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10 Best Cheap Website Builders of 2026
By the Rankozo research desk · Updated November 9, 2026 · Next review December 24, 2026
Hostinger Website Builder is the best cheap website builder for most budget buyers in 2026: $1.99 a month on a 48-month term, renewing at $10.99. WordPress.com suits bloggers at $4 a month billed yearly, and Carrd is the cheapest paid option at $9 a year, or $19 a year with a custom domain.
- Tools ranked
- 10
- With free plan
- 8
- Cheapest paid plan
- Carrd, $0.75
- per month, billed as $9 per year
By the numbers
- $168 billionWorldwide enterprise spending on cloud infrastructure services reached $168 billion in the third quarter of 2026, up 55% year over year.Synergy Research Group
- 26%Amazon held 26% of the worldwide cloud infrastructure market in the third quarter of 2026, ahead of Microsoft at 19% and Google at 16%.Synergy Research Group
- $1.3 billionGoDaddy's revenue was $1.3 billion in the third quarter of 2026, up 6% year over year.GoDaddy
- $1,285 millionDigitalOcean ended the third quarter of 2026 with $1,285 million of annual run-rate revenue, up 40%.DigitalOcean
- 762 millionLet's Encrypt went from serving 492 million websites to 762 million in 2025, a 50% increase in one year, according to its operator ISRG.Internet Security Research Group (Let's Encrypt)
- $4DigitalOcean's bundled Droplet virtual servers start at $4 per month in 2026.DigitalOcean
Comparison table
| Tool | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hostinger Website Builder | 01 | 8.7 | 9.4 | $1.99per month | No |
| WordPress.com | 02 | 8.6 | 9.0 | $4per month | Yes |
| Carrd | 03 | 8.1 | 9.7 | $0.75per month, billed as $9 per year | Yes |
| IONOS MyWebsite Now | 04 | 8.1 | 8.4 | $1per month | No |
| Wix | 05 | 8.0 | 6.4 | Free plan | Yes |
| Strikingly | 06 | 7.9 | 8.3 | $8per month | Yes |
| SITE123 | 07 | 7.3 | 7.4 | $10.80per month | Yes |
| Weebly | 08 | 7.3 | 7.4 | $13per month | Yes |
| Jimdo | 09 | 7.2 | 6.8 | Free plan | Yes |
| Webnode | 10 | 7.1 | 7.6 | Free plan | Yes |
Click a column to sort. Prices are the cheapest paid plan quoted from each vendor's US pricing page; "Check price" means the US price check is pending.
How this ranking works
One method for every tool. We compared documented features and published prices; we did not run hands-on tests. Value carries the most weight.
Full methodThis list is for people who want a working website for a few dollars a month and want to know what it costs after the first term. We compared documented features and published prices for ten builders, using each vendor's own pricing page as fetched on November 9, 2026. Where a vendor publishes a renewal rate we show it, because the lowest intro prices often need a long prepay and then renew at several times the rate. Prices marked pending were not shown in US dollars from our location.
The verdict
Hostinger Website Builder is the best cheap builder for most people: $95.52 covers four years of a site with a free first-year domain, and the $10.99 renewal is printed next to the offer. WordPress.com is the best value for blogs and content sites at $4 a month billed yearly, with a permanent free plan. Carrd is the cheapest paid builder at $9 a year, or $19 with a custom domain, if a single page is enough. IONOS has the lowest first-year bill at $1 a month, but renews at $20.
- 01Top value
Hostinger Website Builder
8.7/10A drag-and-drop builder bundled with Hostinger hosting, a free first-year domain and AI tools.
Price
$1.99per month
Premium $1.99 per month on a 48-month term ($95.52 up front), renews at $10.99 per month
“$ 12.99 $ 1.99 /mo Choose plan Today you pay $95.52 for 48 months. Renews at $10.99/mo for the same term.” Quoted from the pricing page, November 9, 2026.
- Free plan
- No
- Value (40%)
- 9.4
- Features (35%)
- 7.8
- Ease of use (25%)
- 8.9
Best forBudget buyers who want a full small-business site for under $2 a month and can prepay four years.
