Sam Clements Websites, booking and workflow systems

Website cost comparison

Could your own website cost less?

Enter what you pay now to see how it compares over five years.

Your quick estimate

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Compared with a £450 website

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What else do you pay now?

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Email

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Booking and other tools

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Add together any separately billed apps, such as forms or newsletter tools.

For example someone you pay to make changes or keep things running.

After switching

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Yearly costs after switching

Hosting per year

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This comparison assumes free hosting for a small independent website.

Starts at your current email cost.

Booking and other tools carried across

    Tools you keep are counted on both sides.

    Budget for any help you expect to need at £20 per 30 minutes.

    Comparison settings

    Leave at 0% unless you expect your website subscription to rise.

    Beyond the cost: what else changes?

    Your own website, with Sam’s help

    • You own your website and its code, with the freedom to move to another developer or hosting provider.
    • A design shaped around your business, beyond a fixed template.
    • Built with fast loading in mind, using only the features your site needs.
    • Describe changes in plain language and see a preview before they go live.
    • Make everyday updates yourself, with help available when you need it.
    • Deal directly with Sam—the person who built your site and understands how it works.

    This calculator compares costs. It does not measure the value of your time or convenience.

    A note on search rankings

    Moving your website does not guarantee better Google rankings. Keep important content and page addresses where possible, and redirect any addresses that change.

    Not sure where your domain or email is managed?

    Enter your domain and this page will look at its public DNS records. These records only give clues about where your email and DNS settings are handled. Only the domain name is sent, to Cloudflare's public DNS service (or Google's if that does not respond). None of your cost figures are sent.

    All figures are in pounds and should include VAT where you pay it. Totals are rounded to the nearest pound.

    Your cost figures are not stored or sent anywhere; the calculation happens on this page. If you use the optional domain check, only the domain name is sent to a public DNS service.