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A properly-built Irish business website in 2026 costs between €699 and €29,999 — most SMEs land between €1,299 and €9,999 depending on scope and AI search readiness.
For a properly-built business website in Ireland in 2026, expect to pay between €699 and €29,999 depending on scope, complexity, and whether you need full AI-search visibility built in.
Most Irish SMEs land in one of three brackets: €699 – €1,999 for a small brochure or sole-trader site (1–5 pages); €1,299 – €2,499 for a typical small business website (6–12 pages); €6,999 – €9,999 for a custom WordPress build with AEO (AI search visibility) engineered in. E-commerce stores typically run €2,999 to €9,999 depending on catalogue size. Premium projects sit between €9,999 and €29,999.
On top of the build, budget around €49 to €299 per month for hosting, security, updates, backups, and ongoing SEO or content support — plus optional €999/month for managed content creation and multi-platform syndication.
This guide breaks those numbers down — what each tier includes, what drives the price, the hidden costs nobody talks about, and the one factor that didn't exist in any 2024 website pricing guide: whether your website is findable by ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews, and Microsoft Copilot — not just traditional Google search.
These are real BeaconSites prices for 2026 projects.
| Tier | What it includes | 2026 Price (EUR) |
|---|---|---|
| Brochure site | 1–5 pages, WordPress, contact form, mobile-responsive | €699 – €1,999 |
| Small business website | 6–12 pages, WordPress, SEO basics, Google Business Profile setup | €1,299 – €2,499 |
| E-commerce starter | WordPress + SureCart, 20–50 products, payment integration, basic SEO | €2,999 – €9,999 |
| Custom WordPress build | Bespoke design, CRM/email integrations, multi-page, AEO-ready | €6,999 – €9,999 |
| Premium / enterprise | Complex builds, custom development, multilingual, advanced AEO | €9,999 – €29,999 |
| AI Visibility Audit | One-off audit of your current site's AI search readiness with prioritised remediation roadmap | from €299 |
| Service | What it includes | 2026 Price (EUR) |
|---|---|---|
| Managed WordPress (basic) | Backups, core/theme/plugin updates, security monitoring, uptime checks | from €49/month |
| Managed WordPress (full) | Basic + monthly content production + SEO + schema updates + GBP management | from €299/month |
| Content Creation & Syndication | Content produced and syndicated across 300–800 high-traffic sites for compounding reach and authority signals | from €999/month |
| Option | Typical 2026 cost | Pros | Cons |
|---|---|---|---|
| DIY (Wix, Squarespace, GoDaddy) | €15–€40/month | Cheapest upfront, no agency needed, fast launch | Platform lock-in, monthly fees forever, poor SEO ceiling, limited AEO support, you do all the work |
| Freelancer (Upwork, local) | €500–€2,500 build | Often cheaper than agency, direct communication, flexibility | Variable quality, no ongoing infrastructure, single point of failure, often no SEO or AEO expertise |
| Traditional Dublin agency | €3,000–€20,000+ build | Full service, account managers, established processes | Typically still selling 2018-era SEO, rarely building AEO-ready sites, slower turnaround |
| AI-native specialist (BeaconSites) | €699–€29,999 build | AI search visibility (AEO) engineered in from day one. Same WordPress ownership. Specialist work in a discipline most agencies haven't caught up with yet. | Premium positioning at the higher tiers — the price reflects the engineering, not agency overhead |
| Item | Typical 2026 cost |
|---|---|
Domain name (e.g., .ie or .com) | €15–€30/year |
| Hosting | €5–€30/month |
| SSL certificate (security) | Usually free via host or Let's Encrypt |
| Plugin licences (WordPress) | €50–€300/year combined |
| Item | 2026 cost |
|---|---|
| Managed WordPress (basic) — backups, updates, security | from €49/month |
| Managed WordPress (full) — basic + content + SEO | from €299/month |
| Content Creation & Syndication (300–800 site distribution) | from €999/month |
Every website project is shaped by the business behind it. The pricing tiers above are real, but the exact number for your specific situation depends on pages, integrations, content scope, and how deeply you want AI search visibility built in.
For most Irish SMEs in 2026, the practical sweet spot sits between €1,299 and €9,999 — small business build through to custom AEO-ready WordPress. The higher tiers exist for businesses where the website is the primary commercial asset, not the marketing brochure.
If you're not sure whether your current website needs rebuilding or just upgrading, the AI Visibility Audit (€299) tells you exactly where you stand across all five major AI search engines — and what to fix in priority order.
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