Wix
Light $21 · Core $33 · Business $44 · Business Elite $165 a month
Prices for a yearly subscription paid upfront; domain free the first year with most plans.
Free option, with Wix branding and without your own domain.
Source: wix.comGuide · updated September 26, 2026
How much does a website cost in Montréal? Real published prices, and the 3-year total
“Price guides” announce $800 to $10,000 for the same brochure site. Rather than add one more range, we read the prices agencies and platforms really display, with source and date. And we give you what you need to compute the only number that matters: the three-year total.
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Why “price guides” contradict each other
We read the price guides published by Québec web agencies. Here is what they announce for a simple “brochure site”:
- Conception GraphicaQuébec“Essentiel package from $800 (5 pages)”
- WebtotalQuébec“between $1,000 and $10,000”
- H1SiteVaudreuil-Dorion“$1,500 to $5,000”
- TactikMediaQuébec“$2,000 to $8,000”
- Agence ChocolatMontréal“Basic website: $5,000 – $10,000”
From $800 to $10,000 for the same label. Nobody is necessarily lying: “brochure site” means nothing precise. A theme filled with your copy has nothing to do with a design drawn for you, written, translated and connected to your tools.
And all these guides are written by agencies that sell websites. The only way to know if a price is fair is to compare what it contains: that is the whole point of this guide.
What agencies really display
Of the 31 agencies in our Montréal agencies guide, only 4 display a price for building a site on their own pages. Here they are, word for word (read on September 26, 2026, before taxes).
- “From $5,000 for a website”
- Hourly rate: $115 to $140
- 10 to 16 weeks for a brochure site
- WordPress site: “between $5,900 and $22,000”
- Shopify project: “from $4,900”
- Shopify Plus: “from $25,000”
- Basic website: $5,000 – $10,000
- Custom WordPress site: $10,000 – $45,000 and up
- Online store: $15,000 – $45,000 and up
- Présence+ (up to 3 pages): $199 a month
- Catalog Pro (up to 5 pages, maintenance included): $299 a month
- E-commerce: $330 a month + $1,500 set-up fee
What it means for you
The three agencies that display a purchase price start around $5,000 for a site. It is not a market price, it is a reference point. If a quote is far below or far above, simply ask what it contains more, or less.
The guide to choose the agency itself: 6 Montréal agencies examined on evidence
Doing it yourself: what platforms cost
Entry prices displayed for Canada on September 26, 2026, per month, before taxes.
Squarespace
Basic $21 · Essentiel $32 · Plus $46 · Advanced $109 a month
With yearly payment. Cards from 2.9% + $0.30; 2% fee on online sales with Basic.
Up to 36% less than monthly payment, according to Squarespace.
Source: squarespace.comShopify
Basic $37 · Grow $99 · Advanced $389 a month; Plus from $3,400
With yearly payment ($49, $132 and $517 monthly). Online cards from 2.8% + $0.30 with Basic.
Built for selling online; added apps often have their own subscription.
Source: shopify.comWebflow
Prices displayed in US dollars
Taxes added at checkout.
Often chosen by agencies for polished brochure sites.
Source: webflow.comWhat these prices leave out: your time, copy, photos, paid apps, the Law 25 consent banner and SEO. That is often where “cheap” becomes expensive.
Compute the real 3-year total
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What comes back every year
The build price is only the beginning. Here are the recurring fees the agencies in our guide display themselves.
- FaliaMonthly care (updates, security, backups, monitoring, changes, infrastructure included)from $65 a monthSource: falia.co
- Agence ChocolatWordPress maintenance3 plans: $50, $75 and $99 a monthSource: agencechocolat.com
- Agence ChocolatManaged hosting$50 – $150 a monthSource: agencechocolat.com
- My Little Big WebWordPress maintenance and support$125 or $275 a month; +$75 with a page builder, +$125 with a WooCommerce storeSource: mylittlebigweb.com
- WebCieSimple WordPress hosting$300 a yearSource: webcie.ca
- WebCieHosting and maintenance$90 a month, or $190 with 1 hour of changesSource: webcie.ca
- WebCieChanges on demand$110 an hourSource: webcie.ca
- TreizeHosting (support included)from $360 a yearSource: treize.pro
Domain name
Every year. Look at the renewal price, not the first year’s, and check it is in your name.
Hosting
Monthly or yearly. Ask what is included: backups, security certificate, support.
Maintenance
Updates, security, small changes. Require the list of what is done each month.
Licences and apps
Theme, plugins, fonts, Shopify apps: often yearly subscriptions. In your name.
Changes by the hour
Outside the plan, everything is billed by the hour. The published rates we saw range from $110 to $140.
Payment fees
To sell online: a percentage of each sale, plus a few cents per transaction.
What drives the price up (or down)
Ten items explain most of the gaps between two quotes.
Custom design or theme
An adapted theme costs less than a design drawn for you. Ask which one is planned, and how many rounds of revisions.
