What does Kiril Urbonas do?

Kiril Urbonas is a freelance full-stack and AI engineer. I design, build, deploy, and run websites, web apps, e-commerce stores, SaaS platforms, and AI automations end to end for founders and small teams. I also build and operate my own live products — from a 400+ article engineering publication (DevOpsNess) to a real-time AppSec intelligence platform (ZeroDayAttack) and a native iOS app (MyHomeStock) — so clients can see the standard before they hire.

What technologies and stack does Kiril Urbonas use?

My core stack is Next.js, React, and TypeScript on the front end; Node.js, PostgreSQL, and Prisma on the back end; and OpenAI and Claude APIs, RAG, and AI agents for automation. I deploy on Vercel and AWS with Docker and CI/CD. I build on modern frameworks rather than WordPress page builders, which is why the sites I ship typically load in under 1.5 seconds and score 90+ on Lighthouse.

Which service or package is right for my project?

A quick guide: choose a Landing Page (from €500) for one focused page to capture leads or validate an idea; a Business Website (from €1,500) for a multi-page site that builds credibility and ranks in search; an E-Commerce or Web App build (from €3,000) if you sell online or need custom functionality, dashboards, and integrations; and an AI / SaaS Platform (from €5,000) for products with accounts, billing, multi-tenant infrastructure, or AI agents. If you're unsure, send the contact form and I'll recommend the smallest scope that solves your problem.

Why hire you instead of a cheaper freelancer or an agency?

Cheaper freelancers often disappear after handoff or ship a generic template; agencies layer on account managers and developers, so costs climb, communication slows, and you rarely speak to whoever is actually building your product. I do the strategy, design, development, and deployment myself - one point of contact, full accountability, no handoff gaps. You can judge the standard from the products I build and run end to end - DevOpsNess, MyHomeStock, QRify and more, all live.

What is your process for new projects?

Step 1: You fill in the contact form or we jump on a 15-minute call. Step 2: I send a custom proposal with scope, timeline, and fixed price within 48 hours. Step 3: Before writing a line of production code, you get a full design mockup to review and approve. Step 4: I build, you get weekly progress updates, and we launch. Post-launch, I'm available for a support window to fix anything that comes up.

What is your typical pricing range?

Every quote is fixed-price with no surprises. As a guide: landing pages and lead capture sites start around €500–€1,500; e-commerce rebuilds and custom web apps range from €2,000–€8,000+; AI integrations and SaaS platforms are quoted per project scope. The contact form takes 2 minutes - I'll send a custom proposal with a precise number, no obligation.

How long does a typical project take?

Landing pages: 1–2 weeks. E-commerce stores and marketing sites: 3–6 weeks. Custom web apps and SaaS platforms: 6–12 weeks. AI integrations: 3–6 weeks depending on complexity. I'll give you a specific delivery date in the proposal - not a range. If something comes up that affects the timeline, you hear about it before it's a problem.

How quickly can you start?

Usually within 1–2 weeks of proposal sign-off. I keep my project load intentionally small so I can give each client real focus - I'm not running 10 projects at once. If you have a hard deadline, mention it in the contact form and I'll tell you upfront whether it's achievable.

What if I'm not happy with the result?

That's unlikely by design. Every project starts with a full mockup - design, layout, and copy - that you review and approve before any production code is written. You request changes, I refine it, and the build only begins once you sign off. The proposal also defines clear revision rounds, so expectations are set from day one.

Do you work with clients outside your time zone?

Yes - the majority of my clients are in Western Europe and the US. I work async by default (detailed written updates, Loom videos for walkthroughs) and schedule calls to overlap with your working hours when needed. Time zones have never been a problem.

What do you need from me to get started?

An idea of what you want to achieve, your approximate timeline, and any existing brand assets or content you have. You don't need a detailed spec - that's what the discovery process is for. Fill in the form, describe the problem in plain English, and I'll take it from there.

Do you offer support after launch?

Yes. Every project includes a post-launch support window (typically 2–4 weeks) where I fix any issues at no extra cost. For ongoing support - new features, content updates, performance monitoring - monthly retainers are available. I've had clients on retainer for 2+ years.

How Much Does a Website Cost in 2026? Real Freelancer Pricing

"How much does a website cost?" is the first question everyone asks me, and the honest answer is: anywhere from €0 to €100,000. Which is a useless answer.

So let me give you a useful one. I'll break down what actually drives the price, what the realistic ranges look like in 2026 depending on who builds it, and where the costs hide. And because I publish my own prices, I'll use them as a concrete anchor rather than hand-waving.

What actually drives the price

Four things determine most of the cost of any website:

Number of pages and unique layouts. A one-page landing site is a fundamentally different project from a ten-page site with a blog, a services section, and a careers page. Every unique layout is design plus development work.

Custom functionality. Contact forms are trivial. Booking systems, payment flows, user accounts, dashboards, and integrations with your CRM are not. The moment your sentence starts with "and it should automatically..." the price roughly doubles.

Design origin. A tweaked template costs a fraction of a custom design. Custom design is worth it when the website is how you make money; it's a waste when you just need a professional presence.

Content. If you have your copy, photos, and structure ready, you save real money. If the builder has to extract it from you over six weeks of emails, you pay for that time one way or another.

