Among plans billed annually, Carrd Pro Lite ($9 / year) and Carrd Pro Standard ($19 / year) have the lowest yearly costs, followed by Heya Pro Lite ($3 a month). For paid plans with custom domains, the lowest-cost options are Carrd Pro Standard ($19 / year), Hostinger Premium ($2.49/mo, $119.52 upfront for 48 months), WordPress.com Personal ($2.75 per month when billed every 3 years, or $4 per month when billed annually), and Heya Pro Standard ($6 a month, with 1 custom domain per account). This guide compares 9 builders across entry-level pricing, renewal terms, and free tiers.
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Here is how the 9 website builders compare on free plans, entry-level paid pricing, custom domains, and site limits.
| Builder | Free plan | Cheapest paid plan | Custom domain on cheapest paid plan | What you get on the cheapest paid plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carrd | Yes, free Basic experience | Pro Lite: $9 / year | No (requires Pro Standard at $19 / year) | Up to 3 sites, no branding, unlimited elements |
| Heya | Yes, $0 for up to 3 sites | Pro Lite: $3 a month | No (available on Pro Standard at $6 a month) | Up to 3 sites, up to 20 pages/site, no badge, 68 templates |
| Hostinger Website Builder | No (14-day free trial) | Premium: $2.49/mo ($119.52 upfront for 48 mos) | Yes, free domain for 1 year | Up to 3 websites, 2 mailboxes/site free for 1 year |
| WordPress.com | Yes, 1 GB storage on subdomain | Personal: $4/mo billed annually ($2.75/mo billed every 3 years) | Yes, free domain for 1st year on annual/multi-year plans | Unlimited pages and users, 60,000+ plugins, ad-free |
| SITE123 | Yes, $0/mo with 250 MB storage | Premium: $12.80 per month | Yes, free domain for 1 year | 3GB storage, 3GB bandwidth, remove floating tag, Store |
| Strikingly | Yes, $0 forever for unlimited free sites | Pro: $16/mo billed yearly | Yes, free domain for a year | 3 Pro sites, 20 GB storage/site, up to 100 pages/site |
| Wix | Yes, $0 with Wix domain and branding | Light: $17/mo (yearly subscription paid in full) | Yes, free domain for 1 year | 2 GB storage, 2 site collaborators, no Wix branding |
| Squarespace | No (14-day free trial) | Basic: $19 per month | Yes, free custom domain included | 2 contributors, 10 one-time AI credits, selling tools |
| Google Sites | Not stated | Not stated | Connect up to five custom domains per site | Drag-and-drop editor, Google Workspace integration |
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Not stated means the provided product facts do not specify the plan price or free tier details.
Carrd has a free Basic experience and a 7-day Pro trial with no credit card. Pro Lite is $9 / year for 3 sites without "Made with Carrd" branding. Custom domains, forms, and code start on Pro Standard at $19 / year.
Heya is our no-code builder for one-page and small sites. Heya Free is $0 for up to 3 sites (up to 5 pages each) at yourname.heya.bio. Heya Pro Lite is $3 a month for up to 3 sites, up to 20 pages per site, and no badge. Heya Pro Standard is $6 a month for up to 5 sites, up to 20 pages per site, no badge, and 1 custom domain per account. Every plan includes 68 templates and full editing on a phone.
Hostinger has a 14-day free trial and 30-day money-back guarantee. The Premium plan is $2.49/mo ($119.52 upfront for 48 months, renewing at $10.99/mo) for 3 websites and a 1-year free domain. Unlimited is $3.49/mo ($167.52 upfront for 48 months) with ecommerce.
WordPress.com gives you a free plan with no expiration date, 1 GB of storage, unlimited pages and posts, and a yoursite.wordpress.com subdomain. Paid plans start with Personal at $4 per month billed annually, or $2.75 per month billed every 3 years.
SITE123 has a Free plan at $0 per month with 250 MB storage, 250 MB bandwidth, and a subdomain. Its Premium plan is $12.80 per month and gives you 3GB storage, 3GB bandwidth, a 1-year free domain, custom domains, and a Store feature.
Strikingly's Free plan costs $0 forever for unlimited sites on a Strikingly.com domain, with 500 MB storage per site and 5 GB monthly bandwidth. The Pro plan is $16 per month billed yearly, and VIP is $49 per month billed yearly.
Wix has a $0 Free plan with a Wix domain and over 2000 templates. Removing branding and connecting a custom domain starts on the Light plan at $17 per month (paid in full yearly) with 2 GB storage. Ecommerce starts on Core at $29 per month.
Squarespace gives you a 14-day free trial with no credit card. The Basic plan is $19 per month with a free custom domain, unlimited bandwidth, and selling with a 2% transaction fee. The Core plan at $29 per month drops the 2% fee.
Google Sites is a drag-and-drop builder with an automatic grid layout, templates, and Google Workspace integration. You can connect up to five custom domains to a site using a subdomain like www and DNS TXT verification. Work or school accounts need an administrator for custom domains.
