Best web design companies in Melbourne for small business (2026)
Nine Melbourne and Australian web design companies compared for small business: what each one does, who it suits, and the starting prices they publish.
This list of web design companies is written by a Melbourne web design company, so you know where we stand. We are on it too, last, under the same rules as everyone else.
We looked at nine companies that build websites for small businesses in Melbourne or across Australia, plus ourselves. For each one you get what they do, who they suit, and the starting price if their own website publishes one. If it doesn't, we say that instead of guessing.
What we compared
We compared four things, all read from each company's own website on 31 October 2026: starting price (only if printed; "from" prices are starting points, not quotes), what's included, who they build for, and delivery time where stated.
We did not test their work, ring their clients, or rank them. The order runs from the lowest published starting price to companies with no published price, then us.
The companies
CoreWebHub
Melbourne agency with three fixed packages: Starter at $1,200 for a five-page mobile-first site delivered in 3 to 5 business days, Professional at $3,200 with a booking system and full SEO, and Enterprise from $5,000 for custom web apps. The site says hosting is free on Vercel, with optional SEO retainers from $500 a month and an AI chatbot add-on. They publish industry pages for trades, dentists, lawyers, accountants and restaurants.
Suits: a small business that wants a fixed price and a fast turnaround, and is comfortable with a React build instead of WordPress. Starting price: $1,200. Source: corewebhub.com.au/pricing · checked 2026-10-31.
Web4Business
Based in Sydney, with packages priced on the page: Starter $1,440, Business $1,990 and Premium $2,520, all WordPress builds with a choice of custom designs and a stated completion time of 7 business days. They also offer web design coaching if you want to build it yourself, and a 3-month payment plan on the Business package.
Suits: a tradie or small service business anywhere in Australia that wants a WordPress site at a fixed price and may want to edit it themselves later. Starting price: $1,440. Source: web4business.com.au/web-design-for-tradies · checked 2026-10-31.
Made 4 Tradies
Trade-only web agency with three tiers: Core at $1,999, Max at $2,999 with 10 local suburb pages, and Pro at $6,498 with 10 more suburb pages. Every site is live in 7 days and comes with a 30-day money-back guarantee. After the build there is a compulsory maintenance plan from $99 a month covering hosting and upkeep, and an optional $500 "Launchpad" pack where they write your pages from one interview.
Suits: electricians, plumbers, solar installers and other trades that want suburb pages for local search and don't want to write a word themselves. Starting price: $1,999 plus from $99 a month. Source: made4tradies.com.au · checked 2026-10-31.
Fox & Lee
Melbourne agency, 17+ years in, 20+ staff, building custom WordPress and WooCommerce sites. Their site says a typical custom business website starts between $3,500 and $5,500, and all sites are built with SEO and AI search in mind. They also run local SEO, Google Ads and WordPress care plans, and publish free tools like a rank tracker and a Google Business audit.
Suits: an established small business that wants one agency for the site, SEO and ads, and has the budget for a custom build. Starting price: $3,500+. Source: foxandlee.com.au · checked 2026-10-31.
Growth Local
Growth Local sells a monthly "lead generation and CRM system" for tradies and local service businesses, and the website is one part of it alongside CRM setup, AI follow-up, a voice AI receptionist and ServiceM8 setup. Pricing page lists Standard Implementation at $397 a month and Lead Gen or Custom Implementation at $697 a month, with communication and AI usage fees on top.
Suits: a trade business that wants the website, CRM and follow-up automation run as one system on a monthly fee, rather than owning a site outright. Starting price: $397 a month. Source: growthlocal.com.au/pricing · checked 2026-10-31.
Confetti Design
Melbourne Bayside agency (Brighton, Hampton, Cheltenham and surrounding suburbs) building small business sites on WordPress and online stores on Shopify and WooCommerce. Their site says they are an established agency with 100+ five-star reviews and respond to quotes within 2 hours. They publish a plain-English guide to Shopify plan costs, which is useful even if you don't hire them.
