The short verdict
- A fix costs less than a rebuild when the problems are few and the structure is sound.
- The price depends on how many problems there are and how hard the platform makes each one.
- A fix that has to be redone after every prompt is not cheaper in the end.
01How fixes are priced
A rebuild is priced by layouts, content and motion, as we cover in the rebuild cost post. A fix is different. It is priced by the list of problems and how long each takes on the platform the site is on. Two sites with the same number of pages can have very different fix costs.
02Small, medium and large fixes
| Size | Typical examples |
|---|---|
| Small | Page titles and descriptions, alt text, a broken link, a contrast fix in the palette, leftover placeholder text |
| Medium | A form that does not deliver, mobile layout on a few sections, a type and spacing pass, hover and focus states |
| Large | Restructuring a page, fixing mobile across the whole site, adding a CMS, making a client-rendered site readable by crawlers |
Most sites sent to us have a mix. A handful of small fixes plus two or three medium ones is a common shape, and usually well worth doing in place.
03What makes a fix bigger
The platform
Fixing something in Webflow or Framer usually means changing a class or a setting once. Fixing something in a generated codebase means finding the right component, sometimes several copies of it, editing code and redeploying. The same fix can take very different amounts of time.
Repetition
If the same card was generated separately on six pages, it has to be fixed six times. A site built from shared components fixes once.
Fragility
Some generated code is tangled, so changing one thing breaks another. Every fix then needs extra testing.
Future prompts
If the team will keep editing by prompting the AI tool, some fixes will be undone by later changes. That cost does not show on the first invoice, but it is real.
04When fixing stops being cheaper
- The list is long in every category. At that point, the problem is the system, and a rebuild fixes everything at once.
- The page order is wrong. Restructuring several pages costs nearly as much as building them properly.
- Each fix needs a developer and you will need more fixes every month.
- Search matters and the site is client-rendered, which is expensive to patch.
“The cheapest fix is the one you only pay for once.”
05A sensible way to buy fixes
Start with the problems that cost you most: anything broken, like forms, mobile and indexing, then anything that loses trust, like placeholder content and copy, then anything that makes the site feel off, like spacing, type and motion. Fix the first group now. Decide on the rest once you know whether the site will stay where it is.
06Questions people ask
Do you fix sites without moving them to Webflow?
Yes, where it makes sense. If moving would be cheaper or better over the next year, we will say so.
Can you give a fixed price for fixes?
Yes, once we have seen the site and agreed the list.
Is it worth fixing a site I plan to rebuild next year?
Fix what is broken or embarrassing. Skip anything cosmetic that the rebuild will replace.
How do I find out what my site needs?
Send us the link. The free verdict lists the problems and tells you whether to fix or rebuild.
