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Monthly patching, a monthly backup and uptime alerts. Suits a five-page site that changes a few times a year.
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Website Maintenance Cost in India
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Website maintenance in India costs ₹2,000–₹8,000 a month for a basic site and ₹8,000–₹25,000 for a business site, according to published agency bands. WooCommerce care starts around ₹5,000 a month. WebJi®'s done-for-you WordPress updates and security plan is ₹5,900 a year, before 18% GST.
For owners comparing maintenance quotes who want market bands, WebJi® published prices and a checklist for what the quote must state.
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What does website maintenance include?
Website maintenance is the recurring work that keeps a live site patched, backed up, secure and up to date: software updates, backups with tested restores, security monitoring and small content edits. An annual maintenance contract (AMC) should list each of these with a frequency or an hour allowance.
- Updates
- CMS core, theme and plugin versions applied on a schedule, with a backup taken first and the site checked afterwards.
- Backups
- Copies stored away from the hosting account, plus at least one restore actually tested.
- Security
- Malware scans, login protection, firewall rules and tracking of SSL certificate renewal.
- Content
- A fixed number of hours for text, image, price and small layout changes.
- Monitoring
- Uptime alerts, form and checkout tests, and a monthly look at Search Console errors.
Hosting is a separate bill. It pays for the server; maintenance pays for the work done on the site that runs on it.
How much does website maintenance cost in India?
Published Indian agency bands put a basic brochure site at ₹2,000–₹8,000 a month, a business site with blog and forms at ₹8,000–₹25,000 a month, and a large custom platform at ₹40,000–₹1,50,000 or more. These are other companies' market ranges, not a WebJi® price list, and the task list behind a quote matters more than its position in the band.
| Job or site type | Typical band | What the band usually buys | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Updates and backups, bundled | ₹1,000–₹3,000 a month | Core, theme and plugin updates plus scheduled backups | Web Digital Development |
| Security monitoring | ₹500–₹4,000 a month | Malware scans, firewall rules, login protection | Web Digital Development |
| Content edits | ₹500–₹2,000 an hour | Text, images, prices, small layout fixes | Web Digital Development |
| Basic brochure site AMC | ₹2,000–₹8,000 a month | Updates, backups, uptime monitoring, minor edits | Web Digital Development |
| Business site with blog and forms | ₹8,000–₹25,000 a month | The above plus content hours and SEO upkeep | Web Digital Development |
| WooCommerce store care | ₹5,000–₹15,000 (small), ₹15,000–₹40,000 (mid), ₹40,000–₹1,00,000+ (large) a month | Gateway checks, checkout tests, daily backups, patching | ROI Hunt |
| Large custom platform | ₹40,000–₹1,50,000+ a month | Developer retainer and dedicated support | Web Digital Development |
Bands read on 4 November 2026 from the publishers named (Web Digital Development page dated 10 July 2026; ROI Hunt 2025 page). Their figures, not WebJi® prices; those pages change without notice.
What does WebJi® charge for maintenance work?
WebJi® publishes a done-for-you WordPress updates and security plan at ₹5,900 a year, automatic backups with 200 GB at ₹1,300 a month and a website security consultancy at ₹4,200 a year, all before 18% GST. Content edits and custom retainers through website maintenance services are quoted by email before payment.
| Service | Price | Covers |
|---|---|---|
| WP Periodic Updates & Security (done for you) | ₹5,900 a year | WordPress core and plugin updates plus hardening |
| Backup.Help app + 200 GB | ₹1,300 a month | Automatic off-site backups |
| Managed Support — 10 queries | ₹7,000 a month | Managed server care plus 200 GB remote backup |
| Website Security Consultancy | ₹4,200 a year | Security audit and malware clean-up consultancy |
| Sectigo Positive SSL | ₹1,800 a year | Paid DV certificate; free Let's Encrypt is included with hosting |
Worked example for a small WordPress business site: updates and security ₹5,900 plus Backup.Help ₹15,600 (₹1,300 × 12) is ₹21,500 a year, about ₹1,792 a month, before 18% GST and before any content hours. The updates plan is listed on WordPress managed hosting; backup options are on server backup solutions.
