A Canva website is worth considering if you already design in Canva and want to make your site there too. You can work with its drag-and-drop editor, templates and design assets, but those don't answer every website question. Start with what the site needs to do, then compare builders on specific requirements such as your own domain, page count or downloadable site files.
Heya is made by the team that wrote this guide, so read its row with that in mind. Prices come from each company's own pages, checked between October 29 and November 9, 2026.
The short answer
The table compares Canva, Wix, Carrd, Google Sites, Heya and Framer on their plans, editing options and publishing features.
| Builder | Free plan | Paid from | Custom domain | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canva | Canva Free, US$0 | Pro plan, billed monthly or yearly | Not stated | Designing graphics, PDFs and print pieces |
| Wix | $0 Free plan, no credit card | $17/mo (Light), yearly price | Connect one on Premium plans; 1 year free domain voucher on most | Big template library and business tools |
| Carrd | Free Basic plan | $9/year (Pro Lite, 3 sites) | Pro Standard ($19/year) and Pro Plus | One-page sites and landing pages |
| Google Sites | Not stated | Not stated | Up to five per site (needs a subdomain like www) | Quick sites inside Google Workspace |
| Heya | Free: 3 sites, 5 pages each, yourname.heya.bio | $3/mo (Pro Lite) | Pro Standard (1) or Pro Plus (up to 10) | Small sites built and edited on a phone |
| Framer | $0, for non-commercial use | $10/mo (Basic, yearly billing) | Paid plans | Design-heavy marketing sites |
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Not stated means the company's own pages we checked don't give that detail.
Canva gives you a drag-and-drop editor, and Free includes 1.6M+ templates across 1,000+ design types. Free costs nothing, while Pro and Business are paid plans with free trials. Keep the wider design library separate from your website checklist: Free has 5GB of storage and 1 Brand Kit limited to 3 colors.
Wix offers over 2000 business-ready website templates that you can customize manually or with AI, plus a Free plan with no credit card required. Light starts at $17 per month and includes 2 GB of storage and 2 site collaborators; the displayed USD price is for a yearly subscription paid in full at purchase. Premium plans let you connect your own domain and remove Wix branding.
Carrd has a free Basic experience and a free 7-day Pro trial that doesn't require payment details. Pro Lite costs $9 / year for up to 3 sites without Carrd branding, but custom domains start with Pro Standard at $19 / year, which allows up to 10 sites. Pro Plus costs $49 / year and lets you download your site's unminified HTML, CSS, JS and images, excluding server-side code.
Google Sites offers drag-and-drop editing, pre-made templates and an automatic grid that scales content across devices, without requiring programming experience. It integrates with Google Workspace and supports up to five custom domains for one site. A custom URL must include a subdomain.
Heya is a no-code builder for one-page and small sites, with 68 templates, a blank-page option and full building and editing on a phone; you can start without an account, with drafts saved in your browser, then sign in with Google to publish. Free supports up to 3 sites with up to 5 pages each and a small badge; Pro Lite is $3 a month for up to 3 sites with up to 20 pages each and no badge, while Pro Standard is $6 a month for up to 5 sites with up to 20 pages each, no badge and 1 custom domain per account. Pro Plus is $15 a month for up to 25 sites with up to 20 pages each, no badge, up to 10 custom domains per account and an HTML download as a ZIP.
Framer's Free plan costs $0, includes a free Framer domain and is intended for non-commercial use. Connecting your own domain requires a paid plan, with Basic starting at $10 per month with yearly billing. Framer doesn't support HTML export for self-hosting.
Start with the content you want on the site. Write the text, choose your images and decide what you want a visitor to do after reading. Keep that beside you while you work in Canva's drag-and-drop editor.
Look through the templates for a starting point, or work from a design you already have. Canva Free includes 4.7M+ photos, videos, graphics and audio (you don't need to start by paying for Pro).
Then edit for the website you're making, rather than keeping every part of the original design. Does each piece belong on the page? Cut anything you don't need.
Check the website publishing options in your Canva account before treating the design as finished. Don't use a design download as a substitute for that check: Canva's PDF, JPG, PNG and print-ready CMYK exports aren't a published website.
Canva is worth trying when your starting point is already a Canva design, or when the work in front of you is choosing images, arranging text and getting the page to look the way you want. The drag-and-drop editor gives you somewhere to do that.
Start with a narrow brief. A page introducing your work, sharing event information or explaining an offer could be a candidate to test in Canva. Treat those as ideas to try, not a promise that every requirement will fit.
What does your page actually need? Write that down before choosing a plan.
And don't let the asset count make the decision for you. Pro includes 3.6M+ templates and 141M+ premium photos, videos, graphics and audio, but a larger design library isn't the same thing as a website feature you need. Try the design first; compare the publishing requirements separately.
Pick a different builder when you can name a requirement and another tool gives you a clear way to meet it. You don't need to abandon Canva for the design work.
For business-ready templates with manual or AI customization, look at Wix. Its Premium plans support your own domain and remove Wix branding. Carrd is worth comparing if you want several sites under one account; check the plan carefully, since Pro Lite doesn't include custom domains.
Google Sites fits a brief that calls for Google Workspace integration and an automatic grid layout.
Need to build on your phone? Heya supports the whole editing process there, and its buttons can send visitors to an external form, booking page, shop or payment page.
Framer is another option if you're happy to use a paid plan for your own domain. If downloading the site matters, compare Carrd Pro Plus and Heya Pro Plus; Framer doesn't offer HTML export for self-hosting.
We took every price, limit and feature from each company's own pages, collected on October 29, 2026. We checked the Wix and Carrd pages again on November 9, 2026. Heya's details come from its pricing page and docs, checked on October 30, 2026. The facts come from canva.com/pricing, wix.com/plans, wix.com, carrd.com/docs/pro/plans, carrd.com/pro, workspace.google.com/products/sites, support.google.com/sites/answer/9068867, framer.com/pricing, framer.com/help/articles/can-i-export-my-website-to-html-and-self-host-it, heya.page/pricing and heya.page/docs.
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Canva Free costs nothing and includes the drag-and-drop editor, templates and design assets. Pro and Business are paid plans, and both offer a free trial. Start with Free to try the design work, then check the website publishing options in your account before deciding whether to pay.
It's worth trying if you already use Canva and your immediate task is designing the page. You get its drag-and-drop editor and access to templates and assets. But choose against your actual website requirements, not just familiarity with Canva. For a specific domain, page-count or export requirement, compare the other builders' stated features.
Treat your existing design as the starting point, then check the website publishing options available in Canva. Don't assume downloading the design turns it into a working site. Canva supports PDF, JPG, PNG and print-ready CMYK exports; those are design files, not a substitute for publishing a website.
Compare Wix for business-ready templates and Premium domain options, Carrd for its site allowances and yearly Pro plans, or Google Sites for Workspace integration. Heya supports small sites and full phone editing. Framer offers a free non-commercial plan, with a paid upgrade needed for your own domain. Choose around the requirement you can't do without.
Related guides: Is Canva website free?, Google Sites templates, Media kit and DIY website builders.
Pick one of 68 templates or a blank page, edit it on your phone or laptop, and publish on Heya's Free plan for $0, with no time limit and no credit card.