{"id":22921,"date":"2026-11-05T10:22:10","date_gmt":"2026-11-05T08:22:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/consultoriaehero.com\/?p=22921"},"modified":"2026-11-05T13:09:11","modified_gmt":"2026-11-05T11:09:11","slug":"how-much-does-website-maintenance-cost-in-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/consultoriaehero.com\/en\/how-much-does-website-maintenance-cost-in-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"How Much Does Website Maintenance Cost in 2026?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <strong>maintenance of a website<\/strong> costs between <strong>\u20ac30 and \u20ac300 per month<\/strong>. For \u20ac30 you get updates and backups; for \u20ac300, you get someone who also fixes, improves, and responds when something goes wrong. For an online store, the higher tier is the usual one.<\/p>\n<p>In this guide we explain what each level includes in WordPress and WooCommerce, how much you pay per hour when there is no contract, and how to compare offers that look the same. Prices exclude VAT.<\/p>\n<nav class=\"w2g-toc\"><strong>On this page<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"#corta\">The short answer<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#niveles\">What each level includes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#tienda\">If it&#8217;s an online store<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#hora\">Without a contract: hourly<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#sin\">What happens if it isn&#8217;t maintained<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#comparar\">How to compare offers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#tu\">What you can do yourself<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#nosotros\">What we charge<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#faq\">Frequently asked questions<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/nav>\n<h2 id=\"corta\">The short answer<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Basic<\/strong>, updates and backups: \u20ac30 to \u20ac80 per month.<\/li>\n<li><strong>With support<\/strong>, a few hours for changes and fixes: \u20ac80 to \u20ac200 per month.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Online store or critical website<\/strong>, with testing before updating and fast response: \u20ac150 to \u20ac400 per month.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Hosting and domain are separate, unless the offer says otherwise.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"niveles\">What each level includes<\/h2>\n<div style=\"overflow:auto;max-width:100%\">\n<table style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:14px;min-width:560px\">\n<thead>\n<tr style=\"background:#334155;color:#fff\">\n<th style=\"padding:10px 12px;text-align:left\"><\/th>\n<th style=\"padding:10px 12px;text-align:left\">Basic<\/th>\n<th style=\"padding:10px 12px;text-align:left\">With support<\/th>\n<th style=\"padding:10px 12px;text-align:left\">Store or critical website<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding:9px 12px\">Typical price<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:9px 12px\">\u20ac30 \u2013 \u20ac80\/month<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:9px 12px\">\u20ac80 \u2013 \u20ac200\/month<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:9px 12px\">\u20ac150 \u2013 \u20ac400\/month<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background:#f8fafc\">\n<td style=\"padding:9px 12px\">Updating WordPress, theme, and plugins<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:9px 12px\">Yes<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:9px 12px\">Yes<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:9px 12px\">Yes, testing first on a copy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding:9px 12px\">Backups<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:9px 12px\">Weekly or daily<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:9px 12px\">Daily<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:9px 12px\">Daily, off-server and verified<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background:#f8fafc\">\n<td style=\"padding:9px 12px\">Monitoring downtime and security<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:9px 12px\">Sometimes<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:9px 12px\">Yes<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:9px 12px\">Yes, with priority<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding:9px 12px\">Hours for changes and fixes<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:9px 12px\">No<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:9px 12px\">1 \u2013 3 per month<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:9px 12px\">3 \u2013 8 per month<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background:#f8fafc\">\n<td style=\"padding:9px 12px\">Report of work done<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:9px 12px\">Sometimes<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:9px 12px\">Monthly<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:9px 12px\">Monthly<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>Market ranges in Spain. What separates one level from another is not the list, but whether someone tests the updates beforehand and whether they respond when something breaks.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"tienda\">If it&#8217;s an online store<\/h2>\n<p>A store has more moving parts than a website: the payment gateway, shipping, taxes, order emails and, often, a connection to the invoicing software or the warehouse. An update that breaks checkout isn&#8217;t noticeable on the homepage, but it costs you sales every hour.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s why, for a WooCommerce store, maintenance should include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Updating on a copy first and making a test purchase before touching the live store.<\/li>\n<li>Daily backups that include orders, and knowing how long it takes to restore one.<\/li>\n<li>Making sure orders keep coming in and that order emails are delivered.<\/li>\n<li>Hours for what the business needs: a campaign, a change of carrier, a complicated new product.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"hora\">No contract: by the hour<\/h2>\n<p>If you prefer to pay only when you need something, a WordPress technician&#8217;s hourly rate in Spain is usually between <strong>\u20ac30 and \u20ac70<\/strong>, and an agency&#8217;s between <strong>\u20ac50 and \u20ac90<\/strong>. Emergencies, whether outside business hours or same-day, cost more.