Google Sites vs Wix in 2026: Which free website builder should you pick?

Pick Google Sites for sharing permissions like in Google Docs and connecting up to five custom domains, or pick Wix for over 2000 templates and eCommerce starting at $29 per month (billed yearly). Wix paid plans start at $17 per month (billed yearly), while Heya starts at $0 and paid plans start at $3 a month. This guide compares features, domains, and pricing.

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Heya is ours, so read its row with that in mind. Every other number comes from each company's own pages, checked on October 28, 2026.

The short answer

Best for Google Workspace users Google Sites links directly with Google Docs, Sheets, and Presentations, lets you manage sharing permissions like in Google Docs, and connects up to five custom domains to one site.
Best for templates and business tools Wix gives you over 2000 customizable templates, a $0 Free plan, and paid plans from $17 to $159 per month (billed yearly) with blogging, scheduling, and eCommerce.
Best for simple, fast small sites Heya lets you build up to 3 sites with up to 5 pages each for $0, remove the badge on Pro Lite for $3 a month, or connect a custom domain on Pro Standard for $6 a month.

Google Sites vs Wix vs Heya side-by-side

Here is how Google Sites, Wix, and Heya compare across pricing, custom domains, templates, and business tools.

Compared	Google Sites	Wix	Heya
Free plan	Not stated	$0, no credit card required	$0, up to 3 sites (5 pages/site)
Cheapest paid plan	Not stated	Light at $17/month (billed yearly)	Pro Lite at $3/mo
Custom domain	Yes, up to five per site (needs subdomain)	Requires Premium plan ($17/month+ billed yearly)	Yes, on Pro Standard ($6/mo, 1 custom domain per account on up to 5 sites)
Branding on site	Not stated	Removed with a Premium plan	Badge on Free; removed on Pro Lite ($3/mo)
Templates	Pre-built templates included	Over 2000 customizable templates	68 templates plus blank page
Online store and payments	Not stated	Yes, from Core ($29/month billed yearly)	Link a button to your checkout or store page
Bookings and scheduling	Not stated	Built-in online scheduling tools	Calendly embed or booking link
Blogging and analytics	Not stated	Built-in blog and website analytics	Link to your blog from a links block
HTML site export	Not stated	Not stated	Yes, ZIP download on Pro Plus ($15/mo)

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Not stated means the provided product documentation did not specify this detail.

Closer look at each website builder

Google Sites

Pricing not stated

Google Sites is a drag-and-drop builder with an automatic grid layout and pre-built templates that needs no programming experience. It works with Google Workspace, links to Google Docs, Sheets, and Presentations, and handles sharing like Docs. Owners can connect up to five custom domains per site.

Better at: Teams using Google Workspace that want to connect up to five custom domains.
Watch out: Custom URLs must include a subdomain like www, and moving to Team Drive can break domains.

Wix

Free ($0); paid from $17/month billed yearly

Wix has a $0 Free plan with no credit card needed, 99.99% uptime hosting, 24/7 customer care, AI tools, and over 2000 templates. Annual Premium plans remove Wix branding, give a one-year new domain voucher, and run $17, $29, $39, or $159 per month billed yearly.

Better at: Businesses needing eCommerce, bookings, blogging, CRM, analytics, and over 2000 templates.
Watch out: Removing Wix branding and connecting a custom domain requires at least $17 per month (billed yearly).

Heya

Free ($0); Pro Lite $3/mo; Pro Standard $6/mo

Our no-code builder, Heya, is for one-page and small sites. You can start building without an account and sign in with Google to publish. Free costs $0 for up to 3 sites, Pro Lite is $3 a month, and Pro Standard is $6 a month for up to 5 sites and 1 custom domain per account.

Better at: Small sites up to 20 pages needing low-cost badge removal ($3 a month on Pro Lite) or full mobile editing.
Watch out: Free sites show a small badge and allow up to 5 pages per site; a custom domain requires Pro Standard ($6 a month).

Who should pick Google Sites vs Wix

Pick Google Sites if you already work in Google Workspace and want to link Google Docs, Sheets, and Presentations right into your pages. You get centralized version control, and you manage sharing permissions and ownership the same way you do in Google Docs. Google Sites also handles high numbers of simultaneous visitors without losing performance.

