How Much Does a Website Cost in Malaysia? (2027 Price Guide)
What a business website costs in Malaysia: published price ranges from template to custom corporate sites, yearly running costs, grants and red flags.
A business website in Malaysia costs anywhere from a few hundred ringgit a year on a DIY builder to RM120,000 or more for a custom platform. Pricing published by Malaysian agencies puts a template-based SME site at about RM1,500 to RM6,000 and a custom corporate website at about RM8,000 to RM25,000. On top of the build, plan for yearly costs: domain, hosting, maintenance and business email.
This guide covers company and corporate websites. If you sell online, read our e-commerce website cost guide instead.
How much does a website cost in Malaysia?
The ranges below come from Malaysian agencies’ and hosting companies’ own published pricing pages and guides, checked in October 2026. They are marketing material rather than an independent survey, so treat them as indicative.
| Tier | What you get | Typical pages | Published range |
|---|---|---|---|
| DIY or template builder | You build the site yourself on a hosted builder with a ready-made template | 1 – 10 | About RM10 – RM200 a month |
| Basic SME website | A provider customises a template, loads your content and launches it | 3 – 10 | RM1,500 – RM6,000 |
| Custom corporate website | Design built around your brand, a CMS, SEO foundations, forms and analytics | 10 – 20 | RM8,000 – RM25,000 |
| Complex site or web application | A bespoke design system, user accounts, portals, deep integrations and custom logic | Varies | RM30,000 – RM120,000+ |
Entry-level builder plans start at around RM400 a year. A 3 to 5 page brochure site is commonly priced at RM1,500 to RM5,000. Within each band, agencies draw the lines differently:
- 10 to 15 page corporate site. About RM5,000 to RM9,000 for a template-led build, RM8,500 to RM15,000 for a mid-range custom build, and RM15,000 to RM25,000 for a fully custom, bilingual build.
- Fixed packages. Some start from about RM3,800 for up to 10 pages, with a .com.my domain and hosting included and an annual renewal of about RM600.
- Larger projects. Customised sites and web applications are priced from about RM20,000 to RM30,000 and run past RM100,000.
The 10 to 15 page corporate site is a common scope for Malaysian SMEs. That puts most company websites in the custom corporate tier or at the top of the basic tier.
What drives the price of a website?
Two quotes for “a 10-page website” can differ by RM15,000 because they describe different work. These are the main cost drivers.
- Unique layouts. Design time is spent on layouts, not page count. A 15-page site built from three layouts costs less than one built from twelve. Published rates run about RM500 to RM800 for a template page, RM1,000 to RM1,500 for a custom page, and RM1,500 to RM2,500 for a complex interactive page.
- Number of pages. Each page needs content loaded, linked and tested. Published per-page references run from RM300 to RM1,000 or more.
- Copywriting. Many basic packages assume you supply every word and image. Professional copy is often what separates a budget quote from a mid-range one. Published rates run from RM80 to RM1,800 a page, with RM500 to RM1,500 common for professional copy.
- CMS. A content management system such as WordPress lets your team edit pages without a developer. Check that you get editor access and training, and which parts of each page are editable.
- Integrations. Each connection adds scope: a CRM, booking system, careers portal, WhatsApp or live chat, newsletter tool, or ERP.
- Multilingual content. A site in English, Bahasa Malaysia and Chinese needs every page translated, laid out and checked in each language, with separate URLs for search engines. Bilingual content is often limited to premium tiers, and multiple languages are a common reason projects move above RM20,000.
- SEO setup. Budget builds include little SEO. Mid-range builds usually add page titles and descriptions, site structure, speed work, analytics and Search Console. Ongoing SEO is a separate monthly service, covered in our SEO price guide.
Our list of corporate website must-haves helps you decide which features you need before you ask for quotes. Scope also sets the schedule. See how long a website project takes.
What are the one-off and recurring costs?
The build is paid once. A website also has running costs every year, and many quotes leave them out or bundle them for the first year only.
| Cost | One-off or recurring | Published reference |
|---|---|---|
| Design and build | One-off | See the tiers above |
| Copywriting | One-off, plus updates | RM500 – RM1,500 a page |
| Domain (.com.my) | Yearly | About RM80 a year, or RM60 for a newly registered business through SSM’s Go.MY offer |
| Hosting | Monthly or yearly | RM600 – RM3,000 a year, from shared to cloud hosting |
| SSL certificate | Yearly | Free to RM500 a year |
| Maintenance | Monthly | RM199 – RM1,499 a month in the published plans we checked |
| Business email | Monthly, per user | RM29.20 per user a month for Google Workspace Business Starter |
- Domain. Compare .com.my, .my and .com and register the name to your company, not to a person or a supplier.
- Hosting. Hosting decides speed, uptime and backups. See our web hosting service.
