Is any website builder 100% free?
Yes, there are 100% free website builders: Google Sites, Carrd, Wix, WordPress.com, Strikingly and Canva all let you publish for $0, but each keeps a catch such as ads, a branded address or a 500 MB to 1 GB storage cap. Heya, the builder behind this guide, is also $0 with no credit card or time limit, for 3 sites of up to 5 pages each.
Heya is ours, so read its row with that in mind. Every other number comes from the sources listed under How we checked, as of November 10, 2026.
What stays free
The free plan is the plan you can keep using, not a trial you're waiting to lose. Heya has no time limit and doesn't ask for a credit card. The other builders below also let you publish on a free plan, with different limits on your address, storage, pages or features.
Here's what you get before paying for an upgrade.
| Builder | Free plan includes | The catch | Cheapest paid upgrade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heya | 3 sites, up to 5 pages per site, all 68 templates, yourname.heya.bio address with HTTPS | Small Made with Heya badge; custom domains need Pro Standard | Pro Lite: $3 a month |
| Wix | Publishing on a wixsite.com address, 500 MB storage, 500 MB bandwidth | Wix ads; no custom domain or online payments | Light: $17 a month, billed yearly |
| WordPress.com | Publishing on a wordpress.com address, 1 GB storage | WordPress.com ads; no plugins or custom domain | Personal: $9 month to month, $4 paid yearly, $3.25 on 2 years, $2.75 on 3 years |
| Google Sites | Site creation with a free personal Google Account; custom domain connections | No built-in online store or blog; accounts managed by parents can't use it | Not stated |
| Carrd | Basic plan for building one-page sites | One-page format; Pro Lite still has no custom domain, forms or widgets | Pro Lite: $9 a year |
| Canva | Up to 5 live websites on a free Canva domain | Custom domain and removal of the Designed with Canva footer need a paid plan | Not stated |
| Strikingly | Unlimited free sites, up to 5 pages, 500 MB storage per site, 5 GB bandwidth a month | mystrikingly.com address, Strikingly branding, no custom domain | Limited: $8 a month billed yearly ($12 month to month) |
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Not stated means the company's own pages don't list it.
Wix prices here are for the US, as of November 2026. WordPress.com prices are in US$, per month, with the payment term shown beside each price.
What you keep on a free site
Start with the address. Wix gives you a wixsite.com address, WordPress.com gives you a wordpress.com address, and Strikingly uses mystrikingly.com. Canva's free websites also live on a Canva domain. With Heya, it's yourname.heya.bio.
Then there's the branding. Wix and WordPress.com show ads on free sites. Strikingly keeps its branding, Canva has a Designed with Canva footer, and Heya adds a small Made with Heya badge.
Check both.
The page and storage limits need a separate look, especially if you're comparing Heya's 3 sites with Strikingly's unlimited free sites: Heya allows up to 5 pages per site, while Strikingly lists up to 5 pages and 500 MB of storage per site.
Wix has 500 MB of storage and 500 MB of bandwidth. WordPress.com gives you 1 GB of storage. Carrd takes a different approach: it's for one-page sites.
When your own domain costs extra
Want an address that doesn't include the builder's name? Wix and WordPress.com don't allow custom domains on their free plans. Canva also requires a paid plan for that.
But paying for the cheapest upgrade doesn't always get you a custom domain. Carrd Pro Lite is $9 a year and still doesn't include one. Pro Standard is $19 a year and includes custom domains with SSL, along with 10 sites, forms and widgets.
Heya custom domains start on Pro Standard at $6 a month, with 1 custom domain per account and HTTPS. Heya doesn't sell domains; you bring one from a registrar.
Google Sites lets you connect up to 5 custom domains per site, with up to 20 domain mappings a week. The connection and the domain itself are separate things (Google doesn't sell domains anymore; Google Domains was sold to Squarespace).
Removing branding is another upgrade to check on its own. Heya Pro Lite removes the badge at $3 a month. Strikingly Limited still includes Strikingly branding.
What happens with payments, forms and bookings
A published website isn't necessarily a store. Wix's free plan can't accept online payments; Core is its cheapest plan that can, at $29 a month billed yearly.
Google Sites has no built-in online store or blog.
Heya doesn't have a built-in store, checkout or form builder. You can link a button to your checkout or store page, link to a Google Form or a Tally form, and use the Calendly embed for bookings.
Carrd puts forms and widgets in Pro Standard. Its supported widgets include Stripe, PayPal, Gumroad and Typeform. Those aren't included in Pro Lite, even though it's a paid plan.
How to choose without paying
What do you need to publish, and what can you leave out? Compare that with the free limits before looking at upgrade prices.
For a one-page site, look at Carrd Basic. For up to 5 live websites on a Canva domain, look at Canva. Google Sites is free with a personal Google Account, though it doesn't include a built-in blog or store.
Heya is our builder. You sign in with Google to publish, and the free plan includes all 68 templates. You can set a page title, description, favicon and share image, and embed YouTube, Vimeo, Spotify, SoundCloud, Calendly or Google Maps.
And if you're considering Wix, WordPress.com or Strikingly, check the free address and branding alongside the space you get. Keep the limits you can live with; leave the paid features alone until you need them.
How we checked
We checked every number on this page on November 10, 2026. The facts come from wix.com/plans, support.wix.com, wordpress.com/pricing, canva.com/pricing, carrd.co/pro, carrd.co/docs/pro/plans, Google Sites help, Business Profile help, strikingly.com/s/pricing, heya.page/pricing and heya.page/docs.
Plans change often. If a number here is out of date, email hello@heya.page and we'll fix it.
FAQ
Can I publish a website without a credit card?
Heya's free plan doesn't require a credit card. It costs $0, has no time limit and lets you publish 3 sites with up to 5 pages per site.
Can I use my own domain with a free website builder?
Google Sites lets you connect up to 5 custom domains per site. Wix, WordPress.com, Canva, Strikingly and Heya require a paid plan for a custom domain.
Does the cheapest paid plan remove all the limits?
No. Carrd Pro Lite still has no custom domain, forms or widgets, and Strikingly Limited still carries Strikingly branding.
Can I sell things through a free website?
Wix Free can't accept online payments, and Google Sites has no built-in store. With Heya, you can link a button to your checkout or store page, but there's no built-in store or checkout.
Related guides: Free website builders, How to make a free website, Is Strikingly free? and Is Google Sites free?.
More from Heya: All guides, Templates and Pricing.
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