Website cost calculator
Answer five questions to see your starting price from €990, your running costs and what pushes the price up.
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How much does a website cost
in Malta in 2026?
Most small business websites in Malta cost between €500 and €8,000 to build, plus a few hundred euro a year to keep running. That is a wide range, so this guide breaks it down. You will see what each type of website costs, what you pay every year and the extras quotes often leave out. Then you can compare your quotes fairly with a free tool. We checked the prices published by Malta web designers and the official .mt domain fees on 2 November 2026.
From €990Websites · €2,490 · €4,900
Short answer
Most small business websites in Malta cost €500 to €8,000 to build, based on prices Malta web designers publish, plus yearly running costs: a .mt domain is €20 in the first year at NIC(Malta), then €10 a year, plus hosting and email. Malta Digital’s web design in Malta starts from €990, €2,490 and €4,900.
Key takeaways
- How much does a website cost in Malta? Most small business websites in Malta cost between €500 and €8,000 to build, based on prices Malta web designers published in November 2026. Shops and custom systems cost more. Malta Digital’s websites start from €990, €2,490 and €4,900.
- How much does a .mt domain cost? Registering directly with NIC(Malta), a .mt or .com.mt costs €20 in the first year, then €10 a year or €18 for two years. Registrars set their own prices.
- What are the yearly running costs of a website? The domain, hosting, business email and any paid tools or plugins, plus changes you ask for. Ask every designer to list them in writing before you start.
The short answer
What a website costs in Malta.
The price depends on three things: how many pages you need, who writes the words and takes the photos, and what the website has to do. A simple site that shows your services and a contact form sits at the low end. A site that takes bookings, sells products or connects to your other systems sits at the high end.
Here is what Malta web designers publish on their own websites, side by side with our prices. Use it as a map, not a quote. Two websites with the same number of pages can be very different jobs.
| Type of website | What you usually get | Prices published in Malta* | Malta Digital |
|---|---|---|---|
| One-page site | One page with your services, photos and a contact form | From about €500 | Our smallest package covers up to five pages, from €990 |
| Small business website | 4 to 8 pages, mobile design, contact form, basic Google set-up | €1,000 to €2,500 is common; full-service studios list €3,500 to €8,000 | Professional Website from €990 (up to 5 core pages) |
| Business website with content help | More pages, help with the words, a page for each service | About €2,500 to €4,500 for larger marketing sites | Business Website from €2,490 |
| Website built for ads and enquiries | Landing pages, enquiry or booking journey, tracking | Usually quoted after a call | Growth Website from €4,900 |
| Online shop | Products, card payments, delivery options | From about €2,500 to €4,500 and up | Quoted after a short call |
| Custom system (portal, booking, CRM) | Software built around how you work | Quoted per project | From €7,500 |
At Malta Digital, our web design in Malta starts from €990 for a focused website of up to five core pages. Business Websites start from €2,490 and Growth Websites from €4,900. Online shops and booking systems are quoted after a short call, because they depend on your products, payments and rules.
What moves the price
Six things that change the price.
1. Pages. Each page needs planning, design, words and testing. A plumber in Mosta may need five pages. A clinic with ten treatments may need fifteen. More pages, more work.
2. Words and photos. This is the cost people forget most. If you supply the text and photos, the build is faster and cheaper. If the designer writes the words, that is extra time, and it should be in the quote.
3. Template or custom design. A template is a ready-made layout with your logo and colours. A custom design is planned around your business. Templates are cheaper. Custom design usually looks more like you, and it can be built to load faster.
4. Features. A contact form is simple. Online booking with deposits, a shop with delivery zones, or a members area are each projects of their own.
5. Connections. Linking your website to a CRM, an email tool, a payment gateway or Facebook and Instagram ads tracking takes set-up and testing.
6. Languages. English only is the norm for many Malta businesses. Adding Maltese or Italian means more words to write, check and keep up to date.
Running costs
What you pay every year.
A website is not a one-off bill. Budget for these running costs, and ask every designer to write them down before you start.
