How Much Does a Website Cost in Thailand in 2026? Full Breakdown
If you have asked three Bangkok agencies for a website quote, you already know the answers do not line up.
One will say ฿10,000. Another will say ฿80,000. A third will not quote until after a two-hour call. None of them is necessarily lying. They are pricing different things and calling all of them a “website.”
This guide uses the same numbers we publish on our web design packages and web design services pages, so you can budget against a real Thailand range instead of a guess.
Short answer: a business website in Thailand in 2026 typically costs ฿14,900 to ฿500,000 for the first year, depending on whether you need a brochure site, a CMS you can edit, an online store, or a custom web application.
Website Cost in Thailand at a Glance
| Type of site | What it is | Typical first-year range | Typical timeline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Static / brochure | Company profile, services, contact. You cannot easily add pages yourself. | ฿14,900–฿50,000 | About 2–6 weeks |
| Dynamic CMS (usually WordPress) | You can edit pages, add news, and manage content without a developer. | From ฿29,900 | About 3–6 weeks (30–50 pages often 4–6 weeks) |
| eCommerce (WooCommerce or Shopify) | Products, cart, Thai payments, orders, stock. | ฿39,500–฿150,000 | About 6–12 weeks |
| Custom web application | Booking engine, CRM, property search, client portal, Laravel/React. | ฿150,000–฿500,000 | Several months |
These are starting bands, not a promise that every project lands on the floor of the range. A 10-page clinic site and a 10-page hotel with a booking engine are not the same job.
Our own starting prices at Digital Agency Bangkok:
- Static content website: from ฿14,900
- Dynamic website with CMS or eCommerce functionality: from ฿29,900
- Custom web application: quoted after we see the workflow (the published range is ฿150,000–฿500,000)
The full published span is ฿14,900 to ฿500,000. If a quote sits far outside that, ask what is actually in it.
What You Actually Get at ฿14,900
The ฿14,900 figure is real, and it is also the number that causes the most confusion.
It is the right price for a static business website: a professional company profile, service pages, a map, a contact form, mobile layout, SSL, hosting on a Thai server, business email, and basic on-page SEO so Google can find you by your business name.
It is the wrong price if you expect:
- a WordPress login where your staff can add pages every week
- an online shop with PromptPay and stock control
- a hotel booking calendar
- Thai and English versions with proper SEO
- monthly ranking work for competitive keywords
A cheap static site is not a scam. It is a brochure. If that is what you need, pay for a brochure. If you need a shop or a booking system, paying ฿14,900 and then bolting features on later usually costs more than starting in the right band.
Our packages also bundle things a ฿5,000 freelancer quote often leaves out: domain, SSL, backups, security hardening, business email accounts, and hosting. Those are not “free forever.” They are included in the first year. Year two is an annual fee. More on that below.
฿29,900 and Up: When You Need a CMS
A dynamic site starts from ฿29,900 because someone has to build an admin you can actually use.
This is the band for most Thai SMEs that will change prices, add blog posts, publish promotions, or let a marketing staffer update the site without calling a developer every time.
WordPress is our default CMS for this work. Not because it is trendy, because the client can be trained on it, and because custom-coded admin panels push the project into web-app pricing.
If you cannot edit the site after handover, you do not have a CMS. You have a brochure with extra pages. That is the difference the ฿29,900 starting price is paying for.
Training is included on Standard packages and above. Static/Basic packages do not include a CMS or training. That is intentional. There is nothing to train you on.
eCommerce: Why a Store Is Not “A Website Plus a Cart”
An online store is a different product. Published range: ฿39,500–฿150,000, depending on catalogue size, payment gateways, shipping rules, and whether you need WooCommerce on WordPress or a Shopify build.
The extra money goes into:
- product import and variants (size, colour, SKU)
- Thai payment methods (PromptPay, cards, local gateways)
- order status, stock, invoices
- shipping rules inside Thailand and overseas
- mobile checkout that does not drop on 4G
If you already sell on Shopee or Lazada, an owned store is not a replacement on day one. It is the channel you control: margins, brand, email, and Google traffic. Marketplace fees and owned-store build cost are different budgets. Do not mix them in one quote and then feel cheated.
Details live on our eCommerce website development page. This article will not pretend a 50-SKU shop and a 5,000-SKU shop cost the same.
Custom Web Applications: The ฿150,000–฿500,000 Conversation
If customers must log in and do something (book a room, search 100 villas, manage jobs, pay a deposit, see their own orders), you are no longer buying a website. You are buying software that happens to run in a browser.
That is custom web application development: Laravel, React, booking engines, property search, CRMs, client portals.
Examples of work that belongs here, not in the ฿14,900 package:
- a hotel or villa site with a real booking engine and availability
- a real-estate site with map search and listing management
- a clinic portal, not just a pretty treatment menu
- an internal dashboard your staff use every day
There is no honest fixed price until the workflow is mapped. Anyone quoting ฿20,000 for “a booking system” is quoting a plugin, not a system. Plugins are fine until they are not. Then you pay twice.
What the Website Price Does Not Include
This is where quotes go sour, so we would rather say it in public.
