Build, host & run your website in Sri Lanka
The honest Sri Lankan guide to hosting, website cost, .lk domains, ecommerce and web design — written from what I actually build, buy and pay for. LKR where it matters, no fake “Top 1”, no ghost-written editorial team.
Choose what you need
I want a website built for me
Compare quotations, understand pricing, and hire the right web designer or agency in Sri Lanka.
Start here →I want to build it myself
WordPress, Shopify, Wix or another builder — pick the right tool for a Sri Lankan business.
Start here →I already have a website
Migrate, secure, back up or improve an existing site — starting with better hosting.
Start here →Everything about websites in Sri Lanka
Six focused pillars, each with commercial pages, comparisons and validated questions underneath. Follow whichever one matches what you're solving right now.
Web hosting
Types, prices, local vs international, and how to choose the right hosting for a Sri Lankan site.
Read the guide →Website cost
Realistic LKR ranges for business sites, ecommerce, WordPress and ongoing costs.
Read the guide →Web design
What a good website quotation looks like, freelancer vs agency, timelines and ownership.
Read the guide →Domains
.lk vs .com, registration, renewal, ownership and pointing a domain to hosting.
Read the guide →Website builders
WordPress, Shopify, Wix and other builders compared for Sri Lankan use.
Read the guide →Ecommerce
Payment gateways in Sri Lanka, WooCommerce vs Shopify, and how to launch a local store.
Read the guide →Popular questions
Useful tools
Website Cost Calculator
Answer a few questions and get an honest LKR range for your website project — with the assumptions spelled out.
Open calculator →How to create a website in Sri Lanka
End-to-end walkthrough: choosing what to build, buying a domain, hosting, launch and maintenance.
Read the guide →Why this site is different
I'm Alston Antony — Colombo-born, 15+ years building and hosting sites, 100+ owned, and Senior Digital Marketing Manager at Brainstorm Force (Astra, ZipWP). I write every page here.
Real LKR pricing, dated
Prices are checked against the provider's own page, quoted in LKR where relevant, and dated when they were verified.
No fake “Top 1”
I rank by the criteria I publish on the page — never by which affiliate pays most. Read my editorial policy.
Independent & first-person
No hosting company owns this site. Written by one person, not a ghost “editorial team”. Some outbound links are affiliate — disclosure.
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