<\/p>\n<p>Hourly works well if your website rarely changes. The risk is that nobody updates anything while nothing is going wrong, and when something does go wrong, the fix takes longer.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"sin\">What happens if it isn&#8217;t maintained<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Security holes.<\/strong> Almost all the security flaws published each year in WordPress are in plugins, not in WordPress itself. An outdated plugin is the most common way in.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Overdue updates that break together.<\/strong> Jumping several versions at once is what takes down the most websites.<\/li>\n<li><strong>A PHP version your hosting stops supporting.<\/strong> One day the provider removes it and the site stops loading.<\/li>\n<li><strong>No usable backup.<\/strong> You find out the backup didn&#8217;t exist, or was months old, on the day you need it.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Slowness.<\/strong> The database and plugin leftovers keep growing, and Google notices.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"comparar\">How to compare offers<\/h2>\n<p>Ask everyone the same questions:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Do you test updates before applying them, or are they applied directly?<\/li>\n<li>Where are backups stored, how often are they made, and who has tried restoring one?<\/li>\n<li>How many work hours are included each month, and do they roll over if unused?<\/li>\n<li>How long do you take to respond if the site goes down, and during what hours?<\/li>\n<li>Is there a minimum commitment? What do I keep if I leave?<\/li>\n<li>Is hosting included or separate?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"tu\">What you can do yourself<\/h2>\n<p>If your website is small and rarely changes, you can handle the basics yourself:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Enable your hosting&#8217;s daily backups and download one from time to time.<\/li>\n<li>Update once a week, starting with plugins, and check the site afterward.<\/li>\n<li>Delete plugins and themes you don&#8217;t use: they can be attacked even when deactivated.<\/li>\n<li>Use long passwords and two-factor authentication for the administrator login.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For a store that sells every day, the time professional maintenance saves you is usually worth more than its fee.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"nosotros\">What we charge<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/consultoriaehero.com\/en\/product\/technical-support-monthly-website-maintenance-with-5-hours-of-technical-support-for-wordpress\/\">Maintenance and support<\/a>: <strong>\u20ac300 per month<\/strong>, including 5 hours of technical work from the team that designs websites and builds plugins. Updates tested first on a copy, daily off-server backups, downtime monitoring, and a monthly report. No long-term commitment.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/consultoriaehero.com\/en\/product\/annual-web-hosting-wordpress-web-hosting-with-daily-backups-and-professional-email\/\">Web hosting<\/a>: <strong>\u20ac250 per year<\/strong>, including daily backups, professional email, and migration from your current hosting.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Prices do not include VAT. More details on our <a href=\"https:\/\/consultoriaehero.com\/en\/professional-website-maintenance-for-wordpress-and-woocommerce\/\">professional website maintenance<\/a> page.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ehero-cta-precio\" style=\"border:1px solid #d9e2ea;background:#fff;border-radius:12px;padding:22px 24px;margin:32px 0\">\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 6px;font-size:1.15em;font-weight:700;color:#0b3c5d\">Want us to review your website before you decide?<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 16px\">Tell us the address and we&#8217;ll let you know what hasn&#8217;t been updated and what we would do first.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/consultoriaehero.com\/en\/contact\/?asunto=mantenimiento\" style=\"display:inline-block;background:#017cba;color:#fff;padding:11px 20px;border-radius:8px;font-weight:600;text-decoration:none\" data-ehero-event=\"cta_precio_mantenimiento\">Request a review of my website \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"faq\">Frequently asked questions<\/h2>\n<p><strong>How much does monthly website maintenance cost?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Between \u20ac30 and \u20ac80 per month for the basic plan, between \u20ac80 and \u20ac200 with support hours, and between \u20ac150 and \u20ac400 for an online store or a business-critical website.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How much does WordPress website maintenance cost per year?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Between \u20ac360 and \u20ac2,400 per year with a contract, depending on the level. Plus hosting and domain if they are not included.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Is website maintenance mandatory?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Not by law, but a website that isn&#8217;t updated ends up with security problems. If it stores customer data, you are responsible for protecting it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Does maintenance include hosting?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It depends on the offer. Always ask: it&#8217;s one of the most common price differences between quotes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How often should WordPress be updated?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Security updates, as soon as they are released. The rest, at least once a month, preferably tested first on a copy.<\/p>\n<h2>Useful links<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/consultoriaehero.com\/en\/how-much-does-a-website-cost-in-spain-in-2026\/\">How much a website costs<\/a>: what it costs to build one.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/consultoriaehero.com\/en\/how-much-does-an-online-store-cost-in-spain-in-2026\/\">How much an online store costs<\/a>: setup and monthly expenses.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/consultoriaehero.com\/en\/optimize-the-wordpress-database\/\">Optimizing the WordPress database<\/a>: one of the maintenance tasks.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/consultoriaehero.com\/en\/professional-website-maintenance-for-wordpress-and-woocommerce\/\">Professional website maintenance<\/a>: our service.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Website maintenance costs between \u20ac30 and \u20ac300 per month. 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