Web agency alternative

The web agency alternative: your website ready in 10 minutes

AI builds your website from what you already have — your old site, your Instagram, or your Google Maps listing. Free demo, no card required.

10 min · No card · Hosting & SSL included

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The comparison

Web design agency vs Zapsite: the honest comparison

Same job — a website that brings you customers. Two very different processes, and the difference is mostly in what you pay for before you see anything.

6 criteria · small business site · Europe 2026
What mattersTraditional agencyZapsite
Upfront cost€1,500–3,000 on average€0 for the demo, then the price of one dinner per month
Time until you see anything4–12 weeks10 minutes
Starting pointMeetings and briefingsYour current site, Instagram, or Google Maps
Changes laterA quote and a waitIn-browser editor, you do it yourself
Hosting, SSL, domainOften billed separatelyIncluded
SupportDepends on the contractReal humans, ~2 h response time

How it works

01

Bring what you already have

Paste your old website address, your Instagram handle or your Google Maps listing. No brief to write, no meeting to book.

02

AI designs and writes your site

Zapsite reads your photos, services and opening hours, then builds the pages and the words around them — in your language.

03

Edit and publish when you're ready

Click any text or photo to change it in the browser. Nothing appears online until you press publish.

Total cost of ownership

One dinner a month, not one agency invoice

There is no setup fee and no build phase to pay for. Hosting, the SSL certificate, your domain, your in-browser edits and human support all sit inside one monthly price — so the number you see in month one is the number you see in month twelve. Stop any time: your content and your domain stay yours.

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Setup fee
€0
Hosting & SSL
Included
In-browser edits
Unlimited
Support response
~2 h
Exit fee
€0

When a web agency is the right choice

Sometimes the invoice is worth it. Three cases where we would tell you to hire a studio instead of using Zapsite:

A custom web application

Booking engines with their own rules, member areas, anything that needs its own database and logic behind the pages.

Complex e-commerce

Hundreds of products, several warehouses, stock or accounting integrations. Zapsite does a shop page well, not a catalogue operation.

A brand identity from scratch

If you need naming, a logo and a full visual system designed for you, that is studio work — and it should be paid for as such.

Frequently asked questions

01How much does a website cost for a small business?

An agency in Europe will usually quote €1,500–3,000 for a small business site, and hosting plus later changes are billed on top. With Zapsite the demo costs nothing and the running price is about what you spend on one dinner a month, with hosting, edits and support inside it.

02Can I turn my Instagram into a website?

Yes. Give us your handle and Zapsite takes your photos, your description and your contact details and builds a real website with its own address. You see the result before anyone else does and can change anything in it.

03What's included in the Zapsite price?

Hosting, the SSL certificate, your domain, the in-browser editor with unlimited manual edits, a monthly allowance of AI credits for new pages and AI rewrites, and support from real people. There is no setup fee and no separate invoice for going live.

04Do I own my website? Can I take it elsewhere?

Your text, your photos and your domain belong to you. You can cancel whenever you like, point your domain at another provider, and your site keeps working while you decide. You can also download the full site as a zip from the editor.

05Do I need to know design or coding?

No. You edit in the place you read: click a heading, type the new words, press publish. If something still looks wrong, write to support and a person fixes it for you, usually within a couple of hours.

Show your business the way it deserves

Paste your website, your Instagram or your Google Maps listing and watch the demo build itself.

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No card · No lock-in · Nothing goes live until you publish