How much does it really cost to maintain a website? Most companies don't know the full cost - hosting, domain, SSL, updates, security, maintenance. This calculator will add it all up and compare it to the market. You will get the result immediately, without logging in.
Most companies know how much they paid to create a website. Few know the actual cost of maintaining it. And this is where the full picture is hidden - hosting, domain, SSL, system updates, backups, security monitoring, technical care, SEO and content updates.
According to our analysis of the Polish market, an average company with a simple company website pays 200-600 PLN/month for maintenance - often without realizing it, because the costs are dispersed among different providers. An online store is already 500-2,000 PLN/month, and a SaaS web application may require a 2,000-8,000 PLN/month operating budget.
This calculator allows you to add up all the components and compare the result with market benchmarks for your type of site.
Category | Ingredients | Typical monthly cost |
Hosting and infrastructure | Server, CDN, mail, domain, SSL | 50-700 PLN |
Security | Backup, WAF, monitoring, DDoS, RODO. | 100-600 PLN |
Technical updates | CMS, plugins, dependencies, monitoring | 50-300 PLN |
Content updates | Adding/editing content (in-house or agency) | 0-1,500 PLN |
SEO and analytics | Position monitoring, audits, reports | 0-800 PLN |
Technical support | SLA, developer hours, custodian | 0-800 PLN |
Legal compliance | RODO, WCAG, CMP, monitoring of requirements. | 0-300 PLN |
External integrations | CRM, ERP, payments, marketing | 0-500 PLN |
Page type | Minimum scenario | Typical scenario | Advanced scenario |
Landing page / one-pager | ~150 PLN/month. | ~350 PLN/month. | ~700 PLN/month. |
Company website (5-15 subpages) | ~PLN250/month. | ~600 PLN/month. | ~$1,500/month. |
Blog / content service | ~$300/month. | ~800 PLN/month. | ~2,500 PLN/month. |
Online store | ~500 PLN/month. | ~$1,500/month. | ~$5,000/month. |
Web Application / SaaS | ~800 PLN/month. | ~3,000 PLN/month. | ~10,000+ PLN/month. |
Portal / marketplace | ~$1,500/month. | ~$5,000/month. | ~15,000+ PLN/month. |
Minimum scenario: shared hosting, weekly backup, monthly updates, no content and SEO. Advanced scenario: VPS/cloud, daily backup, WAF, weekly updates, regular content, SEO monitoring, priority support.
Site complexity is the single biggest driver of maintenance cost — e-commerce and SaaS sites require 3–5x more ongoing work than a simple landing page due to integrations, security surface area, and user data handling.
E-commerce and web apps carry payment integrations, user accounts, and legal compliance — each adds recurring maintenance effort regardless of how rarely the design changes.
Hosting is not just a line item — the wrong plan causes slow load times, security breaches, or surprise overage bills. Shared hosting saves money upfront but one noisy neighbour can tank your site's performance.
VPS gives you dedicated CPU and RAM — critical for sites with 500+ daily visitors. Cloud (Vercel/Cloudflare) auto-scales and eliminates server administration, making it cheaper than VPS at moderate traffic levels.
43% of cyberattacks target small businesses, and the average cost of a data breach in Europe is €4.45M (IBM 2023). Spending 100–400 PLN/mo on security typically prevents incidents that cost 10,000–100,000 PLN to remediate.
Daily backups add ~30 PLN/mo but a single data loss event can cost 10–100x more in recovery and downtime. Weekly backups mean you can lose up to 7 days of content, orders, or customer data.
80% of WordPress hacks target outdated plugins or missing WAF rules. Advanced protection (WAF + malware scanning) blocks most automated attack traffic before it reaches your server.
Unpatched dependencies are the root cause of 60% of known exploits. Monthly updates reduce exposure windows; weekly updates are recommended for sites handling payments or personal data.