Monthly SEO is not included. A new site can be SEO-friendly (clean URLs, titles, speed, indexable text). Ranking for “web design Bangkok” or “dentist Sukhumvit” is a separate retainer. Our SEO work in Thailand runs ฿12,000–฿90,000 per month depending on competition and language. We already published the full breakdown: How much does SEO cost in Thailand?
Content writing is not included in website development. If you have no copy, photos, or treatment lists, the project waits on you, or you pay a writer. We can do that. It is a different line item.
Ads are not included. Google Ads, Facebook, TikTok, and LINE are media budgets plus management. Do not compare a ฿14,900 website to a ฿50,000/month ads campaign. They are not the same purchase.
Extra languages are not automatic. Thai plus English is not “tick a translate plugin.” It is URL structure, hreflang, and copy that was actually written for each audience. Budget it if tourists, expats, or export buyers matter.
Custom features after launch are not “data updates.” Changing a phone number is an update. Adding a membership login is a new feature. Packages include a set number of data updates per year. Feature work is quoted.
If a competitor’s quote looks half the price, read the exclusions. Ours are listed. Theirs often appear in week six.
The Costs That Continue After Launch
A website is not a one-time print job. The first-year package covers build + year-one hosting, domain, SSL, email, and security. After that you pay to keep the lights on.
Typical annual pieces (also covered in why websites have annual fees):
- Domain: about ฿300–฿1,000 per year
- Hosting: shared is cheaper; VPS or dedicated costs more as traffic grows
- SSL: often bundled; paid certificates ฿300–฿3,000 if you need one
- Maintenance: WordPress updates, malware watch, backups, email issues
This is not an upsell trick. Let a .com or SSL expire and Google and browsers will treat your site as broken. Cheap year-one builds that dump you onto a random cPanel with no maintenance are how companies pay for a second website 18 months later.
We host client sites on our own VPS in Thailand. That is already in the package conversation, not a surprise invoice after launch.
When a ฿14,900 Site Is Enough (And When It Wastes Money)
Enough if you are a local service business, you get most work from LINE and walk-ins, and you need a professional URL to put on Google Business, a name card, and ads. A clean 10-page site that loads on mobile will do that job.
A waste if any of these are true:
- you sell online and need checkout
- you take bookings and currently run them in a spreadsheet
- you need Thai and English for tourists or medical visitors
- you plan to publish weekly and have no CMS
- you bought a ฿8,000 site last year and cannot log in, cannot rank, and cannot move it
The last one is common. We wrote separately about why cheap websites become expensive. The short version: you often pay for the same website twice.
How Long It Takes (Because Time Is Part of the Price)
Rush fees exist because people are not free. Realistic timelines from our duration guide:
- Standard business site: 3–6 weeks (we can move faster on simpler builds; 2–6 weeks is the service-page range)
- eCommerce: 6–12 weeks
- Custom web application: months, not weeks
The clock starts when we have content, not when the contract is signed. If photos, prices, and Thai copy arrive in week five, the site launches in week nine. Payment terms are 50/50 for that reason: 50% on contract, 50% on approval, launch, or after six weeks if the project is waiting on the client.
How to Read a Website Quote in Thailand
Ask every agency, including us, these five questions:
- Static or CMS? Can my staff log in and change a page?
- What is in year one vs year two? Hosting, email, SSL, backups, updates.
- How many design rounds and pages? Our packages specify page counts and 3–5 design proposals.
- Who writes the content? If “you,” put time in your calendar.
- What happens after launch? Maintenance, malware, and who owns the domain.
Then look at the portfolio. 16 years and 800+ projects only matter if you can see a site like yours: hotel, clinic, factory, shop. Price without proof is just a number.
Get a Number That Matches Your Actual Site
If you already know you need a brochure, a store, or a booking system, start with the package page or web design services.
If you are not sure which band you are in, that is a 20-minute conversation, not a 40-page proposal. Tell us the pages you need, whether you sell online, and whether the site must work in Thai and English. We will tell you which of the four bands you are in before anyone draws a mockup.
Call 098-7655-243 or 098-7655-701, email [email protected], or send the quote form. Ask for the website cost, not a mystery bundle, and we will price it that way.
Frequently Asked Questions About Website Costs in Thailand
How much does a website cost in Thailand in 2026?
Plan ฿14,900–฿50,000 for a static or simple brochure site, from ฿29,900 for a CMS, ฿39,500–฿150,000 for eCommerce, and ฿150,000–฿500,000 for a custom web application.
Why do some agencies charge ฿5,000?
Usually a template, no CMS, no Thai hosting worth using, no SEO foundation, and no maintenance. Fine for a weekend event. Risky for a company you want to still own in two years.
Is WordPress more expensive?
Usually the opposite. A CMS you can edit is cheaper to run than a fully custom site. Custom code gets expensive because every feature is built by hand.
Do I need SEO in the same budget?
Not in the same line item. Launch SEO-ready. Rank later with a monthly programme if Google is a real sales channel for you.
Can I start cheap and upgrade?
Yes, if the first site is built on something movable (WordPress, clean hosting, you own the domain). No, if it is a locked template on the freelancer’s account.
