Metalique Studios vs Web Agency

Both build your website.
One costs ₹2,499/month.

Web agencies charge $3,000–$50,000 to build a website and $75–$300/hour for every change afterward. Metalique Studios builds the same thing for ₹2,499/month — everything included, updates included.

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Cost to get started
Metalique Studios
₹2,499/month
Agency
$3,000–$50,000+
Time to launch
Metalique Studios
3–5 days
Agency
4–12 weeks
Ongoing changes
Metalique Studios
Included
Agency
$75–$300/hour
Payment required
Metalique Studios
$0 upfront
Agency
50% deposit first

Full comparison

Both get you a professionally built website. The difference is cost, speed, and what happens afterward.

What you needMetalique StudiosWeb Agency
Price₹2,499/month$3,000–$50,000 upfront
Ongoing changesEmail us — included$75–$300/hour
Time to launch3–5 business days4–12 weeks
Who builds itOur design teamTheir design team
Payment required upfrontNone — pay after you approve50% deposit before they start
SEO setupIncluded in every buildOften extra ($500–$2,000)
Ownership & portabilityYou can export HTML anytimeDepends on contract
Best forLocal businesses, service businesses, any business wanting to get online fastEnterprise, complex web apps, massive marketing budgets
What if you're unhappy?We revise until you're happy — freeRevision rounds are often limited and charged
Minimum contractMonth-to-month · Cancel anytimeUsually 6–12 month minimum

What an agency website actually costs in year one

Typical agency engagement
Initial design & development$5,000–$15,000
50% upfront deposit$2,500–$7,500 before they start
Ongoing hosting & maintenance retainer$150–$500/month
Content updates (2–3 per month)$300–$900/month
SEO setup (often extra)$500–$2,000
Year 1 total$12,000–$35,000+
Metalique Studios — year one
Custom website build$0 upfront
Hosting, SSL, domainIncluded
SEO setupIncluded
Unlimited updatesIncluded
Monthly subscription$25 × 12 = $300
Year 1 total$300/year

Common myths — and the honest answer

Things people say about agencies that don't hold up to scrutiny.

"Agencies deliver better quality."
Quality depends on the individual designers and developers — not the business model. Metalique Studios's team includes designers who've built sites for hundreds of local businesses. The question isn't agency vs. not-agency. It's: who specifically is building your site?
"A ₹2,499/month service can't be custom."
Every Metalique Studios site is built specifically for your business — your name, your services, your branding, your location. "Custom" means built for you. It doesn't have to mean charging $10,000 for it.
"You get what you pay for."
Agency pricing reflects their overhead: office rent, sales teams, account managers, and profit margins. That overhead has nothing to do with the quality of your website. Metalique Studios's low price is a structural advantage — not a shortcut.
"Agencies give you more control."
Most agency contracts give you less ongoing control than you'd expect. Every change — new service, updated hours, new team member — requires an email and an invoice. Metalique Studios includes unlimited update requests. You email us and we make the change.

Two businesses. Two choices.

Both needed a custom website for a local service business.

Chose Metalique Studios
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Sarah M.
Hair Salon, Austin TX

Got quotes from two agencies — $4,800 and $6,200. Neither would start without a 50% deposit. Found Metalique Studios, filled out the form, had a preview in 4 days. Paid nothing until she approved. First month was $25.

→ 3 new clients in the first week after going live.
Chose an Agency
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Marcus T.
Plumbing Co., Chicago IL

Paid $5,500 upfront to a local agency. 10 weeks later got the site. Every change since then has been invoiced at $150/hour. Last year's update bill: $2,400.

→ Switched to Metalique Studios on renewal.

When an agency IS the right choice

We think Metalique Studios is the right choice for most local businesses. But we'll be honest about when an agency makes sense:

  • →You need a complex web application — a booking platform, marketplace, or custom software (not just a website)
  • →You have a $20,000+ marketing budget and need a full-service team handling strategy, copy, design, and ongoing campaigns
  • →You're a large enterprise with compliance, legal, or integration requirements that require custom development
  • →You need deep integration with your existing enterprise systems (ERP, CRM, custom databases)

For a restaurant, salon, plumbing company, gym, law firm, dental practice, or any local service business — you don't need an agency. You need a great website. That's what Metalique Studios builds.

A custom website. ₹2,499/month.

Our team builds it. You approve it. You go live.

No deposit. No long contracts. No $300/hour change requests.

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