Contao development

Contao development and consulting for companies and agencies

New Contao websites, relaunches and custom extensions from an official Contao Premium Partner. Directly for companies or as a technical partner for agencies.

Book an intro meeting → Typical projects
15+
years of Contao
~300
websites maintained
100%
hosting in Germany

Whether it’s a relaunch, a new website or features no standard extension delivers: we build Contao projects to stay understandable, maintainable and stable for the long term. With a dedicated contact, from concept to care after go-live.

When Contao is the right choice

We’ll tell you honestly when Contao fits and when it doesn’t.

  • Corporate websites with a clear structure

    Contao is lean and easy for editors to understand. A good fit for websites that should stay well organised for years.

  • Several languages and page trees

    Multilingual sites and multiple page trees can be modelled cleanly in Contao and managed centrally.

  • Custom requirements

    When standard extensions are not enough, Contao can be extended with your own extensions, modules and content elements.

  • When Contao doesn’t fit

    If your requirements go far beyond a CMS, we’ll tell you before the project grows unnecessarily big.

Contao development: what we build for you

From relaunch to custom feature. Everything a Contao project needs, from one source.

  • New websites and relaunch

    From concept to go-live: new Contao websites and relaunches of existing sites.

  • Custom extensions and elements

    Your own extensions, modules and content elements when standard extensions are not enough.

  • Interfaces and data processing

    Connections to major standard APIs and small, tailor-made data exchange solutions.

  • Custom backends

    As an extension of your CMS or completely standalone.

  • Filters and finders

    Search and filters that lead visitors exactly where they want to go.

  • Migration and upgrade

    New version or move from another system: we plan it and do it. More at taking over and upgrading your Contao site.

  • Performance

    Load time is in focus from the start, not only when the pagespeed test comes back.

Always with one goal: making the solution understandable, maintainable and stable for the long term.

Our own Contao extensions

We don’t only develop for clients, we also publish our own extensions from our work.

  • AI Label

    Manages AI labelling once per file in the file manager. Born from client requests.

  • Schema Manager

    Manages schema.org data centrally instead of in every template. Open source (MIT), for Contao 5.7 and newer.

Typical project sizes

Rough ranges so you can tell whether we are a good match. All figures are net. You get a concrete quote after the intro meeting.

  • Corporate websites

    €15,000 – €65,000

    A new website or relaunch of a corporate site. Where you land in the range depends on scope and complexity.

  • Custom development

    €10,000 – €50,000

    Custom extensions, interfaces, backends or features for existing sites. The range depends on scope.

Contao agency for consulting and development

We are the development side. The design comes from you or your agency, and we implement it cleanly in Contao.

Directly for companies. You have a project and need someone who keeps concept, technology and operations in view. A dedicated contact accompanies you from the intro meeting to care after go-live.

As a technical partner for agencies. You look after clients and lack capacity or Contao expertise? We fit into your workflows, with schedules, handovers and accountability. More at web development for agencies.

How a Contao project works with us

Four steps, from the first conversation to care after go-live.

  1. Intro meeting

    20 minutes in a video meeting. You tell us what you have in mind, we listen and tell you honestly whether and how we can help.

  2. Concept and assessment

    We clarify scope, technology and schedule and give you a realistic assessment before the start.

  3. Implementation

    We develop in manageable steps, with clear communication instead of constant status meetings.

  4. Handover and care

    Go-live is not the end. If you like, we keep looking after the site, with updates, security and support.

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Clients and partners from our projects

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Contao development and consulting: let’s talk

Planning a relaunch, a new website or a custom extension? Then we look at goals, technology and framework together and tell you honestly what is realistic. The meeting takes 20 minutes, with no offer in the meeting and no sales pressure.

20 minutes, then you know where you stand

  • You tell us what you have in mind: goal, scope, timeframe.
  • You get an honest assessment: what is realistic and what matters.
  • No offer in the meeting, no pressure. You decide afterwards.

Prefer to write instead of a video meeting?

That works too. A short message is enough, we’ll sort out the rest from there.

Write us a message hello@vhug.tech

Frequently asked questions about Contao development

  • In four steps: intro meeting, concept and assessment, implementation, handover and care. Before we start we clarify scope, technology and schedule so there are no surprises later. During implementation we communicate clearly and warn early if something slips. More on how we work: How we work.

  • That depends on the project. We discuss which model fits in the intro meeting. Either way you get a written assessment with schedule and budget beforehand, so you know what we do and what it costs.

  • Yes. We work directly for companies and as a technical partner for agencies, for example when in-house resources are stretched or deeper Contao expertise is needed. More at web development for agencies.

  • Yes. For client projects when standard extensions are not enough, and for ourselves: AI Label and Schema Manager are open source extensions from our work.

  • We start new projects on the current LTS version of Contao. That gives them the longest possible support period and predictable updates.

  • Yes. We look at the version, extensions and condition and tell you honestly what needs doing. More at taking over and upgrading your Contao site.

  • A website is never finished. If you like, we keep looking after it, with updates, security and support: Contao maintenance and support.

  • The design comes from you or your agency. We are the development side and implement designs cleanly in Contao. We also tell you what can be built maintainably in the system.

  • We host in Germany. More at web hosting in Germany.

Besides new projects we also take care of operations: what comes after go-live is covered at Contao maintenance and support. If your site is stuck on a version without support or you want us to take it over, have a look at taking over and upgrading your Contao site. For agencies there is web development for agencies. Your sites are hosted with us on web hosting in Germany, and if you use TYPO3 alongside Contao, you will find everything at TYPO3 development.

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