What does a website cost?
The price depends more on what the site has to do than on how many pages it has. Here is what drives the price, what comes on top every year, and what you should have answered before you sign.
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Short answer
A website has two kinds of cost. One is having it made, and you pay that once. The other is keeping it: domain, hosting, email and upkeep, which you pay for as long as the site is up.
The domain is the smallest item. A .no address costs around 100 kroner a year. The price of the site itself comes down to how much has to be made from scratch, and how much of the work you do yourself.
What drives the price
Two websites with the same number of pages can cost very different amounts. This is what decides it:
- Whether the design is a ready-made template or drawn for your business
- Who writes the texts and takes the photos
- What the site has to do. A contact form is simple, while online booking, an online store and logins take longer
- Whether the site connects to other systems, such as accounting, stock or booking
- How different the pages are. Five pages built on the same pattern go faster than five made one by one
In an online store, the number of products counts too. Every product needs a photo, text, price and any variants, and that is work whoever does it.
What you pay every year
These costs come on top of the site itself. The prices are taken from the providers’ own pages on 15 November 2026.
| What | Example price | Worth knowing |
|---|---|---|
| Domain (.no) | 99 kr a year incl. VAT at Domeneshop. Webhuset charges 99 kr to renew. | Register the domain to your business, not to whoever builds the site. |
| Hosting | From 39 kr a month incl. VAT at Domeneshop. | Often part of an upkeep agreement. |
| Email on your own domain | 29 kr a month incl. VAT at Domeneshop. Microsoft 365 Business Basic costs 71.16 kr per user a month ex. VAT, on a yearly plan. | Choose by whether you only need email, or calendar and Office as well. |
| Upkeep and updates | Varies a lot between providers. | Ask what is included: updates, backups and small changes. |
If you build the site yourself in Wix, Squarespace or Shopify, you pay a subscription instead. We cover that in Website builder or a custom website?
Rules that come with it
Some rules apply to every business with a website in Norway. Getting them right from the start costs less than fixing them later.
- Universal design. The website must be usable by everyone, including with a screen reader or only a keyboard. This applies to private businesses too. The standard is WCAG 2.0 level AA, and the Authority for Universal Design of ICT supervises it
- Cookies. If the site uses cookies or similar for statistics or ads, visitors must consent first. This follows from section 3-15 of the Electronic Communications Act, in force since 1 January 2025
- Who is behind it. The business name, address and email address must be easy to find (section 8 of the E-commerce Act)
Ask how the site is tested for universal design, and whether it uses cookies that need consent. A consent banner is one more thing to set up and keep up.
Ask this before you sign
- Is the domain in the business’s name?
- Do you own the design, texts and code once the site is paid for, and can you take them to another provider?
- What does the monthly price include, and what does a change outside it cost?
- Is there a minimum term, and how long is the notice period?
- Are the prices with or without VAT?
- Who writes the texts, and who gets the photos?
Our prices
At Kamlyn a landing page costs 9 999 kr, a website of up to five pages 19 999 kr and an online store from 49 999 kr. Prices are ex. VAT. You get three proposals to choose from and two rounds of changes, and you pay nothing until you have chosen a proposal.
Upkeep is free for the first six months and then costs 490 kr a month, with no minimum term. Once the final invoice is paid, you own the design, texts and code, and the domain is registered in your name. All prices are on the price page.
Common questions
Why do prices vary so much?
Because the work is different. A ready-made template with your own texts is quick. A design made for your business, with texts and photos to be produced and features like booking or an online store, takes longer.
What does it cost to keep a website for a year?
Domain and hosting can cost less than 1 000 kroner a year incl. VAT with a Norwegian provider. Add email, upkeep and updates, and it comes to more.
Is it cheaper to make the site yourself?
At the start, often yes. You pay a subscription and use your own time. Over a few years, subscription, add-ons and fees per sale can add up to more than you expected, and if you want to switch, the site often has to be made again.
Is VAT added on top?
Businesses are usually quoted prices without VAT. If the offer says ex. VAT, add 25 percent.
Does the website have to meet universal design rules?
Yes, for private businesses too. The standard is WCAG 2.0 level AA, with some exceptions for video and audio.
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Want a fixed price?
Tell us briefly what your business does and what the site should achieve. You get a fixed price and three proposals to choose from before you pay anything.
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