How Much a Corporate Website Costs for a Mid-Market Company in Berlin (2026)

The verdict in three sentences

A corporate website for a Berlin mid-market company of 200 to 2,000 employees costs between 25,000 and 80,000 EUR net in 2026, depending on page count, languages and business integrations. The bill lives not in design but in content governance, accessibility (WCAG 2.1 AA / EAA) and editorial validation workflows. The right reflex: reason in total cost over 4 years, maintenance included, not in delivery price.

The three budget tiers in 2026

Here is a 2026 net order of magnitude for a mid-market company, excluding paid media and heavy outsourced copywriting.

The headless CMS (Sanity or Strapi) is the 2026 standard: it decouples content and presentation, enables multi-level validation and feeds the website, mobile app and intranet alike.

Where does the budget actually go?

The split by line item often surprises communications directors: design is only a quarter of the bill. Here is the typical breakdown of a Premium project.

Recurring costs: maintenance 800 to 2,500 EUR/month, EU hosting + CDN 150 to 600 EUR/month, and an annual security audit of 3,000 to 8,000 EUR. The typical timeline is 3 to 5 months from kick-off to go-live.

Mini case study

Sophie, communications director of a Berlin industrial mid-market company (900 employees, 3 subsidiaries), leads the redesign of a trilingual DE/EN/FR corporate site. She picks a Premium tier at 58,000 EUR net, plus maintenance at 1,600 EUR/month. Thanks to the headless CMS, her 6 internal contributors now publish without going through the agency: she estimates the time saved at 12 hours/month on updates, i.e. roughly 7,200 EUR/year of internal cost avoided. The two-level validation workflow also eliminated the erroneous publications that last year required two emergency fixes billed at 2,400 EUR.

FAQ

Why does a corporate website cost ten times a brochure site?

Because you pay for governance, accessibility (WCAG AA / EAA), business integrations (CRM, ERP) and security, not just pages. These requirements often make up 55 to 60 % of the bill.

Is a headless CMS really necessary in 2026?

For a multilingual mid-market company with several contributors, yes: it enables a validation workflow, feeds multiple channels and reduces agency dependence. Budget 20 % for content and governance.

What maintenance budget should we plan after go-live?

Maintenance of 800 to 2,500 EUR/month depending on scope, plus 150 to 600 EUR/month for hosting and CDN. Over 4 years these recurring costs can match the initial build.

Is accessibility mandatory for a private mid-market company?

Obligations tighten in 2026, notably via the European Accessibility Act, and non-compliance exposes you to sanctions and reputational risk. A WCAG 2.1 AA audit is around 10 % of project budget.

How long to deliver such a project?

Expect 3 to 5 months across kick-off, design, development and acceptance, with multilingual content production usually the critical path.

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