Short answer: in 2026, website development in Ukraine costs from UAH 8,000 for a simple template-based landing page to UAH 200,000+ for a full-featured online store with integrations. Typical budgets for custom development at a web studio: landing page — UAH 15,000–60,000, corporate website — UAH 40,000–120,000, online store — UAH 80,000–200,000. The exact price depends on functionality, design (template or custom), the number of integrations, and who does the work — a freelancer, a small studio, or an agency.
This is not a price list pulled out of thin air, but the result of analysing current prices of Ukrainian web studios and freelance marketplaces, combined with StexSoft's own experience building websites on WordPress, OpenCart, and Laravel. Below we break down each type of website separately, explain what makes up the price, what expenses await you after launch, and how not to overpay.
Website prices in 2026: summary table
| Website type | Template solution | Custom development | Typical budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Landing page (1 page) | UAH 8,000 – 15,000 | UAH 15,000 – 60,000 | ~UAH 25,000 |
| Business-card site (3–7 pages) | UAH 10,000 – 20,000 | UAH 20,000 – 50,000 | ~UAH 30,000 |
| Corporate website | UAH 20,000 – 40,000 | UAH 40,000 – 120,000 | ~UAH 60,000 |
| Online store (up to 100 products) | UAH 15,000 – 50,000 | UAH 80,000 – 120,000 | ~UAH 90,000 |
| Online store (large catalogue, ERP/1C, filters) | — | UAH 120,000 – 200,000+ | ~UAH 150,000 |
| Portal, marketplace, web application | — | from UAH 400,000 ($10,000+) | individual |
A several-fold spread is normal. The same «online store» can be a 30-product catalogue with an «Order» button — or a system with customer accounts, warehouse stock synchronisation, three payment gateways, and a loyalty programme. These are projects in different weight classes, and the price reflects that.
For reference: most Ukrainian studios work at a rate of $20–40 per hour (according to the web development market survey by IT Rating UA and UA Web Agencies). European contractors charge 3–5 times more for the same work: the minimum price for a landing page at a European studio starts at €1,500.
How much does a landing page cost in 2026
Direct answer: a landing page in Ukraine costs from UAH 8,000 (template or website builder) to UAH 60,000 (custom design with animations and integrations). The most common budget is UAH 15,000–30,000.
What affects the price of a landing page:
- Design. A ready-made template with your logo and copy dropped in is the cheapest option. A unique design tailored to your brand adds UAH 8,000–15,000 or more, but delivers higher conversion and doesn't give itself away by looking identical to a dozen other companies' sites.
- Number of screens and sections. A 4-section landing page and a 12-section one with a cost calculator are projects of very different complexity.
- Integrations. A request form that sends to email is the basic level. Saving leads to a CRM, online payment, Telegram notifications — each module adds UAH 3,000–10,000.
- Copywriting. Sales copy is either written by you or by the studio or a copywriter — that's another UAH 3,000–10,000 that is often forgotten at the start.
Who a landing page suits: one service or one product, an ad campaign, niche testing, collecting sign-ups for an event. Who it doesn't suit: businesses with a wide product range or several lines of business — there a corporate website or a store wins.
How much does a corporate website cost
Direct answer: a corporate website in Ukraine in 2026 costs from UAH 25,000 (basic CMS structure) to UAH 120,000+ (custom design, blog, service catalogue, CRM integration). The typical budget is UAH 40,000–80,000.
A corporate website is no longer a «business card» but a working tool: SEO-oriented service pages, case studies, a blog, forms that push leads to a CRM, and often multilingual support. The main cost items:
- Structure planning. A site of 15–40 pages needs a well-thought-out architecture: which pages to create, which search queries they target, how they link to each other. This is the foundation of future SEO.
- Design system. Not separate mockups for every page, but a system of components from which all pages are assembled — this makes further development of the site cheaper.
- CMS. In most cases the optimal choice is WordPress: the owner edits content without a developer. For non-standard logic (customer accounts, calculators, restricted sections) frameworks like Laravel are used — more expensive, but without limitations.
- Multilingual support. A Ukrainian + English version adds roughly 20–30% to the budget (translation, duplicated structure, hreflang setup).
Projects at this level usually already include basic technical SEO: meta tags, a sitemap, structured data, correct mobile behaviour, and load speed optimisation. Clarify this before signing the contract — a «website without an SEO foundation» will be expensive to fix later.
