Website Maintenance in Mississauga & the GTA
Cressoft handles website maintenance and support: updates, security, daily backups, uptime monitoring, and performance for Mississauga, Toronto, Brampton, and Oakville small businesses. Month-to-month plans from $100/month. No contracts.
What Happens When You Skip Website Maintenance
We treat your website as an ongoing investment, not a one-time project. Without regular updates and monitoring, even a well-built site loses speed, security, and rankings within months.
Hacked or Defaced
Outdated plugins and themes are the top entry point for hackers. An unpatched site can be defaced, infected with malware, or blacklisted by Google overnight.
Slows Down
Software bloat accumulates over time. Without optimization, page load times creep up, Core Web Vitals drop, and the site falls further behind Google’s page experience targets.
Breaks After Updates
WordPress and plugin updates can break layouts or features if applied without testing. Without backups, recovering can mean rebuilding from scratch.
Rankings Slip
A slow, insecure site with outdated content gradually loses search rankings to competitors who keep their sites current and healthy.
What Our Website Maintenance Services Include
Our Mississauga website maintenance plans cover everything your site needs to stay fast, secure, and performing. No guesswork, no surprise invoices.
- WordPress, plugin, and theme updates
- Daily off-site backups with 30-day history
- Uptime monitoring with alerts
- Malware and security scanning
- SSL certificate renewal
- Broken link checking
- Speed and Core Web Vitals monitoring
- Minor text and image updates
- Monthly performance report
- Direct support from your Mississauga web team
Security First
Daily malware scans, firewall rules, and instant alerts if anything suspicious is detected.
Daily Backups
Automated daily backups stored off-site. Full restore in under an hour if anything goes wrong.
Always Updated
WordPress core, plugins, and themes kept current so no outdated software creates a vulnerability.
You Focus on Business
We handle the technical side of your website completely. You focus on running your business.
Your Website Maintenance Checklist, Task by Task
“Maintenance” can mean almost anything, so here is exactly what happens on your site, how often, and on which plan. If a task is not on this list, it is not hidden in the fee.
- Off-site backup, kept with a 30-day historyHow often: DailyPlan: All plans
- Malware scanHow often: DailyPlan: All plans
- Uptime monitoring with alertsHow often: Around the clockPlan: All plans
- Software updates (WordPress core, plugins, and themes on WordPress sites)How often: MonthlyPlan: All plans
- SSL certificate management and renewalHow often: OngoingPlan: All plans
- Broken link checksHow often: OngoingPlan: All plans
- Speed and Core Web Vitals monitoringHow often: OngoingPlan: All plans
- Search Console connected, so any security finding reaches usHow often: OngoingPlan: All plans
- Text and image changes you send usHow often: Up to 2 hours a monthPlan: Standard
- Performance reportHow often: MonthlyPlan: Standard and Growth
- Text and image changes you send usHow often: Up to 4 hours a monthPlan: Growth
- SEO check-in, Google Analytics review, and competitor ranking checkHow often: Monthly SEO check-inPlan: Growth
When something breaks
Because backups run every day, there is always a recent clean copy to roll back to. If a site on a plan goes down or is compromised, we restore it from the most recent clean backup, typically within an hour for critical situations.
How you reach us
Basic includes email support, Standard adds priority email support, and Growth includes a same-day support response. On every plan you deal directly with the developer who looks after your site.
Website Maintenance Plans and Pricing
Month-to-month plans with no lock-in contracts. Cancel anytime, though most clients stay because having their site monitored, backed up, and updated every month is worth far more than the monthly fee.
Basic
Essential protection for small business websites.
- Monthly software updates
- Daily automated backups
- Uptime monitoring
- SSL certificate management
- Security scanning
- Email support
Standard
Full maintenance plus minor content updates.
- Everything in Basic
- Up to 2 hours content changes/month
- Performance monitoring
- Speed optimization checks
- Monthly report
- Priority email support
Growth
For businesses that need regular updates and SEO.
- Everything in Standard
- Up to 4 hours content changes/month
- Monthly SEO check-in
- Google Analytics review
- Competitor ranking check
- Same-day support response
All plans are month-to-month. No contracts, no cancellation fees.Have questions? Contact us.
Which plan fits your site?
Basic, $100/month
Your site rarely changes and you want it updated, backed up, scanned, and watched without thinking about it.
Standard, $200/month
You change something most months, such as a service, a price, or a photo, and want a monthly report showing what was done.
Growth, $350/month
The site is a lead source you are actively growing, so a monthly SEO check-in and an Analytics review are worth having alongside the upkeep.
Website Maintenance vs Web Hosting
The two get bundled into one line on a lot of invoices, but they are different jobs. Hosting keeps the server online. Maintenance looks after the website that runs on it.
Hosting is where the site lives
- The server and network your site is served from.
- For the sites we build, that is Vercel for Next.js sites or Shopify for online stores.
- We recommend and help set up hosting, and the account stays yours. You own everything, with no vendor lock-in.
Maintenance is the work on the site
- Updates, backups, monitoring, security checks, and fixes when something breaks.
- Catching the problems a running server will not tell you about: a plugin update that broke a layout, a link that now leads nowhere, a page that has slowed down.
- Billed monthly in advance, month to month, with no long-term contract.
