What a website costs in Uganda
Real prices in shillings, written down, with what is inside each one. No "contact us for pricing", no discovering an extra half million at the end.
Starter
For a small business that needs to look real and be reachable.
One-off. Half now, half at launch.
- Up to 5 pages
- Written for you - you just check it
- Works properly on phones
- WhatsApp and call buttons on every page
- Contact form that reaches your inbox
- Google Business Profile set up and verified
- Basic Google setup: titles, sitemap, Search Console
- 30 days of free fixes after launch
- Online payments
- Booking system
Business
For a business with several services that wants to be found on Google.
One-off. Half now, half at launch.
- Up to 12 pages, a page per service
- Full copywriting for every page
- Speed work so it opens fast on mobile data
- Quote form with the questions you actually need answered
- Google Business Profile plus review link
- Keyword research for your area and services
- Google Analytics and Search Console connected
- Photo gallery or price list section
- 60 days of free fixes after launch
- Training call so you can edit it yourself
- Online payments
Online shop
For selling products with Mobile Money, card or WhatsApp checkout.
From. Split into three payments.
- Everything in Business
- Product pages, categories and search
- First 30 products loaded for you
- MTN and Airtel Mobile Money checkout
- Card payments through Flutterwave or Pesapal
- WhatsApp order button as a backup
- Delivery zones and fees for Kampala and upcountry
- Stock tracking and low-stock alerts
- Order and receipt emails to you and the customer
- 90 days of free fixes after launch
All prices are one-off unless stated. Half to start, half when the site is finished and you are happy. MTN Mobile Money, Airtel Money or bank transfer. You get a receipt for every payment.
Add-ons, priced individually
Take what you need. Nothing here is compulsory.
| Add-on | Price (UGX) |
|---|---|
| Extra page beyond your package, written and built | 50,000 |
| Logo design, three concepts and the files you need | 250,000 |
| Booking or appointment system | 400,000 |
| Online payment on a non-shop site (deposits, fees) | 350,000 |
| Business email on your own domain (setup) | 100,000 |
| Google Business Profile set up and verified | 100,000 |
| Keyword research and page plan | 250,000 |
| Extra language on the site | From 300,000 |
| Photo editing and preparing your images, per 20 | 50,000 |
| Loading extra shop products, each | 3,000 |
| Moving an existing site to better hosting | 100,000 |
| Speed repair on a site we did not build | From 200,000 |
| Monthly care plan | From 30,000/month |
The costs that are not ours
Two things you pay directly to other companies, once a year. We set them up in your name and you keep the receipts.
| What it is | Typical yearly cost |
|---|---|
| .com domain - the address people type. The sensible default. | About UGX 60,000 |
| Hosting for a normal business site | UGX 100,000 - 200,000 |
| Hosting for an online shop (needs more power) | UGX 200,000 - 300,000 |
| Business email on your domain, per address | From UGX 10,000 |
| SSL padlock (https) | Free with the hosting we recommend |
About .co.ug
A .co.ug domain costs several times more than a .com and does almost nothing extra for you. Google does not rank you higher for having one, and your customers do not check. Start with a .com. If the business grows and you want .co.ug as well later, you can add it and point it at the same site.
We will recommend a specific host based on what you are building and show you the current prices before you commit. We do not take a cut from hosting companies, so the recommendation is just the recommendation.
Why quotes for "a website" vary so wildly
You will be quoted one price by one person and five times that by another for what sounds like the same thing. Here is what actually moves the number.
How many pages
Five pages is a different job from twenty-five. Each page needs writing, building and checking, so pages are the biggest single factor.
Who writes the words
If you supply finished text, it is cheaper. If we interview you and write everything, that is real work and it is priced in. Most clients want this and it is why their sites launch.
Does it take money
A shop needs payments, stock, delivery rules, receipts and testing. That is several days of work that a brochure site does not need.
Custom design or sensible layout
We use proven layouts adapted to your brand. Fully custom design from scratch is beautiful and expensive. For most businesses it does not sell one extra unit.
Is Google setup included
Business Profile, Search Console, sitemap, titles, speed. Cheap quotes usually skip all of it, which is why cheap sites are invisible.
What happens afterwards
Training, free fix period, someone answering the phone in three months. A quote without these is a lower number for a smaller promise.
When you compare two quotes, ask these four questions
Who writes the text? Whose name is the domain registered in? What happens if something breaks a month after launch? And can I log in and change my own prices? The answers usually explain the entire price difference.
How paying works
- 50% to start. We do not touch a keyboard before this, and you do not pay it until you have a written quote listing exactly what you are getting.
- 50% at completion, after you have seen the finished site on your own phone and asked for your changes. Before it goes live.
- Shops can split into three - start, halfway, launch.
- MTN Mobile Money, Airtel Money, or bank transfer. Receipt for everything, on request an invoice with your company details for your books.
- No monthly fee is compulsory. Care plans are optional and you can stop any month.
Small budget? Read this.
If UGX 350,000 is out of reach this month, do not borrow for a website. Do this instead, free:
- Set up your Google Business Profile properly - it costs nothing and brings calls.
- Get ten real reviews from customers you have already served.
- Put your prices in your WhatsApp Business catalogue.
Come back for the website when those are earning. We will still be here, and you will buy it out of profit instead of savings.
Questions about price
Why do prices differ so much between developers here?
Because "a website" can mean five different things. A one-page template with stock photos is not the same as a site with real content, forms that reach your inbox, speed work and Google setup. When you compare quotes, compare what is inside them: pages, content writing, hosting, who owns the domain and what happens after launch.
Is there anything hidden?
No. The quote lists everything. The only costs outside our fee are your domain and hosting, which you pay to the hosting company once a year, and payment gateway fees if you are selling online. We tell you those numbers before you commit.
Can I pay in instalments?
Half to start, half on completion is standard. For the online shop package we can split into three payments. We ask for the balance before the site goes live, not after.
What is the cheapest way to get online?
The Starter package plus a verified Google Business Profile. That combination gets a small business found and reachable for about UGX 500,000 to 650,000 including the first year of hosting. Start there, add pages when the business grows.
Get your exact number
Packages are a starting point. Tell us about your business and we will send a fixed quote for what you actually need, usually the same day.