Monthly headline rates often need multi-year commitments or upfront annual payments. For entry-level paid plans, Carrd Pro Lite is $9 / year and Heya Pro Lite is $3 a month, and both give you up to 3 sites without builder branding or custom domains. For custom domains, Carrd Pro Standard costs $19 / year for up to 10 sites, while Heya Pro Standard costs $6 a month for up to 5 sites and 1 custom domain per account.
WordPress.com Personal is $4 per month when billed annually, or $2.75 per month when billed every 3 years. Hostinger's Premium plan is $2.49/mo, which takes $119.52 upfront for 48 months and renews at $10.99/mo. Traditional all-in-one builders cost more: SITE123 Premium is $12.80 per month, Strikingly Pro is $16 per month billed yearly, Wix Light is $17 per month (for yearly subscriptions paid in full at the time of purchase), and Squarespace Basic is $19 per month.
Six of these builders have free plans: Heya, Carrd, WordPress.com, Strikingly, SITE123, and Wix. Heya Free ($0 with no time limit and no credit card) lets you publish up to 3 sites with up to 5 pages each on a yourname.heya.bio address, with 68 templates and no account needed to start building.
Strikingly Free ($0 forever) gives you unlimited sites with 500 MB storage each, 5 GB monthly bandwidth, and a 1-product store with a 5% transaction fee. WordPress.com gives you a free plan with no expiration date, 1 GB of storage, and unlimited pages and posts on a yoursite.wordpress.com subdomain, while SITE123 Free ($0/mo) has 250 MB storage and 250 MB bandwidth. Wix Free ($0) includes hosting and thousands of templates on a Wix domain. Squarespace and Hostinger only have 14-day free trials.
A cheap entry plan can get expensive if you need a custom domain or an online store. WordPress.com, Hostinger, Wix, Strikingly, and SITE123 include a free domain for 1 year on eligible paid plans, while Strikingly also sells domain names for $24.95 per year (requiring a paid plan to connect). Wix's 1-year voucher only works for buying a new domain from Wix, not renewing an existing one.
For selling online, Hostinger's Unlimited plan ($3.49/mo for 48 months upfront, renewing at $16.99/mo) has 0% transaction fees. Squarespace Basic ($19/mo) and Strikingly Pro ($16/mo billed yearly) charge a 2% transaction fee unless you upgrade. Wix's $17/mo Light plan doesn't include ecommerce, so you need the $29/mo Core plan for basic eCommerce.
We compared these nine website builders by checking their lowest-priced paid plans, billing terms, upfront payment requirements, custom domain rules, and permanent free tiers using verified product documentation. The facts come from carrd.co/docs/pro/plans, carrd.co/pro, support.google.com/sites/answer/9068867, workspace.google.com/products/sites, hostinger.com/website-builder, site123.com/pricing, squarespace.com/pricing, strikingly.com/s/pricing, wix.com/plans, wix.com, wordpress.com/pricing, heya.page/pricing, heya.page/docs.
Plans change often. If a number here is out of date, email hello@heya.page and we'll fix it.
Carrd Pro Lite costs $9 / year, while Heya Pro Lite costs $3 a month. Both remove builder branding and allow up to 3 sites, and Heya allows up to 20 pages per site. Neither Pro Lite plan includes custom domains; custom domains require upgrading to Carrd Pro Standard at $19 / year or Heya Pro Standard at $6 a month.
Carrd Pro Standard is the cheapest plan with custom domains at $19 / year for up to 10 sites with Let's Encrypt SSL. Heya Pro Standard costs $6 a month and includes up to 5 sites and 1 custom domain per account with automatic HTTPS. If you want a free custom domain for the first year, Hostinger Website Builder's Premium plan starts at $2.49/mo ($119.52 upfront for 48 months), and WordPress.com Personal starts at $2.75 per month when billed every 3 years (or $4 per month when billed annually).
Hostinger Website Builder's cheapest plan is the Premium plan at $2.49 per month, paid upfront and listed without VAT. To get the $2.49/mo rate, you pay $119.52 upfront for 48 months. It renews at $10.99 per month for the same 48-month term.
Heya ($0 with no time limit), WordPress.com (no expiration date), and Strikingly ($0 forever) explicitly offer free plans with no time limit, while Carrd, Wix, and SITE123 also offer free plans. Squarespace and Hostinger Website Builder only offer 14-day free trials.
Heya includes HTML export on its Pro Plus plan at $15 a month, letting you download your site as a ZIP with an index.html per page, styles, fonts, and images. On Carrd, downloading unminified HTML, CSS, JS, and images requires the Pro Plus plan at $49 per year.
Strikingly's Free plan ($0 forever) lets you sell a single product with a 5% transaction fee. For a paid store, Hostinger Website Builder's Unlimited plan has ecommerce with 0% transaction fees at $3.49/mo ($167.52 upfront for 48 months), and SITE123 includes a Store feature on its $12.80/mo Premium plan.
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