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.
A ChilledSites website costs £29/year — compared to £2,000–£10,000 for a freelance developer or £5,000–£20,000+ for an agency. The AI generates a professional, mobile-responsive website in 60 seconds with hosting, SSL, custom domain, and unlimited edits included.
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.
Hiring a Developer
£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
ChilledSites AI
£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.
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
This page was built with ChilledSites
Like what you see? 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.
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.