- Maintenance. Yearly maintenance often runs at about 15 to 20% of the build cost. Our website maintenance guide explains what that buys.
- Email. Mailboxes bundled with hosting suit a few addresses. For a team, compare Google Workspace and Microsoft 365.
Packages that include a “free” domain and hosting are common. Ask what year two costs before you compare them with a quote that lists hosting separately.
Should you use a freelancer, an agency or a website builder?
| Option | Published price | Suits | Watch for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Website builder | RM10 – RM200 a month | Sole traders and tight budgets | Your own time, template limits, moving away later |
| Freelancer | RM1,500 – RM6,000+, or RM80 – RM300 an hour | Small sites with a clear brief | One person covering every skill, availability |
| Agency | RM8,000 – RM120,000+ | Corporate sites, integrations, multiple languages, ongoing support | Higher price, so check who does the work |
For the same 10 to 15 page corporate site, published freelancer prices run about RM4,000 to RM10,000 and agency prices RM8,500 to RM18,000, with small design studios in between at RM3,000 to RM10,000. Freelancer prices usually exclude hosting, maintenance, copywriting and SEO setup.
A builder is cheapest to start, but you do the design, writing and SEO yourself. A freelancer suits a small, well-defined job. An agency costs more because design, development, content and project management come from one team that stays after launch. Whichever you choose, the domain, hosting account and site files should be in your company’s name.
Can a grant pay for part of your website?
Not at the moment. The Geran Digital PMKS MADANI, which paid up to 50% of an eligible digital service capped at RM5,000, closed to new applications on 6 September 2025. Budget 2027 did not announce a new round, so plan your website at full price.
If a new round opens, a website would only qualify if the provider’s package is listed under an eligible area on MDEC’s panel. O2O Digital is an MDEC-registered digitalisation partner. The build itself can still reduce your tax through capital allowances, which our website tax deduction guide explains.
How do you get an accurate website quote?
Send every provider the same brief. A clear brief gets you quotes you can compare, and a fixed price that holds.
- Goal. What the site must do: generate enquiries, support recruitment, inform investors, or back up tenders and sales meetings.
- Sitemap. A rough list of pages, with a note of which ones share a layout.
- Content. Who writes the copy, who supplies photos, and how much existing content moves across.
- Languages. English only, or Bahasa Malaysia and Chinese too, and who translates.
- Features and integrations. Forms, CRM, booking, careers, WhatsApp, newsletter, and any system the site must connect to.
- Editing. Who updates the site after launch, and how often.
- Current site. The URL of any site being replaced, so redirects can be planned. Our website migration SEO checklist lists what that involves.
- Budget range and deadline. A range lets a provider propose the right tier instead of guessing.
- Examples. Two or three websites you like, and what you like about them.
Then compare the quotes line by line: unique layouts, revision rounds, content, SEO setup, training, support after launch and the year-two running cost.
What are the red flags in a website quote?
- One price with no scope. Without a page list, a layout count and revision limits, you cannot compare it, and extras appear later.
- Domain or hosting in the provider’s name. Some freelancers register these under their own accounts. You should own the domain, the hosting login and the site files.
- No CMS access. If only the provider can change text, every edit becomes a paid job.
- Free first year, unstated renewals. Get the renewal prices for domain, hosting and maintenance in writing.
- Content assumed. A low quote often means you write all the copy and supply all the images. Check before comparing.
- No mention of mobile, speed or basic SEO. These are standard on a business website, not extras.
- No plan for the old site. A redesign without redirects can lose search traffic you already have.
What does a website cost with O2O?
We quote after a scoping call, because the price depends on your pages, content, languages and integrations. Our team has built websites for Malaysian businesses since 2008, from offices in Petaling Jaya and Penang. See our web design services, or our pages on web design in Selangor and web design in Kuala Lumpur.
Frequently asked questions
How much does a simple business website cost in Malaysia?
Published agency pricing puts a template-based site of 3 to 10 pages at about RM1,500 to RM6,000. A DIY builder costs about RM10 to RM200 a month, but you do the work yourself.
How much does a corporate website cost in Malaysia?
Most published ranges for a 10 to 20 page custom corporate site fall between RM8,000 and RM25,000. Sites with portals, user accounts or deep integrations start at around RM30,000.
What does it cost each year to run a website?
Plan for the domain, hosting, SSL, maintenance and business email. A .com.my domain is about RM80 a year, and the published maintenance plans we checked start at RM199 a month.
Why do website quotes vary so much?
They describe different work. Unique layouts, who writes the content, languages, integrations and SEO setup account for most of the gap.
Sources: published pricing from Malaysian web design agencies, freelancers and website builder providers, checked October 2026. Domain, maintenance and email figures come from our own guides linked above.