Short answer: a handyman's online presence can start with a free hosted profile. Paid options in this comparison include TradePass at $79/year, Mighty Sites at $108/year before a domain, Wix Light at $204/year, and HandySitePro's managed single-page package at $647 in year one (source). Custom websites require a separate quote. These options do different jobs, and a one-page profile is not the same as a full website. The table below shows each option's upfront commitment and ongoing costs.
The bigger question is what you actually need online, and what you will keep paying after year one. This guide compares the four main options, shows the costs people tend to miss, and works through three example budgets.
Disclosure
This comparison is published by TradePass, one of the options listed. We have tried to present every option fairly, link to each vendor's own pricing page, and say clearly when a full website is the better choice.
Handyman website cost at a glance
All prices are in US dollars and exclude sales tax. Domains and email are noted separately where they are not included. Click a source link to see the vendor's current price.
| Option | Upfront payment | First-year cost | Renewal / ongoing cost | Best fit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hosted profile: TradePass (pricing) | $0 for the free profile. $0 to start the 7-day trial of the annual plan. Or $179 once for Lifetime. | $0 (free), $79 (annual) or $179 (Lifetime) | $0 (free), $79/year (annual), no renewal fee (Lifetime) | Solo handymen who mainly need a professional page to share, a quote form and an easy way for customers to save their number. Free profile available; trial or paid plan required to view quote-request contact details. |
| DIY builder: Wix Light (source) | $204 for an annual plan ($17/month, paid yearly) | $204, with a free domain for year one (source) | $204/year, plus domain renewal at Wix's regular price (not confirmed). Monthly billing is $24/month (source) | Owners who want their own domain and enjoy building and editing a site themselves |
| DIY builder: Hostinger Website Builder Premium (source) | $143.52, billed once for a 48-month term (shown as $2.99/month) | No separate yearly charge: the $143.52 pays for all four years. Domain and two mailboxes free for the first year | Advertised renewal rate of $10.99/month, billed upfront for the renewal term. Domain and mailbox renewals add costs after year one (prices not confirmed) | Budget-focused owners comfortable paying for four years upfront |
| Template service: Mighty Sites (source) | $9 for the first month. 7-day free trial, no card required | $108 ($9 × 12). Domain bought separately | $9/month. No setup fee or contract, per the vendor | Owner-operators who want trade-specific pre-written pages they edit themselves |
| Done-for-you: HandySitePro Single-Page (source) | $299 one-time setup fee, plus $29/month | $647 ($299 + $29 × 12). Domain and hosting included | $348/year ($29 × 12). Month to month, no contract, per the vendor | Handymen who want a site written and built for them and do not want to touch it |
| Custom site: agency or freelancer | Quoted by scope | Depends on the quote | Ask whether hosting, domain and maintenance are included or billed separately | Growing businesses that need many pages, a custom design or advertising landing pages |
How we checked these prices
Prices were read from each vendor's official pricing, plan or help pages on October 7, 2026. Wix's plan page showed regional prices to our checker, so US prices come from Wix's own blog articles that list plan prices. Hostinger's plan prices load inside an interactive widget our checker could not read. The Premium figures were recorded by the TradePass team from Hostinger's website builder page, and our October 7 check confirmed that page's upfront-billing terms and free domain. Items marked "not confirmed" were not visible on an official page. We did not buy or test these products. Prices change often, so confirm them at checkout.
What a handyman actually needs online
Before comparing prices, it helps to know what you are paying for. For most solo handymen, the online essentials are short:
- A page with your business name, services and service area that you can share by link
- A phone number customers can tap to call
- A simple way for customers to request a quote
- A way for customers to save your contact details to their phone
- Photos of your work
- Links to your reviews and social profiles
- A page that looks professional on a phone, because that is where most people will open it
Nice to have, but not essential on day one: your own domain name, separate pages for each service or town, a blog, and email at your own domain. If those extras matter to your business, that pushes you towards a full website. If they do not, a simpler option may cover you. We go deeper on this in do I need a website as a handyman?