Every extra week between updates is an extra week a known vulnerability stays open. Critical security patches are released on average 4–6 times per month across common CMS and npm ecosystems.
Regular content updates improve SEO ranking by 30-50%
Sites that track keyword positions and run quarterly technical audits recover from Google algorithm updates 2–3x faster than those that rely on passive monitoring alone.
GDPR fines in 2024 averaged €1.2M per violation. WCAG accessibility compliance is becoming mandatory in the EU under the European Accessibility Act (2025). Proactive compliance is far cheaper than remediation.
Each integration adds a recurring maintenance cost — API updates, authentication changes, and data sync issues require regular attention. The average site uses 5-10 third-party integrations.
Average response time directly correlates with downtime cost — 1 hour of downtime costs e-commerce stores 500–5,000 PLN on average, making faster SLA tiers a measurable business investment.
A 48h email SLA means a critical bug discovered Friday evening stays live until Monday morning. Priority (4h) or 24/7 (1h) support is strongly recommended for any revenue-generating site.
Each hour is billed at 150 PLN — a retainer of 5h/mo covers small fixes and minor features. Without a retainer, ad-hoc requests are typically billed at a higher one-off rate.
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-Choose cloud hosting over VPS for small sites:Vercel and Cloudflare Pages offer free tiers for sites with moderate traffic. A VPS only makes sense with 500+ visitors per day or specific technical requirements.
-Consolidate suppliers:Hosting, domain, SSL and CDN from a single provider = fewer invoices, a single point of support and often a lower total price.
-Subscriptions instead of one-time orders:Monthly subscription maintenance costs 20-30% less than paying an hourly rate for ad hoc interventions.
-Automated updates:A CI/CD pipeline that automatically tests and deploys updates reduces manual time - and the risk of human error.
-SEO as an investment, not a cost:A site that generates organic traffic returns the cost of maintenance many times over. A site that is not visible on Google is only an operating cost.
Depends on the type and complexity of the page. Simple landing page: PLN 150-400/month. Company website: 300-1,000 PLN/month. Online store: 500-3,000 PLN/month. Web application: 1,000-10,000+ PLN/month. Costs include hosting, updates, security, monitoring and technical support.
Yes. Key levers: choosing cloud hosting (e.g. Cloudflare Pages for static sites) instead of an expensive VPS, limiting the number of plugins (each plugin = additional risk and maintenance work), automatic monitoring instead of manual checking. However, cutting security and backup costs too much can be very costly in an incident.
Technical care is a monthly service that includes: CMS and plugin updates, 24/7 availability monitoring, backup verification, bug fixes, performance optimization and security incident response. Cost of technical care in Poland: PLN 300-1,500/month depending on the complexity of the site and the level of SLA.
Shared hosting: PLN 15-60/month. (good for small sites with low traffic). VPS: 60-300 PLN/month. (recommended for sites with 500+ visits/day or stores). Cloud (Vercel, Cloudflare): 0-200 PLN/month. (scales automatically). Dedicated server: 300-2,000+ PLN/month. (large portals, enterprise applications).
HTTPS is de facto mandatory - Google penalizes sites without SSL in rankings and browsers display warnings. Let's Encrypt certificate is free and supported by most hosting providers. Commercial SSL certificates (OV, EV) for e-commerce or the financial sector cost 200-800 PLN per year and give a higher level of validation.
Critical security updates - immediately (within 24-48h of release). Regular plugin and theme updates - at least every 2 weeks. Updates to the main version of WordPress - after testing on a staging environment. Unupdated WordPress plugins are responsible for ~60% of all CMS site hacks.
SLA (Service Level Agreement) is a contractual response time to an incident. A 48h email SLA means that a critical bug reported on Friday evening is fixed on Monday morning - and during that time your site or store may be unavailable. For stores and revenue-generating sites, we recommend a minimum SLA of 4h. Cost of store downtime: 500-5,000 PLN/h depending on turnover.
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