Business website templates: how to pick the right one for your business (free, 2026)
By Hykvra · Updated 20 October 2026 · 9 min read
The best business website template is one made for your kind of business, not a generic “corporate” layout. Pick the category that matches what you sell, check that it has the pages and tools your customers use, and replace the sample text. Below are free business website templates for 16 kinds of Indian business, each a complete nine-page site that sends enquiries to WhatsApp.
Business website templates by type of business
A clinic, a caterer and a builder need very different websites. Find your row, open the category page and preview the templates in it. Each one is plain HTML, CSS and JavaScript, mobile-first, and free with a small credit in the footer.
| Category | Built for | What the templates include |
|---|---|---|
| Restaurants & cafes | Restaurants, cafes, bakeries, cloud kitchens | Menus, WhatsApp ordering, a cake designer, a biryani builder, private dining |
| Clinics and hospitals | Hospitals, skin, eye and children's clinics, physios, labs, Ayurveda | Doctor finder, appointment requests, a test basket, a vaccination planner |
| Dental clinics | Family dentists, orthodontists, cosmetic and multi-branch clinics | Tooth chart, price list, branch finder, booking on WhatsApp |
| Salons & spas | Salons, barbers, bridal studios, nail studios, spas | Price lists, booking, membership calculator, bridal package builder |
| Gyms & fitness | Gyms, yoga, dance, martial arts, running clubs | Plans and batches, BMI and one-rep-max calculators, trial booking |
| Schools and coaching | Schools, preschools, JEE, NEET and UPSC coaching, music and language classes | Admissions, a fee calculator, courses, eligibility and rank tools |
| Real estate | Builders, plotted layouts, villas, offices, agents | Floor plans, plot maps, EMI calculators, RERA strip, site visits |
| Construction and interiors | Contractors, interior designers, modular kitchens, painters, repair services | Cost estimators, project galleries, rate cards, room planners |
| Jewellery | Family jewellers, diamond, bridal and silver shops | Today's gold rate, live prices with breakup, savings schemes |
| Online stores | Fashion, grocery, furniture, gadgets, skincare, crafts | Shop, product pages, cart, coupons, WhatsApp checkout |
| Whey protein | Protein and supplement brands | Product pages, cart, a bundle builder, published lab results |
| Hotels and homestays | Hotels, homestays, resorts, hostels, lodges | Room pickers, availability calendars, package builders |
| Travel and tours | Tour operators, treks, pilgrimages, cabs, houseboats | Package builders, fare estimators, departure calendars |
| Weddings and events | Planners, caterers, decorators, banquet halls, photographers, DJs | Per-plate menu builder, budget planner, availability calendar |
| NGOs and charities | Education, health, animal and relief NGOs, trusts, CSR foundations | Donation pages, volunteer sign-up, impact reports |
| Portfolios | Freelancers, designers, developers, photographers, creators | Project galleries, resume, rate card, package builder |
Not sure where you fit? A tuition centre belongs in schools and coaching, a physiotherapist in clinics, a tiffin service in restaurants, and a home repair or painting business in construction and interiors.
What every small business website needs
Whatever the category, a small business website template should give you these before anything else:
- A clear first screen. What you do, where, and one button to call or WhatsApp. Most visitors arrive on a phone and decide in seconds.
- Services or products with prices. “Starting from” prices filter out the wrong enquiries and build trust with the right ones.
- Proof. Real photos, past work, reviews and numbers, such as years in business or patients treated.
- An easy way to enquire. A short form that opens WhatsApp with the details filled in, plus your phone number and address.
- Location and hours. A map, opening hours and the areas you serve.
- An FAQ. Answers to the questions your staff hear every day: fees, timings, parking, payment by UPI.
- Business details. Your registered name and GSTIN if you have one, plus privacy and terms pages if you collect enquiries.
All Hyklates templates cover this list. On top, each has one interactive tool made for its business, such as a fee calculator for a school or a cost estimator for a contractor, which gives visitors a reason to stay and enquire.
Standout business templates worth previewing
A few templates that show how far a free company website template can go. Each is a full nine-page site.
Buildwell Constructions: contractors and home builders
Services with per square foot rates, a filterable project gallery, a stage-wise payment schedule and a cost estimator that turns area, floors, quality and city into an indicative cost with GST, then sends it on WhatsApp.
Ghar Mistri: plumbers, electricians and repair services
A rate card by trade and a calculator where customers add jobs and quantities to see the bill with the visit charge and GST before anyone arrives.
Swarnam Jewellers: family jewellers
Today's gold rate board, every piece priced from the day's rate with a full breakup of weight, making charges and GST, and a gold savings scheme calculator.