How much does an online store cost
Direct answer: an online store in Ukraine costs from UAH 15,000 (template solution on OpenCart or WooCommerce) to UAH 200,000+ (large catalogue with integrations). A working turnkey store with custom design, payment, and delivery is usually UAH 80,000–150,000.
E-commerce is the most labour-intensive type of website, because beyond the storefront there is logic: cart, payment, delivery, order statuses, stock. What shapes the budget:
| Component | Approximate cost | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Basic template store (OpenCart / WooCommerce) | UAH 15,000 – 50,000 | up to 100 products, standard modules |
| Custom storefront and product page design | +UAH 20,000 – 40,000 | the product page is your main sales page |
| Payment integrations (monobank, LiqPay, WayForPay) | UAH 3,000 – 15,000 | depends on the number of gateways and scenarios |
| Nova Poshta / Ukrposhta delivery integration | UAH 3,000 – 10,000 | automatic rates and waybill creation |
| Synchronisation with 1C / BAS / warehouse | UAH 15,000 – 50,000 | the most underestimated cost item |
| Customer account, bonuses, loyalty programme | UAH 10,000 – 40,000 | optional |
| Catalogue population (per 100 products) | UAH 3,000 – 10,000 | often billed separately |
An important nuance we at StexSoft see regularly: clients compare a «store for 20,000» with a «store for 100,000» without realising that the first quote simply doesn't include integrations, catalogue population, or training. Then every «surprise» is bought separately — and the final amount ends up the same or higher, only with stress and a delayed launch.
The second thing not to save on is speed and the mobile version. Over 75% of online purchases in 2026 are made from smartphones, and Core Web Vitals scores directly affect both Google rankings and conversion. A slow store loses buyers before they even see the product.
What makes up the cost of a website
When a studio quotes a price, it counts the hours of different specialists. A typical budget breakdown looks like this:
- Research and specification — ~10%. Brief, competitor analysis, prototype, documentation. Skimping on this stage is the most common cause of cost overruns: market estimates say a detailed spec saves up to 30–50% of the development budget by eliminating rework caused by vague requirements.
- UX/UI design — ~20%. Page logic, mockups, responsive versions, design system.
- Front-end — ~20%. Turning mockups into live pages: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, responsiveness, animations.
- Back-end and integrations — ~30%. Admin panel, databases, payments, CRM, delivery. In e-commerce projects this share grows to 40–45%.
- Testing — ~10%. Checks across devices and browsers, bug fixing.
- Launch and training — ~10%. Migration to production hosting, analytics setup, training the client's team to use the admin panel.
The quote may also include separate items: copywriting, photo content, catalogue population, ad setup. Always ask for an itemised estimate — you see what you're paying for and can compare offers from different contractors correctly.
Template or custom development: which to choose
A template is a ready-made design and functionality into which your content is inserted. Cheaper (40–60% savings) and faster (launch in 1–2 weeks), but: the design isn't unique, excess code can slow the site down, customisation options are limited, and a non-standard feature is sometimes easier to rewrite from scratch than to bolt on.
Custom development means the site is designed around your business processes. More expensive and slower, but you get exactly what you need, with no limits on growth. Market data shows that investment in quality UX/UI pays off with a 2–4× conversion increase — over the long run a custom solution often turns out cheaper than a «cheap» one.
A practical rule we recommend to StexSoft clients:
- Testing a niche, need a result within a week, budget up to UAH 20,000 → template or website builder. A perfectly fine start.
- The website is your main sales channel for years ahead → custom development or deep customisation of a template.
- You have non-standard processes (accounts, warehouse sync, calculators) → custom development only. Trying to «stretch» this over a template almost always ends in a rebuild: a typical case is a store on a website builder that couldn't integrate with a CRM, and migrating the data cost more than building it properly would have.
Freelancer, web studio, or agency: price comparison
| Criterion | Freelancer | Web studio | Agency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Landing page | from UAH 4,000 | from UAH 15,000 | from UAH 100,000 |
| Corporate website | from UAH 15,000 | from UAH 40,000 | from UAH 200,000 |
| Online store | from UAH 25,000 | from UAH 80,000 | from UAH 400,000 |
| Contract and guarantees | rarely | yes | yes |
| Team (designer + developer + QA) | one person in every role | yes | yes + strategists, analysts |
| Risk of the contractor «disappearing» | high | low | low |
| Post-launch support | by arrangement | usually available | yes, with SLA |
A freelancer is the cheapest option, and there are many strong specialists among freelancers. The risks are different: one person physically cannot be equally strong in design, code, and testing, and if they fall ill or get busy, the project stops. A studio is the golden mean for small and medium businesses: a team, a contract, processes — without corporate-agency price tags. Agencies make sense for large brands where the website is part of a comprehensive marketing strategy.