Number of templates, not pages
Ten pages built on the same template cost less than five pages that are all different.
Copy and photos
Writing, translating and photographing cost a lot. If you provide the content, have it written down: the price should drop.
French and English
A second language means translation, proofreading and pages to link. Check who translates.
Selling online
Number of products, variants, shipping, taxes, payments: each setting adds work.
Links with other software
Booking, CRM, accounting, inventory: one integration can cost more than the site itself.
Taking over the old site
Moving the content and redirecting old addresses protects your search ranking. It is work: it must be written down.
Accessibility
A site usable with a keyboard and a screen reader takes care, especially for a public body.
Law 25
Consent banner, privacy policy: often a small amount, but plan for it.
Training and handover
Learning to edit your site yourself saves money every month. Ask whether it is included.
Buy, subscribe or do it yourself?
Buy from an agency
A large amount upfront, then yearly fees. The site is yours if the contract says so.
To check: ownership of the code, design and domain.
Subscribe with an agency
A fixed amount every month, often all-in. Nothing to pay at once, but the total climbs: $199 a month is $7,164 in 3 years.
To check: what belongs to you if you stop.
Do it yourself
The cheapest in money, the most expensive in time. Ideal to start small, if you have time to learn.
To check: being able to leave with your copy and your domain.
Paying at the right time
A deposit to start
Normal: the agency reserves time for you. It should not be the whole project.
One payment per delivered milestone
Approved design, test site, launch: you pay for what you have seen.
The last payment after handover
Admin access, domain and a copy of the site first. Our “before the last payment” checklist guides you. The checklist
7 price traps to spot in a quote
“From…” without a list
A starting price is worth nothing without the list of what it includes. Require it.
Hours with no cap
An hourly rate with no maximum is a budget with no end. Ask for a written cap.
Hosting “free” the first year
Look at the second year’s price, and the domain renewal.
Licences in the agency’s name
Theme, plugins, fonts: if they are in the agency’s name, you lose them when you leave.
A subscription with no exit
For a site on subscription, ask what belongs to you if you stop paying.
Mandatory, vague maintenance
Paying every month without knowing what is done is paying for nothing. Require the list.
Forgotten taxes
In Québec, GST and QST add 14.975% to the price. Compare amounts including taxes.
Our analysis spots these traps in your quote and computes the 3-year total for you. The first one is free.
Check my quoteFrequently asked questions
How much does a website cost in Montréal?
Montréal agencies that publish a purchase price start around $5,000 for a site (“from $5,000” at My Little Big Web, “between $5,900 and $22,000” for a WordPress site at Falia, $5,000 – $10,000 for a “basic website” at Agence Chocolat; prices read on September 26, 2026, before taxes). Doing it yourself on a platform starts around $21 a month. Always compare the 3-year total, taxes included.
Why do prices vary so much from one guide to another?
Because “brochure site” means nothing precise: a theme with your copy has nothing to do with a custom design, written and translated. The guides we read range from “from $800” to “$10,000” for the same label. Compare what quotes contain, not what they are called.
How much does a site cost per month?
From the published prices we read: simple hosting ranges from $300 a year (WebCie) to $150 a month for managed hosting (Agence Chocolat); maintenance starts at $50 a month (Agence Chocolat) or $65 a month (Falia) and goes up to $275 a month (My Little Big Web). These are not averages: they are published prices, to be compared with what they include.
Is a website on subscription a good idea?
It can be, if you want a single fixed, all-in amount. But do the 3-year math ($199 a month is $7,164 before taxes) and ask what belongs to you if you stop: the domain, the copy, the photos, the site itself?
Should I pay everything upfront?
No. A deposit at the start, then payments tied to delivered milestones (approved design, test site, launch) protect both sides. The last payment comes after your access is handed over.
Do prices include taxes?
Prices published by agencies are almost always before taxes. In Québec, add GST (5%) and QST (9.975%), i.e. 14.975%: a $5,000 site costs $5,748.75 taxes included.
Wix or an agency?
A platform costs little money but a lot of time: copy, photos, settings, Law 25 and SEO remain your job. An agency costs more but does it for you. The right choice depends on your time, not only your budget.
Method and sources
- Every amount comes from pages published by the agencies or platforms themselves, read on September 26, 2026. Each amount links to its page.
- For agencies: the home page, pricing pages and website-creation pages of the 31 agencies in our Montréal agencies guide. A price displayed elsewhere on their site may have escaped us.
- We compute no average and invent no price. As soon as we have enough real anonymous quotes per project type, we will publish our own ranges.
- Prices change: check them on the source page before deciding.
- AgencyVerity does not sell websites and no agency pays to be quoted. A quoted agency sees an error? Write to us: we correct it and date the update.
What now?
Guide written by the AgencyVerity team, Montréal. Updated September 26, 2026. Back to contents · All our guides