“How much does a website cost?” is one of the questions we hear most from companies in Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the Gulf, and the honest answer is: it depends on what the website has to do. You can receive two quotes for a “company website” where one is several times the other, and both make sense, because what is delivered is completely different. This guide explains what really drives the price, the recurring costs many people forget, and how to compare quotes so you neither overpay nor underinvest.
1. What kind of website do you need?
The biggest cost driver is the type and scope of the site. These are the most common types for companies, from simplest to most complex:
- Landing page: one page with one goal, usually for an ad campaign. The fastest and cheapest option, good for testing an offer or service. See our landing page service.
- Company brochure site: core pages such as home, services, about and contact. Cost depends on the number of pages, design quality and content.
- Bilingual company site with integrations: Arabic and English, a page per service, forms connected to WhatsApp or a CRM, conversion tracking and technical SEO. This is where a website becomes a real sales tool.
- Online store: products, cart, payments, shipping and order management. Cost depends on the platform, catalogue size and integrations. Read our comparison of store platforms in Saudi Arabia.
- Custom platform or system: client portals, bookings, dashboards or custom business logic. Pricing becomes a software project in its own right.
2. What pushes the price up or down
Design: template or custom?
A ready-made template cuts time and cost, but your site will resemble others and the user experience is limited. Custom design starts from your audience and what visitors need to do, and is built around that. The difference is not only visual: a well-planned design increases the share of visitors who contact you.
Number of pages and depth of content
One services page covering everything costs less than a dedicated page per service, but dedicated pages are what let Google show you to people searching for a specific service. It also matters whether you write the copy yourself or need marketing and SEO copywriting.
Languages
A bilingual site is not just a translation. The Arabic version needs a properly designed right-to-left experience, the English version needs copy written for its audience rather than a literal translation, and the technical setup must tell Google how the two versions relate (hreflang).
Integrations
Connecting forms to WhatsApp or a CRM, a store to payment gateways and couriers, a booking system or an accounting system all add time and cost, but they often save hours of manual work every week. See our systems and app integration service.
Technical SEO and tracking
Will the site be delivered ready to appear in Google (clean URLs, sitemap, structured data, speed)? Will you know how many people tapped WhatsApp or submitted a form? Many cheap quotes leave this out, and you discover later that work has to be redone.
Speed and performance
A slow mobile site loses visitors before they see your offer. Performance work (compressed images, caching, suitable hosting) is part of the real cost of a good website.
3. Recurring costs people forget
- Domain: renewed yearly; the cost varies by extension (.com, .sa, .eg and others).
- Hosting: monthly or yearly, sized to your traffic and site type; stores need stronger hosting than brochure sites.
- Licences and subscriptions: premium themes or plugins, or a store platform subscription.
- Maintenance, updates and security: especially on WordPress, where updates and backups need regular attention.
- Ongoing development: new pages, services and content, and improvements based on visitor data.
4. How to compare quotes
When you receive several quotes, don’t compare only the final number. Ask each provider to confirm in writing:
- The exact number of pages and languages, and who writes the content.
- Whether the design is custom or an adapted template.
- Which integrations are included (WhatsApp, CRM, payments, shipping).
- Whether technical SEO, Google Analytics, Search Console and conversion tracking are included.
- Who owns the domain, hosting and tool accounts. They should be in your name.
- Whether you can edit text and images yourself after handover.
- What post-launch support covers, and for how long.
The cheapest quote that leaves out tracking, SEO and ownership can turn out to be the most expensive when you have to rebuild a year later.
Does cost differ between Egypt and Saudi Arabia?
Yes, market rates differ between countries, but the factors that set the price are the same: scope, design, languages, integrations and tracking. What matters more than where the work is done is the market your site targets: a site for customers in Saudi Arabia needs content, language and contact options that suit that audience.
How BEILYXO prices websites
We don’t sell fixed packages because companies’ needs differ. We start by understanding your business and what the site must achieve, then send a detailed proposal covering pages, languages, integrations, timeline and support. Domain, hosting and tool accounts always stay in your name. Learn more about our website design and development service or request a tailored proposal in a minute.
Frequently asked questions
How long does a company website take?
It depends on pages, languages, integrations and how ready the content is. A landing page is much faster than a full bilingual company site, and the most common delay is waiting for content and images.
Is a cheap website enough for a start-up?
It can be, if it is fast, clear, in your name and built so it can grow. The key is not to start with a site you will have to rebuild completely in a few months.
Do I need a store or a company website?
If customers buy products at clear prices and pay online, you need a store. If your services need a conversation and a quote, a company site with forms and WhatsApp is usually the better fit.
Does website design include ranking on Google?
A good site is delivered technically ready for indexing, but ranking for competitive terms needs ongoing content and SEO work. See our SEO service.