SOSEI vs an agency vs DIY
An agency redesign costs thousands and takes months — then ages in 18 months. DIY tools make you the developer, designer, SEO specialist, and lawyer. Here's how a subscription that stays current compares, line by line.
Why not an agency? Why not DIY?
Traditional agencies cost $5,000+ and take months. DIY tools make you the developer, designer, SEO specialist, and lawyer. We do all of it, for a subscription price.
Best choice SOSEI $13.90/mo · ~1–3 minutes | Agency $3,000–10,000 · 4-12 weeks | DIY / Templates $0–200/mo · Weeks, if ever | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Modern design that works on phones | |||
| Accessible to everyone | |||
| Privacy & cookie consent (GDPR) | |||
| Found on Google (full SEO) | |||
| Found by AI (ChatGPT, Google AI) | |||
| Wording written to win customers | |||
| Hosting + secure connection included | |||
| Refreshed as the web changes | |||
| Legal pages (privacy, terms, impressum) | |||
| Time to launch | ~1–3 minutes | 4-12 weeks | Weeks, if ever |
| Budget friendly | $13.90/mo | $3,000–10,000 | $0–200/mo |
A one-time redesign ages in 18 months.
Search rules, AI tools, accessibility and privacy law — something changes every few months. SOSEI keeps track of all of it, so every time you rebuild, your site ships against today's web, not last year's.
Google AI answers rolled out
Sites that AI couldn't read started disappearing from the answers
AI search took off
People began asking ChatGPT, Claude and Perplexity instead of Googling
DOJ wrote WCAG 2.1 AA into federal rule
It binds state and local government sites — and it set the yardstick private ADA web claims are argued against
EU Accessibility Act in force (28 June)
Public-facing sites must be accessible — or face penalties set by each EU country
New AI tools, search rules and speed standards
Every rebuild ships against the latest standards — we track them so you don't have to
One subscription. Re-generate whenever the rules change.
New search rule, new AI tool, new accessibility law — we do the homework; you just hit rebuild (up to 5×/month) or fine-tune by chat. No agency call, no “we need to redesign again.”
Stop losing customers to a 2018 website.
See exactly what is holding you back, before you spend anything on a redesign.
No signup. We only read your public website.
What the free audit checks
- Design
- How current and credible it looks.
- Mobile
- How it behaves on a phone.
- Google and AI
- Whether search engines and assistants can find you.
- Privacy
- Consent and cookie handling.
- Speed
- How fast the pages load.