AI websites that match developer quality — for 99% less

A better website than
a developer would build —
for less than a meal out.

Developers charge £2,000–10,000+ and take weeks. ChilledSites AI builds your professional website in 60 seconds, for £29/year — with hosting, SSL, and analytics included.

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£3,000+
typical developer quote
£29/yr
ChilledSites all-in
60s
to generate your site
5,000+
sites built and live

The uncomfortable truth

What developers actually charge.

Before you contact an agency or freelancer, here's the honest breakdown of what you're looking at.

Freelancer day rate
£300–800

Per day of work

Junior developers charge £300/day, mid-level £500/day, senior £800+/day. A 5-page website takes most developers 5–15 days. You do the maths.

Project quote
£2k–10k+

Typical build cost

A basic business website from a UK agency starts at £2,000. Anything with bespoke design, custom features, or a CMS quickly reaches £5,000–10,000.

Ongoing costs
£600–2k/yr

After you launch

Hosting (£50–200/month), maintenance retainer (£100–500/month), SSL renewal, plugin updates. The build fee is just the beginning.

Timeline
4–12 wks

Waiting to go live

Discovery meetings, wireframes, revisions, approvals, testing, deployment. Most projects run over time and over budget. You won't go live this week.

Honest comparison

AI vs developer — who wins?

For standard business websites, the result is the same. The process — and the price — could not be more different.

£3,000+ build

plus ongoing hosting & maintenance costs

  • 4–12 weeks to go live
  • £2,000–10,000+ upfront cost
  • Separate hosting bill every month
  • Pay for every change or update
  • Analytics costs extra (GA setup, etc.)
  • Need to brief someone else every time
  • Runs over time and over budget
£29/year

everything included — no extras, no surprises

  • Live in 60 seconds
  • £29/year, all-in
  • Hosting + SSL included
  • Update anything instantly by typing
  • Analytics dashboard built in
  • You're always in control
  • Exactly what was promised

The real cost of waiting

The £29/year vs £3,000+ question.

Over three years, the difference between ChilledSites and a developer-built site is roughly the price of a car. Here's why.

The Developer Route
£9,800 est.

over 3 years · typical small business

  • £3,500 build cost (average)
  • £1,200/yr hosting + maintenance
  • £300/yr for content updates
  • £200 to set up analytics
  • £150/yr SSL + domain renewal
  • 4–12 weeks before you go live
  • Dependent on someone else forever
VS
ChilledSites
£87 total

over 3 years · everything included

  • £29/year — nothing more
  • Hosting + CDN included
  • Update anything yourself, free
  • Analytics dashboard built in
  • SSL + custom domain included
  • Live in 60 seconds today
  • You own it, you control it
Get started — £29/year

Stop paying twice

What ChilledSites includes that developers charge extra for.

Every item on this list is a standard line item on most developer invoices. With ChilledSites, it's all in the £29.

Devs charge £50–200/month

Fast, reliable hosting

Your site is served from a global CDN with 99.9% uptime. No server setup, no capacity planning, no maintenance windows. Just fast hosting that works.

Devs charge £50–150/yr

SSL certificate

HTTPS on your custom domain, automatically provisioned and renewed. No manual certificate management. Google ranks HTTPS sites higher — it's handled.

Devs charge £200+ setup

Analytics dashboard

See exactly who visits, where they come from, which pages they read, and what device they're on. Privacy-friendly, no cookie banners needed, built right in.

Devs charge £100–500 setup

Contact forms with email delivery

Enquiry forms, lead capture, booking requests — submissions land straight in your inbox. No third-party form tools, no monthly subscription, no setup fee.

Devs charge hourly for changes

Instant AI-powered updates

Need to update your pricing? Change your hero headline? Add a new section? Type what you want in plain English and the AI makes it happen — no invoice required.

Devs charge £15–50/yr

Custom domain connection

Point your own domain at your site with simple DNS instructions. yourname.co.uk, not yoursite.chilledsites.com. It's your brand, it should be your domain.

Honest advice

When you actually need a developer.

We'll be straight with you — AI is not the right tool for every job. Here's how to tell which category your project falls into.

Use ChilledSites AI

  • Business website (homepage, about, services, contact)
  • Portfolio or personal site
  • Freelancer or consultant presence
  • Product or service landing page
  • Restaurant, salon, local service business
  • Startup or side project that needs to move fast
  • Anyone who wants their site live today, not in 8 weeks

Hire a developer

  • Complex web applications with custom logic
  • Bespoke e-commerce with custom checkout flows
  • Deep third-party API integrations (ERP, CRM, etc.)
  • User dashboards, portals, or SaaS products
  • Anything requiring unique backend architecture
  • Enterprise-scale platforms with compliance requirements
  • Highly bespoke interactive experiences or animations
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Yours could look exactly like this.

Every section, every line of copy, every layout on this page was generated by ChilledSites AI. No designer. No developer. No invoice. Just a prompt and 60 seconds.

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Common questions

Everything you need to know

How much does a web developer charge for a website?
UK web developers typically charge £300–800 per day. A standard business website takes 5–15 days of work, meaning project quotes of £2,000–10,000+ are very common. On top of the build cost, you'll usually pay £50–200/month for hosting, plus additional fees for updates, maintenance, and SSL.
Can AI really build a website as good as a developer?
For standard business websites — homepage, about, services, contact, blog — yes. ChilledSites generates professional, mobile-responsive, well-structured websites that would cost thousands from a developer. Where developers still have the edge: complex custom applications, bespoke e-commerce systems, and anything requiring unique backend logic.
What does ChilledSites cost compared to a web developer?
ChilledSites Pro is £29/year with hosting, SSL, analytics, and forms included. A typical developer-built business website costs £2,000–5,000 upfront, then £50–200/month for hosting and maintenance. Over 3 years, a developer solution typically costs 50–100x more than ChilledSites.
When should I use a developer instead of AI?
Hire a developer when you need something a website builder genuinely cannot do: a custom web application with complex logic, deep ERP/CRM integrations, a bespoke SaaS product, or a user portal with custom authentication. For a standard business website — the kind that showcases your services, tells your story, and captures leads — AI is faster, cheaper, and just as good.
Does ChilledSites include hosting and SSL?
Yes — everything is included in the £29/year. Fast CDN hosting, automatic SSL certificate, custom domain connection, an analytics dashboard, and contact forms with email delivery. There is no separate hosting bill. There are no setup fees. The price you see is the price you pay.

Stop waiting for a quote.
Start building right now.

Your competitors already have a website. With ChilledSites, you can have a better one — built by AI, live today — for less than the price of a developer's first hour.

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