A classroom website is a place where students and families can find class information: what's happening, what's due, where to find materials and how to contact you. It doesn't need to be elaborate. Start with the information you want everyone to find, then choose a tool you're comfortable keeping up to date.
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
Compare Google Sites, Wix, WordPress.com, Heya and Canva side by side for editing, free-plan limits and publishing options.
| Builder | Free plan | Paid from | Custom domain | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Google Sites | Not stated | Not stated | Up to five per site (needs a subdomain like www) | Quick sites inside Google Workspace |
| 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 |
| WordPress.com | Free plan, no expiry, no credit card | $4/mo billed annually | Paid plans; free first year on annual plans | Blogs and sites that grow with plugins |
| 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 |
| Canva | Canva Free, US$0 | Pro plan, billed monthly or yearly | Not stated | Designing graphics, PDFs and print pieces |
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Not stated means the company's own pages we checked don't give that detail.
Google Sites lets teachers build without programming, using drag-and-drop editing, ready-made templates and an automatic grid that adjusts content across devices. It also connects with Google Workspace. For a custom domain, the address must include a subdomain, and teachers using a work or school account need to contact their administrator.
Wix has a Free plan for $0 with no credit card required, plus over 2000 templates that can be customized manually or with AI. Connecting your own domain and removing Wix branding require a Premium plan. Light, the cheapest paid plan, is $17 per month; Wix displays USD prices for yearly subscriptions paid in full at purchase.
WordPress.com's free plan has no expiration date and needs no credit card, with unlimited pages and posts, 1 GB of storage and basic stats for the last 7 days. The free plan uses a WordPress.com subdomain rather than a custom domain. Paid plans start at $4 per month when billed annually, or $2.75 per month for Personal when billed every 3 years.
Heya is a no-code builder for small sites that can be built and edited entirely on a phone; building starts without an account, drafts stay in the browser until publication, and publishing requires Google sign-in. Heya Free costs $0 a month with no time limit or credit card, supports up to 3 sites with up to 5 pages each, and publishes on a Heya subdomain with a small "Made with Heya" badge. Heya Pro Standard costs $6 a month and includes up to 5 sites, up to 20 pages per site, no badge and 1 custom domain per account; users must be 16 or older.
Canva Free costs US$0 per year for one person and includes a drag-and-drop editor, 1,000+ design types and 1.6M+ templates. It also supports PDF, JPG, PNG and print-ready CMYK exports, while the free plan has 5GB of cloud storage and 1 Brand Kit limited to 3 colors. Canva provides most premium features free to K-12 educational organizations and not-for-profits.
Start with your class name and a short note about who the site is for. Put current announcements near the top, followed by the information students and families need to check throughout the term.
Keep it small. You could include:
What do you keep being asked to send again? Give that information a clear place on the site, with a label that says what it is rather than something clever.
Link to materials you already maintain instead of copying everything onto a new page (especially if you'll have to change both copies). Leave private student information off the public site, and check your school's rules before posting student names, photos or work.
Choose what you're willing to update before you choose a design. If you don't want to write regular class news, leave out the news section and keep the site focused on class information and links.
Keep one place for each piece of information. If an assignment already lives elsewhere, link to it rather than typing it out again. Use the website for the route to the assignment, and keep the assignment itself where you already manage it.
And don't build every page a template offers. Keep the pages you need, remove sample text and check the links before you share the site.
What needs checking now? Look at dates, contact details and anything marked as current. Remove notices that no longer apply. When you add an announcement, decide when you'll take it down. A short site you're prepared to maintain is a reasonable place to stop.
Ask your school which account you should use before you start publishing. Check who should own the site, who's allowed to edit it and what should happen to it if you change classes or leave the school. Get that settled before putting the address into family messages.
For Google Sites, a work or school account user needs to contact their administrator to use a custom domain. If you're planning to use one, make that part of the conversation rather than leaving it until the site is ready.
Heya allows building without an account, with drafts saved in the browser until publication. Publishing requires signing in with Google, its only sign-in option. Heya users must be 16 or older.
But a sign-in option isn't the same as school approval. Check the tool and the account you plan to use with your school before adding class information or sharing the site with families.
We took every price, limit and feature from each company's own pages, collected on October 29, 2026. We checked the Wix 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 workspace.google.com/products/sites, support.google.com/sites/answer/9068867, wix.com/plans, wix.com, wordpress.com/pricing, canva.com/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.
WordPress.com offers a free plan with no expiration date and no credit card required. Start with a page for class information, add contact details and link to your existing materials. Wix and Heya also have free plans. Check each plan's limits, then publish only the pages you're ready to maintain.
Include your class name, current announcements, important dates, assignment links and contact details. Add routines or expectations that families need to refer back to. You don't have to put every classroom activity online. Start with the information you want students and families to find, and leave private student information off the public site.
Yes. Google Sites supports website building without programming, with drag-and-drop editing, templates and integration with Google Workspace. Its automatic grid adjusts content across devices. It also supports custom domains, but a teacher using a work or school account must contact their administrator to use one, and the custom address needs a subdomain.
Canva has a Free plan for individuals at US$0 per year for one person. It also provides most premium features free to K-12 educational organizations and not-for-profits. Canva Free includes its drag-and-drop editor and templates, with 5GB of cloud storage and 1 Brand Kit limited to 3 colors.
Related guides: Teachers, Google Sites templates, How to make a website and Canva website builder.
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.