We build production websites the unfashionable way — pre-rendered, edge-cached, zero database, zero runtime, zero surprise hosting bill. Then we put the proof on this page.
We hit Google's PageSpeed Insights API live in your browser and show your actual numbers next to a Blast Off reference site. No emailing reports. No sales pretext. If you're already fast, we'll tell you so.
Crossover happens around month 26. Toggle the add-ons to see how it shifts. Numbers are CAD, based on average WordPress maintenance costs in the Toronto / Nairobi markets.
METHODOLOGY · WP BASELINE: $1,500 SETUP + $30/MO HOSTING + $200/YR PLUGINS + 1 HR/MO MAINTENANCE @ $80 + $300/YR EXPECTED INCIDENT COST. BLAST OFF: $5,400 ORBIT BUILD + SELECTED ADD-ONS.
A WordPress site has a database, an admin panel, a PHP runtime, a plugin ecosystem, and a thousand version-mismatched moving parts. We deliver pre-built HTML to a CDN. Most attack surfaces simply don't exist for us to defend.
99.99% UPTIME SLA — CDN-BACKED. NO MAINTENANCE WINDOWS.
| Blast Off (static) |
WordPress | Webflow | Shopify | Custom React app | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Load time (mobile 4G) | < 1s | 4–8s | 2–3s | 3–5s | 1–3s |
| Monthly hosting | $0–5 | $15–80 | $23–235 | $39+ | $50–500 |
| Security patches needed | None | Weekly | Hosted | Hosted | Constant |
| Client edits content | Via Git or CMS layer | Yes | Yes | Yes | If built for it |
| SEO indexing | Native HTML | Plugin-dependent | Good | Good | SSR required |
| E-commerce ≥ 50 SKUs | Hand off to Shopify | WooCommerce | Limited | Built for it | Custom |
| Carbon / pageview | ~ 0.04 g | ~ 1.8 g | ~ 0.9 g | ~ 1.4 g | ~ 1.0 g |
| Lock-in | None — it's HTML | Medium | High | Very high | Medium |
NUMBERS REFLECT TYPICAL DEPLOYMENTS. YOUR MILEAGE WILL VARY. WE'LL SHOW YOU THE TEST.
Built for SMBs that need a real website now, not a six-month design sprint. Swap copy, logo, photos — done.
A flat monthly retainer that covers content edits, uptime monitoring, security headers, analytics review, and small design tweaks. Most clients use about 40% of their hours. Unused hours roll over one month.
Past ~20 products with live inventory, use Shopify. We'll happily build the marketing pages around it.
Memberships, dashboards, gated content with a database — that's a web app, not a static site.
News, live event listings, daily stock counts. The Care Plan helps, but it's not the right architecture.
If the site's purpose is "we should probably have one," we'll send you back to strategy first. Free of charge.
HubSpot, Salesforce, custom — possible, but expect Tier 03 pricing. Ask first, we'll be straight.
We're not the cheapest. We're the most permanent. If $800-for-a-website is the goal, we're not the fit.
Send the brief, or just a sentence. We'll come back within one business day with a fixed price, a timeline, and links to three sites we shipped that load faster than this one.