Website maintenance and hosting in Switzerland
Website Maintenance in Switzerland: Hosting and Updates in One Monthly Fee
We don’t sell maintenance contracts on their own. Hosting with Cyon AG, updates, backups and repairs after updates come with every website we build and run. Content changes are CHF 50 per request. Here’s why we work that way, and what it costs compared with a separate care plan.
- Hosting with Cyon AG
- Daily backups
- Repairs after updates included
Website maintenance at Clear Design Experts is part of the website subscription: shared hosting with Cyon AG, SSL, daily backups, WordPress and plugin updates, security fixes and repairs after updates for CHF 49 a month (CHF 588 a year), or CHF 69 a month (CHF 828 a year) for two languages. The website itself is included in that price. Content changes cost CHF 50 per request. Prices are guaranteed for each paid period; if we raise them for the next period, you can cancel at the end of the period you have paid for.
We don’t take on maintenance contracts for sites other people built. If you have one, we rebuild it on our setup and move your content, with no setup fee.
Being your website’s IT department costs more than it looks
Hosting, care plan, hours
A purchased site sends three invoices every month, and the hourly one is the hardest to predict.
The update that broke the form
Plugins update, something breaks, and nobody notices until enquiries stop arriving.
“That’s not in the care plan”
When hosting, updates and repairs sit with different people, every problem starts with finding out whose it is.
With us, hosting, updates, backups and repairs after updates come together with the website itself, for one monthly fee and one person responsible.
Why we don’t maintain websites we didn’t build
Maintenance sounds like clicking “update”. The real work starts when an update breaks something. Then someone has to know why a plugin was installed, what the theme changes, and which custom code depends on what. On a site we built, we know that. On a site with 30 plugins from three previous developers, every update is a guess, and you’d be paying us to guess.
So we only maintain what we run ourselves. It’s a narrower offer than most agencies have, and we think it’s the more honest one. If your current site needs a reliable home, the way in is a relaunch on our subscription, where moving your content is part of the job.
What maintenance and hosting include
| Part | What we do |
|---|---|
| Hosting | Shared hosting with Cyon AG, a Swiss provider, including SSL certificate. |
| Backups | Daily backups, so a bad day can be rolled back. |
| Updates | WordPress core, theme and plugins, plus security updates as they’re released. |
| After updates | We check the site and fix what an update breaks. That’s included, not billed by the hour. |
| Content changes | Texts, prices, opening hours, team members, images: CHF 50 per change request. |
| Larger extensions | New sections or functions, also CHF 50 per request. |
| Not included | Your domain (about CHF 10–20 a year), shops and member areas. |
Separate care plan or subscription: the monthly maths
If you buy a website and maintain it separately, three bills arrive every month: hosting, the care plan and the hours for changes. Swiss care plans for a small business site are publicly advertised at CHF 49 to 150 a month. Here’s a typical combination next to the subscription:
What running a website costs per month
Worked example, CHF, excl. VAT
Agency changes at CHF 150 an hour; subscription changes at CHF 50 per request; both spread over 12 months. The subscription includes the website itself. Care plan price from the middle of publicly advertised Swiss offers, July 2026.
A care plan can still be the right call: if you own a site you’re happy with, it was built cleanly and you only need someone to run updates. In that case, read our WordPress maintenance cost guide. It explains what a good plan must cover and the twelve questions to ask before you sign.
Why Cyon AG for hosting
In our Swiss WordPress hosting test we compared five Swiss providers. Cyon came out as the cleanest all-round choice for SMEs: a polished shared-hosting setup, data stored in Switzerland and support you can reach. Full disclosure, that article contains an affiliate link to Cyon, which is marked there. Shared hosting is enough for a lean ten-page site. A busy shop would need more, which is one reason shops aren’t part of the subscription.
What a month of maintenance looks like
| How often | What happens |
|---|---|
| Every day | Backup of files and database. |
| When released | Security updates for WordPress and plugins. |
| After each update | A check that the site still works, and a fix if it doesn’t. |
| When you need it | Content changes: you send a request, CHF 50 each. |
What one monthly fee covers
Cyon AG, SSL, daily backups
A Swiss provider with data stored in Switzerland, and a backup every day so a bad day can be rolled back.
Included, never billed
WordPress, plugin and security updates, and the repair if an update breaks something.
CHF 50 per request
New texts, prices, opening hours, a team member: one flat price, no hourly bill.
Websites we built recently
MET Zug AG
A bilingual company website with a clear structure, so visitors in German and English find the same information and the right contact.
Alea AG
A fast, modern site that presents Alea’s services professionally and is built around the searches their clients actually use.
Noon Wood Work
A visual portfolio for a craft business. The work sells itself; the website makes sure people see it.
Asel Mamytova
Founder of Clear Design Experts. She set up the subscription so that the people who build a site are the same people who keep it running. Her banking background shows in the rule that no site goes unbacked-up for a day.
Updated October 2026. Care plan prices from publicly advertised Swiss offers, July 2026. Hosting assessment from our own Swiss WordPress hosting comparison, which contains a disclosed affiliate link to Cyon.
Maintenance and hosting FAQ
What does website maintenance cost in Switzerland?
Care plans for a small business site cost CHF 49 to 150 a month, plus hosting and hours for changes. With us, maintenance and hosting are part of the subscription, CHF 49 a month including the website, and content changes cost CHF 50 per request.
Do you maintain my existing WordPress site?
Not if someone else built it. We rebuild it on our setup and move your content, with no setup fee, and then maintain it.
Where is my website hosted?
On shared hosting with Cyon AG, a Swiss provider, including SSL and daily backups.
What if an update breaks my site?
We fix it. Repairs after updates are part of the subscription, not billed by the hour.
Are content changes included?
No. Each change request costs CHF 50, whether it’s new text, prices, images or a larger extension.
Tired of being your website’s IT department?
In a free 30-minute call we look at your current site and tell you whether a care plan or a move to our subscription makes more sense. Or email us: order@cleardesign.ch
