Website cost calculator
Subscriptions add up quietly. Pick a platform and plan, choose how long you’ll keep the site, and see the real 1, 3 and 5-year total — then compare it to owning your website outright for $49 once.
Using Wix’s published Light list price (billed annually): $16–$17/mo. Hosted plans, billed annually. Premium apps, extra storage and the logo/email add-ons are not included.
Over 3 years on Wix, you’d spend about
$576–$612
…or pay $49 once with NorthLuma and own the site.
That’s roughly $527–$563 you don’t hand over in subscriptions.
| Time on Wix | Subscription total | NorthLuma ($49 once) | You keep |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 year | $192–$204 | $49 | $149 |
| 3 years | $576–$612 | $49 | $545 |
| 5 years | $960–$1,020 | $49 | $941 |
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Build my free website How to read your real website cost
- Count the renewal, not the intro price. Many builders advertise a low first-year rate that jumps on renewal — budget for the higher number.
- Add the hidden line items. Premium apps, extra storage, email, and transaction fees sit on top of the headline plan price.
- Multiply by the years you’ll actually run it. A $25/mo plan is $1,500 over five years — the cost is in the duration, not the month.
- Separate “rent” from “own”. A subscription stops working the day you stop paying. A site you own keeps running on any host.
- Check what you can take with you. If you can’t export the code, you’re locked in — switching later means rebuilding from scratch.
Prices shown are published list-price ranges (billed annually) from each vendor’s pricing page and move over time — treat them as approximate bands, not quotes. This calculator runs entirely in your browser; it’s free and unlimited, with no account and no AI cost.