Website maintenance packages
A website is not finished when it launches. Something has to keep it online, secure, backed up and correct. Here is what that involves, what it typically costs, and how to tell a fair maintenance package from a vague one.
hosting and edits included
- No long-term contract
- You own your domain
- Edits included
- Hosting and SSL
- Updates and edits
- No long-term contract
What maintenance covers
- Hosting and SSL. Keeping the site online and on https.
- Updates. On WordPress, the core software, theme and plugins, which need updating often and can break each other.
- Security and backups. Monitoring, and a recent copy you can restore if something goes wrong.
- Content edits. Changing prices, hours, team and services as the business changes.
- Checks. Forms still sending, pages still loading, nothing broken after an update.
What maintenance is not
New pages, redesigns, new features and SEO campaigns are projects, not maintenance. A good package says clearly where the line is, so you are not surprised by a bill for something you assumed was covered.
What it costs
There is no standard price, because packages cover different things. As a published example, GoDaddy's UK guide puts maintenance for a basic designer-built site at about £600 a year, on top of hosting. Hosting on its own runs from about £7 a month at Krystal to £13.99 a month at SiteGround once its introductory price ends.
When comparing packages, add up hosting, updates and edits together. A cheap host plus a separate maintenance contract can cost more than one fee that covers both.
Our monthly fee is the maintenance
Every one of our packages includes hosting, SSL, updates and edits to existing pages in the monthly fee. Launch includes up to 4 edit requests a month, done within 3 working days. Grow and Scale include reasonable use, done the next working day.
| Our tier | What it is | Setup | Monthly | First year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launch | A five-page site plus the Google groundwork, so local customers can find you. | £449 | £39 | £917 |
| Grow | 10+ pages and the local SEO foundations, for a business that wants to rank, not just exist. | £949 | £59 | £1,657 |
| Scale | 20+ pages for a business with a team or more than one site, so every service and location can be found. | £1,950 | £129 | £3,498 |
Maintaining an existing website
If your site was built by someone else, the honest first question is whether it is worth maintaining. A slow, out-of-date WordPress site with abandoned plugins can cost more to keep alive than to replace. We will tell you which on a call. Our redesign cost guide covers the trade-off.
Prices checked 18 October 2026. Sources: GoDaddy UK website cost guide; Krystal hosting; SiteGround current rates. Platforms change prices and run offers, so check before you buy. Some prices exclude VAT.
Questions people ask
How much should website maintenance cost per month?
It depends on what is included. Compare the total of hosting, updates, backups and edits. Ours is from £39 a month with all of those included.
Does a Wix or Squarespace site need maintenance?
Less technical maintenance, because the platform handles hosting and updates. It still needs someone to keep the content correct, and the subscription still has to be paid.
Do I need maintenance for a WordPress site?
Yes. WordPress, its theme and plugins need regular updates for security, and updates occasionally break things. Unmaintained WordPress sites are a common target.
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Want a fixed price instead of a range?
Tell us what your business does and what the site needs to do. We'll come back with the tier that fits and the exact price, including when the answer is the cheapest one.
- Fixed price, published
- No long-term contract
- You own your domain
- Edits included