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Pricing and project scope
Plan websites, e-commerce, integrations, applications and ongoing services. Choose a service estimator below, or build a website estimate from R8,500 excluding VAT.
Each tool separates scope, approved labour and pending costs. R850/hour excluding VAT; unapproved items require custom quotation.
Evaluate existing sites and cost a redesign or migration without pretending it is a greenfield site.
Configure scopeScope WooCommerce, Shopify or custom storefront implementations based on build effort.
Configure scopeEstimate interfaces between WooCommerce, Sage/Pastel, Zoho, ERP, CRMs and third-party APIs.
Configure scopeScope automated workflows, approvals, notifications and operational orchestration.
Configure scopeEstimate authenticated portals, dashboards, roles and custom business applications.
Configure scopePrice Expo/React Native mobile apps and PWAs with backend integrations.
Configure scopeQuote SEO audits, implementation, content and recurring growth retainers as separate services.
Configure scopeConfigure recurring support-hour banks and maintenance SLAs.
Configure scopeQuote dedicated Xneelo infrastructure, management and approved add-ons.
Configure scopeScope professional copywriting, content editing and migration.
Configure scopeScope GA4/GTM, server-side events, BI dashboards and attribution instrumentation.
Configure scopeQuote technical audits, remediation and verification with a severity-led scope.
Configure scopeEstimate audits and WCAG-oriented remediation for websites and portals.
Configure scopeEstimate CMS, analytics and operational tool training tailored to a team.
Configure scopeOffer paid discovery when requirements are too uncertain for fixed build pricing.
Configure scopeScope transfers between hosts, CMS providers and infrastructure with downtime planning.
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Your project, item by item
One initial standard page is assumed in the 10-hour base. Add only the pages beyond it. Unknown charges remain pending and are excluded from the known subtotal.
Indicative display conversion using Frankfurter reference rates. Charges remain in ZAR.
Known charges only. Prices exclude VAT unless marked otherwise. Unknown charges are pending, with tax and final scope subject to confirmation.
Download your brief and attach it to an email, or open a draft with a short summary. Review it in your email app before sending.
Open email draftNo online request is sent by these actions. Contact details and private notes are not included in the email link.
Our website development starts with a minimum allocation of 10 hours at R850 per hour: R8,500 excluding VAT. Use that figure to start planning, then build the estimate around what your site needs to do. A business website, online shop or custom application may need more than ten hours once we understand the work.
Until the initial scope is approved, the calculator assumes basic project setup and one standard page. Enter only the standard and complex pages you need in addition to that first page. A useful starting point is a page list with a sentence beside each page explaining what visitors should find or do there. We can use that to agree the functionality, who supplies the content, how you will review the work and what needs to be checked before handover.
The calculator separates costs we can calculate from work that still needs an estimate. If you select an unpriced service, its price remains pending custom quotation. Whenever a pending item appears, the known subtotal covers only part of your project. Leave that item in your brief so we can price it; it is not a free addition.
An additional standard page adds 3 development hours, or R2,550 excluding VAT. Typical examples include an about page, a straightforward service page, a team page, a contact page and a simple FAQ page using an agreed layout.
An additional complex page adds 6 development hours, or R5,100 excluding VAT. Examples include a page with unique interactive behaviour, a specialised comparison layout or a data-driven presentation. This allowance covers the page itself. Separately scoped modules, integrations, subscriptions and third-party charges remain additional.
For example, a base website plus four additional standard pages and two additional complex pages has a known allocation of 34 hours: 10 + (4 × 3) + (2 × 6). At R850 per hour, that is R28,900 excluding VAT, before any modules, hosting, content or additional services. This example has seven pages in total: the initial page, four standard pages and two complex pages. The initial page is counted once.
Page count is only one budget choice. If a proposed complex page can do its job with an agreed standard layout, its page allowance changes from six hours to three: a difference of R2,550 excluding VAT. We would first check that the simpler layout still gives visitors what they need. Removing a page also does not remove a separately scoped feature that another page still uses.
Forms, booking systems, commerce, customer accounts, dashboards, search and integrations need more detail than a page count can provide. For example, “booking” could mean sending an appointment request for staff to confirm, or letting a customer choose and reserve an available slot. Those are different workflows. A third-party booking platform may be involved; a customer dashboard may need authentication, database design and access controls.
Use the feature catalogue below to describe what you need for the consultation and PDF request. We leave unapproved hour estimates unpublished. Payment gateway selection requires e-commerce configuration; a customer dashboard requires authentication. Tell us what a customer should be able to do, what staff need to manage and which existing systems are involved. That gives us something useful to estimate beyond a feature name.
See our website services and development services for the types of work behind these choices. If your requirements involve sensitive data, transaction processing or several connected systems, begin with a discussion of the operating model and technical constraints.
