Landing page quotes: the guide to comparing without getting burned
Published on 14 July 2026 · 8 min read
A landing page quote is not judged by its amount: it is judged by what you can read in it. A one-line quote — “landing page creation: €1,500” — is impossible to compare or negotiate. This guide gives you the reading grid: the items that must appear, the 2026 reference price for each, the clauses to demand and the most frequent traps. For the overall ranges by provider type, keep our landing page price comparison at hand.
The 8 items of a serious quote, with reference prices
| Item | Reference price | Warning sign |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Scoping / brief | 0.5 day (€150 – 300) | Missing = the provider will ask nothing about your offer |
| 2. Desktop + mobile mockup | 1 – 2 days (€300 – 1,200) | No mobile mockup while 60 to 80% of traffic is mobile |
| 3. Copywriting | €500 – 1,500 if delegated | “Copy provided by client” not flagged — check who writes what |
| 4. Integration / development | 1 – 2 days (€300 – 1,100) | No mention of the tool (code, WordPress, builder) or of speed |
| 5. Forms and integrations | €150 – 500 per integration | CRM, payment, booking billed “on request” with no figure |
| 6. Tests and go-live | 0.5 day (€150 – 400) | No browser/mobile tests listed |
| 7. Tracking and analytics | €150 – 400 | Missing = impossible to measure conversion, hence to improve |
| 8. Included revisions | 2 rounds as a standard | “Unlimited revisions” (nobody honours that promise) or zero revisions |
A complete quote for a custom landing page therefore lands between €1,200 and €4,500 depending on seniority — consistent with freelance rates (€800 – 3,000) and agency prices (€3,000 – 10,000, where scoping and strategy weigh more).
The 5 clauses to demand before signing
- Ownership of code and design files: the transfer of rights must be written down. On WordPress, also check who owns the paid plugin licences — if it is the provider, you are captive (details in our WordPress cost analysis).
- A deadline with a delivery date: “within 4 to 6 weeks” commits to nothing; demand a date and what happens if it slips.
- The number of included revisions: two rounds is the standard; beyond that, a written hourly rate.
- Measurable performance: ask for a simple commitment, e.g. “mobile PageSpeed score above 85 at delivery”. A serious professional accepts without arguing.
- Reversibility: you must be able to host the page elsewhere. If the answer is “that is not possible with our tool”, you are not buying a page, you are renting a subscription.
The classic traps of a landing page quote
- The bait quote: a low amount that excludes responsive, the form or the go-live — each “option” added later. Always compare the total delivered live, not the first page of the quote.
- Maintenance slipped in as a subscription: a “mandatory” €40 to €90/month for hosting and updates. Legitimate on WordPress, unjustifiable for a static page with nothing to maintain.
- Vagueness about copywriting: half of all disputes come from here. If the quote doesn't say who writes the copy, the provider assumes it is you — and the page will run six weeks late waiting for you.
- Unlisted “royalty-free” visuals: ask for the list of licences (photos, fonts, icons) to avoid a rights holder's letter a year later.
- The guaranteed conversion rate: an unverifiable promise that signals a salesman, not a professional.
Template: the quote request that saves two weeks
You will get comparable quotes if your request is precise. Send these seven elements: the page's single goal (sale, lead, sign-up), your audience in one sentence, the offer and its price, 2 or 3 competitor pages you like, who provides copy and visuals, the expected integrations (CRM, payment, booking), and your deadline. A provider who prices the job without asking for at least half of this information is pricing at random.
What if the best quote was not asking for one?
For many projects — a launch to validate, a campaign to test, a business getting started — a custom quote is oversized. A premium template at €89 delivers the structure, the design and the forms immediately; only your copy remains to be written. It is the cheapest option on the market, and the only one with no quote, no lead time and no dependency: browse the 10 LanderKit templates (including the webinar page and the ebook sales page) before sending your quote requests — if only to know what a good page looks like. And if your project involves several pages, the 10-template bundle at €229 still comes in under the lowest quote.
And if you still prefer to delegate: buy the template, then have a freelancer adapt it in a few hours (€200 to €500). You get the appearance of custom work at a tenth of the price — the method is detailed in our freelance rates guide.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
How much should a complete landing page quote cost?
Between €1,200 and €4,500 from a freelancer or a small studio for a complete custom page (scoping, mobile and desktop mockup, integration, forms, tests, go-live, tracking), and €3,000 to €10,000 from an agency. Below €800, check what is missing: usually the copywriting, the responsive work or the go-live.
What should I provide to receive a reliable quote?
Seven elements: the page's single goal, the audience, the offer and its price, examples of pages you like, who provides copy and visuals, the expected integrations (CRM, payment, booking) and the deadline. The more precise the request, the more comparable the quotes.
Should the quote include maintenance?
It depends on the technology. On WordPress, maintenance (updates, backups, security) is genuinely necessary: €300 to €1,200 per year. For a static page (HTML, Next.js), there is nothing to maintain: a monthly maintenance subscription on that kind of page is a warning sign.
How do I avoid being captive to my provider?
Demand in writing the ownership of the code and design files, the list of licences used, and the ability to host the page elsewhere. If any of these three requests is refused, you are not buying a page: you are renting a service you will lose when you leave the provider.
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