Domain name. This is your web address. NIC(Malta), the registry for .mt, publishes fixed fees when you register directly with it. A .mt or .com.mt costs €20 in the first year, which is a €10 set-up charge plus the €10 annual fee. After that it is €10 a year, or €18 for two years. Registrars set their own prices for .mt and .com domains.
| Domain | First year (set-up + fee) | Renewal, 1 year | Renewal, 2 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| yourname.mt | €20 | €10 | €18 |
| yourname.com.mt | €20 | €10 | €18 |
| yourname.org.mt | €15 | €5 | €9 |
Hosting. This is the computer that serves your website to visitors. Prices vary a lot, from builder plans that include hosting to managed hosting for busy shops. Ask what speed, backups and support you get, not just the price.
Business email. An address like info@yourname.mt usually costs a monthly fee for each person who uses it.
Security certificate (SSL). This gives the padlock in the browser. Many hosts include it for free. If yours does not, ask why.
Updates and changes. New prices, a new service, a new team photo. Agree up front how changes are charged: per job, per hour or in a monthly plan.
Hidden costs
Ten things quotes often leave out.
Two quotes can look very different only because one leaves things out. Before you compare prices, check that each quote says yes or no to each of these.
- Writing the words for every page.
- Photos: stock photos, or a photographer.
- Revision rounds: how many, and what counts as one.
- Moving your old website, including redirects so you keep your Google rankings.
- Privacy policy and cookie notice.
- Domain and email set-up, in your name.
- Hosting for the first year and after.
- Analytics and tracking, so you can see where enquiries come from.
- Training to change text and photos yourself.
- Price after year one: some plans go up at renewal.
One more check: who owns what. The domain should be registered in your business’s name, and you should get the logins. If you ever move to another designer, you want to take your website and your address with you.
Worked example
A worked example: cheap now, dear later.
These are made-up numbers, to show the maths, not real quotes. Say a café in Sliema gets two quotes for the same five-page website.
Quote A is €600 to build, plus a €45 monthly plan for hosting and changes. Quote B is €1,500 to build, plus €15 a month for hosting.
In year one, Quote A costs €600 + (12 × €45) = €1,140. Quote B costs €1,500 + (12 × €15) = €1,680. Quote A looks €540 cheaper.
Over three years, Quote A costs €600 + (36 × €45) = €2,220. Quote B costs €1,500 + (36 × €15) = €2,040. Now Quote B is €180 cheaper. Add the same .mt domain to both (€20, then €10 a year) and the gap stays the same.
The lesson is simple. Compare the total over the time you expect to keep the website, usually three years or more, not just the build price.
Quote comparer
Compare your own quotes.
Type in the numbers from the quotes in front of you. Leave a box empty if a quote does not charge it. The tool works out the total over one to five years and shows which quote is cheapest over that time.
Website quote comparer
Type the numbers from up to three quotes. The tool adds the build price, extras, monthly and yearly fees, and shows the total over the years you choose. Everything is worked out on your device. Nothing is sent anywhere.
Quote A
Quote B
Quote C
Your comparison
This tool needs JavaScript. The formula is written out below, so you can do the same maths by hand.
The formula, if you prefer a pen: total = build price + one-off extras + (monthly fees × 12 × years) + (yearly fees × years). Use the same number of years for every quote. If one quote shows prices with VAT and another without, put them on the same basis first. Malta’s standard VAT rate is 18%.
Want a clear price for your website?
Apply now and tell us what your business does and the pages you need. We’ll reply with the package that fits, what is included and the running costs to expect.
Proof
From no website to 395 WhatsApp taps.
A furniture assembly and installation business came to us with no website, a Facebook page with an empty intro and 858 views in the previous 28 days. We built a mobile website made for quote requests, rebuilt their Facebook and Instagram, and ran Meta ads that open a chat or a phone call.
In the first 28 days, €346.75 of ad spend brought 395 WhatsApp taps, 10 phone calls and 1,158 page visits. That is the real test of what a website costs: not the price on the invoice, but what it brings back.
Want a website that pays for itself? Apply now for a website
Grants
Can a grant pay for part of it?
Sometimes, and not as cash. Malta Enterprise’s Micro Invest scheme gives a tax credit, not a payment. We checked its summary page on 2 November 2026. It says the credit is up to 65% of eligible costs, or up to 85% for businesses operating from Gozo. The maximum is €65,000 per applicant over three years. Applications open from 1 January 2027.
