Pricing
SEO cost in India: what you pay per month and why
SEO in India usually costs between INR 5,000 and INR 50,000 a month for small and mid-sized businesses, and INR 1,00,000 or more for national or ecommerce campaigns. The price depends on how competitive your keywords are, how many pages and locations you need to rank, and how much content and link building the plan includes.
Typical SEO price bands in India
- Under INR 5,000 a month. Usually automated submissions and a templated report. Rarely moves rankings and can cause harm.
- INR 5,000 to INR 15,000. A real plan for one local business or one niche: on-page fixes, a few links, a Google Business Profile and a monthly report. Our SEO plan at ₹7,999$159 sits here.
- INR 15,000 to INR 50,000. Several services or cities, regular content, stronger link building and more reporting.
- INR 50,000 to INR 1,00,000 and above. National keywords, large ecommerce catalogues, multi-language sites and digital PR.
These are market ranges we see quoted, not fixed rules.
What decides the price
Competition. In a Google Keyword Planner export of 4,453 marketing-related search terms that we analysed, advertisers bid a median of INR 176 at the top of the page for SEO keywords, and "seo company in bangalore" reached INR 375 a click. Where advertisers pay that much, organic rankings are worth more and take more work.
Number of pages and locations. Ranking one clinic in one suburb is a different job from ranking a chain in twelve cities.
Starting point. A new domain with no content needs more months than an established site with technical problems to fix.
Content. Writing is often billed separately. We charge ₹1,499$29 per article so you pay for what is published.
Links. Earning links from real sites takes outreach hours, and that is where much of a retainer goes.
One-time, monthly or hourly
- One-time projects suit audits, migrations and on-page clean-ups.
- Monthly retainers suit ongoing ranking work. Most SEO is sold this way.
- Hourly consulting suits teams with in-house staff who need direction.
How to set your budget
Work backwards from the value of a customer. If a new customer is worth INR 20,000 to you and SEO brings five extra customers a month after six months, a plan at INR 10,000 a month pays for itself many times over. If a customer is worth INR 300, you need high volume and a longer view.
What should be included at any price
Keyword map, technical audit, on-page work, a list of links built, access to all accounts and a report that includes leads. If any of these is missing, the low price is not a saving.
SEO, AEO and GEO together
Budgets now have to cover AI search as well. We price AEO and GEO at ₹4,999$99 a month each, or ₹14,999$299 with SEO.
Quick answers
How much does SEO cost per month in India?
Small and mid-sized businesses typically pay between INR 5,000 and INR 50,000 a month. Sitesetu's SEO plan starts at ₹7,999$159 a month.
Why is SEO priced monthly?
Rankings depend on continuous work: new content, new links, technical upkeep and responses to competitors and algorithm updates. That work is spread over months.
Is cheap SEO worth it?
Plans far below market price usually rely on automated links that do not help and can trigger a penalty. A one-time on-page clean-up is a better use of a small budget.
Tell us what you need. We reply with a fixed quote.
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