Build your website yourself or hire a web designer?

Hire a web designer if you need custom work, such as a web shop, integrations with your accounting or booking software or a fully developed brand identity, or if you simply don't want to spend time on it. Build it yourself if you need a clear site with your services, prices and contact details and want to be able to change it yourself. With AI, as on vibe-code.nl, you don't need design or coding skills to do that.

Free account · 200 free credits · One app online for free

What you can make

Hiring: when it makes sense
For a web shop with payments, integrations with your accounting or scheduling tools, an extensive brand identity, or when you want to hand off search optimisation and maintenance entirely. A good designer also helps sharpen your message.
Hiring: what it costs
Prices vary widely. Roughly: a simple site from a freelancer often costs a few hundred to a few thousand euros, custom work with a shop or integrations often considerably more. Hosting, maintenance and paid changes usually come on top.
DIY: when it makes sense
For a site with your services, prices, opening hours and a contact form, when you want to be online quickly and make changes yourself without waiting or paying per change.
DIY with AI
You describe your site in plain words, the AI designs and builds it while you watch and publishes it in one click. Changing it is a sentence in the chat.
Or both
Build a first version yourself to get your idea clear and take it to a designer. Or have a developer continue later: you can download the code.

How it works

  1. 1

    Describe your idea

    In plain words, typed or spoken. Just send a sketch or your logo along.

  2. 2

    Watch while it builds

    The AI picks colours and fonts, finds photos and builds the pages. You see the result appear alongside.

  3. 3

    Adjust and go live

    Say what should change until it's right. In one click it's online at its own address.

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Tips for a good request

  • List what your site really needs to do. If online payments or links with other systems are on it, hiring someone is often the better choice.
  • When talking to a designer, always ask what happens after launch: what do hosting, maintenance and a change cost?
  • Try building it yourself for free first. After an hour you usually know whether it suits you, and if not you have a clear draft to take along.
  • If you go DIY, set aside time now and then to keep your copy and photos up to date.

Good to know

  • On vibe-code.nl, online payments, logins for visitors and sending emails from your site are not included as standard. If you need those, a developer is often the better choice.
  • The AI writes your copy and picks a design, but it doesn't get to know your business the way a designer does. What you put in shapes much of the result.
  • The prices for hiring are general indications; always ask for a quote for your situation.

What it costs

All prices and what's included

Free

€ 0

200 free credits and one app online.

Starter

€14.99 per month

800 credits per month, 3 apps online.

Pro

€29.99 per month

2,000 credits per month, 10 apps online.

Business

€79.99 per month

6,000 credits per month, unlimited apps online.

A new website or app usually costs between 50 and 100 credits, a small change often just a few. After every request you see what it cost. Prices include VAT, cancel any month.

Frequently asked questions

Is it cheaper to build a website yourself?

Usually, especially for a simple site. You start for free: an account costs nothing and you can put one app online for free, with a small "Made with vibe-code.nl" credit. Want to build more? Choose a plan from €14.99 a month, cancel any month. When you hire someone you often pay an amount up front and then for hosting, maintenance and changes.

How much does it cost to have a website made?

It depends heavily on what you want and who builds it. Roughly: a simple site from a freelancer often costs a few hundred to a few thousand euros; a web shop or custom work with integrations often considerably more. Get a few quotes to compare.

When is it better to hire a web designer?

When you want a web shop with payments, need integrations with other systems, want a complete brand identity developed, or don't want to spend the time yourself. There's nothing wrong with that.

Will a DIY website look professional?

With AI it can: the AI doesn't use a standard template but designs a site that suits your field, with fitting photos or your own images. The more specific your request, the better the result.

How long does it take to build a website yourself with AI?

The first version is usually ready within a few minutes. After that you refine it at your own pace; a simple business site is often done within an afternoon.

Can a developer take over my DIY site later?

Yes. The app is yours: you can always download the code and keep using it elsewhere. It's a standard Next.js app a developer can continue working on.

Updated on 27 October 2026.

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