Honest Comparison
Sawa Sites vs a Traditional Agency
Agencies do great work. The question is whether your project needs a six-week process and an open-ended invoice, or a focused build that goes live in less than 7 working days at a fixed price.
An Agency Is Right for You If
- You're building a complex platform: marketplaces, custom portals, big e-commerce
- You need a large team embedded with yours for months
- Budget isn't a constraint and procurement needs a big vendor
- You want ongoing managed marketing, not just the website
Sawa Is Right for You If
- You need a premium business website, not a six-month software project
- You want the price agreed before work starts, with no surprise invoices
- You want it live in less than 7 working days, not 6 weeks of meetings
- You want to own and edit it yourself afterwards, no retainer required
| Feature | Traditional agency | Sawa Sites |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Often open-ended, billed as it grows | One fixed fee, agreed upfront |
| Timeline | 4 to 6 weeks, sometimes more | Less than 7 working days, step-by-step process |
| Edits after launch | A ticket and an invoice per change | You edit it yourself, just by chatting |
| Ownership | Often their hosting, their CMS, their keys | Your accounts: domain, hosting, code |
| Monthly fees | Retainers are the business model | Zero to us, ever. Your domain, hosting and a Claude plan for editing are billed to you directly |
| Risk | Deposits, contracts, scope creep | Full refund if you don't love the first design |
For complex platforms, hire an agency and pay them well. For a premium website that earns trust and brings in customers, less than 7 working days and one fixed price get you there with the keys in your hand.