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What does a website really cost in Antwerp in 2026?
€300? €3,000? €30,000? Here are the honest numbers, including the costs that only show up on your invoice afterwards.
You want a professional website built in Antwerp, but you have no idea what it should cost. Ask three providers for a quote and you get three completely different numbers, with nobody explaining where the difference comes from.
The honest summary: it depends heavily on who you approach. Here are the concrete figures.
Three types of provider, three price brackets
1. Large agencies: €3,000 to €25,000
Large marketing agencies charge steeply. You pay for their overhead: offices, sales team, project managers, designers and account handlers. The quality is often good, but you also pay for layers that add nothing to your website.
2. Freelancers: €500 to €5,000
Cheaper and more personal. The risk is the spread: quality and reliability vary enormously. Some freelancers disappear halfway through or are hard to reach when something breaks.
3. Small specialised partners: €150 to €3,000
The middle ground. Personal contact, professional quality and fair prices. This segment is growing fast in Antwerp, and it is where Creative Edge sits.
What does a website cost in Antwerp in 2026?
One-pager: €150 to €400
A single scrollable page with all the basics. Ideal for a new self-employed business, an event, or a fast online business card.
What you get: contact form, mobile version, Google Maps and a clean base layout.
SME website with 5 to 8 pages: €450 to €1,200
The most requested option. Separate pages for services, about us, blog and contact.
What you get: custom design, SEO optimisation, mobile version, contact form and a Google Analytics connection.
Our price: €450 to €800, maintenance and hosting included.
E-commerce or multilingual: €800 to €3,000
A webshop, a multilingual site in NL, FR and EN, or a site with a booking system. You get a product catalogue, payment system, multiple languages and advanced functionality.
Custom web app or dashboard: €600 to €5,000
Loyalty apps, client portals, booking systems and internal tools. Built to order, without an off-the-shelf template.
What is not always included in the price?
These are the line items some agencies only mention once you have signed.
| Extra | Typical cost |
|---|---|
| Domain name (.be or .com) | €10–20/year |
| Web hosting | €60–200/year |
| SSL certificate | Free or €50–100/year |
| Professional photography | €0–500 |
| Copywriting | €0–800 |
| Maintenance and updates | €25–100/month |
At Creative Edge, the domain, hosting, SSL and 5 business email addresses are part of the monthly maintenance package of €25 to €50 per month.
No surprises afterwards, no separate invoice for your certificate.
Building it yourself with Wix or Squarespace: a good idea?
Those platforms let you build a site without technical knowledge. Attractive, until you add up the downsides.
- Limited SEO control. You can barely adjust technical SEO.
- Monthly costs. €15 to €50 per month for a paid plan, which you pay anyway.
- Dependency. If the platform shuts down or changes its pricing, you are stuck.
- Time investment. Building it yourself costs 20 to 40 hours you could put into your business.
- Generic look. With templates you look like a thousand other companies.
For the price of an expensive Wix plan you can have your own WordPress site with better SEO and a unique design.
What makes a good website more than a pretty website?
Pretty is not enough. Your site has to do five things.
- Get found on Google through classic SEO
- Get found by AI through GEO optimisation, for ChatGPT, Perplexity and Copilot
- Load fast, because Google penalises slow sites
- Generate leads with clear forms and calls to action
- Build trust with professional design, reviews and case studies
That is the difference between a digital brochure and a growth machine.
How do you pick the right partner?
Ask yourself three questions before you sign.
- Does this provider show their own work transparently, with a portfolio, cases and reviews?
- Do they communicate clearly about price and about what is included?
- Do they know the Belgian market and the local search terms?
A freelancer from an international platform costs €100, but your site ends up in the wrong language, ranks poorly on Belgian search terms, and you cannot call them in the evening. Pick someone who speaks your language, literally and figuratively.
The conclusion
A professional website in Antwerp does not have to be expensive. For an SME website with solid SEO you realistically pay €450 to €800 one-off plus €25 to €50 per month for maintenance.
That is less than one month of ad budget. The return is leads coming in while you sleep.
Website costs in Belgium
What does a website cost on average in Belgium?
For an SME with 5 to 8 pages the market price is between €450 and €1,200 one-off, plus €25 to €100 per month for hosting and maintenance. Large agencies start from €3,000. One-pagers start around €150.
How long does it take to have a website built?
With a small specialised partner, 5 to 7 working days for an SME site. With larger agencies that stretches to 6 to 12 weeks, mostly because of internal coordination and approval rounds.
Do I have to pay monthly for a website?
For hosting, domain, SSL and security updates, yes. That is not a commercial trick: a site without updates becomes a security risk within a year. Budget €25 to €50 per month with a small partner.
Is WordPress still a good choice in 2026?
For most SMEs, yes. You stay the owner of your site, you have full control over technical SEO, and you can switch providers without rebuilding everything. You cannot do that on closed platforms.
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