The best website builders for students are Google Sites for group class projects, GitHub Pages for coding portfolios, and Heya ($0 Free plan, or Pro Lite at $3 a month) or Carrd (free Basic plan, or $9 / year) for personal pages and resumes. This guide compares 7 builders on free plan limits, custom domains, and paid upgrades from $2.75 per month to US$144 per year.
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
Here is how the 7 builders compare on free plans, cheapest paid upgrades, custom domains, and student-friendly features.
| Builder | Free plan | Cheapest paid plan | Custom domain | Key feature or limit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heya | $0, up to 3 sites (5 pages each) | $3/mo (Pro Lite) | On Pro Standard ($6/mo), 1 per account | 68 templates, phone editing; must be 16 or older |
| Google Sites | Not stated | Not stated | Yes, up to five custom domains | Links with Google Docs, Sheets, Presentations |
| GitHub Pages | Public repos with GitHub Free | Not stated (GitHub Pro/Team) | Yes, or github.io subdomain | 1 GB site limit; HTML, CSS, JS hosting |
| Carrd | Free Basic experience | $9 / year (Pro Lite) | From $19 / year (Pro Standard) | Up to 3 sites on Pro Lite; 10 on Pro Standard |
| WordPress.com | Free plan, 1 GB storage, unlimited pages | $2.75/month billed every 3 years ($4/month billed annually) | From $2.75 per month | Unlimited pages and posts on free plan |
| Wix | $0, no credit card required | $17/month paid yearly (Light) | On Premium plans | 2000+ templates, blog, events, scheduling |
| Canva | US$0/year for 1 person, 5GB storage | US$144/year for 1 person (Pro) | Not stated | Free premium features for K-12 organizations |
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Not stated means the pricing or feature detail was not listed in the source facts we checked.
Heya is our no-code builder for one-page and small sites if you're 16 or older. You get 68 templates, up to 3 free sites (up to 5 pages each) at yourname.heya.bio, and full editing on your phone. Pro Lite is $3 a month.
Google Sites is a drag-and-drop builder with pre-built templates and an automatic grid layout that scales across devices without coding. It links with Google Docs, Sheets, and Presentations, uses Google Docs sharing permissions, and takes up to five custom domains, though school accounts need an admin.
GitHub Pages hosts static HTML, CSS, and JavaScript files from a public repository on GitHub Free, publishing to a github.io address or your custom domain. Sites can't pass 1 GB, with a 100 GB per month soft bandwidth limit.
Carrd has a free Basic plan and three Pro tiers: Pro Lite at $9 / year (removing branding), Pro Standard at $19 / year (adding custom domains with SSL and forms), and Pro Plus at $49 / year (adding HTML downloads).
WordPress.com gives you a free plan with 1 GB of storage, unlimited pages and posts, and a yoursite.wordpress.com subdomain. Paid plans start at $2.75 per month billed every 3 years or $4 per month billed annually, adding custom domains, ad-free browsing, and over 60,000 plugins.
Wix has a $0 Free plan with a drag-and-drop editor, over 2000 templates, blogging, event RSVPs, tickets, and scheduling. Removing Wix branding and using a custom domain takes a Premium plan, starting with Light at $17 per month (paid yearly in full) with 2 GB storage.
Canva Free is US$0 per year for one person, giving you a drag-and-drop editor, 1.6M+ templates, 4.7M+ media files, and 5GB of storage. K-12 schools and not-for-profits get most premium features free, while individuals pay US$144 per year for Canva Pro with 100GB storage.
Most student sites are class projects, personal portfolios, or club pages. For group projects, Google Sites handles permissions like Google Docs and links right to Docs, Sheets, and Presentations. If you're building a computer science portfolio, GitHub Pages hosts up to 1 GB of your own HTML, CSS, and JavaScript from a public repository.
For a resume or club links page, our Free plan on Heya gives you up to 3 sites with up to 5 pages each, up to 50 links, 29 social networks, a countdown timer, and embeds like YouTube, Spotify, and Calendly. For a club blog, RSVPs, or ticket sales on Heya, link to your blog from a links block, link a button to a Google Form or Tally form for RSVPs, or link a button to your ticket checkout page.
