Price comparison
Looking for the cheapest website builder?
The cheapest website builder depends on what you need the site to do. A free page on a Google address costs nothing. A paid plan for a one-page site on your own domain starts at $19 a year, plus the domain. A site someone else designs and writes for you costs more, and prices vary a lot between builders.
We checked the pricing pages of nine builders on 11 November 2026 and put the numbers side by side, including the parts that are easy to miss: renewal prices, multi-year prepayment and what it takes to use your own domain. To see what a whole site costs, including a freelancer or an agency, try thewebsite cost calculator.
Lumipage is free to build and preview. No credit card.
Who this is for
You need a website and don’t want to spend much on it.
Maybe it’s a personal page or a portfolio, a link-in-bio page, a page for a wedding or an event, or a site for a small business or a side project. You don’t have a builder in mind yet and you want to know what each one really costs.
If you need an online store, a blog or a site with many pages, skip to when to pick something else. Lumipage builds one-page sites, and several builders below handle bigger sites better.
Before you compare
What a website really costs.
Three things decide what you pay.
Your own domain.
A free plan almost always puts your site on the builder’s address, like yourname.wixsite.com or yourname.carrd.co. To use yourname.com you usually need a paid plan, plus the domain itself from a registrar if the plan doesn’t include one.
How you’re billed.
Many builders advertise a monthly price that only applies if you pay a year or more upfront. Hostinger’s lowest price assumes you pay for 48 months at once.
What happens at renewal.
An intro price can jump when the first term ends. Read the line under the big number.
Side by side
Website builder prices, side by side.
Prices from each builder’s own pricing page, checked 11 November 2026. US prices in USD, before tax. Prices change and vary by country, so check the builder’s site for yours.
| Builder | Free plan | Cheapest plan with your own domain | What you pay | Designs the site for you |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Google Sites | Yes, on a sites.google.com address | Free. Connect a domain you already own | $0, plus your domain from a registrar | No. You pick a theme and lay it out |
| Carrd | Yes, up to 3 sites with Carrd branding | Pro Standard, 10 sites, includes forms | $19/yr, yearly billing only. Pro Lite ($9/yr) has no custom domain | No. You fill in a template |
| WordPress.com | Yes, on a wordpress.com address with ads shown to visitors | Personal | $4/mo billed yearly ($48 the first year, then $60), $9 billed monthly, or $2.75/mo paid 3 years upfront | Partly. A guided builder you chat with, with usage limits |
| Hostinger | No. 30-day money-back guarantee | Premium, up to 3 sites | $1.99/mo paid 48 months upfront ($95.52), then $10.99/mo at renewal | Partly. AI drafts a starting site, then you edit with drag and drop |
| Lumipage | Build and preview free. Publishing needs a plan | Publish, 1 site | $3.25/mo billed yearly ($39/yr), or $4.99 billed monthly | Yes. Three designs from a chat, with the copy written |
| Framer | Yes, on a Framer address | Basic | $10/mo billed yearly ($120/yr), or $15 billed monthly | Partly. AI features run on credits, then you design in the editor |
| Wix | Yes, on a wixsite.com address with Wix branding | Light | $17/mo billed yearly ($204/yr) | Partly. AI drafts a site, then you edit with drag and drop |
| Squarespace | No. 14-day free trial | Basic | $19/mo billed yearly ($228/yr), or $25 billed monthly | Partly. Templates plus built-in AI tools |
| Durable | Preview only. Publishing needs a paid plan | Launch | $22/mo billed yearly ($264/yr), or $25 billed monthly | Yes. AI builds the site from a short description |
- Wix, Squarespace, WordPress.com, Hostinger, Framer and Durable include a free domain for the first year on yearly or longer plans. The domain then renews at the registrar’s normal price.
- Hostinger’s pricing page showed a promotional banner when we checked. Plan around the renewal price.
- Lumipage prices exclude VAT. Every paid plan includes hosting, SSL, custom domain support, forms and analytics, with no Lumipage branding.
The answer
So which is the cheapest?
It depends on what you count. Here’s the cheapest pick for each kind of site.