Pick Wix if you want a full business platform. It comes with over 2000 customizable templates, a built-in CRM, a unified inbox, and AI-powered email marketing. You can sell products, services, and memberships without plugins, sell online courses and event tickets, and use online scheduling and a blog with AI assistance, plus built-in SEO tools, an SEO assistant, and sales and visitor analytics.

Price and custom domain rules compared

Wix has a $0 Free plan with a free Wix domain. To remove Wix branding and connect a custom domain, you need a Premium plan, which has a 14-day money-back guarantee. Billed yearly in USD, Light is $17 per month, Core is $29 per month, Business is $39 per month, and Business Elite is $159 per month. Initial annual Premium plans include a one-year voucher for a new domain from Wix.

On Google Sites, you can connect up to five custom domains from a third-party registrar after verifying with a DNS TXT record in Google Search Console, using a subdomain like www. For Heya, Free is $0, Pro Lite is $3 a month, and Pro Standard ($6 a month) includes up to 5 sites and 1 custom domain per account.

Ease of use and design editors

Google Sites and Wix both use drag-and-drop editors, so you don't need coding experience. Google Sites gives you pre-built templates and an automatic grid layout that scales across devices, while Wix has over 2000 customizable templates, AI creation tools, and 24/7 customer care on every plan.

We built Heya for one-page and small sites. You can start in your browser without an account and build or edit on a phone. Heya includes 68 templates (12 designs and 56 for specific uses like plumbers, photographers, restaurants, and weddings), 42 fonts, 14 theme presets, and a 5-color palette. Our editor has 10 block types (heading, text, image, buttons, links, socials, embed, divider, spacer, countdown) and allows up to 40 sections per page, 6 buttons per buttons block, and 50 links per links block.

When neither is needed: a simpler alternative

For a quick, lightweight website, Heya handles small sites with up to 5 pages on Free or 20 pages on Pro Lite ($3 a month). Every plan includes 68 templates, and you can start building without an account or edit your site on a phone. You get an embed block for YouTube, Vimeo, Spotify, SoundCloud, Calendly, and Google Maps, plus a socials block for 29 networks.

We also include HTTPS, automatic sitemap.xml and robots.txt files, version history for the last 5 published versions, and automatic WebP conversion, and Pro Standard ($6 a month) includes up to 5 sites and 1 custom domain per account.

How we checked

We compared Google Sites, Wix, and Heya using only verified product documentation on pricing, domain rules, templates, and built-in tools. Where a product's documentation did not state a detail, we marked it as not stated rather than guessing. The facts come from workspace.google.com/products/sites, support.google.com/sites/answer/9068867, wix.com/plans, wix.com, 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.

FAQ

Is Wix or Google Sites free to use?

Wix has a $0 Free plan that doesn't require a credit card and gives you web hosting, a drag-and-drop editor, and a free Wix domain. We also offer a $0 Free plan at Heya with no credit card for up to 3 sites.

Can I use a custom domain on Google Sites and Wix?

Yes, both support custom domains, though the rules differ. On Google Sites, a site owner can connect up to five custom domains per site using a subdomain like www and DNS TXT verification in Google Search Console. On Wix, you have to upgrade to a Premium plan starting at $17 per month (billed yearly).

How much does Wix cost to remove ads and branding?

You have to upgrade to a Wix Premium plan to remove Wix branding. Their cheapest paid option is the Light plan at $17 per month, which is based on a yearly subscription paid in full when you buy. If you use Heya, removing our Made with Heya badge costs $3 a month on the Pro Lite plan.

Which is better for selling products online: Google Sites or Wix?

Wix is the better choice because it's built for selling online. You can sell products, services, and memberships from one dashboard without plugins, and also sell online courses and event tickets. Basic eCommerce starts on the Core plan at $29 per month (for a yearly subscription paid in full at the time of purchase). On Heya, you can link a button to an external checkout or store page, while eCommerce features are not stated for Google Sites.

How many templates do Wix, Google Sites, and Heya have?

Wix has over 2000 customizable business-ready templates, while Google Sites has pre-built templates without a stated count. At Heya, we have 68 templates (12 designs plus 56 made for specific uses like plumbers, restaurants, and weddings) along with a blank page option.

Can I export my website as HTML?

Yes, on Heya Pro Plus ($15 a month), you can download your site as an HTML ZIP file with an index.html for each page, styles, fonts, and images. Google Sites also lets you export and download your site data as an archive from Google Drive, while Wix sites must be hosted on Wix's servers.

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