"How much for a website?" is the first question every Kenyan business owner asks — and the most common answer they get is a frustrating "it depends." That answer is technically true, but it's not helpful. So here is a transparent breakdown of what websites actually cost in Kenya in 2026, what drives the price, and how to avoid overpaying.
| Website Type | Typical Range (KES) | Timeline |
|---|---|---|
| Personal portfolio / bio site | 10,000 – 30,000 | 1–2 weeks |
| Business website (5–8 pages) | 30,000 – 80,000 | 2–4 weeks |
| Business site + M-Pesa payments | 50,000 – 150,000 | 3–5 weeks |
| Full e-commerce store | 80,000 – 300,000 | 4–8 weeks |
| Custom systems (LMS, ERP, dashboards) | 150,000+ | 6+ weeks |
These ranges reflect custom-built work by professional developers in Kenya. You will find cheaper offers — and that gap is worth understanding before you choose.
Five factors account for almost all of the variation:
Your quote is not the full picture. Budget for these recurring items:
Template sites (WordPress themes, page builders) are cheaper upfront and fine for basic needs. But they come with weight: slower load times, generic layouts your customers have seen elsewhere, plugin dependencies that break, and limits the moment you need something the template didn't anticipate.
Custom-built sites cost more upfront but load faster, rank better on Google, look like your brand rather than a theme, and grow with your business instead of against it. For a business whose website is meant to generate revenue, custom work usually pays for itself.
Before approaching any developer, prepare three things: what you want the website to do (not just look like), examples of 2–3 sites you admire, and an honest budget range. A good developer will then give you a fixed, itemised quote — and explain exactly what each shilling buys.
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