MooseBase vs Freelancers.
Good freelancers are great, until they go on vacation, raise rates, or take a full-time job. We are a full team with design, dev, copy, and SEO specialists on every build, a real contract, and a flat monthly bill that does not change in year three.
- A team with overlapping context. No bus factor of one.
- Sub-2 second load times, baked in, not bolted on
- Flat monthly bill instead of hourly invoices and rate hikes
What sets MooseBase apart from freelancers?
No marketing spin. Here is exactly what you get and what you have to handle yourself, line by line, in both directions.
Cost figures based on typical 5-page small business sites. Your mileage may vary.
MooseBase is the trusted partner small businesses pick to ship fast.
"MooseBase delivered our entire website in under a week. The speed and quality exceeded all our expectations."
USD · Pricing varies with scope. Freelancer estimate based on a mid-tier solo designer/developer in the US/Canada.
What you stop fighting on day one.
Why choose MooseBase over a freelancer?
A team, not a bus factor of one.
Solo freelancers are great until they are unreachable. Vacation, illness, full-time job, life event, your site is stuck. We are a team with overlapping context on every project. The person who picks up your message tomorrow already knows your site.
Four specialists, one project.
Most freelancers are excellent at one craft and stretched on the other three. A great designer ships fragile code. A great developer ships sites that look dated. We have separate design, dev, copy, and SEO specialists on every build, working from the same brief. You get the depth of four contractors without managing four people.
A flat bill instead of a rate sheet.
Freelancers run on hourly invoices and quarterly rate hikes. Year one is $75/hr, year two is $100/hr, year three they took an FT job. Our pricing is one flat number that includes everything for as long as you are a client, on a 12-month minimum contract. The bill on month 36 looks like the bill on month 1.
One team, one bill, real accountability.
Hosting, design, dev, content, SEO, unlimited edits, and lifetime support, all under one $180/month plan. Or $1,800 upfront if you'd rather not have a recurring bill. With a freelancer you sign a one-pager from a Gmail address. With us you sign a real contract with a real US-registered LLC.
30 minutes. No pitch deck.
We will look at your current site, tell you exactly what we would do, and give you a real number. No obligation, no follow-up sequence.
- Honest take on whether you actually need to switch
- Specific cost breakdown for your scope
- Examples of similar sites we have shipped