How to Choose a Web Development Company in Gurgaon / Delhi NCR

To choose a web development company in Gurgaon or Delhi NCR, shortlist three to four agencies whose live work and case studies match your goal, then score each on a 10-point checklist covering portfolio depth, tech stack, SEO and performance, written IP ownership, communication, and post-launch support. For a serious business site, budget roughly ₹1.5-6 lakh and expect a clear, line-itemed quote - not a one-line price.

Gurugram is full of web agencies, and they range from solo freelancers quoting ₹15,000 to enterprise shops quoting ₹25 lakh for the same brief. Knowing how to choose a web development company is mostly about asking the right questions early, so you can tell the difference between a studio that will build you a revenue asset and one that will hand you a slow template and disappear. This guide gives you a checklist, the questions to ask before signing, the red flags to watch for, how to actually vet a portfolio, and the truth about who owns the code in India.

What should be on your 10-point checklist?

Before you talk to anyone, write down the one business outcome the site must produce - qualified enquiries, online orders, demo bookings. Then score each agency against these ten points. Treat anything they cannot answer clearly as a partial fail.

• Relevant portfolio - live sites in your industry or with your kind of complexity, not just screenshots.
• Modern tech stack - they can explain what they build on and why, in plain language.
• Performance and Core Web Vitals - speed is a ranking and conversion factor, and they can prove their sites are fast.
• SEO built in - clean URLs, schema, meta control, and indexability handled from day one, not bolted on later.
• Mobile-first execution - over 70% of Indian traffic is on a phone, so the phone layout is the real design.
• Clear, written scope - a documented list of what is and is not included.
• IP and code ownership in writing - the contract says you own the code, content, and accounts.
• Communication and project management - a named point of contact and a defined update rhythm.
• Post-launch support - a stated maintenance and support plan with pricing.
• Transparent, itemised pricing - a quote that shows where the money goes.

An agency that scores well on these ten is rarely the cheapest quote in your inbox, and that is the point. You can see how we frame scope, performance, and SEO across our custom web development work, which maps directly to this list.

What questions should you ask before signing?

The contracting conversation tells you more than any sales deck. Ask these directly and listen for specifics, not reassurance.

• Who exactly owns the code, design files, and content after final payment - is that in the contract?
• Will the domain, hosting, and analytics accounts be registered in my name?
• What is explicitly out of scope, and what does a change request cost?
• Who is my single point of contact, and how often will I get updates?
• Do you build on a template or theme, or custom - and either way, can I edit content without calling you?
• How do you handle SEO, performance, and accessibility, and can you show me a live site's PageSpeed score?
• What does support cost after launch, and what is your response time for a critical bug?
• What is the payment schedule, and what happens to my files if we part ways mid-project?

Good agencies welcome these questions because the answers are their differentiators. If a vendor gets defensive about ownership or cannot describe their support terms, you have learned something important before any money has changed hands. When you are ready to have this exact conversation, our contact page is the place to start it.

What are the red flags to walk away from?

Some warning signs reliably predict a painful project. Any one of these is a reason to slow down; two or more is a reason to walk.

• A price before the brief. Anyone who quotes a firm number before understanding your scope is either guessing or selling a template.
• No live portfolio. "We've done many projects under NDA" with zero verifiable live links is a real risk.
• Suspiciously cheap. A ₹8,000 "business website" is a free template with thin support; you will pay the difference in lost leads and a rebuild within a year.
• Vague on ownership. If they dodge the question of who owns the code and accounts, assume the answer is "not you."
• No mention of SEO, speed, or mobile. These are baseline in 2026, not premium add-ons.
• Hosting and domain locked to them. If your domain is registered in their name, they control your business identity. This is one of the most common traps in NCR.
• 100% advance. A milestone-based schedule protects you both; full payment upfront removes their incentive to finish.
• All sizzle, no proof. Big claims and award badges, but no case studies with real before-and-after numbers.

How do you actually vet a portfolio?

A portfolio page of pretty thumbnails proves nothing. Vet it like a buyer, not a browser. Open the live sites the agency lists and use them on your own phone - if a portfolio link is dead or the live site looks nothing like the mockup, that tells you everything. Run two or three of their sites through Google PageSpeed Insights; an agency that cares about performance will pass Core Web Vitals on most of their work. Check for depth, not just looks - booking flows, payment integration, dashboards, and multi-language are harder than a brochure site, so make sure they have shipped complexity close to yours.

