Wix alternatives
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Wix is a drag-and-drop website builder with a free plan and premium plans that add a custom domain, payments, ecommerce and bookings.
Switching to Carrd saves $185 / year and covers 50% of the compared capabilities.
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Top Wix alternatives
We compared 8 products and found 7 cheaper options (3 of them cover at least half the compared features) · vs Wix Light at $17/mo · scenario: single user, monthly billing, USD.
Wix’s own free plan covers this scenario. If you’re paying for features you don’t use, downgrading beats switching. The paid comparison below is for when you’ve outgrown free tiers — the “Free plans” view shows alternatives if you want free with different limits.
Wix costs $17/mo on the Light plan at single user, monthly billing. We found 7 assessed alternatives that are cheaper in this scenario; 1 of them covers at least 75% of the 6 compared capabilities. Wix's own free plan covers this scenario, so downgrading may beat switching.
| Product | Match | Price | Annual savings | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
TOP PICK Carrd Pro Standard plan · missing: AI site generation, Blog, SEO settings | 50% | $1.58/mo billed yearly only how? ⓘ | $185 / year 91% cheaper | |
Webnode Limited plan · missing: No builder branding, AI site generation, Blog, SEO settings, Built-in analytics | 17% | $4.50/mo billed yearly only how? ⓘ | $150 / year 74% cheaper | |
Strikingly Limited plan · missing: No builder branding, AI site generation, Blog, SEO settings, Built-in analytics | 17% | $8/mo billed yearly only how? ⓘ | $108 / year 53% cheaper | |
Framer Basic plan · missing: No builder branding, Blog | 67% | $10/mo billed yearly only how? ⓘ | $84 / year 41% cheaper | |
Squarespace Basic plan · missing: No builder branding | 83% | $14.81/mo how? ⓘ | $26.28 / year 13% cheaper |
Which Wix alternative for which situation
Picked by the numbers in this scenario — same subtype unless stated, assessed products only.
- Best free plan
- Durable — $0/mo (Free plan) · covers 33%
- Best paid drop-in
- Squarespace — $14.81/mo (Basic plan) · covers 83%
- Need custom domain or no builder branding?
- Carrd — from $1.58/mo (Pro Standard plan)
- Need AI site generation or built-in analytics?
- Durable — from $0/mo (Free plan)
- Need blog?
- Squarespace — from $14.81/mo (Basic plan)
- Need SEO settings?
- Webflow — from $0/mo (Starter plan)
What you give up
Capabilities Wix has that the top alternatives lack.
- Custom domain — Publish the site on your own domain name.Missing from Durable, Webflow, Strikingly, Webnode.
- No builder branding — The site shows no builder badge, banner or ads.Missing from Durable, Webflow, Strikingly, Webnode.
- AI site generation — Generate a first version of the site from a prompt or a few answers.Missing from Webflow, Strikingly, Webnode.
- Blog — Publish blog posts or other CMS content.Missing from Durable, Webflow, Strikingly, Webnode.
- SEO settings — Edit meta tags and get a sitemap or redirects.Missing from Durable, Strikingly, Webnode.
- Built-in analytics — See visitor statistics without adding a third-party tool.Missing from Webflow, Strikingly, Webnode.
Feature comparison
Wix vs the top alternatives, on the 6 compared capabilities.
| Capability | Wix | Durable | Webflow | Strikingly | Webnode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Custom domain from Light | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| No builder branding from Light | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| AI site generation | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Blog | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| SEO settings | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Built-in analytics | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Scenario price cheapest qualifying plan | $17/mo Light | $0/mo Free | $0/mo Starter | $0/mo Free | $0/mo Free |
✓ means the product offers the capability — possibly only on a higher tier than the plan priced below it. The price row shows the cheapest plan that qualifies for our comparison scenario, with its plan name; a $0 free plan may not include every checked capability.
What Wix covers
The capability set used for comparison. Grey entries are not available on self-serve plans.
- ✓ Custom domain — from Light
- ✓ No builder branding — from Light
- ✓ AI site generation
- ✓ Blog
- ✓ SEO settings
- ✓ Built-in analytics
- ↑ Online store — only from Core, not compared
- ↑ Online bookings — only from Core, not compared
Price ladder
Observed prices from the official pricing page.
Who switched
Anonymous: no account, no email, no IP stored. Reports are shown once a switch has 3 or more and never change ranking or order — alternatives are computed from prices and capabilities only.
Sources
Every claim traces to an official source and a check date.
- https://www.wix.com/plans (official_pricing, checked 2026-11-04)
Frequently asked
How much does Wix cost?
Wix's Light plan costs $17/mo in our scenario (single user, monthly billing). A free plan exists.
Is there a free Wix alternative?
Yes. Durable has a free plan that covers 33% of the 6 capabilities we compared against Wix.
What is the cheapest Wix alternative?
In our scenario (single user, monthly billing), Durable is the cheapest assessed alternative at $0/mo (Free plan).
What is the cheapest Wix alternative with Custom domain?
Carrd covers Custom domain and costs $1.58/mo (Pro Standard plan) in our scenario.
Does Wix have a free plan?
Yes. Wix's free plan exists; its limits are not stated on the pricing page.
When were these prices checked?
Between 2026-11-04 and 2026-11-04, on the vendors' official pricing pages.