Suits: a Bayside small business or a product business that needs an online store and wants a local team. Starting price: not listed on their site. Source: confettidesign.com.au · checked 2026-10-31.
JIADESIGN
Melbourne agency doing WordPress web design, SEO and custom AI work such as chatbots, data search tools and automated systems. Their service page lists WordPress development, web design and UX, app development for iOS and Android, and SEO. They also run a free SEO ranking checker on their site.
Suits: a business that wants the website and an AI feature such as a chatbot built by the same team. Starting price: not listed on their site. Source: jiadesign.com.au/web-service · checked 2026-10-31.
Quazic
Chadstone-based agency that describes itself as conversion driven and says it has built over 100 websites. Industry pages cover hotels, not-for-profits, construction, law firms, medical, NDIS providers and tradies. Services run from digital strategy (goal mapping, personas, customer journey) through web design to acquisition funnels and AI automations.
Suits: a small business or not-for-profit that wants strategy work done before the build starts. Starting price: not listed on their site. Source: quazic.com.au · checked 2026-10-31.
BSO Digital
Melbourne digital agency building WordPress and Shopify sites, with website maintenance, hosting, logo design, Google Ads, SEO, email automation and live chat under one roof. They offer a free website audit and list AHPRA compliance as a service, which matters if you run a health practice.
Suits: a small business, especially a medical or allied health practice, that wants a full-service agency and ongoing maintenance. Starting price: not listed on their site. Source: bsodigital.com.au · checked 2026-10-31.
Whale Digital Consulting (that's us)
Melbourne Bayside company building fixed-price small business websites and, separately, AI automation. Cafe and restaurant packages start at A$499 for a Starter build; every other industry, trades included, starts from A$699, a fixed price quoted upfront with free hosting and no lock-in. Care plans are optional at A$99 or A$199 a month. We also run Local SEO + AEO from A$490 a month if you want the site found in Google and in AI answers.
Honest limits: we are a small team, and we don't publish client result numbers because we don't have enough of them yet to be worth quoting.
Suits: a tradie, cafe or local service business that wants a fixed price, a site it can run itself, and no monthly fee unless it chooses one. Starting price: A$499 (restaurant packages), A$699 (all other industries). Source: whaledigitalconsulting.com.au/services · checked 2026-10-31.
Quick comparison
| Company | Base | Published starting price | Platform | Stated delivery |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CoreWebHub | Melbourne | $1,200 | React / Next.js | 3–5 business days |
| Web4Business | Sydney | $1,440 | WordPress | 7 business days |
| Made 4 Tradies | Australia | $1,999 + from $99/mo | not stated | 7 days |
| Fox & Lee | Melbourne | $3,500+ | WordPress | See their site |
| Growth Local | Melbourne | $397/mo (system) | not stated | not stated |
| Confetti Design | Melbourne Bayside | not listed | WordPress / Shopify | not stated |
| JIADESIGN | Melbourne | not listed | WordPress | not stated |
| Quazic | Melbourne | not listed | not stated | not stated |
| BSO Digital | Melbourne | not listed | WordPress / Shopify | not stated |
| Whale Digital | Melbourne Bayside | A$499 restaurants / A$699 others | static, no CMS fee | not stated |
Prices are as printed on each site on 31 October 2026 and may have changed. Where a site shows a dollar figure without "A
quot;, we have copied it as shown.Which one fits your business
Cheapest fixed price, fast launch. CoreWebHub, Web4Business and Whale publish prices under A$1,500 with no monthly fee required.
Tradie who wants suburb pages written for you. Made 4 Tradies builds that in. Fox & Lee and Whale have trade pages too.
Website, CRM and follow-ups as one monthly system. Growth Local. Read the fine print on usage fees.
Online store. Confetti Design and BSO Digital both build Shopify and WooCommerce.