The four options compared
1. Hosted profile (TradePass)
Cost: the free card costs $0. The annual plan is $79/year and starts with a 7-day free trial. Lifetime access is $179 once. See current TradePass pricing.
Effort: you fill in your details during signup, and your public page goes live at a tradepassapp.com address. There is no design work and no hosting to manage.
Strengths: a public one-page profile with a quote request form, a tap-to-call button and a save-contact button. Paid plans add a lead inbox, a customiser for services, a photo gallery, service areas and social links, view tracking, referral partner tracking, a QR code and an NFC tap card.
Limits: it is one page with expandable sections, not a multi-page site. There is no custom domain and no blog. On the free profile, you get an email when someone requests a quote, but you need to start the trial or a paid plan to see their name, phone number and project details.
Suits: solo handymen whose work comes mostly from referrals and repeat customers, who need something professional to share without running a website.
2. DIY website builder (Wix, Hostinger)
Cost: Wix Light is $17/month billed annually ($204 a year), or $24/month on monthly billing (Wix). Annual plans include a free domain for the first year. Hostinger's Premium website builder is shown as $2.99/month, but that is a monthly equivalent: you pay $143.52 upfront for a 48-month term (Hostinger). It includes a free domain and two mailboxes for the first year, and a 30-day money-back guarantee. After the term, the advertised renewal rate is $10.99/month, billed upfront for the renewal term.
Effort: you build it yourself. You pick a template, write the copy, add photos, set up forms and keep it current.
Strengths: your own domain, multiple pages and more design flexibility, subject to the platform's limits.
Limits: the building and upkeep time is yours. Renewal rates are higher than intro prices, domain and email renewals can add costs after their included period, and some apps charge their own fees.
Suits: owners who like tinkering and want a full site on a small budget.
3. Managed and template services (Mighty Sites, HandySitePro)
Cost: Mighty Sites is $9/month with no setup fee and a 7-day trial. You buy or connect your own domain. HandySitePro charges $299 setup plus $29/month for a single-page site, or $399 setup plus $39/month for a multi-page site with service and city pages. Domain and hosting are included.
Effort: Mighty Sites gives you pre-written, trade-specific content and images that you edit yourself. HandySitePro writes and builds the site for you and says updates are included.
Strengths: a real website without starting from a blank page. Both say there is no long-term contract.
Limits: the monthly fee continues for as long as the site is live. With HandySitePro, the vendor says the website goes offline if you cancel, but your domain stays yours.
Suits: handymen who want a proper website and would rather pay monthly than build it themselves.
4. Custom website (agency or freelancer)
Cost: custom websites are quoted by scope. Request an itemized quote covering design, page count, content, hosting, maintenance and ownership.
Effort: meetings, reviewing drafts and supplying content and photos. After launch, someone has to handle updates.
Strengths: a design built around your business, with pages planned around the services and areas you cover.
Limits: may involve a larger upfront payment, depending on scope. Hosting, maintenance and edits may be separate, ongoing charges.
Suits: established businesses with a team, a marketing budget or plans for advertising.
Costs people overlook
- Renewals: intro prices often apply only to the first term. Hostinger's Premium plan, for example, renews at an advertised $10.99/month after its $2.99/month intro rate.
- Domains: a free domain usually lasts one year. Wix and Hostinger both include the domain for the first year, then charge to renew it. We could not confirm either renewal price.
- Email at your domain (optional): Hostinger Premium includes two mailboxes free for the first year, so paid email may be unnecessary at first. Google Workspace Business Starter is $7 per user per month on its annual plan (a one-year commitment, billed monthly), or $84/year for one person before tax. Google sometimes runs short introductory discounts; we use the standard rate here.
- Custom-domain email with TradePass: you would need to buy a domain separately for the email address. Owning a domain does not move your TradePass profile to it; profiles stay at a tradepassapp.com address.
