Frequently asked.
The questions people tend to arrive with, about cost, about ownership, about what is left to do once a site is live, set down plainly before they need asking.
The fears most people have first
Your site keeps working. Because every site is plain HTML, CSS, and JavaScript hosted on GitHub Pages, there is no GitFoundry server, no GitFoundry account, and no GitFoundry platform between you and your live website. The repository sits in your GitHub account from the day of handover. If GitFoundry closes tomorrow, your site continues to run, exactly as it did before, and any developer in the world can read the code and make changes. That is the point of the model.
Nothing breaks. The site stays live. The code is in your GitHub account, hosting continues free on GitHub Pages, and you keep every file we ever built together. The Partnership exists to be useful, not to hold you in place. Cancel whenever you like.
GitHub Pages is run by Microsoft on infrastructure that serves millions of developers worldwide and has an excellent reliability record. If it ever became unsuitable, your code lives in a standard Git repository, and the same files can be moved to Cloudflare Pages, Netlify, GitLab Pages, or any other static host in under an hour. You are never dependent on a single provider.
The money side
Yes, completely. When the project is delivered, the full source code is transferred to your own GitHub account. You can hand it to any developer in the world to modify. There is no lock-in, no proprietary format, no ongoing dependency on GitFoundry.
Yes. All communication and delivery happens online, so location is no barrier. The majority of clients are UK-based, but the work is done entirely remotely regardless of where you are.
Everything needed to get your company online properly: design from scratch, handwritten code, deployment to GitHub Pages, your domain connected, and full source code handover. The fee is fixed and agreed before we start — no surprises.
Launch (one focused page, about a week) is £999. Presence (the full startup site, about two weeks) is £1,999. Bespoke projects start from £2,999, scoped per project. The Partnership is £149 a month, optional after any build, cancel anytime. All prices include VAT.
How it works
Every GitFoundry website is written line by line in plain HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, no WordPress, no Squarespace, no page builders, no themes. Your site is built specifically for you, from scratch. There is no CMS to update, no plugin vulnerabilities, and no platform that can change its pricing or break your site during an update.
WordPress requires ongoing maintenance, security updates, plugin updates, and a paid hosting plan. Website builders like Squarespace and Wix charge a monthly subscription that adds up to hundreds of pounds per year. A static site built from scratch has none of these costs: it is just files, served instantly, from a free host. You pay once and own it forever.
A Launch site (one focused page) is typically live within a week. A Presence (the full startup site) takes around two weeks. The exact timeline is agreed and fixed before any work begins.
Once it's live
On delivery, the full source code is transferred to your own GitHub account. You can make changes yourself, hand it to any developer, or leave it running as-is — GitHub Pages hosting is free indefinitely. If you'd like us to stay close as the company grows, the Partnership is there for that.
Yes. The code is plain HTML and CSS, so if you are comfortable editing a document, you can edit your site. Changes are made directly in the GitHub repository. No admin panel to learn, no plugin to install, no hosting dashboard to navigate. The file is the website.
Additional pages can be quoted separately. Because the codebase is yours and the structure is clean, adding a page is straightforward, whether you do it yourself or bring in another developer. There is no platform to upgrade, no tier to unlock, and no permission to ask.
The complete source code is in your GitHub account. You can give it to any developer, or keep it as-is — GitHub Pages hosting is free and runs indefinitely. If you'd like us to stay close as the company grows, the Partnership is there for that.
Questions we are asked most often
Common questions from founders researching their options.
With GitFoundry, yes — completely. On delivery, the full source code is transferred to your own GitHub account. GitFoundry retains no rights, no access, and no ongoing dependency. You can take the code to any developer in the world, move it to any host, or edit it yourself. The site is yours in the same way a printed document is yours.
Wix produces template-constrained sites tied to the Wix platform. You cannot export your site as portable code; if Wix changes its pricing or you want to leave, your site stays behind. You also pay every month, forever. A GitFoundry site is built to your brief from scratch, costs once, runs free on GitHub Pages, and the source code belongs to you.
Yes. The Launch build (one focused page, about a week) is £999. The Presence build (the full startup site, two weeks) is £1,999. Both are fixed-price, include everything needed to go live, and end with full code handover — no ongoing dependency, no hidden fees.