How much does a website cost in Malaysia? A MYR guide
Real 2026 website prices in Malaysia, from RM1,000 template packages to custom corporate and e-commerce sites, plus salaries and running costs.
A website in Malaysia can cost anything from about RM1,000 to well over RM50,000. In published packages, a basic template site of five to ten pages typically costs RM1,000 to 5,000, a custom-designed marketing site usually starts around RM4,500 to 8,000 and often runs to RM30,000 for a corporate site, and a custom e-commerce build commonly lands between RM15,000 and 35,000. Then there are running costs: hosting or a platform plan, a domain and maintenance, from about RM40 to well over RM1,000 a month.
This guide sets out where those numbers come from, what you get at each level, and how to compare quotes fairly. Every figure is sourced at the end.
The short answer
| What you are buying | Typical price in Malaysia | One-off or recurring |
|---|---|---|
| Template site, 5 to 10 pages | RM1,000 to 5,000 | One-off, plus yearly renewal |
| Custom marketing site, SME | RM4,500 to 8,000 for the simplest; agency estimates RM8,000 to 30,000 | One-off |
| Corporate site, 10 to 15 pages, agency | RM8,500 to 30,000 | One-off |
| Template e-commerce | RM2,600 to 9,850 | One-off |
| Custom e-commerce | RM15,000 to 35,000, rising past RM50,000 | One-off |
| Subscription website (all-in) | about RM380 to 480 a month on a one-year contract | Monthly |
| Hosting or platform plan | about RM40 to 350 a month | Monthly |
| WordPress care plan | about RM100 to 1,200 a month | Monthly |
At about RM4.08 to the US dollar (1 October 2026), RM10,000 is roughly USD 2,450.
Template packages: RM1,000 to 5,000
Many Malaysian web companies publish fixed packages. Across the ones we checked, a one-page site starts at about RM480 to 1,800, a five-page site at about RM1,000 to 3,000 and a ten-page site at about RM2,900 to 5,000, often with the first year of hosting and a domain included. Renewals for hosting and domain then run about RM250 to 1,500 a year.
What you usually get is a professionally set-up theme with your content and logo. What you usually do not get is custom design, copywriting, research or a structure planned around how your buyers decide. For a small business that needs a credible presence quickly, that can be exactly right.
Custom marketing sites: RM4,500 to 30,000
A custom site is designed for your brand and your buyers, page by page. The cheapest published custom packages start around RM4,500 to 6,800. Agency estimates for custom SME and corporate sites sit around RM8,000 to 30,000, and enterprise or government-linked projects go higher.
The price climbs with:
- the number of unique page designs, not just the number of pages
- copywriting and content planning
- several languages (Malay, English and Chinese versions are real extra work; see our guide to multilingual websites in Malaysia)
- integrations: CRM, booking, payments, search
- the platform and who will run it afterwards
E-commerce: RM2,600 to 50,000+
Template WooCommerce shops start around RM2,600 to 4,200 for ten to fifteen pages with unlimited products, and published e-commerce packages run up to about RM9,850 for twelve pages. Agency estimates for custom e-commerce are about RM15,000 to 35,000 for mid-range builds and past RM50,000 for complex ones. Payments are part of the work: Malaysian shoppers expect FPX online banking, DuitNow and e-wallets at checkout, through your payment provider.
Doing it in-house or with a freelancer
If you would rather hire, salary data from job sites gives a sense of the cost:
| Role | Monthly salary (RM) | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Web designer, Malaysia | about 1,800 to 4,800, average about 2,950 | Indeed, 167 salaries |
| Web designer, Kuala Lumpur | average about 3,260 | Indeed, 45 salaries |
| Web designer, from job ads | about 3,400 to 5,300 | JobStreet |
| Front-end developer | about 5,050 to 7,550 | JobStreet |
| Front-end developer, Kuala Lumpur | average about 7,085 | Indeed, 323 salaries |
Freelance rates are less well documented. Agency and platform guides suggest roughly RM50 to 350 an hour, or RM1,000 to 4,000 for a one to five-page site, but there is no independent survey, so treat these as indicative.
Agencies in Kuala Lumpur
Clutch lists hourly rate bands for agencies. On the first page of its Kuala Lumpur web design list (30 September 2026), 4 firms showed USD 25 to 49 an hour (about RM102 to 200), 7 showed USD 50 to 99 (about RM204 to 404) and 5 showed USD 100 to 149 (about RM408 to 608), with minimum projects from USD 1,000 to 25,000.
Running costs people forget
| Item | Typical cost |
|---|---|
| .com.my domain | about RM60 to 80 a year |
| Shared hosting | about RM30 to 200 a month on yearly promotions |
| Webflow site plan | USD 15 to 39 a month (about RM61 to 160), more for e-commerce |
| Framer site plan | USD 10 to 30 a month on yearly billing (about RM41 to 122) |
| WordPress maintenance | about RM250 to 1,200 a month for care plans |
A platform such as Webflow or Framer usually costs more per month than cheap shared hosting, but it removes most plugin updates and security patching, which is where WordPress care plans earn their fee.
How we price
We do not sell packages. Every project starts with a paid trial week, USD 1,500 (about RM6,100), on your homepage direction and site structure, with first designs inside 48 hours. If the week works, you get a full page list and one fixed quote for the site; if not, you keep what we made. See how we approach website design for Kuala Lumpur companies.
How to compare quotes
- Count unique page designs, not pages.
- Ask whether design is custom or a theme, and see examples.
- Ask who writes the copy and who sets up SEO.
- Check the renewal and maintenance price, not just the first year.
- Ask who owns the site, the domain and the files.
- Make sure payments, forms and PDPA consent text are in scope if you need them.
Sources and method
We collected public prices on 2 October 2026. Package prices are as published, sometimes promotional. Converted at about RM4.08 to USD 1.
- Published packages: Inleads IT, Shinjiru, Anchor Sprint, JustSimple, Presoft, Bingo Web Design (April 2026), Exabytes, ZenWeb
- Agency estimates: Skytomato (May 2026), WDD (August 2026), Walk Production (September 2026)
- Salaries: Indeed web designer and front-end developer (September 2026), JobStreet web designer and front-end developer (October 2026)
- Agency rates: Clutch, web designers in Kuala Lumpur, first page, 30 September 2026
- Running costs: SSM domain registration, Exabytes domains and hosting, Webflow pricing, Framer pricing, IdeaOne and WPCare maintenance plans
We will refresh these numbers every six months.
