When businesses ask "how much does a website cost?", the answer they get is usually just the build price. The more important number is the total cost of ownership over three to five years.
The traditional website cost stack
A typical Malaysian SME running a WordPress or custom PHP site pays: hosting (RM50–150/month), domain (RM50/year), SSL (sometimes included), premium plugins (RM500–2,000/year), developer retainer for updates and fixes (RM200–500/month). That's RM1,000–3,500/month before any new features.
The static + headless CMS cost stack
With a headless CMS and static hosting: Contenode plan (RM99–299/month), Cloudflare Pages hosting (free), domain (RM50/year). Developer only needed for design changes. Total: RM100–300/month. Content updates done by your own team at no extra cost.
What you get for less
The cheaper option is also the faster option. Static sites served from a global CDN load in under a second anywhere in the world. There's no PHP server to slow down under traffic spikes, and nothing to patch when a security vulnerability is discovered.
