How Much Does a Website Cost in Kenya in 2026?
A transparent breakdown of website pricing in Kenya — what each tier includes, what drives cost up, and what you should never pay for.
The short answer
In Kenya, a professional five-page business website costs between KES 45,000 and KES 65,000, a bespoke corporate site KES 65,000 to KES 250,000, and an e-commerce store with M-Pesa from KES 120,000. Hosting adds roughly KES 8,000 per year and a domain about KES 1,500 per year.
What drives the price of a website
Three things move a website quote more than anything else: how many unique page templates you need, whether the design is bespoke or template-based, and how many systems the site has to talk to.
A brochure site with five pages and one contact form is a fundamentally different project from a store that has to reconcile M-Pesa payments against inventory in real time.
- ✓Number of unique templates, not total pages
- ✓Bespoke design versus a customised template
- ✓Payment, CRM and API integrations
- ✓Content and photography production
- ✓Ongoing maintenance and hosting
Typical price bands in Kenya
Starter sites (KES 45,000–65,000) suit new businesses that need credibility and a contact route. Business sites (KES 65,000–250,000) suit established firms that need the site to actively generate leads. E-commerce (from KES 120,000) adds catalogue, checkout and operations.
Enterprise platforms — portals, marketplaces, booking systems — are always quoted individually because the scope drives the number entirely.
Costs people forget to budget for
The build is a one-off. Running the site is not. Budget for hosting, domain renewal, maintenance and, if you want to rank, ongoing SEO or content.
- ✓Hosting: from KES 8,000 per year
- ✓Domain: from KES 1,500 per year
- ✓Maintenance: from KES 12,000 per month
- ✓SEO: from KES 25,000 per month
What you should never pay for
Avoid paying separately for an SSL certificate — it should be included. Avoid contracts that don't hand you ownership of your domain and hosting account. And avoid any quote that can't tell you what happens after launch.
Frequently asked
Is it cheaper to use a website builder in Kenya?
Upfront, yes — builders start around KES 2,000 per month. But they cost more over three years, limit SEO control and are difficult to migrate away from once your business outgrows them.
Do I pay everything upfront?
No. Nexio splits projects into a 50% deposit and a 50% balance on approval before launch, with milestone reviews in between.