The verdict in three sentences
In Galway, a wealth management or family office website from a local studio generally costs 4 000 to 18 000 EUR in 2026 (ballpark), while Dublin agencies with financial references often start above 12 000 EUR. Kolonell builds the site at 2 700, 4 500 or 8 200 EUR, fixed in a written quote, with native English copywriting and delivery in 3 to 6 weeks. Because the local pool of finance-savvy agencies is small, the real work is comparing scope, copy and ownership terms, not only the headline price.
What do Galway web agencies quote for a wealth firm?
Galway's digital scene is lively for its size, fed by the medtech cluster around Parkmore and Ballybrit, the university, tourism and the creative sector. Yet only a handful of studios regularly build for regulated financial firms, which pushes many Galway advisers toward Dublin or toward a freelancer. The figures below are a prudent 2026 ballpark taken from public rate cards, Clutch.co profiles with minimum project sizes and freelance platform rates. They are ranges, not quotes, and they move with scope.
| Route | Build price (2026 ballpark, ex VAT) | Typical delay | Strengths | Watch out for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galway studio | 4 000 to 18 000 EUR | 6 to 10 weeks | Local meetings, knows the West of Ireland market | Little regulated finance experience, copy often left to you |
| Dublin agency with finance clients | 12 000 to 35 000+ EUR | 10 to 16 weeks | Financial services portfolio | Higher price, retainer expected |
| Freelancer (Galway or remote) | 2 500 to 8 000 EUR | 4 to 10 weeks | Low entry cost | Single point of failure, theme limits |
| Kolonell Starter | 2 700 EUR | 3 to 4 weeks | 5 custom pages, native copy, video call booking | Designed for a focused site |
| Kolonell Growth | 4 500 EUR | 3 to 4 weeks | 10+ pages, insights blog, analytics, full SEO setup | Online store features not needed here |
| Kolonell Premium | 8 200 EUR | 4 to 6 weeks, written schedule | Unlimited pages, multilingual, content strategy, 6 months of support | Larger scope to validate |
All three Kolonell tiers include a project manager reachable on Irish hours (the team is in Senegal on GMT), Google Meet calls at a time that suits you and a written weekly update. Details are on our international website offer.
What goes into a Galway wealth or family office website?
Galway clients are a mix: medtech founders and engineers with share options, farming and tourism families from Connemara and east Galway, academics and doctors, and Irish families with relatives or assets in the United States. Several of these audiences read the site from abroad, so the structure must make sense to someone who has never visited Eyre Square.
- Discretion: no client names, no performance figures, AUM only when the firm already publishes it.
- Team and governance: advisers' qualifications as actually held, investment committee, ownership of the firm.
- Plain service pages: financial planning, investment management, pensions, succession and farm or business transfer, philanthropy. No investment advice and no return figures.
- Regulatory content: regulatory status statement, complaints procedure and legal notices as your compliance team requires. MiFID II marketing communication rules and the Central Bank of Ireland framework apply depending on the authorisation, and your compliance officer validates the content.
- GDPR: privacy notice, cookie consent, secure contact form. The European Accessibility Act applies since 28 June 2025 to certain services; WCAG 2.1 AA is a sound target.
- Irish language: Galway sits next to the largest Gaeltacht area, and some firms want Irish pages. Kolonell writes natively in English and French only, so Irish translations are supplied by you or quoted separately.
A single family office that serves only its own family can still benefit from a three page discreet site for its banks and advisers. Any client or investor login is a custom application, quoted on request. This is not legal advice.
Checklist: how to compare Galway quotes line by line
| Question to ask every supplier | Why it matters for a wealth firm | Kolonell's answer |
|---|---|---|
| Is the copy written for us, and by whom? | Compliance edits go faster on clear, accurate copy | Native English copy included in every tier |
| How many compliance revision rounds are included? | Financial content often needs two or three passes | Planned inside the 3 to 6 week schedule |
| In whose name is the domain registered? | Changing supplier must not mean losing the address | Your name, all access handed over |
| What does year two cost? | Retainers often exceed the build over time | 3 months included (6 on Premium), then quoted |
| How is payment staged? | Cash flow and leverage if delivery slips | 50 % at kickoff, 50 % at delivery, bank transfer or Wise |
| Is a client portal in the price? | Portals carry security and hosting costs | Never in the grid: quoted on request |
| What real work can you show? | Avoid invented case studies | TR Signing Group (New Jersey) and Orven Properties (Dubai) |
TR Signing Group is a bilingual notary and apostille site with quote requests and a booking calendar; Orven Properties is a trilingual FR/EN/AR off-plan real estate advisory site. They are the only references we cite, because they are real.
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Illustrative example, fictitious firm: Declan runs a three-adviser wealth practice in Galway city whose clients include medtech staff and farming families. A Galway studio quotes 8 500 EUR ex VAT plus 95 EUR a month for hosting and updates: over three years, 8 500 + (95 x 36) = 11 920 EUR. With Kolonell Starter at 2 700 EUR, 3 months of support included, and the same 95 EUR monthly budget assumed for the following 33 months (3 135 EUR, maintenance being quoted), he lands near 5 835 EUR. If he later wants Irish pages, he budgets the translation separately and keeps the 6 085 EUR difference for it.
FAQ
Is a Galway agency cheaper than a Dublin one for a wealth website?
Usually yes: about 4 000 to 18 000 EUR in Galway against 12 000 EUR and more in Dublin, as a 2026 ballpark. Kolonell's grid sits at 2 700, 4 500 and 8 200 EUR.
Can you write the site in Irish?
No, Kolonell writes natively in English and French. Irish pages need translations supplied by you or quoted separately, and the multilingual structure comes with Premium at 8 200 EUR.
Do we need to travel or meet in person?
No. Projects run on Google Meet with one written update per week, and the team works on GMT, the same as Irish winter time.
Is a client login included in Growth?
No. Growth at 4 500 EUR covers 10+ pages, a blog and analytics; a client or investor login is a custom application quoted on request.
When is the site live?
In 3 to 4 weeks for Starter and Growth, and usually 4 to 6 weeks for Premium, from the kickoff call.
Let's scope your project. Send us your page list, audience and compliance steps, and we will recommend Starter, Growth or Premium with a firm delivery date. Request your free quote or see the international offer.
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.
