Custom website design with no monthly subscription.
Most websites are rented. You pay every month, forever, and the day you stop, the site disappears. Orb55 works the other way. You pay once, I build a site from scratch around your business, and it's yours to keep, the code, the design, and the domain. No subscription, no lock-in, no catch.
Why owning your website matters
You stop renting
A subscription is rent. You can pay it for ten years and own nothing at the end. A one-time build is paid once and owned for good.
Nobody can switch it off
Miss a payment on a builder and your site goes dark. When you own the code and the domain, your site stays live on your terms.
It works out cheaper
A £30 monthly subscription is £1,800 over five years. An Orb55 site is a single payment from £799 (or £499 for the first five founder's-price builds), and there's no meter running.
It's built for you
No template with your logo dropped on top. Every Orb55 site is designed from scratch around your business, and that file is yours.
Orb55 vs the subscription builders
How a one-time, owned-outright build compares to renting from Wix, Squarespace, or WordPress.com.
| Orb55 | Wix | Squarespace | WordPress.com | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payment | Paid once | Monthly subscription | Monthly subscription | Monthly subscription |
| You own the code | Yes, fully | No | No | No |
| You own the design | Yes, fully | Locked to platform | Locked to platform | Partly |
| Cost over 5 years | From £799, once | ~£1,000+ | ~£1,000+ | ~£800+ |
| Stays live if you stop paying | Yes, it stays | No, goes offline | No, goes offline | No, goes offline |
| Built from scratch | Yes | No, templates | No, templates | No, themes |
| Free of lock-in | Yes | No | No | Partly |
Subscription pricing is indicative of typical business-tier plans and changes over time. Orb55 pricing is a one-time payment.
Common questions about owning your website
Can I buy a website outright instead of paying monthly?
Yes. Orb55 builds custom websites for a single one-time payment. There's no subscription and no ongoing fee. You pay once, the site is built, and it's yours, the code, the design, and the domain.
What does it mean to own your website outright?
It means the website and everything in it belongs to you, not a platform. You hold the source code, the design files, and the keys to your domain. Nobody can switch it off, raise a monthly fee, or hold your site hostage.
What happens to a Wix or Squarespace site if you stop paying?
On subscription builders, the site usually goes offline when you stop paying, because you were renting it. With an Orb55 site there's nothing to stop paying. It's owned outright, so it stays live and stays yours.
Is a one-time payment cheaper than a website subscription?
Over any real timeframe, yes. A builder at even a £30 subscription a month is £1,080 over three years and £1,800 over five, and you never own it. An Orb55 site is a single payment from £799 (£499 for the first five founder's-price builds) and is yours for good.
Do I need any monthly subscription at all with Orb55?
No. Your site works on launch and keeps working with no forced fees. There's an optional care plan at £29/mo if you'd like edits and updates handled for you, but it's genuinely optional and you can cancel any time.
Ready to own it, not rent it?
See the pricing, or tell me about your project. One payment, fully yours, no subscription.