For a paid website build, the Australian examples below range from $2,500 including GST to $5,500–$8,000 excluding GST. DIY means paying for a subscription or hosting and doing the build yourself. Compare the starting price, ongoing bill and work left for you.
These are published supplier examples with different scopes, rather than a market average. Prices were checked on 27 October 2026. AllTradie sells website builds and is included in the comparison.
Which option fits your time, budget and tolerance for hassle?
Cost, your time and ongoing work
| Option | Cost guide | Your time | What can be a hassle |
|---|---|---|---|
| Google Business Profile and Facebook only | Google Business Profile is free. A website build can wait; paid advertising is separate. | Add business details and photos, then keep them current. | Organising service information and answering messages across profiles. |
| DIY hosted builder | Hostinger Australia advertises Premium at A$2.99/month equivalent: A$143.52 upfront for 48 months, renewing at A$15.89/month for the same term. Check applicable taxes and domain costs. | Write, arrange and test the pages yourself. | Finishing the content, checking mobile layouts and working within the editor's limits. |
| Self-managed WordPress | WordPress.org software is free; hosting, a domain and any paid themes, plugins or help are extra. | Set up the software and content, or pay for help. | Updates, backups and investigating problems unless you arrange care. |
| Independent developer | AllTradie Website: from $2,500 plus $79/month. AUD, no GST charged. Other developers quote their own scopes. | Supply agreed content and photos, then review the build. | Agreeing the scope and knowing who covers support when the developer is unavailable. |
| Agency or studio | One Day Builds: $2,500 including GST, with optional care at $49/month plus GST. Think Big Studio: business websites $5,500–$8,000 excluding GST. | Brief the team, supply agreed content and review the work. | Comparing inclusions, revision limits and who handles changes. |
| Website with custom quoting or bookings | AllTradie Website That Quotes: from $3,700 plus $199/month, AUD with no GST charged. Bookings are scoped separately. | Define your prices or booking rules and check realistic job examples. | Keeping rates or availability current and handling jobs outside the standard rules. |
Time and hassle describe the work involved, not measured completion times. Builder prices also depend on location and billing term: Wix advises checking the final purchase price. Self-managed WordPress means WordPress.org software, rather than a WordPress.com subscription; its documentation covers updates and backups.
Benefits, drawbacks and best fit
| Option | Best fit and main benefit | Main drawback | Ownership and support to check |
|---|---|---|---|
| Profiles only | Getting started when referrals already provide enough work, with little upfront spending. | Less room to organise detailed services or guide an enquiry. | Keep control of your accounts; the platforms set the rules. |
| DIY hosted builder | A simple site you have time to build and update yourself. | You do the setup and content work; features depend on the platform. | Domain control, export options, paid apps and the limits of platform support. |
| Self-managed WordPress | You want a choice of hosts and developers and can manage the technical work or pay for care. | More maintenance responsibility when you manage it yourself. | Access to hosting and backups, paid-tool licences and who fixes problems. |
| Independent developer | You want direct contact with the person building your site. | Capacity and specialist knowledge vary. | File handover, account access, response arrangements and care inclusions. |
| Agency or studio | You need several skills, such as design, writing and development, under one scope. | More people can mean more handovers; price alone does not establish fit. | Your day-to-day contact, change allowances and cancellation terms. |
| Custom quoting or bookings | You have clearly defined work, rates or appointment rules that your website can apply. | It adds setup and maintenance and may not suit jobs needing a site visit. | Who maintains your rules, handles failed connections and controls subscriptions. |
What makes a paid build more expensive?
The supplier's label matters less than the work included. A solo developer can build custom functionality; an agency can sell a template-based site. These additions commonly increase the scope:
- Writing pages from a conversation instead of using supplied words.
- Arranging photography, preparing images or creating a new identity.
- Adding pages with distinct service information.
- Moving an old site and redirecting important page addresses.
- Connecting booking, payment or job-management software.
- Building and checking custom pricing rules.
Ask how many rounds of changes are included and who tests that your enquiry form reaches your inbox. AllTradie's Website starting point covers up to five pages using your supplied words and ready-to-use photos, with two revision rounds. Copywriting and other additions are priced separately.
What will you pay after launch?
Your domain is the address; hosting keeps the site available. Maintenance is the agreed work after launch, such as updates, monitoring or content changes. Hosting alone does not mean someone will fix a broken form for you.
For a domain example, VentraIP advertises .com.au registration from $9.95/year against a displayed standard price of $22.95/year. Check eligibility, tax treatment and the actual renewal price. Likewise, compare a builder's renewal rate with its introductory offer before paying for several years.
AllTradie's Website care is $79/month, or $790 paid for the year. It includes hosting, SSL, software updates, uptime monitoring and 30 minutes of changes per month, rolled over up to two hours. Domain fees and external subscriptions such as mailboxes are separate.
The base Website build plus 12 monthly care payments totals $3,448 in the first year, before additions, domain fees or external subscriptions. The monthly starts when the site goes live. No GST is charged because AllTradie is not GST registered.
What do quoting and booking systems add?
A form collects information for you to read. A quote flow also applies your own prices to defined work, so you need clear inclusions, exclusions and a way to handle jobs outside those rules.
AllTradie's standard online quoting setup adds $1,200 to the base website. It covers up to 60 price variations across 10 job types, with up to two follow-up questions per job type. Quoting care is $199/month when quoting goes live, or $1,990 paid for the year; price changes use the monthly changes allowance. A plain website can take quoting later without a rebuild.
Booking setup needs a separate scope. An enquiry you confirm is different from automatically reserving a time. Ask about calendar connections, travel buffers, confirmation messages and software fees. Bookings and payments are not included in AllTradie's two published starting points.
Which costs are easy to miss?
Before paying a deposit, get these written down:
- Tax: is GST included, added or not charged?
- Content: who writes the pages and supplies usable photos?
- Renewals: what renews, when and at what price after the offer ends?
- Email: are mailbox fees and moving old email included?
- Changes: what does care cover, and what costs extra?
- Moving: who handles the domain and old page addresses?
- Cancellation: what notice, exit fees or remaining payments apply?
Will you own the site and be able to leave?
Check who controls the domain, website account, content and files. Ask what you can export and whether another developer can run the site elsewhere. A copy of your words is different from a complete working website.
At AllTradie you keep the domain and files. Cancellation needs 30 days' notice, there is no exit fee, and handover help is included. Compare the current pricing terms with your written scope.
If you are still deciding whether to spend anything, read when a tradie needs a website. When comparing suppliers, give each the same scope and ask for a first-year total.
Sources and review
Prices and source information checked on 27 October 2026. Confirm current offers and your agreed scope before buying.
- Google Business Profile: no-cost profile overview
- Hostinger Australia: upfront and renewal pricing
- Wix: location, currency and subscription conditions
- One Day Builds: build and optional care prices
- Think Big Studio: website pricing guide
- VentraIP: domain offers
- WordPress.org: software overview, updates and backups
- AllTradie: prices, inclusions and cancellation terms