Custom build with strategy first. Fox & Lee and Quazic, at a higher price.
Before you pick, read how to choose a web design agency in Melbourne. Weighing an agency against a DIY tool? AI website builder vs web design agency covers that.
Questions we get asked
How much does a small business website cost in Melbourne?
On the sites we checked, published starting prices run from about A$500 to A$3,500 for a one-off build, and from about A$400 a month for a website bundled into a marketing system. Custom builds with strategy work go higher. Many agencies don't publish a price at all and quote per project.
Should I pick a Melbourne agency or one in another city?
For a standard small business site it rarely matters technically. It matters if you want to meet in person, if local search is the main goal and the agency knows your suburbs, or if you want someone who can come to the shop.
Is a monthly website plan better than paying once?
A monthly plan spreads the cost and usually includes hosting and updates, but you may not own the site if you stop paying. A one-off build costs more upfront and you own it. Ask every company what happens to the site if you leave.
How we chose
We started with companies that came up when we tested AI search engines for "web design agency Melbourne small business" questions earlier this year, and added companies with public small-business pricing. We then read each company's own website on 31 October 2026 and recorded only what it says. We used no paid data and scraped no review sites, and nobody asked to be included. If a site showed no price, we wrote "not listed" instead of estimating one. We wrote our own entry last, to the same rules.
If you run one of these companies and something here is out of date, email us and we'll correct it.
Last checked: 31 October 2026.
Not sure which way to go?
If your business is a cafe, a trade or a local service, see what a fixed-price Whale site includes and what it costs to keep running. You only pay monthly if you choose to.
Sources (all fetched 2026-10-31): CoreWebHub pricing https://corewebhub.com.au/pricing ("Starter $1,200 AUD, Delivery: 3–5 business days", "Professional $3,200 AUD", "Enterprise From $5,000", "Hosting is free on Vercel", "SEO Retainer From $500/mo"). Web4Business tradie page https://www.web4business.com.au/web-design-for-tradies/ ("Starter Package Cost $1440", "Business Package Cost: $1990", "Premium Package Cost $2520", "Completion time: 7 Business Days"). Made 4 Tradies https://made4tradies.com.au/ ("Core from $1,999, Max from $2,999, Pro from $6,498", "Live in 7 days", "30-day money-back guarantee", "monthly maintenance plan, from $99 a month", "First Website Launchpad Pack ($500)"). Fox & Lee https://foxandlee.com.au/ ("17+ years experience, 20+ website experts", "Websites from $3,500+", "typical custom business website usually starts between $3,500 and $5,500"). Growth Local pricing https://growthlocal.com.au/pricing/ ("Standard Implementation $397/month", "Lead Gen Implementation $697/month", "Custom Implementation $697/month", "Communication & AI usage fees apply"). Confetti Design https://confettidesign.com.au/ (meta: "Established Agency, 100+ Five-Star reviews. Free quote — we respond within 2 hours"; suburbs list on site). JIADESIGN https://jiadesign.com.au/web-service/ (WordPress development, web design, app development, SEO; homepage lists chatbots, data search, automated systems). Quazic https://www.quazic.com.au/ ("designed and built over 100+ high-conversion websites", industries list; address Chadstone VIC on site footer). BSO Digital https://bsodigital.com.au/ (services list incl. AHPRA Compliance, Live Chat, Email Automation, free website audit). Whale Digital Consulting https://whaledigitalconsulting.com.au/services ("Starter A$499 one-off build" cafe and restaurant packages, "Websites for every other industry start from A$699", "Local SEO + AEO from A$490/mo") and https://whaledigitalconsulting.com.au/web-design-for-tradies ("Tradie websites start from A$699", "Care plan (optional) A$99 or A$199 / month"). Prior vault research: 200_Reference/Whale/whale-digital/research/2026-08-02_GEO競品分析-Perplexity第一輪.md.
