Honest Comparison
Sawa Sites vs a Traditional Agency
Agencies do great work. The question is whether your project needs a six-week process and a $3,000+ invoice, or a focused five-day build 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 a fixed price agreed before work starts: $970, no surprise invoices
- You want it live in 5 working days, not 6 weeks of meetings
- You want to own and edit it yourself afterwards, no retainer required
| Traditional agency | Sawa Sites | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3,000 to 5,000+, often open-ended | $970 flat, agreed upfront |
| Timeline | 4 to 6 weeks, sometimes more | 5 working days, day-by-day 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, ever |
| 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, five focused days and one fixed price gets you there with the keys in your hand.
How that compares
Traditional agency
$3,000+
4 to 6 weeks
they hold the keys
Sawa Sites
$970 once
5 working days
100% yours, forever
DIY builders
$17+/month forever
you build it yourself
locked to their platform
Start your site
Full refund if you don't love the first design.