When planning a new corporate website or a redesign, businesses often encounter the same puzzle: an identical request for a homepage, products, case studies, news, and About Us can attract template-site quotes of a few thousand yuan as well as custom design and development quotes of thirty to fifty thousand yuan, or well over one hundred thousand. The difference fundamentally reflects how working hours are allocated, the depth of original design, frontend code quality, and long-term maintainability.
1. Comparing three common corporate website budget tiers
| Budget tier | Suitable business stage | Implementation model and team | Delivery quality and limitations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic presentation site (RMB 15,000–30,000) | Startups, presentation of a single business line, and short-term project validation | Light brand customization on a proven architecture, with approximately 5–8 core page layouts | Fast delivery (2–3 weeks), basic responsive browsing and lead capture, but no deeply customized interactions or complex product-selection features |
| Custom brand and high-conversion B2B site (RMB 35,000–80,000) | Growing technology companies, B2B manufacturers expanding overseas, and professional service firms | A complete team of senior strategy specialists, UI/UX designers, and frontend/backend engineers; 12–25 individually designed layouts | Original work throughout, from information architecture and distinctive visuals to SEO-ready code and custom product filters, with complete source code handover |
| Group portal and large multilingual system (RMB 80,000–200,000+) | Corporate groups, multinational multi-site operations, and projects with 3D interactions or business-system integrations | A dedicated project team covering multilingual localization architecture, a custom Design System, and deep ERP/CRM integration | Support for permissions across subsidiaries, complex interactive animation (WebGL/GSAP), security hardening for high concurrency, and standards for ongoing iteration |
2. Five specific variables that determine the price
- Number of unique page layouts, rather than total article pages: Website development is priced by distinct templates. For example, 100 news articles sharing one article template count as one layout. But if a company has 6 completely different business lines, each requiring its own custom visual landing page, the design and frontend workload multiplies.
- Depth of content organization and copy planning: If the business already has clearly structured product copy and original photographs, the supplier can focus on visuals and development. If the design team must also clarify the value proposition, reorganize product-selection logic, write Chinese and English copy, and create custom infographics, those strategy hours become part of the overall budget.
- Frontend animation and interaction complexity: Standard smooth transitions are included in normal custom work. Real-time interaction with 3D product models, complex scroll-based storytelling, or a custom price calculator requires additional frontend engineering and performance optimization.
- Language versions and system integrations: Each additional independent language site requires its own estimate for development and integration testing, particularly when Arabic RTL layouts or separate domains for European, American, Japanese, and Korean markets are involved. The same applies to CRM interfaces such as Salesforce, HubSpot, and Fxiaoke.
- Whether complete editable source code and design assets are included: An annual-subscription SaaS website builder that does not hand over source code may seem cheaper in the first year, but the business cannot migrate freely and must keep renewing. Buying out the source code and Figma files costs more initially but provides 100% control over the long term. You can contact JVDS at any time with your current website and requirements to receive an itemized assessment.