Our guide to website grants in Malta explains how the Micro Invest guidelines treat website development. One rule catches people out: the agreement that describes the website’s functions must be signed before work starts. Digitalise your SME does not list websites. Malta Enterprise decides who qualifies, so treat this as a guide, not advice.
Our prices
How Malta Digital prices a website.
We publish our starting prices, so you know where you stand before you call. Each package has a clear scope. We agree the page plan and the final price in writing before we start.
| Package | Best for | What is included |
|---|---|---|
| Professional Website, from €990 | A small business that needs to look credible and be easy to contact | Up to 5 core pages, mobile design, contact form, basic page titles and SEO set-up, analytics and hosting set-up, one revision round |
| Business Website, from €2,490 | An established business with several services | A page plan built around your services, custom design, help with the words, search-friendly structure, analytics and conversion set-up |
| Growth Website, from €4,900 | A business using its website with ads, enquiries or bookings | Website and landing-page plan, conversion-focused design, enquiry or booking journey, CRM connection where needed, lead tracking |
The €990 website is deliberately focused. You supply the text, photos and business details. The first version is targeted within 24–48 hours once the agreed content is ready, with one revision round. Domains, hosting subscriptions and paid tools are quoted separately and written into your scope, so there are no surprises in year two.
Agency vs us
A typical Malta web designer vs Malta Digital.
We do not name other businesses, and many of them do good work. This table only uses what web designers in Malta publish on their own websites, so you can compare like with like.
| What many Malta web designers publish* | Malta Digital | |
|---|---|---|
| Prices on the website | Some publish starting prices; others say “quote on request” | Three published starting prices: €990, €2,490 and €4,900 |
| Small business website | €1,000 to €2,500, or €3,500 to €8,000 at full-service studios | From €990 for up to five core pages |
| Time to a first version | Published timelines of about 2 to 6 weeks to go live | First version targeted within 24–48 hours once the agreed content is ready |
| Ads and systems | Often a separate supplier | Meta ads from €1,249 a month plus ad spend, and custom systems from €7,500, from the same team |
Get a quote
How to get an accurate quote.
The fastest way to an accurate price is to send the right details once. Tell us what your business does and the pages you think you need. Say whether you have the words and photos, and what the website must do, such as take enquiries, bookings or orders. Add your current website if you have one.
We reply with the package that fits, what is included and what is not, and the running costs to expect. If a cheaper option suits you better, we will say so. You can also try our website cost calculator first, or read what a small business website in Malta needs.
A few straight answers
What you might be wondering.
How much does a website cost in Malta?
Most small business websites in Malta cost between €500 and €8,000 to build, based on prices Malta web designers published in November 2026. Shops and custom systems cost more. Malta Digital’s websites start from €990, €2,490 and €4,900.
How much does a .mt domain cost?
Registering directly with NIC(Malta), a .mt or .com.mt costs €20 in the first year, then €10 a year or €18 for two years. Registrars set their own prices.
What are the yearly running costs of a website?
The domain, hosting, business email and any paid tools or plugins, plus changes you ask for. Ask every designer to list them in writing before you start.
Why do website quotes in Malta vary so much?
Because they include different things. One quote may include writing, photos and hosting; another may not. Compare quotes on the same list of items and over the same number of years.
Is a cheap website a false economy?
Not always. A cheap build with high monthly fees can cost more over three years than a dearer build with low fees. Use the quote comparer above to check.
Can I get a grant for a website in Malta?
Micro Invest gives a tax credit of up to 65%, or up to 85% in Gozo, on eligible costs. The agreement describing the website must be signed before work starts. Malta Enterprise decides who qualifies.
How fast can Malta Digital build a website?
For a straightforward website, the first version is targeted within 24–48 hours once the agreed content is ready. Revisions and launch checks can take longer.
What does the €990 website include?
Up to five core pages, mobile design, a contact form, basic page titles and SEO set-up, analytics and hosting set-up, and one revision round. You supply the text and photos.
Keep reading
Related guides.
Small business website in Malta
The pages, content and costs of a small business website in Malta, how to get found on Google and when to upgrade.
.mt domain guide
Who can register, NIC(Malta) fees, how Google treats each ending, and how to keep the domain in your name.
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