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What is the cheapest custom website I can get?
The cheapest legitimate custom website in 2026 costs around $999 for a 5-page mobile-responsive site with basic SEO and one month of support. Anything under $500 is almost always a template install, not a custom build.
What $999 actually buys
SiteFyd Starter is $999 for 5 pages, mobile responsive design, basic on-page SEO, contact form, one month of support, and two revision rounds. Source code and design files are yours to keep.
Why nothing serious ships under $500
Hand-coding even a 3-page site takes 10-15 hours of senior design and development time. At any defensible hourly rate, that floors the cost at $800-$1,200. Sub-$500 quotes are either templates or work outsourced to junior developers learning on your dollar.