How much does a website cost in Europe?
What our packages include, what drives the price, who can register a .eu name, and what the GDPR and the European Accessibility Act mean for a business website.
By Eloti Designs · · 4 min read
Short answer: our business websites start from €500, online shops from €800 and mobile apps from €1,200. The website prices include a domain and hosting for year one, renewal from the second year is €150 a year, and each project begins with a written quote.
What follows applies wherever in Europe you trade: what moves a quote, what you keep paying, how card and PayPal payment works, who may register a .eu name, what GDPR asks of a contact form, and what the European Accessibility Act means if you sell online.
What the three packages include
| Package | From | Includes |
|---|---|---|
| Business website | €500 | Works on any screen; call and contact buttons close at hand; set up to be found on Google; simple for you to edit |
| Online shop | €800 | Products easy to find; a card and PayPal checkout; delivery and pickup choices; all orders in one dashboard |
| Mobile app | €1,200 | Android and iPhone; published on Google Play and the App Store; notifications; connects to your website or portal |
The domain, the website and the content are all yours, with full admin access. Compare the packages on our European website prices page, or read about website design, e-commerce websites and app development.
What makes one project cost more than another
Two businesses can both ask for a website and need very different things. These are the usual reasons a price moves, with us or with any other studio:
- Page count. Each page is designed, written, given images and tested. A site with a page for every service, product line or city is a larger build than a compact one.
- Products and a checkout. A shop with a short range is quick to set up. A catalogue with many variants, delivery rules for several countries and stock to track takes much longer.
- Extra features. Bookings, customer or staff portals, member logins and links to tools you already use are bespoke work, covered on our web apps and portals page.
- Content. Ready text, photos and a logo shorten the project. Writing, photography or a new identity add to it, and branding is quoted per project.
- An app. An Android and iPhone app is a separate piece of work with its own price, even when it shares accounts with your website.
Our guide to choosing a website, shop or app helps you decide where to begin, and the portfolio shows finished websites you can visit.
Costs from year two
Once the included first year of domain and hosting ends, renewal is €150 a year. Anything beyond that is your choice: new pages, fresh photos, SEO, or ongoing help through our website care plans. You can start with what you need now and add more later.
Who can register a .eu domain
The .eu ending is run by EURid, which the European Commission appointed as its registry manager and which has held that role since 2003. Not everyone can hold one. You qualify if you are:
- a national of any EU country, or of Iceland, Liechtenstein or Norway, wherever you're living;
- a resident of one of those countries, citizen or not;
- a business or organisation set up in one of them.
If your company is registered somewhere else, check the rules before you settle on .eu. Registration goes through an accredited registrar, and EURid asks for complete, accurate contact details. Keep your email address working: if mail to it fails, the name could be revoked. A .eu name can be registered for one to ten years at a time, and after that it renews year by year.
GDPR and the form on your website
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) covers businesses established in the EU that handle personal data. It also covers firms outside the EU that offer goods or services to people inside it. The European Commission is clear that small and medium-sized firms must comply too, and a contact form that collects names and emails is personal data in action.
When you collect details straight from a visitor, tell them at that moment:
- who you are and how to contact you;
- why you want the data, and your legal basis for using it;
- what kinds of data you are collecting;
- how long you will keep it.
The Commission asks for this to be concise and written in clear, plain words. In practice, that means a short form, a link to your privacy notice next to the send button, and a notice an ordinary reader can follow. A data protection adviser can help with the finer points.
The European Accessibility Act and online selling
The European Accessibility Act is an EU directive. It sets common accessibility rules so that products and services can move across the internal market without each country's own requirements getting in the way. E-commerce is one of the services it names.
Member States had until June 2022 to write the Act into national law. Its requirements apply from 28 June 2025.
The directive treats e-commerce as selling at a distance, through websites and apps, when a consumer asks to buy. So if consumers can order from your website, the Act may cover it. There is one notable exception: microenterprises providing services, meaning businesses with fewer than 10 staff that also stay under the directive's turnover or balance sheet ceiling, are exempt. Each country wrote the Act into its own law, so check the version that applies where you trade, and mention it when you ask for quotes so every designer prices the same thing.
How payment and the project run
You pay by card or PayPal, whichever suits you. Your written quote, sent before any work starts, sets out the payment terms. SEO, digital marketing and branding are priced for each project, so you pay for what you need and nothing more.
We are a remote team working over video calls, email and WhatsApp, with meetings at times that suit your working day wherever you are in Europe. You see progress on a private link. We have built thousands of websites since 2013.
Questions
When do I pay?
Your written quote sets out the payment terms for your project, and you pay by card or PayPal.
Will the website be mine?
Yes. You own the website, the domain and the content, with full admin access.
Can I start with a website and add a shop later?
Yes. Start with what you need today, then add an online shop, an app or SEO when you are ready, each with its own written quote.
Sources
- About EURid — EURid
- What to know before registering a .eu domain name — EURid
- Application of the GDPR - information for business and organisations — European Commission
- Obligations - information for business and organisations — European Commission
- European Accessibility Act (EAA) — European Commission
- Directive (EU) 2019/882 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 April 2019 on the accessibility requirements for products and services — Official Journal of the European Union (Publications Office of the European Union)
