“Renting a website” means: you don't buy a website, you subscribe to one — along with everything that belongs to it. Design, hosting, domain, legal pages and every change are part of the monthly price. Some providers call it a “website subscription” or “website leasing”; it's the same idea. The decisive advantage: the provider isn't paid at launch only to disappear, but has to deliver again every single month.
A website subscription: the advantages of the model
Instead of €3,000 or more in one go, you pay a fixed monthly amount — as plannable as rent, electricity and insurance.
A rented website doesn't go stale: changes, updates and legal pages are part of the package, not extra invoices.
Cancel monthly means the provider has to deliver every month. No contract holding you for three years.
Domain, hosting, tech, content — in a rental model it all belongs together. No “that's the hosting company's job”.
What to look out for when renting
Not every rental offer is the same. Ask every provider these three questions — including us.
Your copy, images and your domain must belong to you — contractually. At Pagoras they do; with some providers they don't. Always ask.
The most important difference between providers. With us, your website's code is kept in an exportable format — you can move away with everything.
Some “rent a website” offers are just a site builder under another name — you still do the building yourself. Real renting means the provider creates and maintains the site.
Questions about renting
You pay a fixed monthly amount and get a finished, managed website in return: design, hosting, domain, care and changes are included. At Pagoras that's €79 a month, cancel monthly.
Over three years, a rented website costs €2,844 with us. A bought agency website usually ends up well above that once you add the build, a care contract and billable change hours — and without maintenance it goes stale. The honest calculation is on our pricing page.
Your domain and your content are yours. The website code lives in a Git repository and can be exported. If you cancel, you take everything with you — that's not small print here, it's part of the model.
Businesses that want a professional website without dealing with tech or investing a lot upfront: restaurants, trades, practices, service providers. If you enjoy tinkering yourself, a site builder is cheaper.
No. Cancel monthly, by simple email.