Prepared for Kate with AI assistance. Examples are illustrative, not customer testimonials.

Match the scope before comparing price

Choose a builder when you need clear pages, photographs and contact information you can maintain yourself. Consider an agency for bespoke integrations, complex workflows or extensive strategy work. Some agencies include maintenance; some charge separately. Compare deliverables and responsibilities rather than presenting one route as universally better.

Practical checklist

  • Write the required functions
  • Identify custom integrations
  • Check who maintains the content
  • Compare included support
  • Test whether the builder covers the actual scope

A prompt to try

Draft a simple informational homepage for [business] with services, about and contact sections. Do not add transactional systems or custom workflows.

Your next step

Use the least complicated approach that genuinely covers the business requirement.