Website quotes in Bahrain range from a few hundred dinars for a simple template site to many thousands for a custom bilingual platform. Two quotes that sound similar can differ widely because they include very different work. This guide explains what a business website involves, what drives cost, typical price ranges and the details Bahraini businesses should not overlook.
Types of business website
Brochure website
Presents your business, services and contact details. Typically 5–15 pages: home, about, a page per service, contact and perhaps a gallery or FAQ. Suitable for most service businesses, clinics, consultancies, contractors and restaurants.
Bilingual website
Arabic and English versions of every page, with proper right-to-left (RTL) layout for Arabic, a language switcher, and hreflang tags so Google shows the right version. Bilingual sites take more design, content and testing time than English-only sites.
Lead-generation website
Built specifically to produce enquiries: dedicated service pages, strong calls to action, click-to-call and WhatsApp buttons, short forms, conversion tracking and SEO foundations from day one.
E-commerce website
Online shop with products, categories, cart, checkout, payment gateway, delivery options, order emails and stock management. Bahrain businesses often integrate local card payments and, where relevant, cash on delivery.
Custom web application
Booking systems, customer portals, quotation tools or marketplaces. Priced as development projects rather than websites.
What drives the price?
- Number of pages and unique layouts
- Bilingual build and the quality of Arabic content
- Custom design versus adapting a well-built theme
- Copywriting and photography: supplied by you or created professionally
- Features: booking, payments, membership areas, multi-branch locators, CRM integrations
- SEO foundations: structure, metadata, schema, speed, redirects from an old site
- Accessibility: readable fonts, colour contrast, keyboard navigation and alt text
- Ongoing support: updates, backups, security monitoring
Typical prices in Bahrain
| Website type | DND Teams (starting from) | What is included |
|---|---|---|
| Starter brochure site (English) | from BHD 179 | Up to 5 pages, mobile-friendly theme, contact form, WhatsApp button, basic SEO |
| Bilingual business site | from BHD 349 | Up to 10 pages in Arabic and English, RTL layout, hreflang, tracking |
| Lead-generation site | from BHD 449 | Up to 15 pages, service pages, conversion tracking, schema, speed optimisation |
| E-commerce site | from BHD 649 | Up to 50 products, payments, delivery options, order emails |
| Redesign with SEO migration | from BHD 399 | New design, content transfer, redirects to protect rankings |
These "starting from" figures are positioned below typical Manama agency rates because our design and development team works from India, while we schedule calls for Bahrain business hours. Contact us for an exact quote.
Arabic and RTL: details that matter
A good Arabic version is more than translated text:
- Mirrored layout: navigation, icons and alignment flip for right-to-left reading
- Arabic typography: fonts designed for Arabic, with suitable line height
- Natural copy: written or reviewed by a fluent writer, not raw machine translation
- Numbers and dates: consistent formatting, and phone numbers that remain readable
- Forms: labels, validation messages and confirmation emails in Arabic
- SEO: separate URLs for Arabic pages, hreflang tags and Arabic metadata
Poor RTL implementation is one of the most common quality problems on GCC websites.
Choosing a platform: WordPress, Shopify or custom?
WordPress powers a large share of business websites worldwide. It is flexible, supports Arabic and RTL well with the right theme, has strong SEO tooling and lets your team edit content without a developer. It needs regular updates and good hosting to stay secure and fast.
Shopify is a hosted e-commerce platform. It handles hosting, security and checkout for you, supports multiple languages and suits retailers who want to launch quickly. Monthly subscription and app fees add up, and some customisation is limited.
WooCommerce adds e-commerce to WordPress. It is flexible and avoids per-sale platform fees, but you are responsible for hosting, updates and security.
Website builders such as Wix or Squarespace are quick for very simple sites but offer less control over performance, SEO and Arabic layout.
Custom development makes sense for unusual features, complex integrations or high-traffic platforms, but it costs more to build and maintain.
For most Bahraini SMEs, a well-built WordPress site or, for retailers, Shopify or WooCommerce, offers the best balance of cost, flexibility and ease of editing.
How to tell whether your website is working
After launch, review these numbers monthly:
- Enquiries: form submissions, calls and WhatsApp clicks from the website
- Traffic sources: search, social, ads and direct visits
- Top pages: which service pages attract visitors and which convert
- Mobile speed: measured with Google's PageSpeed Insights or Search Console's Core Web Vitals report
- Search visibility: impressions and clicks in Google Search Console
If visitors arrive but do not enquire, the issue is usually the message, the offer or the call to action, not the design.
Running costs to budget for
- Domain name, including .bh or .com.bh if you want a local domain, renewed yearly
- Hosting, from shared hosting for small sites to managed hosting for busier ones
- SSL certificate, often included with hosting
- Maintenance: updates, backups and security monitoring
- Premium plugin or theme licences, renewed yearly
- Content updates: new services, prices and team changes
- Marketing: SEO, Google Business Profile management and ads
Legal and practical points
- Privacy notice: if your site collects personal data through forms, analytics or cookies, explain this in a privacy notice consistent with Bahrain's Personal Data Protection Law (Law No. 30 of 2018).
- Cookies and tracking: be transparent about analytics and advertising cookies.
- E-commerce terms: clear terms covering pricing, delivery, returns and refunds.
- Business details: show your registered business name and contact details.
See our Bahrain compliance guides. This article is general information, not legal advice.
A realistic timeline
- Discovery (week 1): goals, audience, pages and features
- Content (weeks 1–3): text, photos, logos and policies, in both languages
- Design (weeks 2–4): homepage and key layouts, then revisions
- Build (weeks 3–6): development, forms, integrations, SEO and tracking
- Testing (week 6): mobile, browsers, Arabic RTL, forms and speed
- Launch and aftercare: go live, submit the sitemap, monitor and train your team
Content is usually the main cause of delay, especially when both Arabic and English copy are needed.
Questions to ask a web designer in Bahrain
- Will I own the domain, hosting, files and content?
- Who writes or reviews the Arabic content?
- How will RTL layout be tested?
- What SEO work is included, and will you set up redirects from my old site?
- How fast will the site load on mobile?
- What support and maintenance do you provide after launch?
- What are the yearly running costs?
Common mistakes
- Choosing the lowest quote and getting a slow, template-heavy site that does not convert
- Launching an Arabic version that is only partly translated
- Redesigning without redirects and losing Google rankings
- Hiding the phone number and WhatsApp button
- Using stock photos that do not reflect your business
- No tracking of calls, forms and WhatsApp clicks
Getting the best value
- Prepare your content and photos early
- Focus on the pages that generate enquiries
- Include WhatsApp click-to-chat, since many Bahraini customers prefer messaging
- Plan SEO alongside design; see our SEO services in Manama
- Ask for conversion tracking from day one
How DND Teams helps
We design bilingual websites for businesses in Manama and across Bahrain, with SEO foundations, WhatsApp integration and tracking built in. Learn more about our website design services, or request a free audit of your current site.
Prices shown are indicative "starting from" figures in local currency and exclude taxes and third-party charges (such as Meta or carrier fees) unless stated. Contact us for an exact quote. This article is general information, not legal advice, and reflects our understanding as of October 2026.