WordPress maintenance cost and tasks
WebJi®'s WP Periodic Updates and Security product was listed at ₹5,900 per year before 18% GST on 4 November 2026, for core and plugin updates plus security hardening. Hosting and domain renewal are separate; WordPress hosting was listed at ₹400 or ₹500 per month on 15 November 2026. Confirm current pricing and scope before ordering.
A broader retainer that includes restore tests, monitoring or content edits is quoted per site; do not assume those tasks are included in the updates product. Plugin-heavy stores and sites with payment or membership integrations can require more testing after updates.
| Task | Suggested cadence |
|---|---|
| Backups | Daily or before changes; test restores periodically |
| Core, theme and plugin updates | Monthly, plus urgent security releases |
| Comment and form spam | Weekly |
| SSL certificate check | Monthly |
| User roles, passwords and database housekeeping | Quarterly |
For a small site with few plugins, allow an estimated one to two hours a month for DIY checks, plus periodic restore and account reviews. Adjust the schedule to the site's activity and verify the backup and update responsibilities in the provider's written quote.
Which maintenance tier does your website need?
Match the tier to what breaks if the site stops: a brochure site needs basic care, a lead-generating business site needs standard care, and a store taking payments needs full care.
Standard
Weekly backups, malware scans, two to four content hours and a monthly report. Suits sites with a blog and enquiry forms.
Full care
Daily backups, staging tests before every update, checkout checks and a stated response time for outages. Suits WooCommerce and booking sites.
How often to back up depends on how often data changes; how often to back up a website sets out the rule of thumb.
Can you maintain a website yourself?
Yes, a small WordPress site needs about two hours a month of owner time, provided you have a staging copy and a backup you have restored at least once. Without those, one failed plugin update can keep the site down until someone technical is free.
- Take a full backup and check that the file size looks right.
- Apply updates on a staging site first, one plugin at a time, then repeat on the live site.
- Submit each form and, on a store, place a test order.
- Run a malware scan and confirm the uptime monitor is green.
- Check Search Console for new coverage errors once a month.
What should a website maintenance quote state?
A comparable maintenance quote names the tasks, monthly hours, outage response time, exclusions, contract term and GST treatment. Two quotes at the same monthly figure can buy very different work.
- Tasks: item by item, including restore tests, not only "backups".
- Hours: monthly content allowance and the hourly rate beyond it.
- Response time: in hours for a down site, not just "priority".
- Exclusions: hosting, domain renewal, premium plugin licences.
- Term: notice period and the renewal price after year one.
- Tax: 18% GST shown separately on an invoice with the provider's GSTIN.
A site neglected for years often needs rebuilding rather than repair; compare against website redesign cost before signing a long AMC for an outdated site.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Is ₹2,000 a month enough for website maintenance?
For a small brochure site that rarely changes, it sits at the bottom of the published basic band and can cover updates, a monthly backup and uptime alerts. It is not enough for a WooCommerce store, where published care bands start at ₹5,000 a month.
Should maintenance be billed monthly or yearly?
Monthly billing suits sites that need regular content hours. Yearly billing suits fixed jobs such as patching and backups; WebJi®'s WordPress updates plan, for example, is billed at ₹5,900 a year before 18% GST.
What happens if a website is not maintained?
Known plugin vulnerabilities stay open, old code breaks against newer PHP versions, contact forms can stop sending mail silently, and an expired certificate shows visitors a browser warning. The repair is usually more expensive than the maintenance would have been.
Does WebJi® give a GST invoice for maintenance?
Yes. Every purchase and renewal carries a GST invoice from Webji Hosting Pvt. Ltd., Jaipur, with 18% GST added to the listed price, so a registered business can claim input credit.
WebJi® prices checked 14 November 2026 · Reviewed by the WebJi® team, Jaipur.
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