DIY
Wix, Squarespace, free Shopify theme
Typical Singapore agency
Mid-market shop, 2-3x our price
SGBP
ASEAN-serving, program-manager-led Time to live store 8-14 weeks
Time to live store 8-12 weeks
Time to live store Quick. Scoped on the discovery call
Owner on the build You. With Stack Overflow.
Owner on the build Account manager. Team behind.
Owner on the build The program manager owning your delivery
Performance budget Not enforced
Performance budget Promised in the pitch
Performance budget Fast mobile load · speed sprint in every build
Local price for a build Tools + your weekends
Local price for a build Mid-tier agency · 2-3x our price
Local price for a build See offer builder above
Local payment rails wired Usually skipped
Local payment rails wired Add-on, charged separately
Local payment rails wired In every build by default
WhatsApp commerce Not on roadmap
WhatsApp commerce Quoted as a phase-2 project
WhatsApp commerce In every build by default
Privacy law + cookie consent Copy-paste from a blog
Privacy law + cookie consent Generic template
Privacy law + cookie consent Aligned to local privacy guidance
Mobile load time 4-8 seconds
Mobile load time 3-5 seconds
Mobile load time Under 2.5 seconds, every build
Security hardening None
Security hardening Basic SSL + maybe a CDN
Security hardening OWASP review, security headers, WAF, backup drill
SEO / AIO / GEO optimisation Plugin-driven, mostly broken
SEO / AIO / GEO optimisation On-page basics only
SEO / AIO / GEO optimisation Speakable schema, llms.txt, AI-Overview-ready blocks
Dedicated tech support StackOverflow
Dedicated tech support Care plan, charged monthly
Dedicated tech support Lead program manager on WhatsApp + 90d free post-launch
Change requests You break the site
Change requests Billed per hour
Change requests Up to 3 free in-sprint, then capped hourly
Ownership of code Yours, but messy
Ownership of code Often locked to their CMS
Ownership of code You own everything. Repo handover on day one
In-person on-site meetings You ARE the team
In-person on-site meetings Yes, billed per visit
In-person on-site meetings Video calls only. Quarterly in-person possible on request
Same-day emergency call-out No
Same-day emergency call-out Within SLA, often next-day
Same-day emergency call-out WhatsApp first response in under 1 hour, fix in 24 hours