How Much Does a Website Cost in Kenya? (2026 Guide)

For comparison, many Kenyan agencies publish business website prices of roughly KES 65,000 to KES 150,000 before VAT. Some of that buys real extra work, such as bespoke design or copywriting. Our entry prices are lower because we build on a proven stack, price features separately and publish our numbers. You see the starting price before you talk to anyone, and you only pay for features you choose.

What drives the cost of a website

Two websites can look similar and still differ in price by tens of thousands of shillings. These are the factors that move the number.

1. Number of pages

A business website starts with up to five pages. Each extra page needs design, layout and content, and has to be tested on phones. In our quote builder, 6–10 pages add KES 8,000, 11–20 pages add KES 18,000, and more than 20 pages add KES 35,000. If unsure, start small: a focused five-page site often beats 20 thin pages.

2. Features and integrations

Features are where most of the price difference comes from. These are our current add-on prices, all before VAT:

A few of these deserve a word of explanation:

• M-Pesa payments (KES 8,000). We connect your site to Safaricom's Daraja API so customers get an STK push prompt on their phone and your site confirms the payment automatically. You need your own Paybill or Till number, and Safaricom's normal transaction charges apply.
• Online booking (KES 12,000). A booking calendar on a normal business site. If bookings are the core of your business, a full booking system (from KES 60,000) is usually the better fit.
• Multi-language support (KES 10,000). Useful if you serve customers in English and Swahili, or international visitors in French or German. Remember that someone still has to write or check every translation.
• Content writing (KES 5,000). Many projects stall waiting for text. If writing is not your strength, paying for copy is usually cheaper than a site that launches months late.
• Logo and brand identity (KES 1,000). A simple logo and colour set so the site has something to build on. A full brand strategy is a separate, larger job.
• SEO set-up (KES 6,000). Page titles, descriptions, structured data and Search Console. Ongoing SEO work to rank for competitive searches is separate.

3. Design: template or custom

A proven layout styled to your brand is quicker and cheaper than a design drawn from scratch. For most small businesses, a clean, fast, mobile-friendly layout matters more than originality.

4. Your industry

A law firm, a hotel and an online shop need different things. A hotel needs booking and galleries. A shop needs a catalogue and checkout. A clinic needs appointment requests and clear privacy wording. See what a typical site includes for your sector on our industries page, for example online stores.

5. Deadline

Need it sooner? Priority delivery adds 20% to the project price, because other work has to move to make room.

A worked example

Say you want a business website with 8 pages, M-Pesa payments, professional copy and SEO set-up. Using our current prices:

With priority delivery, the same site comes to KES 65,424 including VAT. Domain and hosting are extra, which brings us to the costs that come back every year.

Recurring costs: what you pay every year

The build is a one-off payment. Running the site is not. These are the costs to plan for, with current prices from our sister brand HostingKE (checked October 2026 — prices change, so check current prices on HostingKE before you budget):

Our quote builder also offers one year of hosting and maintenance as a bundle for KES 12,000, so the first year is covered in the same invoice.

Two other costs are optional but common. Maintenance covers updates, backups and small edits; a site that is never updated becomes a security risk. SEO and content is what gets the site found, and our SEO service is quoted separately.

One rule matters more than any price: register the domain in your own name, with your own email address. If a supplier registers it in theirs, you may struggle to get it back if you fall out.

DIY website builder vs freelancer vs agency

There are three common ways to get a website in Kenya. Each suits a different situation.

A DIY builder suits a simple brochure site you are happy to build and update yourself. Watch the plan you need for your own domain, online payments and no ads — the cheapest tier rarely includes all three, and you cannot easily take the site with you.

A freelancer can be excellent value, and many talented developers work this way. Ask to see live sites they built, agree the scope in writing, and make sure the domain and hosting accounts are in your name.

An agency gives you a team, a process and someone to call if the developer is away. The trade-off is usually price. We aim for agency process and support at prices closer to a freelancer's, published up front.

How to get an accurate website quote

Vague briefs get vague quotes. Before you contact anyone, write down:

1. What the site must achieve. More calls? Online sales? Bookings? One main goal is enough.
2. The pages you need. List them. Home, about, services, contact and a page per main service is a good start.
3. The features you need. M-Pesa, booking, a blog, a client login, more than one language.
4. Who will provide the content. Text, photos, product lists and prices. Say honestly if you need help.
5. Your deadline and budget. A real budget range helps a supplier suggest what fits, rather than guess.

Then ask for an itemised quote that shows each feature, the VAT and the total. Our quote builder walks you through these questions in a couple of minutes, and we reply with a fixed-scope, itemised quote within one business day.

Red flags when buying a website in Kenya

• The domain is registered in the developer's name. Insist it is yours from day one.
• No written scope. If pages, features and revisions are not written down, you will argue about them later.
• Full payment upfront with nothing to show. Staged payments tied to visible progress protect both sides.
• Prices that hide VAT. Check whether a figure includes 16% VAT before you compare it with another quote.
• "We guarantee page one on Google." Nobody can promise that. Good SEO improves your chances; it does not buy rankings.
• No mobile testing. Most Kenyans browse on a phone. Ask to see the site on a phone before you sign off.
• No handover. You should receive logins for the domain, hosting, site admin and any email accounts.
• Hidden renewals. Ask what the second year costs, not just the first.

Does location change the price?

Not with us. We are based in Nairobi and work remotely with businesses across all 47 counties, over calls, WhatsApp and email, at the same prices. See our pages for web development in Nairobi, Mombasa, Kisumu and Uasin Gishu (Eldoret), or browse all the areas we serve.