Template vs freelancer vs agency in 2026

DIY with a template builder (€0 to €500 upfront, €150 to €500 a year). Wix, Squarespace, Webflow templates, or a WordPress theme. Perfectly fine for testing an idea. You pay in subscription fees forever, you look like everyone else, and the moment you need something the builder doesn't support, you're stuck. I genuinely recommend this to people whose business idea isn't validated yet.

Freelancer (€500 to €10,000). This is my lane, so take it with that grain of salt. You get one person doing strategy, design, and development - no handoff gaps, no account manager markup. The risk is quality variance: the range spans from someone reselling a €40 theme to a senior engineer building you a custom product. Ask to see things they've built that are still live and still working.

Agency (€5,000 to €50,000+). You're paying for a team, project management, and process. Sometimes that's exactly what you need - large projects with many stakeholders benefit from it. But for a typical small-business site, a meaningful chunk of an agency invoice pays for the people between you and the person writing the code.

The hidden costs nobody quotes

The build price is not the full price. Budget for these:

Hosting. Anywhere from €0 to €50 a month. A modern Next.js site on Vercel can run at €0 to €20 a month. Managed WordPress hosting typically runs €15 to €40.

Maintenance. This is the big one for WordPress sites: plugin updates, security patches, and the occasional "the site broke after an update" emergency. Realistically €500 to €2,000 a year if you pay someone to handle it. A statically-built custom site has almost none of this - which is a large part of why I build the way I do.

Plugins and SaaS subscriptions. Premium plugins, form tools, email services, booking software. Individually small, collectively €300 to €1,000 a year on a typical template-based site.

Domain and email. €10 to €50 a year for the domain, €5 to €15 a month per mailbox.

When you compare quotes, compare three-year total cost, not the sticker price. A €800 template site with €1,500 a year in maintenance and subscriptions costs more over three years than a €3,000 custom build with near-zero running costs.

My actual prices, as a reference point

I quote fixed prices, published openly, so here they are - use them to sanity-check whatever quotes you're collecting, whether or not you talk to me:

Landing page: from €500, delivered in 1–2 weeks. One conversion-focused page, custom design, mobile-first, SEO-optimised.
Business website: from €1,500. Five to ten custom pages, a CMS so you can edit content yourself, analytics, blog.
E-commerce or web app: from €3,000, typically 4–8 weeks. Custom checkout, Stripe, admin dashboard.
AI or SaaS platform: from €5,000, 6–12 weeks. Accounts, billing, AI agents, the works.

Every project starts with a free design mockup - you see what you're buying before you pay anything. And the price you're quoted is the price you pay; no hourly meter running. Monthly retainers are available if you want ongoing work after launch. Full details are on the pricing page.

Why should you trust that I can deliver at those prices? Because I run my own products at the same standard: DevOpsNess (an engineering publication with 400+ articles), MyHomeStock (an AI inventory app on web and iOS), PDFer (31 PDF tools), QRify, LiveScored, Meter. All live. You can go poke at them right now.

The one-line answer

If you need a number for a budget spreadsheet: a professional custom-built site for a small business in 2026 costs €1,500 to €5,000 upfront from a good freelancer, roughly double from an agency, and a few hundred euros from a template - plus running costs that vary from nearly nothing to €2,000 a year depending on how it's built.

If you want an exact number instead of a range, send me a short description of your project and I'll come back with a fixed quote and a free mockup. Worst case, you get a second data point for free.

"How much does a website cost?" is the first question everyone asks me, and the honest answer is: anywhere from €0 to €100,000. Which is a useless answer.

What actually drives the price

Four things determine most of the cost of any website:

Design origin. A tweaked template costs a fraction of a custom design. Custom design is worth it when the website is how you make money; it's a waste when you just need a professional presence.

Content. If you have your copy, photos, and structure ready, you save real money. If the builder has to extract it from you over six weeks of emails, you pay for that time one way or another.

Template vs freelancer vs agency in 2026

The hidden costs nobody quotes

The build price is not the full price. Budget for these:

Hosting. Anywhere from €0 to €50 a month. A modern Next.js site on Vercel can run at €0 to €20 a month. Managed WordPress hosting typically runs €15 to €40.

Plugins and SaaS subscriptions. Premium plugins, form tools, email services, booking software. Individually small, collectively €300 to €1,000 a year on a typical template-based site.

Domain and email. €10 to €50 a year for the domain, €5 to €15 a month per mailbox.

My actual prices, as a reference point

I quote fixed prices, published openly, so here they are - use them to sanity-check whatever quotes you're collecting, whether or not you talk to me:

Landing page: from €500, delivered in 1–2 weeks. One conversion-focused page, custom design, mobile-first, SEO-optimised.
Business website: from €1,500. Five to ten custom pages, a CMS so you can edit content yourself, analytics, blog.
E-commerce or web app: from €3,000, typically 4–8 weeks. Custom checkout, Stripe, admin dashboard.
AI or SaaS platform: from €5,000, 6–12 weeks. Accounts, billing, AI agents, the works.

The one-line answer

If you want an exact number instead of a range, send me a short description of your project and I'll come back with a fixed quote and a free mockup. Worst case, you get a second data point for free.