How Much Does WordPress Maintenance Cost? (2026 Small Business Guide)

**Real pricing, real client example, honest breakdown.**

Most small business owners think WordPress maintenance means clicking update once a month.

It doesn’t.

We maintain Fatemiye.com — an Islamic education platform with two WordPress sites, student memberships, and a custom LMS — for $80/month. Daily backups, staged updates, 24/7 monitoring, membership fixes, payment failures. The founder teaches. We handle everything else.

What does it actually cost?

• Brochure site: $50–$100/month
• Small business site: $80–$150/month
• WooCommerce store: $200–$500/month
• Membership/LMS site: $150–$400/month

Skipping maintenance isn’t free. One emergency developer fix costs $150–$300. One hack from an outdated plugin costs more.

“They are highly skilled and created unique solutions for my complex spec. I highly recommend Scripto.” — Adnaan Raja, Fatemiye.com

Full breakdown here: scriptoagency.com/website-maintenance-cost