Joomla website development, upgrades and maintenance
Joomla website development means building a company website on Joomla, a free open-source content management system, as well as upgrading, extending and maintaining existing Joomla websites. Saitai.lt has been working with Joomla for 18 years, and our portfolio includes more than 100 websites built on it. A new website costs from €499, and an upgrade from €299.
In short
- Price
- new website from €499 (packages at €499, €899 and from €1,490); upgrade to Joomla 6 from €299; no VAT is added
- Timeline
- new website 10–25 working days, with a custom design from 30 working days; upgrade from 5 working days
- Experience
- 18 years with Joomla; more than 100 Joomla websites and online stores in our portfolio
- Versions
- we build new websites on Joomla 6 and upgrade Joomla 3, 4 and 5 websites
- Included
- design, mobile-friendly layout, enquiry form, SSL certificate, SEO foundations, launch and training
- Warranty
- 12 months
- Payment
- 50% deposit, balance on launch
- Where we work
- remotely, all over Lithuania; meetings in Vilnius by appointment, arranged by phone
Who it’s for
- Your website runs on Joomla 3 or 4, which no longer receives updates, and the admin area shows warnings about an outdated system and PHP version.
- Your website was built by another company or a former employee, so you don't know which extensions are still needed and which can be removed.
- You need many different page types and several languages: services, news, a catalogue, plus Lithuanian and English versions. Multilingual support is built into Joomla's core.
- Several people manage the content, and each of them should only see and edit their own section or category.
- You have a VirtueMart online store and want to upgrade it rather than rebuild it on another platform.
- You need a custom module or component: a calculator, a form with conditional logic, a data import or a connection to your own system.
When it’s not the right fit
- You are building a new website and don't mind which system it runs on. In that case, we usually suggest WordPress: it has more plugins and more specialists who know it, and the website costs the same.
- You are planning a new online store. For new stores, we recommend WooCommerce; VirtueMart makes sense when your store already runs on Joomla.
- You need complex business logic, such as customer accounts with calculations or syncing several systems. Then it is more reliable to build it on Laravel.
- Your website is currently hacked or infected. It needs to be cleaned and secured first, and only then upgraded.
Our work
Our Joomla websites
Baltnor Motor
A website for an engine sales and repair company in Norway, 2025.
INESA Family Clinic
Doctor, service and price pages for a family clinic, 2025.
Roma Platform
A project website for the Department of National Minorities: news, projects and a library, 2025.
Kuprė
A heating element manufacturer's website with a product catalogue and a VirtueMart online store, 2025.
Motorlager / Autoiwe
An online store and catalogue for reconditioned car engines, plus a website upgrade, 2023.
Autodecor
A website for a car wrapping studio: first version in 2020, followed by two design updates.
Included
What you get
A new website on Joomla 6
We install the latest version of Joomla and a template, adapt it to your brand, and create the menus, categories and pages. You manage the content in the admin area – no developer needed.
Upgrades from Joomla 3, 4 or 5
We move Joomla 3 websites across with a new template and compatible extensions, and upgrade Joomla 4 and 5 websites step by step – through each major version – to Joomla 6.
Extension audit
We list every installed component, module and plugin: which are supported, which need replacing, and which are unused and only add to the security risk.
Custom modules and components
When there is no suitable ready-made extension, we build our own: a calculator, a form with conditional logic, a data import from Excel or a connection to your system via an API.
VirtueMart online stores
We build and upgrade VirtueMart stores: the product catalogue, and the payment and shipping modules. Your products, customers and order history are kept.
Multiple languages and editor permissions
We set up Joomla language versions and user groups: an editor can only write in their own category, and only an administrator can publish.
Security and backups
We turn on two-factor authentication for administrators, remove unnecessary accounts and set up automatic regular backups.
Maintenance and a 12-month warranty
For 12 months, we fix any bugs in our work free of charge. Maintenance from €29/month: Joomla and extension updates, backups and security checks.
Price
How much does a Joomla website cost?
Price from
€499
A new Joomla website costs the same as our other business websites: from €499 (up to 5 pages), from €899 (up to 15 pages with a custom design) or from €1,490 (up to 30 pages, 2 languages). Upgrading an existing Joomla website costs from €299, and we give you the exact price once we have reviewed the site.
Prices include all taxes – no VAT is added (we are not VAT-registered). The final price depends on the project: we put it and the timeline in the contract before work starts.
What the price depends on
- Which version you are upgrading from: moving from Joomla 5 to 6 is usually simpler than jumping from Joomla 3.
- How many extensions are installed and how many are no longer supported – these need to be replaced or rewritten.
- Whether your current template will work in the new version, or a new template is needed.
- The number of pages, languages and VirtueMart products.
- Whether you need custom modules or components.
- Whether the design and site structure are changing at the same time.
Additional costs
- Hosting – from €60/year for a website, from €70/year for an online store. Newer Joomla versions need a newer PHP version, so if your current hosting doesn't support it, we suggest switching hosting.
