Dev Tools · 5h ago
Web dev pricing calculator reveals 4x cost spread by region and agency vs freelancer
A developer built a free calculator that estimates website costs using nine engines, calibrated against 600+ project quotes. The tool shows identical scopes can vary 4x due to region, agency vs freelancer, and platform choice. The underlying data is published as an open dataset under CC BY 4.0.
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The calculator's transparency is useful, but its ±18% accuracy claim and Western-Europe baseline mean real-world quotes may still surprise.
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