The main alternatives are Shopfloor Agency, an in-house hire, a freelancer, and a website builder.
Windmill Strategy’s figures come from its own website and link to the page they are on. Ours are on our pricing page, and the full Shopfloor Agency vs Windmill Strategy comparison covers seven questions.
| Question | Shopfloor Agency | Windmill Strategy |
|---|---|---|
| Website price | $6,000, one time | $40,000 on the lower end for a redesign |
| How pricing works | A fixed, published price. SEO is $675 a month, month to month, once the site is live. | Websites and branding are one-time projects. Ongoing marketing runs $5,500 to $15,000 a month, planned for at least six months. |
| Time to launch | 6 to 18 days on our recent sites | 5 to 7 months is most common for a redesign |
| Who owns the site | Your company: the code, the hosting, and every account | Hosting runs through its WP Engine partnership. Its pricing and hosting pages do not say who owns the site. |
| Who they serve | US manufacturers and industrial service companies | B2B technical, industrial, manufacturing, and engineering companies |
Each one suits a different need. Our compare page sets every option side by side.
If you wantA complete website at a fixed price, live within three weeks
Shopfloor Agency
$6,000, one time, and 6 to 18 days on recent sites
If you wantSomeone on your floor every week, for trade shows and photos as well as the website
An in-house marketing hire
$166,790 median salary for a marketing manager
If you wantHelp with one smaller job, such as a page or a fix
A freelancer
An hourly rate or a project fee
If you wantTo write and update every page yourself
A website builder
A monthly subscription and your own hours
If you wantA team running web, digital marketing, and branding together
Windmill Strategy
From $40,000 for a redesign, and $5,500 to $15,000 a month for marketing
We build the complete manufacturing website for $6,000, one time: a page for each process, a quote form that takes drawings, an AI assistant that answers from your approved pages, and an Excel lead sheet you keep. Our recent sites went from brief to launch in 6 to 18 days, and the Mechanical Finishers site took 6 days.
A marketing hire works on your floor every week, on trade shows, samples, and photography as well as the website. The US Bureau of Labor Statistics puts the median salary for a marketing manager at $166,790 a year (May 2025).
A freelancer charges by the hour or by the project, which suits a smaller job such as a new page or a fix. On a full site, the technical writing usually comes from your team.
A website builder costs a monthly subscription, and someone on your team writes and updates every page. The site runs on the builder’s platform for as long as you pay for it.
The same four options are measured against us on our Shopfloor Agency alternatives page.
Tell us what you make and who buys it. We will reply with the scope, a fixed price, and a launch date.