- Licences for paid extensions and templates – at their developers' prices; they often need renewing for you to keep receiving updates.
- Maintenance – from €29/month; one-off jobs and small changes – €30 per hour.
Timeline
How long does it take to build or upgrade a Joomla website?
A new Joomla website takes 10–25 working days, or from 30 working days with a custom design. Upgrading a Joomla 4 or 5 website takes from 5 working days, and moving from Joomla 3 with a new template takes 10–25 working days. The timeline starts once we have received the deposit and access details.
| Job | What we do | Timeline |
|---|---|---|
| Upgrade from Joomla 4 or 5 | updating the core, template and extensions to Joomla 6, testing | from 5 working days |
| Moving from Joomla 3 | new or adapted template, replacing extensions, checking content and URLs | 10–25 working days |
| New website – Start or Business | up to 5 or up to 15 pages | 10–15 or 15–25 working days |
| Website with a UX prototype – Premium | up to 30 pages, 2 languages | from 30 working days |
Process
How it works
- Free review1–2 working days
We check your Joomla and PHP versions, template and list of extensions. If you're building a new website, we discuss the pages and features.
- Plan and contract1–2 working days
We set out what will be upgraded, which extensions will be replaced and what is not included. The price and timeline go into the contract, and we start once we receive the 50% deposit.
- Backup and test environment1 working day
We make a full backup of the website and database and work in a test environment, so your live website keeps running.
- Build or upgrade3–20 working days
We install the new version, template and extensions, build any missing modules and move the content. You review and approve an interim version.
- Launch1 working day
We move the website to your domain, check the forms, URLs and sitemap, and set up 301 redirects if needed.
- Training and maintenance12 months
We show you how to manage content in the new admin area. For 12 months, we fix bugs free of charge; maintenance from €29/month.
Comparison
Joomla, WordPress or Laravel?
| Criterion | WordPress | Laravel (custom system) | Joomla (Saitai.lt) |
|---|---|---|---|
| What it is | content management system (CMS) | a programming framework, not a CMS | content management system (CMS) |
| Saitai.lt price | from €499 | quoted after assessment | from €499; upgrade from €299 |
| Multiple languages | via a plugin | custom-built | built into the core |
| User groups and permissions | basic roles; finer control via plugins | built to your needs | detailed groups and access levels in the core |
| Choice of plugins | the largest | features are custom-built | smaller, but enough for company websites |
| Online store | WooCommerce | custom online store – from €2,900 | VirtueMart |
| When to choose it | a new website, when the system doesn't matter | complex logic, customer portals | your website already runs on Joomla, or you need several languages and detailed permissions |
Examples
Typical projects
An unsupported page builder
- Situation
- For example, a service company's Joomla 4 website was built with a page builder whose developer never released an update for newer Joomla versions.
- Solution
- We look at the alternatives and move the pages to a supported builder or to standard Joomla articles, then upgrade the website to Joomla 6. The URLs stay the same.
- Result
- A supported, secure website where content is edited just as before.
A multilingual website with editor permissions
- Situation
- For example, several people update an exporting company's website in Lithuanian and English, and pages belonging to other departments get changed by accident.
- Solution
- We set up user groups: sales managers write news for their own country only, the marketing manager manages all the content, and only the administrator changes menus and settings.
- Result
- Well-organised content in both languages and clear responsibility for who changes what.
Upgrading a VirtueMart store
- Situation
- For example, the payment module in a manufacturer's VirtueMart store is no longer updated, and some customers can't pay for their orders.
- Solution
- We upgrade Joomla and VirtueMart to supported versions, replace the payment module – for example with Paysera or Montonio – and test an order before launch.
- Result
- Working payments, with the product, customer and order history preserved.
Send us your Joomla website address – we'll review it for free
Tell us which Joomla version you use (if you know) and what isn't working. Within 1 working day, we'll tell you whether an upgrade is worthwhile, how much it would cost and how long it would take.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Yes, but not in one click. A Joomla 3 site first moves to Joomla 4, and then step by step to 5 and 6. The old template and some extensions don't work in the new versions, so we replace them while keeping your content, menus and URLs. We do all the work on a test copy.
More
Related services
Website redesign and rebuild
When you need more than a CMS update – a mobile-friendly layout or a new design – from €299.
Website maintenance and support
Regular Joomla and extension updates, backups and small changes – from €29/month.
Malware removal and website protection
When your Joomla website has been hacked or infected with malware.
All our Joomla websites
More than 100 examples of websites built on Joomla.
Enquiry
Get a Joomla website quote within 1 working day
Tell us your website address and Joomla version, if you know it, or describe the new website you need. Tel. +370 670 99265.
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+370 670 99265
Email:
info@saitai.lt
We reply within 1 working day. Meetings in Vilnius are by appointment only – please call first.
