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Cost of an E-commerce Website in 2026
Arjav JainJune 18, 20264 min read
What it actually costs to build an e-commerce website in 2026 — from a small product catalog store to a fully custom storefront with checkout and inventory.
Quick answer: a basic online store (under 50 products, standard checkout) costs ₹1.5–3 lakh, a mid-complexity store with custom design and inventory sync runs ₹4–8 lakh, and a complex storefront with custom checkout flow, ERP/payment integrations, and multi-warehouse logic costs ₹10–25 lakh.
Cost breakdown
- Basic (₹1.5–3 lakh): themed storefront, up to ~50 SKUs, standard payment gateway, basic order management.
- Mid-complexity (₹4–8 lakh): custom-designed storefront, product variants and filters, inventory sync, abandoned cart recovery, marketing integrations.
- Complex (₹10–25 lakh): custom checkout flow, ERP/CRM/payment gateway integrations, multi-warehouse or multi-currency support, subscription/recurring billing.
Catalog size and integrations drive e-commerce cost far more than page count does — a 20-page store with ERP sync and multi-warehouse logic will always cost more than a 200-page store selling one product type through a single gateway.
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