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Website maintenance cost for a small business (2026)
Maintenance is the part of a website bill people forget to ask about. It ranges from a few dollars a month for hosting you manage yourself to thousands for an agency on retainer.
WritingBy Landon LittleNovember 8, 20265 min read
What small business website maintenance costs
| Approach | Monthly cost | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Do it yourself | Under $100 | Hostinger |
| Small or medium business site, maintained | $35 to $500 | Hostinger |
| WordPress care plan | $89 to $359 per site | WP Buffs pricing page |
| Agency maintenance | $200 to $4,500 | Hostinger |
| Nova Solutions Starter | $149, hosting, domain, SSL, support and a monthly report | Our pricing |
What maintenance actually covers
- Hosting: where the site lives. Hostinger lists hosting at $2 to $300-plus a month, and Wix puts shared hosting from about $5.
- Domain renewal: about $10 to $20 a year for a .com, per Wix.
- Security certificate (SSL): often bundled, otherwise from about $5 a year per Wix.
- Software and plugin updates, backups and security monitoring, mostly on WordPress sites.
- Small content changes: new photos, hours, prices or a service page.
- Someone to call when the site breaks.
When comparing quotes, ask which of these each price includes. A low monthly fee that covers only hosting is not the same as a care plan that includes updates and fixes.
Builders versus WordPress
On a website builder like Wix or Squarespace, hosting, security and software updates come with the plan, so maintenance is mostly your time spent on content. A self-hosted WordPress site needs someone to keep the software and plugins updated. That is where care plans like WP Buffs come in, from $89 a month for one site.
Do it yourself or hire it out
If your site rarely changes and runs on a builder, doing it yourself is reasonable and costs little beyond the plan. If you would rather not think about it, a bundled monthly fee covers the essentials. At Nova Solutions, the $149 monthly fee covers hosting, domain, SSL, support and a monthly performance report for the sites we build. For what it costs to build the site in the first place, see how much a small business website costs.
Sources
Read November 8, 2026: Hostinger, website maintenance cost (updated December 19, 2025), Wix, website maintenance costs, WP Buffs care plans and Wix, business website cost. These are vendor estimates and list prices, not surveys. Nova Solutions prices: pricing.
Questions this post answers
- How much does website maintenance cost per month?
- Hostinger puts small and medium business sites at $35 to $500 a month, doing it yourself at under $100, and agency maintenance at $200 to $4,500. A WordPress care plan from WP Buffs is $89 to $359 a month per site.
- What does website maintenance include?
- Usually hosting, domain renewal, the security certificate, software and plugin updates, backups, small content changes and someone to call when something breaks. Ask which of these each quote includes.
- Do Wix and Squarespace sites need maintenance?
- Less than WordPress. The builder handles hosting, security and software updates as part of the plan, so the ongoing work is mostly keeping your content current.
- What does Nova Solutions charge for website maintenance?
- $149 a month covers hosting, domain, SSL, support and a monthly performance report for the sites Nova Solutions builds.
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