We build it.
You run the business.
Alpaca Launch is a small studio in Toronto. We build your website, host it, and keep it running — the hosting, the security, the backups, and the changes you email us. You deal with the person who built it, not an account manager. The website stays yours, and so does the domain.
2 weeks
From brief to live
48hr
Turnaround on changes
30 days
Notice to cancel
100%
Your domain, your content
Built in Toronto. Operating for you.
How we compare
Four ways a small business gets a website. Only one of them does the work and stays on the hook.
Who builds it
Wix / Squarespace: You do, on a Sunday
A cheap template: You do, from a template
A web agency: They do, then they leave
Alpaca: We do, and we stay
Who fixes it at 11pm
Wix / Squarespace: You
A cheap template: You
A web agency: Open a ticket, wait
Alpaca: Email us. It's done in 48 hours.
When your hours change
Wix / Squarespace: You log in and edit it
A cheap template: You log in and edit it
A web agency: Out of scope, here's a quote
Alpaca: Included. Email us. A person replies.
What it costs to start
Wix / Squarespace: $0, plus your weekends
A cheap template: $0, plus your weekends
A web agency: $8,000–$50,000 up front
Alpaca: From $499 to build, paid once
Monthly cost
Wix / Squarespace: $20–35/mo software only
A cheap template: $25–50/mo software only
A web agency: $500–2,000/mo retainer
Alpaca: From $99 CAD/mo, all-in
Do you own it
Wix / Squarespace: You rent the platform
A cheap template: You rent the platform
A web agency: Usually, if you ask
Alpaca: You own your domain and your content — always. Your domain is registered in your name, not ours. If you leave, we hand everything over.
Where your data lives
Wix / Squarespace: Their servers, wherever
A cheap template: Their cloud (US)
A web agency: Wherever they hosted it
Alpaca: Canadian servers, Toronto
Locked in?
Wix / Squarespace: Cancel and it's gone
A cheap template: Cancel and it's gone
A web agency: 12-month contracts are normal
Alpaca: Month to month. Cancel any time with 30 days' notice.
If you leave
Wix / Squarespace: Export what you can
A cheap template: Export what you can
A web agency: Hope your dev hands it over
Alpaca: On cancellation you get an export of your customers, bookings and invoices, your domain (already yours), and 30 days of hosting while you move.
AI on your site
Wix / Squarespace: Build it yourself
A cheap template: Extra, per resolution
A web agency: Usually not offered
Alpaca: Built around your business on Staffed
The Founders
Daniel De La Casa
Co-Founder & Operations
Coursera AI, Google AI, Anthropic Academy
Toronto, ON
Daniel builds things that work. With years of hands-on experience installing, maintaining, and managing complex hardware and software systems, he brings an operator's eye to every project. Detail-oriented and driven by results, he knows what breaks, what lasts, and what clients actually need. At Alpaca Launch, Daniel owns client relationships, project delivery, and quality control. His standard is simple: if it's not right, it doesn't ship. Every deadline met, every detail handled.
Adefarakan Adedayo
Co-Founder & Strategy
B.Eng, MBA, MBET
Toronto, ON
Adefarakan is a business and technology leader with over a decade of experience building and scaling companies across industries. With an MBA, MBET, and a Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering from the University of Waterloo, he bridges the gap between what technology can do and what businesses actually need. At Alpaca Launch, Adefarakan drives strategy, product direction, and the vision that every business deserves software built for them.
Small studio. Serious tooling.
We use AI tooling across the build - design, code, testing, deployment - which is how a small studio ships a full site in two weeks. A person still writes the words, makes the calls, and answers your email.
You’ve seen the team. Let us build yours.
Tell us what your business does and what you need. We will tell you what it costs, and how long it takes.