Pricing — Netlify
Custom builds,
without the overhead.
Netlify hosts custom builds that need flexibility a platform can’t offer, with a lean setup that keeps running costs low. Hand-built code, clean deployment, no bloat. Build your estimate below.
FAQs1 — Minimum project baseline
Pick oneAdditional pages (section 3) only attach to the Standard build.
2 — Tools & software
Cost recoveryPassed on at cost — no markup. Required tools are compulsory on every build.
Required for all custom builds · 3 months × $32/mo
Required for all custom builds · 3 months × $15/mo
Photo editing, video editing, illustration or custom graphics · 3 months × $47/mo
AI image creation for hero shots, graphics & visuals · 3 months × $20/mo
If your project needs a keyword or content audit
Netlify hosting is the client’s own account from launch onward — billed by Netlify, not in this quote. See section 8 for plans.
3 — Additional pages
Beyond the 5 in StandardAny page needing its own in-page jump nav to move between sections counts as 2+ pages.
Login screens, password resets, simple forms · $170/page
Informational, locations, services, about pages · $300/page
Custom layouts, animations, interactive elements — introductory 2026 price · $600/page*
Privacy Policy or T&Cs (client-supplied text) · $100/page
Switch to the Standard build above to add extra pages.
* Complex page introductory 2026 price — subject to change in 2027.
4 — Copywriting & content
Writing, condensing & optimising text using AI — $45/page · Stated as AI-generated
An easy editing dashboard for your blog — connected to your blog listing & article layouts · image & SEO fields · publish and the site updates itself · testing · one sample article · handover session + short editing guide · approx. 14hrs
I format and upload posts for you — $30/post · approx. 20min
Blog setup uses your site’s existing styling. Designing a blog from scratch, moving an existing archive, search & filtering, scheduled publishing and live previews are quoted separately. Sanity’s free plan covers most small-business blogs — if you outgrow it, Sanity bills you directly (from US$15/user/mo). On Netlify, each publish triggers a site update that uses part of the monthly hosting allowance.
5 — CMS & advanced content
Sanity or Notion — make pages beyond the blog editable so you can self-manage content post-launch
Bespoke component built in Cursor — approx. 2hrs each · $140
Complex data structures, custom schemas, or headless CMS integrations
6 — Technical integrations & development
Out-of-scope revisions, animations & ad-hoc requests — $70/hr + GST · Scope confirmed before work begins*
APIs, webhooks, third-party services — approx. 1.5hrs per integration · $105
Button linking to third-party portal — 15–20min · $20
* Scope & brief required prior to commencement for animations, custom components & development work.
7 — Add-ons
Client-requested popup or modal configuration
8 — Netlify hosting
Billed by NetlifyHosting is billed by Netlify directly, in USD, and set up in your business’s name with access for me. Plans: Free (300 credits/month, one user), Personal US$9/month (1,000 credits, one user) or Pro US$20/month (3,000 credits, unlimited users). Because I need access to manage your site, most business sites run on Pro. Each site update uses 15 credits; form submissions are currently free. If credits run out, the site pauses until it’s topped up — I’ll set you up on the right plan from day one.
Credits are shared across every site on one Netlify account — each client gets their own account so one busy site can’t pause another.
9 — Ongoing care plan
RecommendedA hand-built site has no platform team looking after it — monthly uptime & contact-form checks, Netlify credit-usage checks so your site never pauses, dependency & security updates, DNS/SSL monitoring, analytics summary, 30min of small changes each month · $45/mo or $495/yr
Ongoing monthly cost — not part of the one-time project total above. Month-to-month, cancel any time; annual prepay is 12 months for the price of 11.