Cheapest overall: Google Sites. It’s free, and you can connect a domain you already own. You build the layout yourself from Google’s themes, and forms come from embedding a Google Form.
Cheapest paid plan on your own domain: Carrd. Pro Standard is $19 a year for up to 10 one-page sites, with forms included. You choose a template and write every line yourself.
Cheapest if you prepay several years: Hostinger or WordPress.com. Both get cheaper per month when you pay for three or four years upfront. Check the renewal price before you commit: Hostinger Premium renews at $10.99 a month.
Cheapest that designs the whole site for you: Lumipage. Two builders in the table design the site and write the copy from a description. Lumipage is $39 a year. Durable Launch is $264 a year.
Where Lumipage fits
A low-cost builder that designs the page for you.
Lumipage is for people who’d rather describe their site than build it. Tell the chat what the site is for, and Lumipage designs the page and writes the copy.
Three designs made for you
Each description gets three designs, with the copy written. Keep going with the one you like.
Changes by chat
Ask for a shorter intro, a new section or a different headline, and that part changes. Small text fixes you can also make by clicking into the page.
Your own images
Upload up to 10 images per site (JPEG, PNG or WebP, up to 3 MB each). Click any image to swap it, crop it or edit its alt text.
Forms with the fields you need
Contact forms, RSVPs, sign-ups or booking requests, with any custom fields you ask for. Responses and visitor analytics are built in.
Your domain, no badge
Every paid plan includes custom domain support, with HTTPS handled for you. There’s no Lumipage branding on any plan.
Free to build and preview
Describe your site, look at the designs and refine the page before you pay anything. Pick a plan when you’re ready to publish.
Where others win
When another builder is the better pick.
Lumipage makes one-page sites. Check what your site needs before you choose on price alone.
You want to pay nothing at all. Google Sites, Carrd, Wix and WordPress.com all let you publish for free on their address. Lumipage needs a plan to publish.
You want the lowest paid price and don’t mind doing the design. Carrd at $19 a year costs $20 less than Lumipage.
You need several pages or a blog. Wix, Squarespace, WordPress.com, Framer and Hostinger all handle multi-page sites. Lumipage is one page per site.
You want to sell products online. Squarespace, Wix (from Core) and Hostinger (from Unlimited) include store features. Lumipage doesn’t.
You want to place every element yourself. Wix, Squarespace, Framer and Carrd all have visual editors with full layout control.
How it works
How to build a cheap website with Lumipage.
Describe your site in the chat: who it’s for, what visitors should do, and anything it must include.
Get three designs made for you.
Ask for changes in the chat, and click any image to swap or crop it.
Choose a plan, connect your domain and publish.
Questions
Cheapest website builder questions, answered.
Still curious about something? Start building for free and see it for yourself.
Google Sites is free and lets you connect a domain you already own. For a paid plan on your own domain, Carrd Pro Standard is $19 a year. For a site designed and written for you, Lumipage is $39 a year billed yearly. Prices checked 11 November 2026.
Yes. Google Sites, Carrd, Wix and WordPress.com let you publish on their own address for free, usually with their branding or ads. With Lumipage you can build and preview your site for free, and you need a plan to publish it.
Google Sites, if you already own a domain. Otherwise Carrd Pro Standard at $19 a year, plus the cost of the domain. Lumipage is $39 a year and includes custom domain support, forms and analytics.
Some builders show a monthly price that only applies if you pay for several years at once. Hostinger’s $1.99 a month is for a 48-month term paid in advance, and the plan renews at $10.99 a month.
On yearly billing, yes. Lumipage is $39 a year. Wix Light is $204 a year and Squarespace Basic is $228 a year (US prices, billed yearly). Wix and Squarespace handle stores, blogs and multi-page sites, which Lumipage doesn’t.
The Publish plan is $4.99 a month or $39 a year for one site. It includes hosting, SSL, custom domain support, forms, analytics and email support, with no Lumipage branding. Prices exclude VAT, and there’s a 14-day refund.
One-page sites: a personal page, a portfolio, a link-in-bio page, a wedding or event page with RSVPs, a landing page, or a small business site.
Describe your site, then decide.
Building and previewing are free, so you can see your site before you pay for anything.
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