Plan for both the cost of building the site and the cost of running it. Development and approved setup charges belong to the once-off estimate. Hosting infrastructure, applicable management and ongoing services belong to the monthly estimate. Keeping those figures separate helps you compare the initial spend with the commitment that follows launch.
Webvelopment-managed hosting has a minimum management allocation of 10 hours per month, equivalent to R8,500 excluding VAT. Infrastructure charges are additional. The application of that minimum per environment, server or customer account still needs commercial confirmation. Shared-hosting packages also need their own approved pricing and management policy.
We do not publish provisional supplier costs or treat setup as automatically included. Domain registration, licensing, backup capacity, migration, monitoring and external email may add charges depending on the agreed environment. The hosting comparison therefore asks for a quote until the current package catalogue and its conditions are verified. If you already have hosting, bring the plan details and tell us who currently handles deployment and support so we can discuss whether to keep it.
You can provide complete content, ask us to estimate professional copywriting, or request help improving existing material. If you plan to supply the words, match them to your page list and flag any gaps: an unfinished service description or a product catalogue that needs editing still represents work. No approved content price has been supplied. Copywriting, migration, editing, translation and product descriptions remain subject to a custom estimate.
Paid marketing and SEO services are also separate from standard development. Technical audits, keyword research, on-page work, local visibility, content production and ongoing reporting each need an agreed deliverable and price. Tell us which you need for launch and which you want to consider as ongoing work. Normal HTML quality and accessibility requirements still apply to the development work, whether or not you select paid SEO.
ZAR is the authoritative pricing currency. The currency selector can display an indicative conversion when a validated exchange-rate cache is configured. A browser locale may suggest a display currency; it does not establish your physical location or determine tax eligibility. If no validated rate is available, the estimate stays in ZAR.
All public starting prices exclude VAT. For a customer-declared South African country selection, the calculator shows indicative VAT at 15%, subject to verification before launch. International tax treatment requires confirmation; it is not automatically zero-rated. An international estimate therefore keeps tax pending until the applicable treatment is established.
PDF estimates are subject to final technical scoping, availability and written confirmation. Payment milestones are custom. No fixed deposit split or expiry period is imposed without an approved policy. Tell us your timeline, internal approvals and delivery dependencies so the written proposal can reflect them.
Before using an estimate to set your budget, check the page list, the once-off and monthly figures, and every item marked pending. A subtotal can be arithmetically correct while still missing an important part of the work. The base-page assumption also needs confirmation against your brief.
Bring us the estimate with your priorities: what visitors must be able to do at launch, what could wait and any systems the site must connect to. We can discuss those choices before confirming scope, milestones, VAT, currency and commercial terms in a written proposal. The calculator and PDF remain planning estimates.
Prepare the website scope · Discuss the outstanding price assumptions.
A few useful answers before you decide.
The sixteen service estimators cover redesign, e-commerce, integrations, automation, portals, mobile applications, SEO, care, hosting, content, analytics, performance, accessibility, training, discovery and migration. Each has its own scope and approved allowances. Choose the estimator that best matches the work you need: a migration or an integration needs different questions from a new website. The ten-hour initial website allocation is not a universal minimum for these tools.
Optional functionality
Every module needs an agreed scope. These modules require a custom estimate until their hours and third-party charges are approved.
Contact form scoped for your project.
Custom estimate required
Advanced conditional form scoped for your project.
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Blog / CMS integration scoped for your project.
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Newsletter integration scoped for your project.
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WhatsApp integration scoped for your project.
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Map integration scoped for your project.
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Appointment booking scoped for your project.
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Product catalogue scoped for your project.
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E-commerce configuration scoped for your project.
Custom estimate required
Payment gateway scoped for your project.
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Customer authentication scoped for your project.
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Customer dashboard scoped for your project.
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CRM integration scoped for your project.
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API integration scoped for your project.
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Multilingual configuration scoped for your project.
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Advanced search scoped for your project.
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Reporting dashboard scoped for your project.
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Workflow automation scoped for your project.
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Live chat scoped for your project.
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Advanced analytics scoped for your project.
Custom estimate required
Infrastructure and ongoing care
A scoped option for sites whose resource needs fit a shared environment. Storage, email, backups, SSL and resource limitations must be confirmed for the chosen package.
Request a quotePackage prices and the shared-hosting management policy await approval.
Infrastructure is quoted after checking the current supplier catalogue and your capacity requirements. Webvelopment-managed hosting includes a mandatory management allocation.
Management from R8,500/month excluding VATThe minimum is 10 hours a month. Infrastructure, setup and extras are additional; the application scope of this minimum needs agreement.
Send us the goals, content and constraints behind your estimate. We will confirm the technical approach, outstanding charges and custom payment milestones in writing.
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