Website cost guide · Utah

How much does a website cost in Utah?

Utah taxes prewritten software, including hosted software, but software made to one buyer's specifications counts as custom and is treated differently. On top of the price, ask how a quote splits licenses from custom work, whether the Utah Consumer Privacy Act reaches your business and, for public bodies, what the state's website privacy notice rule needs. This guide covers each one and links the official source.

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The short answer

Website prices for Utah businesses

For a small business in Utah, a website of up to 5 pages on a premium WordPress theme starts at $799 with us and takes about 15 days. A custom-coded site of up to 8 pages, built in Astro, Next.js or React, starts at $1,999 and takes about 4 weeks. Fixing an existing site starts at $249, and looking after it costs $49 a month. Utah treats prewritten and custom software differently for sales tax, so ask each quote you compare to list licenses and custom work as separate lines.

01 · Basic Website
$799
02 · Business Website
$1,999
03 · Website Fix & Speed-up
$249
04 · Website Care Plan
$49

Our usual starting prices in USD. You get a written quote before any work starts, and the price we agree is the price you pay.

Official figures · Utah

Utah in numbers

Official Utah figures that shape who you are building a website for and what the alternatives cost.

Utah population, July 1, 2025
3.55 million
Preliminary Utah Population Committee estimates put Utah at 3.55 million residents on July 1, 2025, up by more than 44,000 in a year. If your market is growing, ask for a site you can add pages, services and locations to without a rebuild.
Official source Utah Economic Council (Governor's Office of Planning and Budget and University of Utah) · 2026 Economic Report to the Governor
People working in Utah's software and IT industry, 2024
77,946
The 2026 Economic Report to the Governor counts 77,946 people employed in Utah's software and IT industry in 2024, with 52.1 percent of them in Salt Lake County. Utah has plenty of tech talent, so compare quotes on the written scope, not on where the builder sits.
Official source Utah Economic Council (Governor's Office of Planning and Budget and University of Utah) · 2026 Economic Report to the Governor
Average annual wage in Utah's software and IT industry, 2024
$132,655
The same report puts the industry's average annual wage at $132,655 in 2024, more than double the average for other industries. That is the yearly cost to weigh when you choose between hiring an in-house developer and paying a fixed project quote.
Official source Utah Economic Council (Governor's Office of Planning and Budget and University of Utah) · 2026 Economic Report to the Governor
Nonfarm jobs in the Salt Lake City metro area, September 2026
863,400
The Bureau of Labor Statistics' preliminary count for September 2026 is 863,400 nonfarm jobs in the Salt Lake City metro area, 2.7 percent more than a year earlier. If you are hiring as well as selling, put a careers page and application form in your brief.
Official source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · Salt Lake City, UT Economy at a Glance

Only in Utah

Utah rules to check before you sign

Federal rules are on our US guide. These rules come from Utah law, Utah state offices and Salt Lake City. Use them to know what to ask. They are not tax or legal advice.

  1. §1

    Custom software and prewritten software are taxed differently

    Utah taxes prewritten computer software however it is delivered, and the Utah State Tax Commission has determined that hosted software, including software-as-a-service, counts as prewritten. Software designed to the specifications of one buyer is custom and exempt. A charge for modifying prewritten software is not treated as prewritten when it is reasonable and separately stated on the invoice. This summary dates from August 2025 and Utah can change these rules, so ask every studio to list licenses, subscriptions and custom work as separate lines, and check with the Tax Commission if you are unsure.

    Official source Multistate Tax Commission · Summary of Utah Imposition and Definition (draft, August 13, 2025)
  2. §2

    The Utah Consumer Privacy Act

    Utah has its own consumer privacy law, the Utah Consumer Privacy Act, which the Utah Office of Data Privacy links at Utah Code Title 13, Chapter 61. The office tells residents who believe a private entity violated their rights under it that they may file a complaint with the Division of Consumer Protection. Read the Act or ask a lawyer whether it covers your business, and know what personal data your forms, analytics and ad pixels will collect before the site goes live.

