How Much Does WordPress & WooCommerce Maintenance Cost in 2026?
Real monthly prices for WordPress website and WooCommerce store maintenance in euro. What maintenance should include and what you lose without it.
Jordan Andreev 7 min read Building a website is only the beginning. WordPress, themes and plugins update constantly, security threats evolve, and an online store runs 24/7 – any failure means lost orders. So the question isn't whether you need maintenance, but what kind and at what price.
In short: Maintenance for a simple WordPress site is around 30–60 € per month, for a WooCommerce store 60–150 €, and for a large store with integrations 150 € and up. The price depends on size, integrations and how quickly issues must be handled.
What should good maintenance include?
- Updates to WordPress, the theme and plugins – tested, not applied blindly.
- Daily backups stored off-site, with tested restores.
- Uptime monitoring – an alert the moment the site goes down.
- Security – firewall, malware scanning, admin login protection.
- Speed – regular Core Web Vitals checks and database cleanup.
- Small changes – copy, banners, promotions, new pages.
- A report – what was done during the month.
Maintenance prices in 2026
Indicative monthly prices in euro, excluding VAT. The market is wide – from "I update once a month" to a team on call around the clock.
Basic – business website
Online store – WooCommerce
Large store / B2B
One-off tasks outside the plan are usually billed hourly. If a site has been neglected for a long time, the first month often includes a bigger cleanup.
What do you lose without maintenance?
- Security: outdated plugins are the most common way in for attackers. Cleaning a hacked site costs more than a year of maintenance.
- Sales: a broken checkout or shipping module can go unnoticed for days.
- Google rankings: slow, hacked or unavailable sites drop in search.
- Time: the owner ends up fighting technical issues instead of running the business.
💡 From practice: For BRIK Guest Houses and Metamix, maintenance is long-term – updates, offers, SEO and monitoring. The site isn't "built and forgotten"; it grows with the business.
How to choose who maintains your site
- Ask where backups are stored and when a restore was last tested.
- Get a clear list of what's included and what costs extra.
- Agree on response times when the site is down.
- Prefer direct contact with the person working on your site over a ticket system nobody answers.
Frequently asked questions
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Request a quote Author: Jordan Andreev
Web developer specialising in WordPress and WooCommerce. I build fast, secure and SEO-optimised online stores.