How a Maintenance Plan Starts
If we built your website
Every website package includes post-launch support: 1 month on Starter, 3 months on Growth, and 6 months on Pro. A maintenance plan picks up after that support period ends, so there is no gap and no overlap. See what each package includes on our website pricing page.
If someone else built it
We start with an initial audit that documents how the site is set up and flags any existing issues, then the plan begins. This is common when a previous developer is no longer available. WordPress sites fit the plans as written; for Shopify, Squarespace, or custom-coded sites, we assess what can be covered first.
Send your website address through the form at the bottom of this page and we will get back to you within 1 business day with a plan.
Who We Provide Website Maintenance Services For
We maintain websites for businesses of all sizes across Mississauga and the Greater Toronto Area.
Trades and contractors
Plumbers, electricians, HVAC, roofers, landscapers
Health and wellness
Dental clinics, physiotherapy, chiropractors, spas
Professional services
Law firms, accountants, consultants, financial advisors
Restaurants and food
Restaurants, cafes, catering, bakeries
Retail and e-commerce
Local shops, online stores, boutiques
Real estate and home services
Agents, property managers, staging, cleaning
We serve businesses in Mississauga, Toronto, Etobicoke, Brampton, Oakville, Burlington, Hamilton, Markham, Vaughan, and across the GTA.
Why Maintenance Is a Legal and Search Issue
A neglected site is not just slower. If it is breached or hacked, Canadian privacy law and Google both have something to say about it.
Breaches must be reported
“An organization shall report to the Commissioner any breach of security safeguards involving personal information under its control if it is reasonable in the circumstances to believe that the breach creates a real risk of significant harm to an individual.”
Contact forms, quote requests and customer accounts all hold personal information. Keeping the site patched is the cheapest way to avoid ever needing this section.
Google flags hacked sites
“Pages or sites affected by a security issue can appear with a warning label in search results or an interstitial warning page in the browser when a user tries to visit them.”
A warning page in front of your site stops visitors cold. Search Console’s Security issues report shows when Google has found a problem.
How Google detects it
“If a Google evaluation determines that your site was hacked, or that it exhibits behavior that could potentially harm a visitor or their computer, the Security issues report will show Google’s findings.”
We connect Search Console as part of maintenance so any finding reaches us, not just the next visitor.
Quoted from the linked sources, checked September 25, 2026. Guidance and law change; follow the link for the current wording, and treat this as information, not legal advice.
Website Maintenance Questions from GTA Business Owners
What does your monthly maintenance plan include?
Our website maintenance plans include software updates (WordPress core, plugins, themes), daily automated backups stored off-site, uptime monitoring, SSL certificate management, malware and security scanning, broken link checks, and speed monitoring. Standard and Growth plans also include monthly content changes and performance reports.
How much do your monthly plans cost?
Our Mississauga website maintenance plans start at $100/month for essential security and backups, $200/month for full maintenance plus content changes, and $350/month for businesses that also want monthly SEO monitoring. All plans are month-to-month with no contracts.
Is website maintenance the same as web hosting?
No. Hosting is the server your site runs on, and the hosting account stays in your name. Maintenance is the work on the site itself: software updates, backups, uptime monitoring, security scanning, broken link checks, and small content changes. A site can sit on reliable hosting and still break after an update or slow down over time, which is what a maintenance plan catches.
When does a maintenance plan start after you build my website?
Every website package includes post-launch support: 1 month on Starter, 3 months on Growth, and 6 months on Pro. Maintenance plans start after that support period ends, from $100/month, month to month with no contract.
Do I need a maintenance plan if my site was just built?
Yes. Even a brand-new website needs ongoing maintenance. WordPress and plugin vulnerabilities are discovered constantly, and software that is not patched within weeks becomes a target. Beyond security, regular performance checks and backups are essential from day one.
What happens if my website goes down or gets hacked?
If you are on one of our maintenance plans, we monitor your site 24/7 and respond immediately when an issue is detected. If your site is compromised, we restore it from the most recent clean backup, typically within an hour for critical situations.
Can you take over a site that someone else built?
Yes. We take on maintenance for existing websites built by other developers or agencies. We do an initial audit to document the setup, identify any issues, then begin the maintenance plan. This is very common for Mississauga businesses whose previous developer is no longer available.
Do you support non-WordPress sites?
Our maintenance plans are primarily designed for WordPress sites. For sites built on Shopify, Squarespace, or custom-coded platforms, contact us and we will assess what can be covered. For sites we build (custom Next.js), we offer tailored maintenance plans.
Are you a website maintenance company that offers ongoing website support?
Yes. Cressoft is a Mississauga website maintenance company that provides ongoing website support and website management services for GTA small businesses. Our website support service handles security updates, backups, uptime monitoring, small content changes, and fixes when something breaks, all month-to-month with no contract.
Do you offer website maintenance in Oakville, Brampton, and across the GTA?
Yes. We provide website maintenance and management for businesses in Oakville, Brampton, Mississauga, Toronto, Burlington, Hamilton, and the wider GTA. Plans are delivered and monitored remotely, so updates, backups, security, and support are the same wherever your business is located.
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What GTA business owners say
“We came to Cressoft Technology because our old website was outdated and no longer representing us well. They rebuilt it with a modern design that loads fast and works properly on phones.”
“I had an excellent experience working with Cressoft Technology Inc. Their team demonstrated outstanding expertise in website design and development, delivering a modern, user-friendly, and professional website that exceeded my expectations.”
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