- Apps and add-ons: booking tools, extra forms or review widgets can carry their own monthly fees.
- Maintenance: someone has to update photos, prices and services. With DIY that is you; with a managed service it is built into the monthly fee.
- Your time: building and maintaining a DIY site takes hours you could spend on paid jobs. Only you can put a price on that.
SEO and advertising are separate. Search optimisation services and paid ads are marketing costs, not website costs. You do not need them to have a working website, and none of the prices above include them.
Three example budgets
These are hypothetical budgets based on current published prices, not customer case studies. They exclude tax. Optional email is shown separately, and any domain costs not included in the base price are listed on their own.
Budget A: keep it simple
- Base cost: TradePass free profile $0, annual plan $79/year, or Lifetime $179 once with no renewal fee
- Optional email: Google Workspace, +$84/year
- Total with optional email: $84 (free profile), $163 (annual: $79 + $84), or $263 in year one for Lifetime ($179 + $84), then $84/year
- Separately charged: the domain needed for custom email, priced by your registrar. Your profile stays at its tradepassapp.com address
Budget B: build it yourself
- Wix Light, billed annually. Base: $204 in year one, including a free first-year domain. Optional email: +$84. Total with optional email: $288
- Wix, year two: $204, or $288 with optional email, plus the Wix domain renewal (not confirmed)
- Hostinger Premium. Base: $143.52 upfront for the initial four-year term, with a free first-year domain and two mailboxes. Optional Workspace email: +$84 in year one, for $227.52, though the included mailboxes may make it unnecessary
- Hostinger, years two to four: no further plan payment, but the domain renewal and any mailbox renewals apply (prices not confirmed). After four years, the plan renews at an advertised $10.99/month, billed upfront
Budget C: have it done for you
- Base: HandySitePro Single-Page, $299 setup + ($29 × 12) = $647 in year one, with domain and hosting included
- Optional email: +$84, for $731 in year one
- Year two: $348 ($29 × 12), or $432 with optional email
Where TradePass fits (and when it does not)
TradePass is for handymen who want a professional page to share, a way for customers to request quotes, and a contact card customers can save to their phone, without building or running a website. Your public page can be found by search engines, but no site or profile can guarantee indexing, rankings or leads.
Lifetime access means you can use the TradePass service with no renewal fee. It does not mean you own the TradePass software. Paid users can also claim an NFC tap card from their dashboard. Shipping is included with Lifetime, and annual subscribers pay a small shipping fee.
A full website is the better choice if you want your own domain, separate pages for each service or town, a blog, landing pages for advertising, or a site for a growing team. In that case, a DIY builder or a done-for-you service is worth the extra cost. See do contractors really need a website? for more on that decision.
Start with the simple option
Create a free TradePass profile in minutes and see if it covers what you need. To see the contact details from quote requests, start the 7-day trial or choose a paid plan.
Prefer one payment?
Questions to ask before you pay for a website
- 1What is the total I pay today, and for how many months does it cover?
- 2What does it renew at after the first term?
- 3Is the domain included, who owns it, and what does it cost to renew?
- 4What happens to my site and domain if I cancel?
- 5Are updates and edits included, or billed separately?
- 6Which features cost extra, such as forms, booking or email?
- 7Is there a contract, setup fee or cancellation fee?
- 8Can I see examples of live sites for other handymen?
The bottom line
For a solo handyman, getting online can cost nothing for a free profile, $79 to $204 a year for the simpler paid options here, or $647 in year one for a done-for-you single-page site, before optional extras like email. Start with what you actually need: a page to share, a way to get quote requests and an easy way for customers to keep your number. Then pay for more only when your business needs it. You can compare TradePass plans on the pricing page.
Try the simple option first
Set up your free profile today, or start the 7-day trial to view quote-request contact details and use your lead inbox and website customizer.
Prefer one payment?