STUDY · GENEVA · OCTOBER 2026
How much does a website cost in Geneva? Half of agencies won't say.
We reviewed the websites of the 105 web providers listed on Google Maps in Geneva. 52 publish a price. For a business website, the median starting price is CHF 1,500; depending on the agency, it ranges from CHF 500 to CHF 4,500. TAO Labs survey dated 23 October 2026.
The TAO Labs survey · Geneva
A business website costs CHF 1,500 at the median. But one agency in two gives no price.
- web providers reviewed, visible on Google Maps in Geneva
- 105
- publish at least one price
- 50 %
- median starting price for a business website
- CHF 1,500
A price counts if it is published on the provider's website, in francs or euros, for a website package. “From” prices are starting prices, not the average cost of a project.
Key findings
- 50 %
Publish a price
52 providers out of 105 publish at least one price. For the others, you only find out the price by requesting a quote.
- × 9
From one business website to another
Published starting prices range from CHF 500 to CHF 4,500; half of the offers fall between CHF 990 and CHF 2,500. The number of pages, languages and included maintenance explain part of the difference.
- 11 / 52
Specify VAT treatment
Among providers that publish a price, 11 state whether it includes or excludes VAT, and 13 publish the cost of maintenance or hosting.
- 6 / 105
State that the domain will be yours
Only 6 providers state on their website that the domain name will belong to the client. This does not prove that the others retain ownership: it is a question to ask.
Published prices
The lowest price published by each provider, for each type of package. TAO Labs is not included.
| Package | Providers | 1st quartile | Median | 3rd quartile | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business website (one-off payment) | 33 | 990 | 1 500 | 2 500 | 500–4 500 |
| Single-page website | 11 | 650 | 799 | 1 250 | 499–1 500 |
| Subscription website, per month | 5 | 29 | 70 | 89 | 19–250 |
| Maintenance or hosting, per month | 7 | 34 | 59 | 90 | 25–179 |
Prices as published, including or excluding VAT depending on the provider. Subscription and maintenance figures are based on only a few offers: they give an indication of costs.
What the websites say
The proportion of the 105 providers reviewed that publish each piece of information on their website.
The agencies' own websites
What their own online presence shows: mobile speed and Google reviews.
Mobile speed. In a random sample of 36 providers, the homepage's mobile PageSpeed score ranges from 20 to 100 out of 100, with a median of 60. 6 sites out of 36 score below 50, the threshold below which Google rates performance as “poor”.
Google reviews. Listings have a median of 13 reviews; half have between 5 and 24. Providers that publish their prices have a median of 12 reviews, compared with 17 for those that do not.
How to choose a web agency in Geneva
Seven questions to ask before signing, based on what half of the websites do not say.
- What is the total price, including VAT? Ask for the amount including VAT, and what is not included: copy, photos, translations.
- What are the ongoing annual costs? Hosting, maintenance, domain name, licences: only 13 providers out of 52 publish these costs.
- Who will own the domain name? It should be registered in your name. Only 6 websites out of 105 state this.
- Can I take my website with me? Files, access and content: ask what you will receive if you change provider.
- How many pages and languages does this price cover? A “business website” can mean anything from one page to ten: compare like-for-like scopes.
- What is the timeframe, and who does what? 40 providers out of 105 give a timeframe. Ask who supplies the copy and photos.
- What happens after launch? Included changes, response times, backups: have these written into the quote.
Methodology
Whose websites were reviewed, how, and what the figures do not tell us.
Who is included. Providers appearing in the first 20 Google Maps results for “agence web”, “création site internet” and “concepteur de sites web”, searched from 49 locations across the city and nearby municipalities, and for five searches including “Genève”, on 23 October 2026. Those with an address in the canton or a listing without an address, and a website, were retained: 130. 14 websites could not be reviewed (offline or protected against automated access), and 11 do not sell websites. This leaves 105 providers: 83 agencies, 13 freelancers and 9 unclassified.
How prices were recorded. For each provider, we reviewed the homepage and up to three pricing or package pages found through links on their website. A language model (GPT-6.1) extracted each price together with the exact sentence containing it; without a sentence, no price was recorded. An independent automated check recounted the websites that publish a price and those that mention the domain name; the 17 discrepancies were reviewed manually and resolved based on the text. Subscription set-up fees and marketing packages were excluded from website prices.
What the figures do not tell us. A “from” price is a starting price, not the average price of a project; the scope varies from one offer to another. A website that does not publish a piece of information may provide it in a quote. Google Maps results vary by day and location: the group surveyed is a snapshot. No provider is named.
Who conducted this study. TAO Labs builds websites for businesses in Geneva, with published prices. We therefore compete with the providers studied: TAO Labs is not included, and every figure can be checked in the data file.
Reuse the data
One row per provider, with no name or address.
The survey data, in CSV format
105 rows: provider type, starting price by package, published information, mobile PageSpeed score (random sample), Google review count band. UTF-8, licensed under Creative Commons BY 4.0.
Download the CSV fileCitation: TAO Labs, “How much does a website cost in Geneva?”, survey dated 23 October 2026, taolabs.ch
Journalists and providers: for questions about the methodology or to request a correction, email alexis@taolabs.ch.
Updates
- 23 October 2026: first publication.
At TAO Labs, prices are published.
A website for your business from CHF 59 per month, with no set-up fee and the domain name registered in your name. You pay nothing until you have seen and approved it.