How much does a website cost in Kenya?

It’s the first question almost every client asks, and the honest answer is: it depends on what the website has to do. A one-page site for a new salon and an online shop that takes M-Pesa are very different jobs. Here’s how pricing works in Kenya, with the real numbers we quote.

Typical website prices

• Landing page: from KSh 15,000. One to three pages for a campaign, event, startup or personal brand, with a contact form and WhatsApp button.
• Small business website: from KSh 25,000. Home, About, Services and Contact pages, Google Maps, social links and analytics. This is what most SMEs need.
• E-commerce website: from KSh 40,000. Product catalogue, cart, orders and payments by M-Pesa, card or PayPal.
• Corporate or custom system: from KSh 60,000. Many pages, logins, dashboards, a database or integrations with your other tools.

These are starting prices. You can get an estimate for your own project in about a minute with the quote builder.

What makes a website cost more

• Payments. Taking M-Pesa or card payments needs a secure checkout and payment confirmation, which is real engineering work.
• Logins and dashboards. Anything where customers or staff sign in, like a school portal or hospital system, needs a database and careful security.
• Number of pages and content. Writing, photos and product uploads take time. Having your content ready keeps the price down.
• Custom design. A unique design built around your brand costs more than adapting a template, but it makes you stand out.

Costs people forget

Budget for these so there are no surprises:

• Domain and hosting: around KSh 3,000 a year for a .co.ke domain and basic hosting.
• Logo and branding: from KSh 2,500 if you don’t have one yet.
• SEO: from KSh 5,000 to set your site up properly so it shows on Google.
• Security and backups: from KSh 3,500, so a hack or mistake never costs you your site.

Is a cheap website worth it?

A KSh 5,000 website is tempting, but ask what you’re getting: often a template with your name swapped in, no mobile testing, no SEO and nobody to call when it breaks. Your website is often a customer’s first impression. It should load fast on a phone, look professional and make it easy to contact or pay you.

Already have a website and wondering whether to fix it or start again? Run a free website check first. In a few seconds it tells you whether your site is secure, fast on phones and set up for Google, so you know what you actually need to pay for.

How to get an accurate quote

Before you contact a developer, write down what the website must do (sell, book, inform), roughly how many pages you need, whether you need payments, and two or three websites you like. With that, you’ll get a fair, accurate quote quickly.