How long does website development take
Approximate turnkey timelines from specification sign-off:
- Landing page — 1–3 weeks;
- Business-card site — 2–3 weeks;
- Corporate website — 3–8 weeks;
- Online store — 2–4 months;
- Web application, portal — from 3 months.
The main cause of delays is not the developers but waiting for content: copy, photos, company details, access credentials. The second is lengthy internal design approvals on the client's side. Two tips that genuinely shorten the timeline: prepare your materials in advance and appoint one person responsible for communicating with the contractor.
Hidden costs: what a website costs after launch
The development cost is only part of the total cost of owning a website. Annual and monthly expenses worth budgeting for right away:
- Domain — UAH 200–800/year (.com.ua; .ua costs more);
- Hosting — from UAH 1,500/year for shared hosting for a small site to UAH 12,000+/year for a VPS for a store with traffic;
- SSL certificate — often free (Let's Encrypt); commercial ones up to UAH 2,000/year;
- Technical support — by market estimates, usually 15–25% of the development cost per year: CMS and plugin updates, backups, security, minor fixes;
- SEO promotion — from UAH 10,000/month if the site is meant to bring clients from search;
- Content and advertising — individual, depends on strategy.
Example: a corporate website for UAH 60,000 will realistically cost around UAH 75,000–90,000 in the first year once hosting, domain, and support are included — and that's before advertising. Budgeting this way is simply more honest.
How to save on development without losing quality
- Start with an MVP. Launch a basic version with the core functionality, and add customer accounts, a blog, and a bonus programme in the second phase — once the site is already bringing in leads.
- Invest in the specification. A clear spec costs money, but it eliminates the most expensive thing — rework.
- Prepare the content yourself. Copy, photos, and service structure from you means minus 10–20% of the budget.
- Don't pay for extra integrations «for the future». A CRM or a second payment system can be connected later, when a real need appears.
- Choose a transparent payment model. Fixed price for projects with a clear, unchanging scope; hourly (time & materials) for projects where requirements are refined along the way.
- Compare itemised estimates, not bottom-line figures. A «store for 30,000» and a «store for 90,000» may differ not in quality but in the fact that half the work is simply missing from the first quote.
What you must not save on: mobile responsiveness, load speed, security, and the basic SEO structure. These aren't «options» — they determine whether the site will work as a sales channel at all.
Frequently asked questions (FAQ)
How much does it cost to build a website in Ukraine in 2026?
From UAH 8,000 for a template landing page to UAH 200,000+ for a large online store. Typical budgets: landing page — UAH 15,000–30,000, corporate website — UAH 40,000–80,000, online store — UAH 80,000–150,000.
Why is the price spread so wide for the same types of websites?
The price depends on the design (template or custom), the scope of functionality, the number of integrations (CRM, payment, delivery, 1C), the contractor's level, and what the quote includes: catalogue population, content, SEO foundation, training.
Which is cheaper — WordPress, OpenCart, or Laravel development?
The cheapest start is WordPress/WooCommerce or OpenCart on a ready-made theme. Laravel means custom development: more expensive upfront, but with no limitations for non-standard logic. The choice depends on the task, not on fashion — we break this down in detail in our article on choosing the right platform for your business.
What are the monthly costs of a website after launch?
The minimum is hosting and a domain (from ~UAH 200/month prorated). Realistically for a business website: technical support (15–25% of the development cost per year) plus SEO from UAH 10,000/month if the site is meant to bring clients from search.
How long does it take to build a website?
A landing page — 1–3 weeks, a corporate website — 3–8 weeks, an online store — 2–4 months. The most common cause of delay is waiting for content from the client.
Can you build a website for free or for UAH 2,000?
You can — on a website builder, by yourself. For testing an idea that's fine. But for a business that plans SEO, advertising, and growth, a builder quickly becomes a limitation: slow speed, weak optimisation options, platform lock-in.
How much does website support cost?
By market data — usually 15–25% of the development cost per year. For a UAH 60,000 website that's roughly UAH 750–1,250/month: updates, backups, security monitoring, minor fixes.
Want to know the exact cost of your project? The StexSoft team builds landing pages, corporate websites, and online stores on WordPress, OpenCart, and Laravel — with payment integrations (monobank, LiqPay, WayForPay), delivery, and CRM. Send us a short brief via the form on our website — and we'll come back with an estimate and timelines.