Wealth management or family office website in Port Louis: Mauritian agency prices vs Kolonell (2026)

The verdict in three sentences

In Port Louis, and in the neighbouring financial hub of Ebene, a wealth management or family office website from a Mauritian agency costs a 2026 ballpark of 4 000 to 20 000 USD, and more through a South African or European studio. Kolonell applies a fixed grid of 2 900, 4 900 or 8 900 USD, with native English and French copywriting, the two working languages of the Mauritian financial centre. To be straightforward: a good local freelancer can be cheaper than our Starter, and Kolonell's case rests on included bilingual copy, delivery time and full handover of access.

What do Port Louis agencies charge in 2026?

Mauritius has built itself into an international financial centre: management companies, trust and corporate service providers, family offices structuring wealth oriented towards Africa, India and Europe. Decision makers use English in official documents, French in much of their business relationships and Creole among themselves. For English-speaking founders and expat partners based on the island, this means a Mauritian wealth site usually needs English at minimum and ideally French as well.

The local web market is active, with agencies in Port Louis, Ebene and Quatre Bornes and many freelancers. Prices are set in Mauritian rupees; we express them here in USD as wide ranges. This is a 2026 ballpark based on local agencies' public rate cards, minimum project sizes on Clutch.co and rates on Upwork or Malt. These are not official figures and they vary with scope.

The column that matters most in Mauritius is the last one: many low quotes assume you supply the text, in English and in French. Writing a wealth website, including compliance review, is often a large share of the work.

What a Mauritian wealth site should show, and keep quiet

• Status and licence. Financial services activities in Mauritius are overseen by the Financial Services Commission (FSC). The communication rules that apply to you depend on your licence; your compliance officer validates every published text.
• Data protection. The Data Protection Act 2017 governs data collected through the site: privacy notice, consent, secure form. If you target European residents, GDPR may also apply.
• Discretion. No client names, no returns, no unpublished assets under management. A single family office that takes no clients may want a single sober page: a legitimate and inexpensive need.
• Governance and substance. For a Mauritian structure, showing the local team, directors and physical presence reassures banks and counterparties.
• Services. Wealth structuring, succession planning, investment advisory, philanthropy, services for African and diaspora families: explained without giving investment advice.
• Investor area. Secure access to reports is a custom application, quoted on request.

These points are factual and are not legal advice.

Total cost over 3 years: comparing like for like

The build price says almost nothing without what comes after. Here is a grid to fill in with your quotes, illustrated with prudent assumptions.

To separate two offers, apply the same monthly maintenance budget on both sides: the difference then comes down to the build and what it includes.

Kolonell works remotely with a project manager reachable at a sensible hour: the team is based in Senegal on GMT, four hours behind Mauritius, which leaves comfortable slots in the early Mauritian afternoon for Google Meet calls. A written update is sent every week. Payment by bank transfer or Wise, 50 % to start, 50 % at delivery. All terms are on our international website offer.

Red flags in a quote

• No list of pages or languages.
• Domain or hosting registered in the provider's name.
• A mock-up showing performance, client names or return promises.
• No mention of the Data Protection Act or a secure form.
• "Copy supplied by client" buried in the small print.
• A client area "included" with no specification: it will be either very limited or billed again.

Mini case study

Illustrative example, fictional: Priya runs an eight-person multi family office between Port Louis and Ebene, serving families from East Africa, India and France. She wants an English and French site. A local agency quotes 12 000 USD excluding copywriting, plus 300 USD a month for maintenance.

Kolonell Premium option: 8 900 USD, FR and EN copy included, 6 months of support. Applying the same 300 USD a month to Kolonell after the included support (Kolonell maintenance is quoted on request, so this is her working figure): agency 12 000 + 36 x 300 = 22 800 USD over 3 years, excluding copy; Kolonell 8 900 + 30 x 300 = 17 900 USD, copy included. A gap of about 4 900 USD before she even pays a copywriter on the agency side.

FAQ

Is Kolonell cheaper than a Mauritian freelancer?

Not always: a local freelancer can quote 1 500 to 6 000 USD. Our Starter at 2 900 USD includes native copywriting, a project manager and 3 months of support, which changes the comparison.

Can you write in Mauritian Creole?

No. Kolonell writes natively in English and French only; any other language is supplied by you or quoted separately. Premium at 8 900 USD covers bilingual FR/EN.

Does the FSC have to approve the website?

The site itself is not approved as such, but your communications must follow the rules attached to your licence. Your compliance officer reviews the copy, so allow one to two weeks; this is not legal advice.

How long for a bilingual site?

Premium follows a written schedule set at kickoff, usually 4 to 6 weeks. Starter and Growth, in one language, are delivered in 3 to 4 weeks.

What references can you show?

Orven Properties (orvenproperties.com), an off-plan real-estate advisory in Dubai with a trilingual FR/EN/AR site, and TR Signing Group (trsigninggroup.com), a notary and apostille service in New Jersey with a bilingual EN/FR site and back office. To scope your site, request a free quote.

Let's scope your project. Tell us your languages, services and the level of discretion you want, and we will propose Starter, Growth or Premium on a 3 to 6 week schedule. Request your free quote or see the international offer.