    Official source Utah Office of Data Privacy · Privacy for Individuals
  3. §3

    Utah public bodies must post a website privacy notice

    Under Utah Code section 63A-19-402.5, a Utah governmental entity must post a website privacy notice prominently on its homepage. The notice names who runs the site, how to contact them and how people can ask to see or correct their data. If the site uses tracking technology, the notice must also describe it, the user data collected, why, and who receives it, and the entity may not collect that data until it has done so. If you buy a site for a city, district or agency, ask the studio how analytics and tracking will be listed.

    Official source Utah Office of Data Privacy · Website Privacy Notice and Website Privacy Policy
  4. §4

    Salt Lake City support for businesses

    Salt Lake City's Department of Economic Development runs an Economic Development Loan Fund that lends to viable businesses, and a Construction Mitigation Grant for independent businesses in the city, particularly restaurants, bars and retail shops, affected by nearby construction. It also notes that the Legislature occasionally funds state grant programs through the Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity. None is aimed at websites, so check whether a program is open and whether website spending counts before you plan around it.

    Official source Salt Lake City Department of Economic Development · Business Development

This is a builder's checklist, not legal or regulatory advice. Guidance changes, so check your regulator's current pages; we build the pages it asks for and make them easy for you to keep up to date.

What moves the price

Six things that decide the cost

Storvexa Your quote, line by line

  1. 01

    Pages and content

    Five pages cost less than twenty. Writing the copy, finding photos and moving content from an old site all take time, so say up front who supplies them.

  2. 02

    Theme or custom code

    A premium WordPress theme is the quickest and cheapest route. A site written in our own code costs more, loads faster and has no page-builder plugins to keep updating.

  3. 03

    What the site has to do

    A contact form is simple. Online booking, payments, client logins or a shop each add work, because each has to be built, tested and kept safe.

  4. 04

    Languages and markets

    Every extra language means translated pages and its own search setup. Prices in more than one currency add a little more.

  5. 05

    Connections to your tools

    Linking the site to a CRM, a booking calendar, an accounting tool or a payment provider is quoted per connection, after we have seen what the tool allows.

  6. 06

    Speed and search work

    Basic Google setup comes with every site. Full on-page SEO, a Google Business Profile and analytics come with the custom-coded package.

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FAQ · 06

Website cost in Utah: common questions

Asked before anyone asks for a quote.

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It depends on the number of pages, the features and whether the site is built on WordPress or custom-coded. With us, a 5-page WordPress site takes about 15 days and a custom-coded site of up to 8 pages takes about 4 weeks, and this page shows the starting prices in US dollars. Ask each quote whether Utah sales tax is included.

It depends on what the quote contains. Utah taxes prewritten software however it is delivered, including hosted software, while software made to one buyer's specifications is custom and treated differently. A quote that mixes theme licenses, builder subscriptions and custom work can be treated in parts, so ask for separate lines and check with the Utah State Tax Commission.

It may, depending on your business. The Act sits in Utah Code Title 13, Chapter 61, and the Utah Office of Data Privacy points residents who think a private entity broke it to the Division of Consumer Protection. Read the Act or ask a lawyer whether it covers you, and list what data your forms, analytics and ad pixels collect.

It needs a website privacy notice posted prominently on the homepage, under Utah Code section 63A-19-402.5. The notice names who runs the site and how to reach them, and if the site uses tracking technology it must describe that technology, the data collected, its purpose and who receives it. The Utah Office of Data Privacy publishes a template.

It works by video call, email and a shared written plan. We are a remote studio, so we book calls in Mountain Time to suit your working day, show prices in US dollars and send a written quote listing what is included before any work starts. You review the site at each stage before it goes live.

Salt Lake City's business development page lists no grant aimed at websites. The city runs an Economic Development Loan Fund and a Construction Mitigation Grant for independent businesses hit by nearby construction, and says state grants are offered occasionally. Check whether a program is open and whether website spending counts before you plan around it.

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