Website development services
Custom website design and development in two technologies: Webflow for marketing teams and Astro with AI-assisted editing.
Astro websites
An Astro website is code in your own repository. Your team edits content in Sanity or Payload, and a design tweak you can simply describe to an AI assistant. It works best for sites with a lot of content, several languages and integrations.
Webflow websites
In Webflow, your marketing team builds new sections and landing pages in a visual editor that keeps the layout in check. Hosting, backups and updates are handled by the platform, so day to day you don't need a developer. We are a Certified Webflow Partner.
How a Webflow website differs from an Astro website
Both technologies give you a fast, polished website. The difference is who will grow it after launch, and how.
| Criterion |  Astro |  Webflow |
|---|---|---|
| Who edits content | Your team, in Sanity or Payload or through an AI assistant | Your team, in the Webflow visual editor |
| Performance | Very high: prebuilt HTML files, minimal JavaScript | Good: CDN hosting, more platform code |
| Hosting | Cloudflare, Netlify, Vercel or your own server | Webflow, as part of the site plan |
| Running costs | Hosting from $0, CMS on the plan you choose | Webflow plan, $15–25 per month |
| When to choose | Lots of content, several languages, integrations, full control of the code | Marketing sites, campaigns, frequent changes made by your team |
| We migrate from | WordPress, Webflow, Next.js | WordPress, Wix, Squarespace |
What website development includes
Every website we deliver, in Webflow or in Astro, comes with these.
UX and UI design
Before any visuals, we lay out the content of every page in wireframes: what visitors should see first and where they should click. That way the design review is about whether the page leads to an inquiry. We design the mobile version from the start, not at the end.
Technical SEO
Every page gets its own title and description for Google, a readable URL and image descriptions, and service and FAQ pages also get structured data. After launch we submit the site to Google Search Console and check for the first few weeks that Google sees every page.
Analytics
We connect GA4 and Microsoft Clarity through Google Tag Manager and set up events for forms and newsletter sign-ups. GA4 shows where your inquiries come from, and Clarity session recordings show where on the page visitors get lost.
Launch and handover
We set up the website, analytics and CMS on your accounts, or transfer them to you after launch. We train the people who will run the site on their own website, with everyday tasks: a new blog post, a new photo, a new job opening.
Selected website development projects
We build long-term relationships
The project was made with the utmost care, according to a certain schedule. We recommend any IT company to implement their own website on the Webflow platform.
Hilvec agency met all our expectations by providing a complete, stable and visually appealing company website Key House Development.
Hilvec are the best Webflow specialists. The agency has shown commitment, support at every stage of the work and timely execution.
Hilvec helped us to exist on the Internet in a completely new dimension, building the visual identity, design and user experience of the website.
We have been working together for over a decade. I think this is enough proof that we are completely pleased and satisfied.
We have been working with Hilvec for 7 years. With each passing year, our cooperation is more effective and brings an increase in sales in online stores.
A company website - visual editor or code with AI
Not long ago the choice was simple. A coded website meant a developer made every change, and a visual editor meant marketing could manage on its own, but only within the limits of the platform. AI assistants have changed that: today you can describe a small code change in plain words and review it before it goes live. That's why our website development work uses two technologies, matched to the way your team works.
When we choose Webflow
When your marketing team will grow the site, and new sections and campaign landing pages should go live without outside help. The Webflow editor shows the page the way visitors will see it, and you change the layout by dragging elements, without writing code.
When we choose Astro
When the site has hundreds of pages or several languages, connects to company systems, or every fraction of a second of load time counts. Your team runs content in the CMS, we handle bigger changes, and simple ones you can hand to an AI assistant yourself. Stores with a large catalog are a different story: we build those on Shopify.
A website AI assistants understand too
More and more people look for companies by asking ChatGPT or Claude instead of Google. Every website we deliver has structured data, search descriptions and a clear content structure, and on request also an llms.txt file listing the pages worth citing.
Questions and answers
How much does a company website cost?
A company website in Webflow starts at $7,500 at Hilvec. The price depends on the number of pages and templates, the scope of UX/UI design, integrations and languages. Running costs differ too: Webflow is a monthly plan per site, while an Astro website usually runs on free hosting, sometimes with a CMS fee on top.
How long does it take to build a website?
A company website with a dozen or so pages takes about two months. Roughly half of that goes to design and the other half to building the site and entering content. Copy and photos are what most often push the date back, which is why you get the list of what we need at the very start.
Webflow or Astro - which should you choose?
It depends on who will update the website. If your marketing team should add sections and landing pages on its own, choose Webflow. If the site has a lot of content, several languages or integrations, and your team only needs a panel for content, Astro is the better fit.
Will we be able to update the website ourselves?
Yes, in both technologies, just in different ways. In Webflow you work in an editor that shows the page the way visitors will see it. In Astro you edit content in a CMS panel, and you can describe a design change to an AI assistant and review it before it goes live.
Do you build websites with AI?
Yes, but people do the design. AI helps us with the code of Astro websites and with content, such as blog post drafts and language versions. Every change goes to a preview first and reaches the live site only after approval.
Will we get the design in Figma?
Yes. You get the design with its components and styles, together with access to the website. It comes in handy when you order more pages or materials in the same style, even from another agency.
Do you look after the website after launch?
Yes, on a monthly support plan: we add pages and sections, improve SEO and speed, and keep everything up to date. We size the plan to how often your website changes.
We want to help grow your company no matter where you run it!
