The verdict in three sentences
A corporate website of 15 to 30 pages in Berlin is budgeted in 2026 between EUR 20,000 and 50,000, timeline 10 to 16 weeks. The difference from a marketing site lies in content governance (multi-level approval workflow), mandatory WCAG 2.1 AA accessibility and multilingual support. A headless CMS (Sanity, Strapi) costs EUR 4,000 to 9,000 more but cuts the cost of later updates threefold.
What a corporate budget covers
A corporate website is not an enlarged marketing site. It carries an organisation's image before its investors, partners and candidates, and imposes compliance, security and governance requirements absent from SME projects.
| Tier | Pages | Price | Timeline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corporate essential | 15 - 20 | EUR 20,000 - 28,000 | 10 - 12 wks |
| Corporate advanced | 20 - 30 | EUR 28,000 - 40,000 | 12 - 14 wks |
| Corporate premium (multilingual, IR) | 30+ | EUR 40,000 - 50,000 | 14 - 16 wks |
The price jump between a marketing site (EUR 9-25k) and a corporate site (EUR 20-50k) funds four heavy items: editorial governance, audited accessibility, hardened security and multilingual support with a translation workflow.
Line items of a EUR 32,000 project
Here is the breakdown of a typical corporate site at EUR 32,000 for a mid-sized Berlin company.
| Line item | Share | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Strategy, site map, workshops | 12 % | EUR 3,840 |
| UI design + design system | 18 % | EUR 5,760 |
| Front-end build (Next.js) | 24 % | EUR 7,680 |
| Headless CMS + editorial workflow | 20 % | EUR 6,400 |
| WCAG 2.1 AA accessibility + audit | 9 % | EUR 2,880 |
| Multilingual DE/EN + SEO | 10 % | EUR 3,200 |
| QA, security, go-live | 7 % | EUR 2,240 |
Governance and recurring costs
The real saving of a headless CMS happens after launch. Without a workflow, every update goes back through the agency; with a well-configured CMS, comms teams publish autonomously with hierarchical approval.
| Recurring item | 2026 cost |
|---|---|
| EU GDPR-compliant hosting | EUR 90 - 300/month |
| Maintenance and security | EUR 250 - 700/month |
| CMS licence (by solution) | EUR 0 - 900/month |
| Cost of a page update (with CMS) | EUR 0 (autonomous) |
| Cost of an update (no CMS, via agency) | EUR 150 - 400 |
Mini case study
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Claire, communications director of an industrial mid-cap in Berlin, publishes around 12 content updates per month. Without a CMS, each change costs EUR 250 in agency time, i.e. EUR 3,000/month and EUR 36,000/year. She invests EUR 6,000 in a headless CMS with editorial workflow. Her teams now publish autonomously: the monthly cost drops to EUR 0 in agency billing. The investment pays back in 2 months, saving roughly EUR 34,000 in the first year.
FAQ
Why does a corporate site cost more than a marketing site?
Because it includes editorial governance, audited WCAG 2.1 AA accessibility, multilingual support and hardened security. These four items add EUR 10,000 to 20,000 over a premium marketing site.
Is a headless CMS mandatory?
No, but as soon as you publish more than 5 updates a month it becomes profitable. It costs EUR 4,000 to 9,000 but removes agency billing on routine updates.
Is multilingual support expensive?
Budget 10 to 15 % of the project for a structural DE/EN pair (hreflang, translation workflow, per-language SEO), i.e. EUR 3,000 to 6,000 on a EUR 32,000 project.
Which hosting for GDPR compliance?
EU-based hosting costs EUR 90 to 300/month depending on traffic and SLA. It guarantees data localisation and eases your GDPR compliance.
What timeline for a corporate site?
From 10 to 16 weeks in 2026, depending on the number of languages, governance complexity and content availability. A 20-page bilingual project usually ships in 12 to 13 weeks.
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Mohamed Bah
Fondateur, Kolonell
Passionate about digital and entrepreneurship in Africa, Mohamed has been helping Sénégalese businesses with their digital transformation since 2020. Founder of Kolonell, he believes every SME deserves a professional and accessible online présence.