Then ask for one or two client references you can actually call, and ask those clients the unglamorous questions: did it launch on time, were there hidden costs, how is support now? Finally, look for case studies with numbers - "tripled mobile conversion" or "cut load time from 8s to 2.5s" - because measurable outcomes are far more credible than a gallery. You can see this style of verifiable, live work on our portfolio, and explore sector-specific builds on our industry demos to judge whether an agency has handled your kind of business.

Who owns the website - IP ownership in India

This is where non-technical founders get burned most often, so be precise. Under the Indian Copyright Act, 1957, when you commission and pay an agency or freelancer to build a website, the default position is not automatically in your favour the way many assume - the creator can retain authorship rights unless ownership is assigned to you in writing. The safe rule: never rely on "we paid for it, so we own it." Get a written IP assignment clause in the contract that transfers all copyright in the code, design, and content to your company on final payment.

Watch four ownership traps that are common in Delhi NCR: the domain registered in the agency's name instead of yours; hosting and DNS on the agency's account so you cannot move; third-party or licensed components (premium themes, stock images, paid plugins) where the licence sits with the agency, not you; and content and brand assets not explicitly assigned. Insist that the domain and all core accounts are registered to you from day one. Get a clean handover of source code, credentials, and design files at the end. A reputable agency assigns IP as standard and gives you the keys to everything - that is the norm we hold ourselves to.

What should it cost in Delhi NCR?

Price varies enormously, so use these realistic bands to judge whether a quote is sane. These reflect solid, production-grade work in NCR - not the cheapest number you can find.

Project type	Realistic NCR range (INR)	What it includes
Brochure / business site	₹40,000 - ₹1.2 lakh	5-8 pages, custom design, on-page SEO, WhatsApp and enquiry forms
Marketing site that sells	₹1.5 lakh - ₹5 lakh	Custom landing pages, CRM-wired leads, blog/CMS, location pages, integrations
E-commerce store	₹4 lakh - ₹12 lakh	Catalogue, payment gateway, guest checkout, admin/order management
Web platform / portal	₹6 lakh - ₹15 lakh+	User accounts, database, dashboards, multiple roles, third-party systems
Mobile / app build	From ₹50,000	Scope-dependent; cross-platform MVPs typically scale into low-lakhs

Two more numbers to plan for: a domain is ₹800-1,500 a year, and ongoing maintenance realistically costs 10-20% of the build per year for security updates, backups, and changes. Be wary of quotes that pretend a site is "build once, forget forever." If you are weighing a store, our e-commerce development page breaks down what that budget actually buys, and founders validating a new idea should look at startup MVP development for a leaner first build.

How to run the final comparison

Give every shortlisted agency the same one-page brief: your outcome, must-have pages, required integrations, two or three reference sites you like, and your rough budget band. Identical briefs make quotes comparable - wildly different prices usually mean the agencies scoped different things, not that one is overpriced. Score each on the ten-point checklist, weight ownership and support heavily, and pick the team that communicates clearly and can prove outcomes, not the one with the lowest number. The right partner treats your website as a measurable revenue asset; the wrong one treats it as a one-time invoice.

FAQs

How much does a website cost in Gurgaon?

A credible business website in Gurgaon and Delhi NCR realistically runs ₹40,000 to ₹1.2 lakh for a brochure site, ₹1.5-5 lakh for a lead-generating marketing site, and ₹4 lakh upward for e-commerce or a platform. App and mobile builds start from around ₹50,000 and scale with scope. Anything far below these bands is usually a template with thin support.

Do I own the website and its code after it is built?

Only if your contract says so. Under India's Copyright Act, 1957, paying for the work does not automatically transfer all rights to you - you need a written IP assignment clause transferring copyright in the code, design, and content to your company on final payment. Also insist the domain, hosting, and analytics accounts are registered in your name, not the agency's.

How do I check if a web development company is good?

Open their live portfolio sites on your own phone, run two or three through Google PageSpeed Insights to check performance, look for case studies with real before-and-after numbers, and call one or two past clients about timelines, hidden costs, and support. A studio that scores well on a clear 10-point checklist beats one with a flashy deck and no proof.

What is a fair payment schedule for a website project?

Milestone-based, never 100% upfront. A common, fair structure is an advance to begin (around 30-40%), a payment at design or development sign-off, and the balance on launch and handover of source code and credentials. This protects both sides and keeps the agency motivated to finish well.