How Much Can I Really Save?

When you first sign up for a website builder, the "headline price" looks attractive. Whether it’s £1, £9, or £12 a month, it feels like a small price to pay for a professional presence.

However, our research into the 2025/2026 UK digital economy shows that these platforms rely on "subscription inertia." They know that once your site is built, the technical effort of moving it is high enough that you will likely accept massive price hikes at renewal.

The "Headline Price" vs. Reality

Most "all-in-one" platforms are now in a monetisation phase. They have moved away from attracting new users with low prices and are now focused on increasing the "Average Revenue Per User." They do this through:

The 5-Year Cost Comparison

For a standard, non-ecommerce business website (a "brochure" site), the difference in cost is staggering. Below is the projected Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) over five years for the major UK players compared to movemy.site .

The Advantage: By switching to a static architecture, you aren't just saving a few pounds a month—you are saving at least £550 over five years. That is money that should be in your business, not "the cloud."

Why is movemy.site so much cheaper?

It’s a fair question: If the big players charge £150+ a year, how can we offer it for £30? The answer is in the engineering. Traditional builders like WordPress or Squarespace require "Dynamic" servers that are constantly "cooking" your pages.

• No "Server Rot": Because your site is static, it doesn't need constant software updates. There are no plugins to break and no databases to maintain.
• Efficient Hosting: Static files are incredibly "light." They require very little computing power to serve to your customers, allowing us to pass those infrastructure savings directly to you.
• No Hidden Upsells: We don't charge you for "SSL Security" or "Domain Privacy"—features that should be standard.