How Much Does a Website Cost in Malaysia? (2026 Prices)
Real price ranges for a website in Malaysia in 2026, what pushes the price up, the yearly costs nobody mentions, and how to tell a fair quote from a bad one.
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- Sattiyan Selvarajah
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Ask five web designers for a price and you'll get five very different numbers. Some say RM500, others say RM15,000, for what sounds like the same website.
This guide explains why. It covers typical 2026 prices in Malaysia, what actually changes the price, the yearly costs that come after launch, and how to compare quotes fairly. Our own prices are at the end, so you can see where we sit.
The short answer
Based on 2026 price guides published by Malaysian web studios, here's what most businesses can expect to pay to have a website built:
| Type of website | Typical price in Malaysia |
|---|---|
| One-page site or landing page | RM500 – RM2,500 |
| Business website (5–10 pages) | RM2,500 – RM15,000 |
| Online store (WooCommerce or Shopify) | RM8,000 – RM30,000 |
| Custom web app or portal | RM20,000 and up |
These ranges are wide on purpose. The same "5-page business website" can be a template filled in by a freelancer in two days, or a custom design with professional copywriting built over two months. Both are called a website; they're not the same product.
What makes a website cost more
1. Who writes the content
This is the cost most people forget. A designer can't build a page without words, and writing good copy for every page takes time. Many cheaper packages expect you to supply all the text yourself. If you can't, the project stalls, or you end up paying extra for copywriting later.
Ask: "Is copywriting included, and in which languages?"
2. Template or custom design
A template is a ready-made layout with your logo, colours and content dropped in. It's faster and cheaper, and for most small businesses it's perfectly fine. Custom design means the layout is drawn from scratch for you. It costs more and is worth it mainly when your brand needs to stand out from competitors.
3. Number of pages
More pages means more design, more content and more checking. A one-page site with your services, prices and a WhatsApp button is often all a new business needs.
4. Online payments and products
An online store needs product pages, a cart, payments (usually FPX, DuitNow and card through a payment gateway), shipping rules and stock. That's why stores start at a much higher price than information websites. Uploading and writing descriptions for hundreds of products adds more.
5. Custom features
Booking systems, member logins, integrations with your accounting or inventory software, and other custom features are priced as development work. These are where quotes go into five figures.
6. Who's building it
A solo freelancer, a small studio and a large agency will all price the same project differently. Larger teams cost more but usually include project management, testing and support. Cheaper isn't always worse, but check what happens if something breaks after launch.
The yearly costs after launch
The build price is a one-time cost. A website also has running costs every year:
- Domain name: the address of your site. A .com.my domain has a maximum retail price of RM80 a year set by MYNIC, the registry for Malaysian domains. Since July 2025, businesses newly registered with SSM can get one .com.my for RM60 a year through an SSM and MYNIC initiative. A .com costs a similar amount, depending on the registrar.
- Hosting: the server your site lives on. This ranges from a few hundred ringgit a year for basic shared hosting to much more for busy online stores.
- Maintenance: updates, security patches, backups and small content changes. Some businesses do this themselves; most pay someone.
Together, domain, hosting and maintenance typically add RM1,000 to RM3,000 a year for a small business site, according to Malaysian price guides. Always ask whether a quote includes the first year of these, and what happens in year two.
What about Wix or Shopify?
Website builders let you skip the designer and pay a monthly fee instead.
- Wix premium plans start at around US$17 a month on yearly billing, and Wix bills mainly in US dollars, so the ringgit amount depends on the exchange rate.
- Shopify Basic is US$25 a month on monthly billing. Shopify Payments isn't available in Malaysia, so stores here also pay a Shopify transaction fee on every order (2% on Basic) on top of the payment gateway's own fee.
Builders are a good choice if you enjoy doing it yourself and have the time. The cost you don't see on the pricing page is yours: writing every page, taking care of the setup, and fixing things when they break.
How to compare quotes
When quotes look very different, put them side by side and check:
- What's included in writing. Pages, copywriting, revisions, domain, hosting, email.
- How many rounds of changes you get before extra charges.
- Who owns the website when the project ends, and whether you can move it to another host.
- The timeline, and what you need to send before it starts.
- What happens after launch. Who do you call when something breaks, and how much does it cost?
A quote that answers all five clearly is usually a safer choice than a cheaper one that doesn't.
Our prices, for comparison
At Dotkod, AI helps us draft page layouts and copy in hours instead of days, and our team designs, checks and finishes every page. That's how we keep prices low without handing you a template to fill in yourself.
| Package | Price | Includes |
|---|---|---|
| Starter page | RM499 | One page, copy in BM and English, WhatsApp button, domain and hosting set up, Google Business profile, 1 round of changes. Live in 3 days. |
| Business website | RM1,200 | 5 pages reviewed by a designer, copy in BM and English, domain, hosting and business email set up, Google Business profile and basic SEO, 2 rounds of changes. Live in 7 days. |
| Online store | from RM2,800 | WooCommerce or Shopify, unlimited products with descriptions written for you, FPX, DuitNow and card payments via your gateway, shipping and stock set up, training. |
| Custom app | On quote | Web apps, AI features and integrations. |
| Care plan | RM49/month | Hosting, security updates, backups and small changes. Optional. |
The 3-day and 7-day timelines start once we have your content: logo, photos and business details.
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