Website as a Service

Website as a Service: the model, the math, the traps.

Website as a Service (WaaS) means one provider designs, hosts and maintains your business website for a flat monthly fee, with us $79 to $299, zero setup cost. You skip the five-figure agency project and the DIY evenings. This page walks you through how the model works, what it costs across the market, and how to spot a provider worth your trust.

How does Website as a Service work?

Same principle as leasing your work truck: you drive it, the provider keeps it running. With us it goes like this: you order online and answer a few questions about your business. We build concept, design, copy and technology in one proven process, you review a clickable preview, then the site goes live on your domain. From then on we handle changes, security, hosting and the growth of your visibility, month after month. Your part of the work fits comfortably around your actual job.

The difference from a classic agency project is the operations phase: an agency delivers and moves on. A subscription provider only earns money if your website keeps performing long-term. The incentives work in your favor, every single month.

Our page on the process from order to launch walks through every step in detail, and the pricing overview of the website subscription plans lists exactly what each plan includes.

What does it cost compared to the alternatives?

ModelYear 1 cost3-year totalMaintenance included?
Agency project$8,000 to $30,000+ maintenance retainer, often $1,200/yrNo, extra
DIY builder (Wix, Squarespace)$192 to $600$576 to $1,800 + your working hoursYou do it
Typical US WaaS$1,200 to $6,000$3,600 to $18,000, setup fees commonPartially
Mr.Site$948 (Start plan)$2,844, everything includedAlways

The pattern: cheap subscriptions win their low headline price back through setup fees and surcharges. Agencies cost the most in year one and then leave you on your own. Do yourself a favor and run the numbers over 3 years.

How to recognize a good WaaS provider

  • No setup fee and no surcharges for basics like SSL or mobile optimization
  • Exit rights: your content is yours, and you can take over the site after a fixed term
  • Written response times for changes (ours: within 48 hours)
  • Visibility work is part of the contract: search engines and AI answer engines, not just "site online"
  • References the provider still operates today, not just built once

For a complete due-diligence list, read the magazine article 12 questions to ask any website provider before you sign.

Our plans

Three subscriptions, zero fine print.

01

Start

The complete web presence for your business. Fully built, permanently managed.

$79 per month, plus tax
Setup: $0

  • Your complete website, up to 5 pages, built and run by us
  • SEO and GEO optimization included (Google and AI answers)
  • Hosting, SSL, updates and mobile optimization included
  • Built on Astro, the fastest website system on the market
  • 1 change request per month, implemented within 48 hours
  • Monthly cancellation after 12 months
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02 Our recommendation

Business

For companies that win customers through their website.

$179 per month, plus tax
Setup: $0

  • Everything in Start, up to 12 pages
  • Second language included (e.g. German)
  • A new expert article every month for your visibility
  • 2 change requests per month, implemented within 48 hours
  • Monthly visibility report
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03

Growth

Your website as an active sales channel, continuously extended.

$299 per month, plus tax
Setup: $0

  • Everything in Business, up to 25 pages
  • 2 expert articles per month plus campaign landing pages
  • Monthly AI visibility measurement (ChatGPT, Perplexity)
  • 4 change requests per month, implemented within 48 hours
  • Priority handling in our workshop
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Every plan comes with SSL, hosting, mobile optimisation, care and SEO plus GEO optimisation. You pay no surcharges for any of it; we don’t sell you the basics as extras.

New opening hours, a team photo, a fresh paragraph? That is a change request: one email with connected small adjustments. We implement your monthly quota within 48 hours; every additional request is $49. Larger rebuilds get a fixed-price quote up front.

All prices are in US dollars, net of tax; applicable tax is added at checkout. If you order as a business from an EU country, please enter your VAT identification number during checkout. We then invoice without VAT (reverse charge procedure).

Frequently asked

WaaS in short answers.

01 What is Website as a Service (WaaS)?

Website as a Service is a subscription model: one provider designs, builds, hosts and maintains your business website for a flat monthly fee. Instead of paying an agency $8,000 to $30,000 upfront, you pay us $79 to $299 per month and your website stays current permanently, without you lifting a finger.

02 How much does a website subscription cost?

US subscription web design typically runs $100 to $500 per month, often with setup fees on top. Our plans are $79, $179 and $299 per month (plus applicable tax) with zero setup fee and no surcharges for SSL, mobile optimization or a second language. SEO and GEO optimization are included in every plan, so your visibility is never an upsell.

03 Who is WaaS for?

Businesses that need a professional website but neither want to sink five figures into an agency project nor spend their evenings maintaining one. Typical customers: consultancies, law firms, contractors serving business clients, suppliers and service companies from 1 to 200 employees. If the website is the job nobody at your company wants, you are exactly who we built this for.

04 What happens to my website if I cancel?

Your content is yours at all times. After 24 months you can also take over the complete website (source code and design) and host it anywhere you like. That removes the lock-in problem that makes many rental models unattractive.

05 How is WaaS different from Wix or Squarespace?

With a DIY builder, you do the work: design, copy, maintenance, search optimization, all on your own time. With WaaS, a professional team does it for you. You order online and answer a few questions about your business; we build your complete website and keep operating it permanently.

Your complete website, built and run by us.