Pricing
Bespoke headless work, calibrated to where your platform actually sits.
Headlessweb delivers a single engagement model across four clearly defined commitments. The approach is the same regardless of scale — structured, senior-led, and built around your specific platform reality. What changes is the scope of the build and the commercial outcomes the engagement is designed to produce.
The starting point
Most engagements start with the Headless Assessment.
The assessment is the diagnostic work that makes everything else responsible. It is a paid standalone deliverable that produces strategic value in its own right, and it is the only honest way to commit to a full build afterwards. It is especially useful when your goal is complex and requires careful analysis.
The price is fixed regardless of which engagement follows. What varies between builds is the depth and complexity of the work that comes after — not the assessment itself.
Headless Assessment
Full technical and architectural diagnosis of your current platform.
£1,000
One-off · standalone deliverable
Who it's for
Delivered as a written report plus stakeholder presentation. Standalone value even if you do not proceed to a build.
- Full technical and architectural diagnosis of your current platform
- Written report plus stakeholder presentation
- Standalone strategic value even if you do not proceed to a build
- Best Approach Strategy
Headless migration / rebuild
Your existing platform, rebuilt headless.
From £5,000
One-off · calibrated to platform complexity
Who it's for
Monolith stripped away, modern decoupled stack in its place. Faster, more flexible, and built for the integrations and content workflows your team actually needs. Scope and final investment confirmed during the Phase 01 assessment.
- Discovery and scoping workshop
- Headless CMS setup and content migration
- Frontend build (Next.js or framework confirmed during assessment)
- API integrations and third-party connections
- Performance and accessibility QA
- Launch support and handover
Custom headless platform
A ground-up headless platform designed around your business, not adapted from a template.
From £10,000
One-off · for complex or ambitious builds
Who it's for
For organisations with complex integration requirements, multiple content sources, custom commerce, or architecture that needs to operate at genuine scale. Optional ongoing support available via Headless Care & Growth.
- Everything in migration / rebuild
- Custom architecture design and documentation
- Multi-source content orchestration
- Commerce, search, or personalisation integrations
- Advanced performance optimisation
- Internal team training and handover
Headless Care & Growth
A retained engagement for platforms that need continued expert attention.
From £1,500/mo + VAT
Minimum 3-month engagement
Who it's for
Regular improvements, proactive monitoring, and a team who already knows your stack from the ground up.
- Dedicated development hours each month
- Proactive monitoring and uptime management
- Dependency and security updates
- CMS, content, and editorial support
- Monthly performance and progress review
- Priority response times throughout
- 48 hour bug fixes
What every engagement includes
The structured work behind every Headlessweb project.
Technical diagnosis
The Phase 01 assessment that makes every subsequent decision deliberate rather than improvised. Standalone value regardless of what follows.
Platform architecture
A headless stack chosen and built for your specific platform reality — CMS, frontend framework, APIs, and integrations all selected for fit, not convenience.
Senior delivery throughout
No account management layer. No handoff to junior developers after the scoping call. The same senior technical leadership that runs the assessment also leads the build.
Clean handover
Every engagement ends with documentation, training, and a platform your team can actually own — not a dependency on us to keep it running.
Pricing principles
Prices are honest anchors, not tactical figures.
The assessment is always paid, always first.
There are no free audits, no complimentary scoping sessions, no unpaid strategy work. The Phase 01 assessment is a paid deliverable that produces real value — and it is the only responsible entry point into a Headlessweb engagement.
'From' prices reflect real calibration.
Every build is scoped to the specific platform, integration requirements, and outcomes involved. The anchors give you an honest commercial range. The assessment confirms the actual investment.
Prices reflect senior delivery.
Every engagement is led by senior technical talent from start to finish. The pricing reflects this. We do not offer a reduced rate for junior delivery.
No discounts.
The prices on this page are the prices for every client. We do not offer agency discounts, startup pricing, or quiet exceptions. If the economics of your project cannot support the engagement, we will say so plainly.
Third-party costs quoted separately.
Hosting, CMS licensing, third-party tooling, and specialist services are quoted outside the engagement price so you have a complete picture before committing.
If you have a platform but no clear picture of what going headless would actually involve, the Phase 01 assessment is the right place. It is the honest, structured way to answer that question — and it stands on its own even if nothing follows.
No lock-in. No obligation.