.

To get your business found as well as online, read our Google Business Profile setup checklist.