Custom Tattoo Shop Websites: Template, Done-For-You, or Full Custom?

A custom tattoo shop website is three different purchases on this site, and they are not the same bill. Read the one that matches who is doing the work.

Prices below were read from the website pages in this repo on November 8, 2026. Help is the source where a page and a help article disagree.

The template is $99 or $199, one time

The Artist template is $99 one-time, for one artist. The Studio template is $199 one-time, for a shop with a team page and more than one portfolio. Help says both use the same editor and both ship 7 pages: Home, About, Portfolio, Services, Aftercare, Policies, and Contact.

Booking sits outside that list. Switch on Enable Booking Page and paste an embed. That page does not take a deposit or store a consent form. Those live in Tattoo Studio Pro. The in-studio consent form has parent or guardian fields when the client is under 18. The public online check-in cannot capture that consent.

You can build in the editor before you pay. A subscriber publishes without a separate license: claim the included website on the Site tab. A ZIP of the paid template still needs a license.

Without a subscription, the license is what lets you publish, and you still need a hosting plan at $10 a month or $100 a year. The templates page lists the same two prices.

Done-for-you setup is $799 or $999, one time

Artist setup is $799 one-time, and studio setup is $999 one-time. Both prices are on the template setup page. You send the words and the photos. The team builds the Artist or Studio template, connects the domain, and publishes it.

Help says done-for-you includes the template and the first year of hosting. The setup page says the same thing, then $100 a year after that year. A Tattoo Studio Pro subscriber is not charged for hosting. You can also download the site and host it yourself.

If you already bought the $99 or $199 template, the setup page credits that payment toward the setup price. You pay the difference.

The setup page’s own description says the site is live in a week. This post did not time a job.

Custom work starts at $3,000

The custom tattoo shop websites page badges custom builds from $3,000. It does not print a ceiling on this pass, so this post does not invent one. The page says most of those sites launch in 3 to 4 weeks, and that the clock depends on how many artists you have and how fast you send photos and bios.

Money you already spent on a template or on setup is applied as credit. The page’s example is the $99 Artist template, or a $999 studio setup, taken off the custom price.

That page also sells a monthly plan for hosting, SSL, and small updates. It does not print the monthly number in the FAQ I used. The number is not guessed here. Hosting for a template you publish yourself is still the $10 a month or $100 a year on the hosting article, unless your subscription already includes it.

Which bill matches the studio

One artist, and you will edit the site: $99 one-time.

A team page, and you will edit the site: $199 one-time.

You want the same templates built for you: $799 or $999 one-time. The first year of hosting is included, then $100 a year unless your subscription includes hosting.

You want a design that is not one of those templates: custom, from $3,000, scoped on a call. The page does not treat that as the default for a one-location shop.

Software for the studio, separate from these website prices, is on the pricing page. Solo on that help article is $29 a month or $239 a year for 1 team member. The subscription includes the website and hosting. This post does not print the larger plan caps.

Owning the files, versus paying a builder every month, is the subject of owning your tattoo website. This page is not reprinting Wix or Squarespace prices.

FAQs

What does a custom tattoo shop website cost?

On our pages: $99 one-time or $199 one-time for a template you edit, $799 or $999 one-time if we set it up, and custom work from $3,000. Those are different products.

Does the $799 setup include hosting?

The first year, yes. After that year the setup page says $100 a year, unless your subscription includes hosting. That renewal belongs to the setup. It is not the separate hosting card for a template you publish yourself.

How long does a custom tattoo shop website take?

The setup page says the templated setup is live in a week. The custom page says most custom sites launch in 3 to 4 weeks. A template you edit yourself has no build queue.

Do I need a custom build for two artists?

Help describes the Studio template as the multi-artist option, at $199 one-time. Pick custom when you do not want that template. No published headcount says custom is required.

Can I use the $99 later?

Yes. The setup page credits an Artist or Studio template purchase toward done-for-you. The custom page credits template and setup payments toward a custom build.

Does the website template file a consent form?

No. The template’s booking page takes an embed. Consent forms are in Tattoo Studio Pro. Parent or guardian fields appear on the in-studio form when the client is under 18, and the public online check-in cannot capture that consent.