<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Social Animal — #website-budget</title><description>Articles tagged #website-budget from socialanimal.dev. Technical writing on migrations, frameworks, headless CMS, and performance.</description><link>https://socialanimal.dev/</link><language>en-us</language><item><title>Ecommerce Website Cost in 2026: Real Numbers from Agency Projects</title><link>https://socialanimal.dev/blog/ecommerce-website-cost-2026-real-numbers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://socialanimal.dev/blog/ecommerce-website-cost-2026-real-numbers/</guid><description>Real ecommerce website costs from agency projects in 2026. Actual budgets, platform comparisons, and hidden expenses. Get honest numbers before you build.</description><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 05:14:03 GMT</pubDate><category>ecommerce-cost</category><category>headless-commerce</category><category>ecommerce-development</category><category>nonprofit-ecommerce</category><category>website-budget</category></item><item><title>WordPress Cost 2026: The Real 3-Year TCO Nobody Shows You</title><link>https://socialanimal.dev/blog/wordpress-cost-2026-total-cost-of-ownership-vs-nextjs/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://socialanimal.dev/blog/wordpress-cost-2026-total-cost-of-ownership-vs-nextjs/</guid><description>WordPress costs $13K-$66K over 3 years. See the full TCO breakdown vs Next.js + Supabase, including plugins, hosting, security, and maintenance. Get real numbers.</description><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 05:13:58 GMT</pubDate><category>wordpress-cost</category><category>total-cost-of-ownership</category><category>nextjs-vs-wordpress</category><category>website-budget</category><category>wordpress-maintenance</category></item><item><title>How Much Does a Next.js Website Cost in 2026? Full Breakdown</title><link>https://socialanimal.dev/blog/nextjs-website-cost-2026/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://socialanimal.dev/blog/nextjs-website-cost-2026/</guid><description>Next.js websites cost $3K to $250K+ in 2026. See exact pricing by scope, CMS choice, and team type, so your budget survives the first vendor call.</description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 10:08:28 GMT</pubDate><category>nextjs-cost</category><category>web-development-pricing</category><category>nextjs-development</category><category>headless-cms</category><category>website-budget</category></item></channel></rss>