Website cost in Andorra: prices, hidden costs and grants

If you've asked three agencies for a website quote and got back three figures that look nothing alike, you've most likely been quoted for three different things. Here we explain the types of website out there, what pushes the price up, which costs turn up later and how to compare proposals properly. No made-up prices: the ranges are market figures, and we tell you where they come from.

What type of website does your business need?

Before talking price, you need to know what you're buying. Almost every small-business website in Andorra falls into one of these three groups:

• WordPress company website. The kind a law firm, clinic, estate agency or small hotel needs: who you are, what you offer, where you are and how to get in touch. WordPress is free, open-source software; what you pay for is the design, set-up and content.
• Online shop on PrestaShop or WooCommerce. For retailers selling online: catalogue, basket, payments, shipping and tax. WooCommerce is a WordPress add-on; PrestaShop is an open-source e-commerce platform built for larger catalogues.
• Custom-built website. When you need maximum speed, a very specific feature (a product configurator, a client area, your own property search) or complex integrations that an off-the-shelf platform handles badly.

A restaurant with a menu and bookings doesn't need a custom build, and a shop with thousands of products will struggle on a generic theme. If you're not sure, our websites and e-commerce page explains how we decide.

What makes a website cost more or less?

For the same type of site, the price can double depending on these variables. Get them clear before you ask for a quote:

• Pages or products. A 5-page site is not a 40-page site, and a shop with 50 products is not one with 5,000 in different sizes and colours.
• Languages. In Andorra the norm is Catalan, Spanish and English, plus French if you deal with French customers. Every language multiplies copy, reviews and SEO work. And Law 6/2024 on the official language requires shop signs, advertising and commercial catalogues to be in Catalan (other languages secondary), so the sensible choice is Catalan as your main language.
• Content. Will you write the copy or commission it? Writing and translating well is usually what delays a project most.
• Photos and video. Stock photos are cheap, but they won't sell a hotel or a restaurant.
• Features. Bookings, advanced forms, a private area, search, calculators, live chat: each one adds hours.
• Integrations. Connecting the site to your till, ERP, CRM, booking software or payment gateway is where quotes vary most between suppliers.
• Initial SEO. Page structure, titles, speed, redirects from the old site and tracking. If it's not in the quote, you'll pay for it later in lost traffic. We explain it on our SEO and GEO page.

Ask for each language and each integration to be quoted separately. That way you can see what can wait for a second phase without redoing anything.

Web design prices in Andorra: indicative market ranges

We haven't found any public website pricing study specific to Andorra. The most reliable figures come from Spanish and international market guides, which work as a reference because the same platforms are used here. Bear in mind these are market ranges, not Visualtec prices.

The gap between a €1,000 site and a €15,000 one is about scope, not just margin: comparing totals without checking what's included is pointless. And in Andorra, add IGI and check how many languages are covered.

The recurring costs nobody tells you about

The price of the website is only the first payment. These come round every year:

• .ad domain. It's run by Andorra Telecom through accredited registrars and, since 2024, any person or company can register one without an Andorran trademark. International registrars charge around US$20 a year. It must be in your name, not the agency's.
• Hosting. According to Cloudways, from about US$3 a month for basic shared hosting up to US$35 or more for managed hosting.
• Maintenance and updates. Without security updates, a website is vulnerable. In Spain it runs at €50-150 a month, or €25-50 an hour for one-off jobs (Cronoshare).
• Theme and plugin licences. Many premium plugins cost US$10-200 a year each, and official WooCommerce extensions are sold as annual or two-year subscriptions to keep receiving updates and support. Ask how many licences your site uses and whose name they're in.
• 4.5% IGI. This is the standard rate of Andorra's indirect tax. Check whether the quote includes it: on a €4,000 website that's a €180 difference.

Always ask for the first-year cost and the cost of following years separately. That's the figure you really need to compare.

How to compare web design quotes without getting stung

A cheap quote can end up very expensive if the site has to be rebuilt from scratch two years later. These are the warning signs:

• The website isn't yours. The domain is registered to the agency, or the site runs on a proprietary platform you can't take with you.
• No access. Without an admin login or hosting access, you depend on them to change a comma.
• Bloated themes. All-in-one themes with dozens of plugins that slow the site down. Google recommends the main content loads in 2.5 seconds or less; ask them to prove it on a mobile.
• No SEO or tracking. Without redirects from the old site, properly written titles and Analytics and Search Console set up, you'll lose traffic and won't know why.
• No breakdown. «Complete website: €X» tells you nothing. Without line items you can't compare or trim.
• Lock-in contracts. Multi-year maintenance contracts tied to the site, or a «free» website you pay for with an endless monthly fee.

Ask each supplier for two or three live sites they've built and run them through PageSpeed Insights on mobile. Ours are on our projects page.

Are there grants for a website in Andorra? Andorra Digital, up to 30%

Yes, when a call is open. Andorra Digital's Business Digitalisation Programme (PDE) funds 30% of website development, up to €1,500, and the same for online shop development in the retail sector. With that cap, the maximum grant is reached on a €5,000 website. It can be combined with other solutions, such as SEO and SEM (30%, up to €500), within the per-company maximum: in 2026, €6,000 for a micro-business.

The website has to meet some minimum requirements: professional design, information on products or services, opening hours, location and contact details, good performance on mobile, a content management system so you can edit it yourself, plus domain and hosting. A shop needs, among other things, a basket, secure payments, shipping and customer accounts.

The 2026 call opened on 8 April with €500,000 and is now closed: the money ran out after supporting 178 businesses. Website development was the second most requested solution (70 applications), behind only AI. If you want the grant next time, read the rules before starting your website, because the order of the steps matters. On our Andorra Digital grants page we'll let you know when it opens, and the grant budget tool shows you right now how much it would cover.

Frequently asked questions

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A fixed quote for your website, free and with no strings attached

Tell us what you need (type of site, languages, pages or products and features) and a member of our team will prepare a fixed, itemised quote, with yearly costs shown separately. We'll send it to you in writing within 48 working hours of having the information.

• Itemised breakdown: design, pages, languages, features and integrations.
• First-year and following-year costs: domain, hosting, maintenance and licences, with IGI shown separately.
• Our honest recommendation: WordPress, PrestaShop or custom-built, and whether it fits Andorra Digital when a call is open.

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Kim Capel

Founder of Visualtec (2005). AI, automation and SEO consultant with 20+ years in digital marketing.