Website prices in Sri Lanka vary widely, and two quotations for "a business website" can describe very different things. Here is what actually moves the price, so you can compare quotes fairly.
What drives the cost of a website
- Number and type of pages. A five-page company site is a different project from a site with a product catalogue, blog and member area.
- Custom design or a template. Custom UI/UX design takes more time than adapting a template, and it is what makes a site look like your brand.
- Features and integrations. Online payments (for example PayHere), booking, enquiry workflows, multilingual content and third-party integrations each add work.
- Content. Copywriting, photography and translations are often separate from development.
- Admin area or CMS. If your team needs to edit content without a developer, the site needs an editing interface.
- SEO and performance work. Clean structure, metadata, structured data and fast loading should be built in from the start, not added later.
- Hosting and maintenance. Domains, hosting, backups, security updates and changes continue after launch.
How to compare quotations
- Ask exactly which pages and features are included.
- Ask who owns the design files and source code when the project ends.
- Ask whether SEO basics, mobile layout and speed optimisation are included.
- Ask what is charged after launch: hosting, updates and support.
- Prefer a fixed-scope quotation, so the price is agreed before work starts.
How we quote at Codexium
We start with a short call to understand your goals, pages and features, then send a fixed-scope quotation. You own the source code, and you can add a monthly maintenance plan if you want us to host and look after the site.
Planning a website? See our website design and development service or request a quotation.