# What decides the cost of a website in India? | NxtFoldS > Two websites can look alike and cost very different amounts. These are the parts of a project that move the price, so you can compare quotes properly. Source: https://nxtfolds.com/insights/what-decides-the-cost-of-a-website - [Home](https://nxtfolds.com/) - [Insights](https://nxtfolds.com/insights) - What decides the cost of a website? Web Development # What decides the cost of a website? Two websites can look alike and cost very different amounts. These are the parts of a project that move the price, so you can compare quotes with the right questions. By [Prashant Kumar](https://nxtfolds.com/company/founder) 18 Oct 20262 min read Share [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/sharing/share-offsite/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnxtfolds.com%2Finsights%2Fwhat-decides-the-cost-of-a-website) In this article - [How many kinds of page](#how-many-kinds-of-page) - [Who will change the content](#who-will-change-the-content) - [Whether the content is ready](#whether-the-content-is-ready) - [What the site connects to](#what-the-site-connects-to) - [A design made for you, or a template](#a-design-made-for-you-or-a-template) - [What happens after launch](#what-happens-after-launch) - [Questions to ask with every quote](#questions-to-ask-with-every-quote) Ask five developers what a website costs and you will hear five numbers. Most of that gap comes from a handful of decisions, and once you know them you can read any quote with more confidence. ## How many kinds of page A site with forty pages is not always more work than one with ten. What counts is how many different kinds of page there are. A home page, a product page, a list of products and a contact page are four designs. Adding the hundredth product page costs almost nothing once the first one exists. ## Who will change the content If someone on your team needs to add products, change prices or post updates without calling a developer, the site needs an admin panel. That is a second piece of software with its own screens, logins and checks, and it is often the largest single part of the cost. It also saves money every month after launch, so it is worth deciding on early. ## Whether the content is ready Text, photos and product details take longer to gather than most people expect. When content arrives late, the work stops and starts, and the project runs longer. Having the main pages written and the photos chosen before work begins is one of the simplest ways to keep a budget steady. ## What the site connects to Payments, WhatsApp, email tools, a booking calendar or an existing billing system each need to be connected and tested. Every connection adds work, and some services charge their own fees on top. ## A design made for you, or a template A template is quicker and cheaper and can look good. A design made for your business takes longer because each page is planned around your customers and your content. Both are fair choices. The quote should say clearly which one you are getting. ## What happens after launch Hosting, the domain, backups and small fixes continue after the site is live. Ask what is included, what is charged later, and who you call when something breaks. ## Questions to ask with every quote Which pages and features are included? Will we be able to edit the content ourselves? Who owns the code and the accounts? What will it cost each year after launch? A clear answer to each of these tells you more than the total on its own. Where we help with this - [Web Development](https://nxtfolds.com/services/web-development) - [UI/UX Design](https://nxtfolds.com/services/ui-ux-design) - [Internal Business Tools](https://nxtfolds.com/solutions/internal-business-tools) ## Keep reading - 01 ### What to prepare before you talk to a developer A first call goes further when you bring a few things with you. None of them need to be perfect, and all of them save time. https://nxtfolds.com/insights/what-to-prepare-before-you-talk-to-a-developer - 02 ### Does your website need an admin panel? An admin panel lets your team change the website without a developer. Here is how to tell whether you need one, and what a good one includes. https://nxtfolds.com/insights/does-your-website-need-an-admin-panel - 03 ### Is an AI chatbot worth it for a small business? A chatbot helps when the same questions arrive every day and the answers already exist in writing. Here is how to judge whether that describes your business. https://nxtfolds.com/insights/is-an-ai-chatbot-worth-it-for-a-small-business Start a project ## Have something ambitious in mind? Let's turn your idea into something real. [hello@nxtfolds.com](mailto:hello@nxtfolds.com) [Start a project](https://nxtfolds.com/start-a-project)