The honest answer is that it depends, but that is not very useful when you are trying to budget. So here is how to actually think about what a website costs in Kolkata in 2026, without the vague quotes and the upsells.
What you are actually paying for
A website price is not one thing. It bundles several kinds of work, and understanding them is how you compare quotes fairly:
- Design: how it looks, and how easy it is to use
- Development: turning that design into a fast, working site
- Content: the words, images, and structure that make it convert
- Security: protecting the site and any data it handles
- Hosting and maintenance: keeping it online, fast, and updated
- Ownership: whether the code and domain are actually yours at the end
Typical price bands in Kolkata
These are general market ranges you will commonly see in Kolkata. Treat them as a starting frame, not a fixed quote, because scope changes everything.
- Simple business or brochure website: about 15,000 to 40,000 rupees
- Professional custom-designed site with more pages and content: about 40,000 to 1,50,000 rupees
- Online store with payments and inventory: about 1,00,000 rupees and up
- Web application or custom software such as dashboards, portals, or booking systems: priced by scope, usually 1,50,000 rupees and up
What pushes the price up
- Fully custom design instead of a template
- User accounts, logins, and roles
- Payments, bookings, or e-commerce
- Admin dashboards and content management
- Integrations with other tools you already use
- Ongoing content, SEO, and maintenance
The cost most quotes hide: security and ownership
Two things rarely show up on a cheap quote, and both cost you later. The first is security. A site that handles enquiries, logins, or payments needs to be built securely from the start, not patched after a breach. The second is ownership. Some low-cost builds leave you renting your own website, with no access to the code or domain, which traps you with one vendor.
How to choose well
Ask three questions of any quote. What exactly is in scope, and what is extra? Do I own the code, content, and domain at the end? How is security handled, and who maintains the site after launch? Clear answers are a better signal than a low number.
At AEGIBIT we build websites security-first, you own everything we deliver, and we tell you the real scope before you commit. If you want a straight estimate for your project, that is a conversation, not a hidden price list.