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Vector UX publishes the numbers and decision guides a small company needs before hiring a studio: what a custom website costs in 2026, when to buy software instead of building it, how AI changes the work and what it cannot do, how AI website builders compare to a studio, and a 25-point launch checklist. Two free tools: a project estimator and a website audit.
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Two things you can run now
Estimator
Place your project
A price range and a timeline from the table we quote from, plus an AI scoping assistant that maps a sentence to a scenario.
Open Website auditIs your site ready for AI search?
25 checks on speed, findability, AI-readiness, and conversion, with a plain-English readout in about a minute.
Open02Guides
Read in five minutes
01What a custom website costs in 2026 (real numbers)
Real 2026 prices for small-business websites: builders, templates, agencies, and studios, with the scenarios we quote and what moves the number.02Custom software vs off-the-shelf: a 10-minute decision guide
How to decide between buying a tool and building one, with the three questions we ask on every discovery call.03How we use AI to build software faster, and the 40% it can't do
What AI actually changes about building a site or a tool in 2026, what it does not, and how that shows up in price and timeline.04AI website builder vs a studio: when each wins
A fair comparison of AI website builders and a small studio for a small company in 2026, by what you need the site to do.05How to choose a software studio in Southern Utah
What to ask a web or software studio in St. George and Southern Utah before you hire, with a fair look at the local options.06The launch checklist
The 25 things we check before a site goes live.
Real 2026 prices for small-business websites: builders, templates, agencies, and studios, with the scenarios we quote and what moves the number.02Custom software vs off-the-shelf: a 10-minute decision guide
How to decide between buying a tool and building one, with the three questions we ask on every discovery call.03How we use AI to build software faster, and the 40% it can't do
What AI actually changes about building a site or a tool in 2026, what it does not, and how that shows up in price and timeline.04AI website builder vs a studio: when each wins
A fair comparison of AI website builders and a small studio for a small company in 2026, by what you need the site to do.05How to choose a software studio in Southern Utah
What to ask a web or software studio in St. George and Southern Utah before you hire, with a fair look at the local options.06The launch checklist
The 25 things we check before a site goes live.
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