Carewell Hospital: hospitals and multispeciality clinics
A 24-hour emergency card on the first screen, departments with fees and timings, and a doctor finder that shows who is in OPD by department and day.
Studio Mira: salons and salon chains
A studio finder with open-now status, stylist profiles with prices by level, and a membership calculator that compares pay-as-you-go with three plans.
Sunrise Public School: schools
Admissions steps, dates and documents, plus a fee calculator that adds tuition, bus, lunch and clubs, applies a sibling discount and lists every instalment with its due date.
Daily Basket: local grocery and online stores
A PIN code delivery check, a shop with search and filters, a cart with coupons and cash on delivery, WhatsApp checkout and a monthly ration planner.
Swaad Caterers: caterers
A menu card with veg, Jain-friendly and non-veg filters, and a per-plate menu builder that prices the whole event with 5% GST and sends the menu on WhatsApp.
Template vs website builder vs custom build
A template is not the only way to get online. Here is how a free HTML template compares with Wix, Shopify, WordPress and a custom build for a typical Indian small business.
| Free HTML template | Wix | Shopify | WordPress | Custom build | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upfront cost | ₹0 | ₹0 to start | Free trial | ₹0 software | Highest |
| Ongoing cost | Domain only (free hosting) | Monthly plan to use your domain and remove ads | Monthly plan plus app fees | Hosting, theme and plugins | Hosting and changes |
| Editing | Text editor | Drag and drop | Admin panel | Admin panel | Through the developer |
| Speed on phones | Very fast | Average | Good | Depends on theme | Depends on developer |
| Best for | Service businesses and small shops | Owners who want to change layouts often | Stores with many products and online payments | Content-heavy sites and blogs | Unusual features or large businesses |
- Choose a template if your site mainly needs to explain what you do and bring calls and WhatsApp enquiries. That is most clinics, salons, coaching centres, contractors and local shops.
- Choose Shopify if you will sell hundreds of products with online payment and stock tracking. For a small catalogue, an online store template with WhatsApp checkout is often enough.
- Choose WordPress if you plan to publish articles every week and want a non-technical team to manage them.
- Pay for a custom build when you need logins, payments, a database or integrations. See what a website costs in India before you ask for quotes.
How to choose a business template in five minutes
- Open your category page and preview every template on your phone, not only on a laptop.
- Pick the one whose tool your customers would actually use: a fee calculator, a price estimator, a booking form.
- Check the pages match yours. Rename or remove the ones you don't need; it is easier than adding new ones.
- Ignore the sample colours and photos. Colours and fonts are variables at the top of one CSS file, and every photo is meant to be replaced.
- Download it, read the README, and replace the sample name, phone number, prices and text.
New to this? Our step-by-step guide on how to make a website for a small business covers the domain, free hosting, Google Business Profile and WhatsApp.
More templates
Popular categories: clinics, salons, construction and online stores. Or browse every template.
Questions people ask
Are there free business website templates?
Yes. Every template on Hyklates is free to download and use for a commercial business website, as long as the small 'Template by Hyklates' credit stays in the footer. A one-time licence removes the credit for one website.
Which website template is best for a small business?
The one built for your type of business. A clinic needs doctors, timings and appointment booking; a builder needs projects and a cost estimate; a shop needs a cart. Start from your category page instead of a generic 'corporate' template, and you will change far less.
Is there a company website template with multiple pages?
Yes. Every Hyklates template is a complete nine-page site: home, services or products, an interactive tool, about, contact, FAQ, a not-found page and pages that fit the business, such as projects, branches or booking.
Do I need coding skills to use an HTML business template?
Not much. You open the HTML files in a text editor, replace the sample name, phone number, prices and text with yours, and set your WhatsApp number in one JavaScript file. Each template comes with a README that says where everything lives.
Is a template better than Wix or WordPress?
For a small business site that changes a few times a year, a plain HTML template is faster, has no monthly plan and can be hosted free. Wix suits people who want to edit everything by dragging; WordPress suits sites with a lot of blog content; Shopify suits stores with many products and online payments.
Will my website look like everyone else's if I use a free template?
Not once you add your own name, photos, prices and colours. Visitors notice the content far more than the layout. Industry templates also help: a jeweller's site with today's gold rate looks nothing like a generic theme thousands of businesses use.
Where do I host a business website template for free?
Netlify and Cloudflare Pages both host static HTML sites free, with HTTPS, and let you connect your own domain. You only pay for the domain.
Can someone set up a business template for me?
Yes. Hykvra puts any template live with your logo, photos, text and domain, from ₹4,999 with the domain and first-year hosting included.