What websites and automation cost across Central Europe and Kazakhstan
Verified price benchmarks for six markets — Slovakia, Czechia, Austria, Poland, Hungary and Kazakhstan. Hourly rates and typical project budgets, converted to EUR (2026 rates).
| Country | Agency €/hr | E-shop (avg) |
|---|---|---|
| Slovakia | €40 | €1 100 |
| Czechia | €51 | €1 500 |
| Austria | €120 | €18 800 |
| Poland | €70 | €5 000 |
| Hungary | €74 | €2 617 |
| Kazakhstan | €33,5 | €3 316 |
Slovakia
WordPress/PrestaShop dominate; rising demand for AI localisation for cross-border (AT, CZ) business.
Czechia
Mature market with strict time-tracking; Shoptet dominates e-commerce.
Austria
Strict WZG (digital accessibility) and DSGVO; Vienna agencies sell strategy, not just code.
Poland
No-code platforms (WebWave) push simple-project prices down; emphasis on Consent Mode v2.
Hungary
Strong location dependence (Budapest dominates); modular pricing with SimplePay / Barion integration.
Kazakhstan
Growth tied to superapps (Kaspi) — integration mandatory for e-commerce; CRM Bitrix24 / amoCRM.
AI-Built Web Index — a technical snapshot (2026)
In a 2026 audit of 93 production websites built with AI builders (Wix, Lovable, Gamma), DevNova found 75% lack structured data (JSON-LD) and a median mobile LCP of 6.6s (70% rated "poor"), while the same sites averaged 96/100 on Lighthouse's basic SEO check.
Open dataset→Dataset · 2026Slovak SMB Web Speed 2026 (audit)
DevNova's 2026 audit of 51 live Slovak small-business websites found a median mobile LCP of 9.9s — none met Google's 2.5s "good" threshold, 94% rated "poor", with a median Performance of 60/100.
Open dataset→Data gathered from local freelance platforms, agencies and job portals (2026), converted to EUR (CZK 25.0 · PLN 4.30 · HUF 405 · KZT 490 per €) and verified to remove outliers. Prices are indicative ranges, not quotes.
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