Ask five agencies "what does an e-commerce website cost" and you'll get five very different numbers, anywhere from ₹50,000 to ₹25 lakh and beyond. That's not agencies being dishonest; it's because "e-commerce website" can mean a five-product boutique store or a multi-vendor marketplace processing thousands of orders. Here's how to actually understand where your project falls.
Good for launching quickly with a handful of products, a standard payment gateway, and an off-the-shelf theme lightly customized with your branding. Fast to launch, limited on true customization.
Custom UI built around your brand, third-party integrations (CRM, shipping, inventory tools), better performance, and conversion-focused layout. This is where most growing D2C and retail brands actually land.
Bespoke architecture, custom inventory logic, ERP/CRM/warehouse integrations, multi-vendor or subscription models, and dedicated scalability planning. Reserved for businesses with serious order volume or complex operations.
Number of SKUs and catalog complexity, custom design vs. themed design, payment gateway and shipping integrations, inventory/CRM/ERP connections, and whether SEO architecture is built in from day one or bolted on after launch (bolting it on later almost always costs more).
The mistake most businesses make is choosing a platform first, then a budget. Do it backwards: decide your product catalog size and 12-month growth plan first, then match a platform and budget to that, not the other way round. A ₹60,000 Shopify store that outgrows itself in 8 months ends up costing more than a properly scoped ₹2 lakh build.
Want an honest number for your specific catalog size and features, not a generic range? Tell us what you're selling and how many products you're starting with, and we'll give you a real quote, not a guess.
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