Creating a website is just a matter ofthe first step.
To stay fast, secure and visible on Google, a site needs a maintenance budget. In 2026, these costs vary enormously depending on the technology chosen: WordPress, Webflow, Astro, Shopify..

This guide presentsreal costsyou'll also find out how to budget and what to do to avoid unpleasant surprises.

How much will a website cost in Belgium in 2026?

6 types of recurring website costs

Each site involves real costs divided into 6 categories:

1. Hosting

2. Domain name

3. SSL certificate

4. Technical maintenance

5. Backups and security

6. Developments and content

7. (optional but strategic) :SEO continues andadvertising

This is what it will look like in Belgium in 2026.

1. Accommodation: €20 to €400/year

Price depends on technology:

WordPress

High-performance hosting (mandatory) :€80 - €240/day

Webflow

Owner accommodation :€160 - €480/an

Astro / static site (Numinam)

Ultra-light hosting :20€ - 100€/an
(The most economical and fastest)

Shopify / e-commerce

SaaS formula :288€ - 948€/an

2. Domain name: €10 to €15/year

Standard for .be, .fr, .com.
Mandatory annual renewal.

3. SSL certificate: €0 to €50/year

Most serious hosting providers include SSL free of charge.
Indispensable in 2026 (security + SEO).

4. Technical maintenance: €0 to €6,000/year depending on technology

This is the position that varies the most.

WordPress: €1,200 to €6,000/year

The CMS requeststhe most maintenance :

• wordPress updates,

• plugin updates,

• theme updates,

• safety monitoring,

• bug fixes after update,

• plugin conflict management,

• performance optimization,

• surveillance uptime.

Budget type :100€ to 500€/month.

Webflow: €0 to €500/year

Limited maintenance, but :

• content updates,

• design evolutions,

• internal CMS management.

Low cost, but high accommodation price.

Astro (Numinam) : 0 € to 1 800 €/year

Astro requires almost nono technical maintenance :

• no plugins,

• no exposed database,

• no server updates,

• no risk of structural piracy.

Actual cost :0€ to 150€/month (for content updates only).

This is the least expensive technology in the long term.

Shopify: €0 to €2,000/year

Limited maintenance but :

• theme-based corrections,

• app updates,

• boutique-level support,

• évolutions marketing.

5. Backups & security: €0 to €600/year

WordPress

External backups mandatory :€120 - €600/day
Additional security (premium plugins) :€80 - €200/day

Webflow

Security included, integrated backups :0€

Astro

Static site =no server risk → very simple backups
Cost :0€ - 50€/an

Shopify

Security included, partial backups.

6. Upgrades, corrections, content updates: €300 to €10,000/year

Depending on the site's ambition :

• additional pages,

• conversion optimization (CRO),

• text / image updates,

• new features,

• performance optimization,

• creation of new content.

Average SME budget :1,000€ to 5,000€/year

7. Ongoing SEO: €1,000 to €60,000/year

(optional but strongly recommended)

SEO isnot a maintenance costbut aacquisition investment.

Forks :

• small SMEs :1,000€ to 5,000€/year

• Ambitious SMEs :5,000€ to 20,000€/year

• SEO national intensif :20,000€ to 60,000€/year

Without SEO, even a fast site won't bring in organic traffic.

Clear comparison of recurring costs (2026)

Conclusion :
Astro is by far the technology with the lowest recurring cost in 2026.

How much does a site really cost over 3 years?

WordPress: €5,000 to €20,000

Maintenance + risks + corrections

Webflow: €1,000 to €3,000

Stable, but high hosting costs

Astro: €200 to €6,000

Ultra economical long term

Shopify: €1,000 to €6,000

Depends on number of paid apps

What's your company's budget?

Here are realistic annual budgets for each type of company:

The budget depends mainly on :

• the chosen technology,

• frequency of updates,

• sEO ambitions,

• the necessary integrations.

How can you reduce your recurring costs?

Choosing Astro over WordPress

You eliminate 80% of maintenance costs.

Automate backups

Minimal cost, maximum peace of mind.

Simple architecture

The more plugins / apps / connectors → the more it costs.

Group content updates

To limit the number of small interventions billed separately.

Why Numinam chooses Astro to reduce long-term costs

Numinam develops :

• ultra-rapids,

• stables,

• virtually maintenance-free,

• perfect for SEO,

• natively secure,

• with a very low TCO.

A high-performance site isn't just faster:
it costs less, generates more traffic and converts better.

Average annual budget with Numinam :200€ à 1 800€

→ Request a free audit :contact@numinam.com