Most tools here have a free tier, so you rarely need to pay for a class assignment. Heya Free ($0), WordPress.com's free plan, and Wix's Free plan ($0) don't ask for a credit card, and the Heya and WordPress.com free plans never expire. You'll use a subdomain like yourname.heya.bio, yoursite.wordpress.com, or username.github.io, and builders like Heya, Carrd, and Wix show a platform badge. WordPress.com also runs visitor ads unless you upgrade (from $2.75 per month billed every 3 years).
On Heya, downloading your full site as a ZIP of HTML, styles, fonts, and images is on the $15 a month Pro Plus plan, while Carrd puts HTML downloads on its $49 / year Pro Plus plan. On Heya Pro Plus, you can build visually, grab the ZIP, and host the files on GitHub Pages.
Paying mostly makes sense when you're applying for jobs or internships and want to drop platform badges or use a custom domain. To just remove the badge, Heya Pro Lite ($3 a month) and Carrd Pro Lite ($9 / year) both cover up to 3 sites.
Neither of those includes a custom domain, though. For a custom domain, you can use Google Sites, GitHub Pages, Heya Pro Standard at $6 a month (with up to 5 sites and 1 custom domain per account), Carrd Pro Standard at $19 / year, WordPress.com Personal from $2.75 per month (billed every 3 years) or $4 per month (billed annually), or Wix Light at $17 per month (paid yearly).
If you're 16 or older, you can put together a student resume, portfolio, or club page on Heya from your computer or phone. Open one of our 68 templates or a blank page. You don't need an account to start, and your draft stays saved in your browser while you work with the 10 block types, 42 fonts, 14 theme presets, project and social links, or a Calendly embed.
Turning in a class project you want kept out of search results? Flip on the Hide from Google setting, or leave it off so search engines pick up your portfolio's automatic sitemap.xml and robots.txt. When it's ready, sign in with Google to publish at yourname.heya.bio for $0 with no credit card and no time limit.
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We compared these seven builders using their official plan documentation and feature lists on October 28, 2026, focusing on free plan limits, entry-level paid pricing, custom domain rules, and tools relevant to student portfolios, class assignments, and campus clubs. The facts come from canva.com/pricing, carrd.co/docs/pro/plans, carrd.co/pro, docs.github.com/en/pages/getting-started-with-github-pages/github-pages-limits, docs.github.com/en/pages/getting-started-with-github-pages/what-is-github-pages, workspace.google.com/products/sites, support.google.com/sites/answer/9068867, 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.
Google Sites works well for group assignments since it connects to Google Docs, Sheets, and Presentations. For resumes or club sites (ages 16+), Heya Free costs $0 with no credit card and gives you up to 3 sites (5 pages each) with 68 templates at yourname.heya.bio. Coding students can host static files on GitHub Pages.
Yes, as long as you're 16 or older, which is our minimum age. If you're under 16, check out school-approved options like Google Sites through your school's Google Workspace account, or Canva, which gives K-12 educational organizations most premium features for free.
You can publish HTML, CSS, and JavaScript files straight from a public repository on GitHub Free using GitHub Pages, up to 1 GB. If you'd rather build visually first, Heya Pro Plus ($15 a month) lets you download a ZIP with an index.html per page, styles, fonts, and images.
Heya Pro Lite is $3 a month and removes the "Made with Heya" badge on up to 3 sites with up to 20 pages each. Pro Standard is $6 a month for up to 5 sites and lets you connect 1 custom domain you own.
Yes. GitHub Pages lets you host your site on your own custom domain (and is available in public repositories with GitHub Free), and Google Sites also supports custom domains (work or school accounts need an administrator). Carrd requires Pro Standard at $19 / year, WordPress.com starts at $2.75 per month (billed every 3 years), and our Heya Pro Standard plan ($6 a month) includes up to 5 sites and 1 custom domain per account.
Yes, Heya has a built-in Hide from Google setting that switches off search engine indexing for your site. If you're using Carrd, you can get password protection and custom robots.txt files on the Pro Plus plan at $49 / year.
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Start building your student portfolio or club site on Heya with one of our 68 templates for $0, no account or credit card needed until you sign in with Google to publish (ages 16+).