Provider facts
What does OnSite Websites charge, and what do you get?
Disclosure: Appear is run by creativebyjake, which appears in this comparison. Every fact is from each provider's own pages with the date we read them, ours included.
OnSite Websites ("Gold Coast, Queensland", "ABN: 63 667 408 356" (contact page and footer)): Prices from $1,700 + GST (and a sale package at $1,000 + GST), free content writing, and hosting with updates from $39 + GST a month. Below is everything its own pages say about price and packages, read 13 Oct 2026, with each source linked.
OnSite Websites, from its own pages
Named by: Bing Australia, page 1 (13 Oct) for "website designer for tradies in Australia".
- Website price shown
- "Basic" "$1,700*"; a middle package headed "END OF FINANCIAL YEAR SALE" with "$2,000*" shown struck through and "$1,000" shown beside it; "Advanced" "$2,300*"; "*Prices are not inclusive of GST"
onsitewebsites.com.au/pricing - What a build includes
- Basic: "5 Stock Images", "Custom Header", "Custom Footer", "Contact + Quote Forms", "Click to Call Buttons", "Gallery or Projects", "Testimonials", "Free Content Writing" (no page count listed). Sale package: "2-5 Responsive Pages", "20 Stock Images", "Free Content Creation", "Custom Header", "Custom Footer", "Contact + Quote Forms", "Click to Call Buttons", "Click to Text Buttons", "Before + After Sliders", "Free Content Writing", "Google Map Embed", "Auto Instagram Updates", "Testimonials". Advanced: "6-10 Responsive Pages", "Unlimited Stock Images", "Free Content Creation", "Custom Header", "Custom Footer", "Contact + Quote Forms", "Click to Call Buttons", "Before + After Sliders", "Free Content Writing", "Google Map Embed", "Auto Instagram Updates", "Testimonials", "Custom CSS Creations"
onsitewebsites.com.au/pricing - Ongoing fees
- Hosting plans: "Standard Package" "$39*" "p/m" ("Domain registration included", "Australian-based hosting", "SSL security certificate", "Plugin updates & maintenance", "24/7 Ongoing OnSite Support"); "Premium" "$99*" "p/m" (the same plus "Calendly Booking System", "Automatic email bookings"); "*Prices are not inclusive of GST". Home page FAQ: "We don't offer self-hosting. All websites we build are hosted on our managed servers"
onsitewebsites.com.au/pricing, onsitewebsites.com.au - Local SEO or marketing
- Home page services list "Google Maps Listing" ("Get your business verified and listed on Google Maps so customers can find you fast, wherever you are in Australia.") and "Google Ads" ("We'll set up and manage Google Ads campaigns to help you get found by the right people right away."). No price shown for either on the pages read
onsitewebsites.com.au - Platform
- As the served HTML shows: WordPress (generator tag "WordPress 7.1.3") with Elementor. The pages read do not state what platform client sites are built on
onsitewebsites.com.au - Named person
- No named person or team in the site's own text; the Google reviews shown on the home page name "Marco". No separate about page (the About link goes to a section of the home page)
onsitewebsites.com.au - Reviews on its own site
- Trustindex Google reviews widget on the home page: "EXCELLENT", five stars, "Based on 10 reviews", with 9 reviews shown by reviewer name, each marked "Posted on Google"
onsitewebsites.com.au - Example builds
- Not shown on the pages read (no portfolio or case study page in the sitemap, which lists 4 pages; the pricing package lists "Gallery or Projects" as a feature only)
onsitewebsites.com.au, onsitewebsites.com.au/pricing - Page for tradies
- The whole site is for tradies: title "OnSite Websites | Web Design for Tradies Australia", heading "Quality Websites & Marketing Made for Tradies"; no separate tradie page
onsitewebsites.com.au - Based
- "Gold Coast, Queensland", "ABN: 63 667 408 356" (contact page and footer)
onsitewebsites.com.au/contact
Other things its pages say
- Process: "15 minute phone chat", "Website built in 1-2 weeks", "Edits Until It's Perfect", "The Website Goes Live" onsitewebsites.com.au
- "With a 14-day turnaround, free content writing, and ongoing support" onsitewebsites.com.au/contact
- "24/7 Support": "No matter the hour, we've got your back." onsitewebsites.com.au
- "High-Quality Websites Without the High-End Prices" onsitewebsites.com.au/pricing
- Home page services list includes "Custom emails", "Free Content Writing" and "Domain & Hosting Setup" ("We handle your domain registration and hosting setup from the get-go") onsitewebsites.com.au
Is OnSite Websites right for you?
Best for: tradies who want a simple site live in about two weeks with hosting bundled.
Worth asking them: to see live trade sites it built (no portfolio is shown) and whether the sale price still applies.
How does creativebyjake compare?
creativebyjake runs this site, so read this as our side of it. Same date, same kind of source.
| OnSite Websites | creativebyjake (ours) | |
|---|---|---|
| Website price shown | "Basic" "$1,700*"; a middle package headed "END OF FINANCIAL YEAR SALE" with "$2,000*" shown struck through and "$1,000" shown beside it; "Advanced" "$2,300*"; "*Prices are not inclusive of GST" onsitewebsites.com.au/pricing | $500 + GST for a two-page site, paid once; going live on a domain in the client's own name is $100 plus the domain's own fees creativebyjake.com.au/tradie-websites/ |
| Ongoing fees | Hosting plans: "Standard Package" "$39*" "p/m" ("Domain registration included", "Australian-based hosting", "SSL security certificate", "Plugin updates & maintenance", "24/7 Ongoing OnSite Support"); "Premium" "$99*" "p/m" (the same plus "Calendly Booking System", "Automatic email bookings"); "*Prices are not inclusive of GST". Home page FAQ: "We don't offer self-hosting. All websites we build are hosted on our managed servers" onsitewebsites.com.au/pricing, onsitewebsites.com.au | Maintenance at $50 + GST a month, no contract, two weeks' notice to stop; hosting: not stated on its pages creativebyjake.com.au/tradie-websites/ |
| Local SEO or marketing | Home page services list "Google Maps Listing" ("Get your business verified and listed on Google Maps so customers can find you fast, wherever you are in Australia.") and "Google Ads" ("We'll set up and manage Google Ads campaigns to help you get found by the right people right away."). No price shown for either on the pages read onsitewebsites.com.au | Appear at $250 + GST a month: the Google listing kept up, details matched across directories, a review kit, a local page every second month, Maps read weekly and AI answers monthly; Appear and maintenance together are $300 a month including GST creativebyjake.com.au/appear/ |
| Reviews on its own site | Trustindex Google reviews widget on the home page: "EXCELLENT", five stars, "Based on 10 reviews", with 9 reviews shown by reviewer name, each marked "Posted on Google" onsitewebsites.com.au | Not shown on the pages read creativebyjake.com.au |
| Example builds | Not shown on the pages read (no portfolio or case study page in the sitemap, which lists 4 pages; the pricing package lists "Gallery or Projects" as a feature only) onsitewebsites.com.au, onsitewebsites.com.au/pricing | Example builds for made-up businesses, labelled as such: Pipeworth Plumbing Co. and Brushmore Painting Co. creativebyjake.com.au/tradie-websites/ |
Worth asking us: about how new it is: its examples are builds for made-up businesses and its site shows no reviews, so ask Jake for a call and judge for yourself.
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