Hostinger Website Builder gives budget buyers the most site for the least money, as long as they accept a long prepay. The Premium plan costs $1.99 a month on a 48-month term, so checkout is $95.52, and the page states that it renews at $10.99 a month for the same term. That buys up to three websites, a custom domain free for the first year, two mailboxes per website for a year and access to more than 900 templates, with hosting built in. The editor is drag and drop and Hostinger adds AI tools for writing and layout. The trade-off is the commitment: shorter terms cost more per month, and after the first term the price jumps sharply. There is no free plan, but the 30-day money-back guarantee gives you a window to test the editor. If you need unlimited sites or ecommerce, the Unlimited plan is $2.79 a month and renews at $16.99.
- ✓$1.99 a month is the lowest full-featured builder price we found
- ✓Renewal rate of $10.99 is printed under the offer
- ✓30-day money-back guarantee
- ✕The $1.99 rate needs a 48-month prepay of $95.52
- ✕Renewal is more than five times the intro price
- ✕No permanent free plan
- Entry plan:
- Premium
- Intro price:
- $1.99 per month for 48 months
- Renewal:
- $10.99 per month
- Websites:
- Up to 3
- Templates:
- 900+
- Refund window:
- 30 days
Bottom line: The best value cheap builder if you can pay for four years at once. Plan for the $10.99 monthly renewal from year five.
- 02
WordPress.com
8.6/10Hosted WordPress from Automattic with a free plan and paid tiers that add a domain and plugins.
Price
$4per month
Free plan; Personal $4 per month billed yearly ($9 month to month)
“Personal Build your presence with a site you can customize. US$ 9 US$ 4” Quoted from the pricing page, November 9, 2026.
- Free plan
- Yes
- Value (40%)
- 9.0
- Features (35%)
- 8.8
- Ease of use (25%)
- 7.6
Best forBloggers and writers who want WordPress without managing hosting, at about $4 a month.
WordPress.com is the cheapest way to run a real WordPress site without touching a server. The pricing page lists the Personal plan at $4 a month on yearly billing, $3.25 on a 24-month term, $2.75 on a 36-month term and $9 month to month, all excluding taxes. Personal removes the WordPress.com ads that free sites show to visitors, adds a custom domain free for the first year and includes 6 GB of storage with unlimited pages, posts, users and visitors. A guided AI builder helps you get started, with usage limits. The free plan is permanent, so you can draft a site before paying. The catch for budget buyers is that monthly billing costs more than twice the yearly rate, and the renewal figure only appears once you pick a term in the checkout flow. Writers will like the editor, but people who just want to drop blocks on a page may find Carrd or Hostinger quicker.
- ✓Personal is $4 a month billed yearly, $3.25 on 24 months and $2.75 on 36 months
- ✓Unlimited pages, posts, users and visitors on paid plans
- ✓Pricing is shown in US dollars excluding taxes
- ✕Free sites show WordPress.com ads to visitors
- ✕Monthly billing more than doubles the price to $9
- ✕The WordPress editor takes longer to learn than drag-and-drop builders
- Free plan:
- Yes, with WordPress.com ads
- Entry paid plan:
- Personal
- Price:
- $4 per month billed yearly
- Monthly billing:
- $9 per month
- Storage:
- 6 GB
- Free domain:
- First year
Bottom line: The strongest feature set per dollar on this list for blogs and content sites. Pay yearly or longer, because monthly billing is $9.
- 03
Carrd
8.1/10A one-page site builder for landing pages, profiles and simple portfolios, priced per year.
Price
$0.75per month, billed as $9 per year
Free plan; Pro Lite $9 per year for 3 sites, custom domains from Pro Standard at $19 per year
“Pro Lite $ 9 / year 3 Sites” Quoted from the pricing page, November 9, 2026.
- Free plan
- Yes
- Value (40%)
- 9.7
- Features (35%)
- 5.6
- Ease of use (25%)
- 9.2
Best forPeople who need one simple page, a link-in-bio or a landing page for a few dollars a year.
Carrd is the cheapest paid builder here by a wide margin, as long as one page is enough. Pro Lite costs $9 a year for three sites and removes the "Made with Carrd" branding, adds premium templates, larger images and videos and an unlimited number of elements. Custom domains are not on Pro Lite: you need Pro Standard at $19 a year, which covers ten sites and adds custom domains with SSL from Let's Encrypt, forms, widgets, embeds and analytics. Forms connect to more than a dozen email tools, including Mailchimp, Kit and MailerLite, and you can embed Stripe, PayPal or Gumroad for payments. The editor is quick to learn because a Carrd site is a single scrolling page. That same limit is the main drawback: a restaurant with a menu, a booking page and a blog will outgrow it. Billing is yearly and you can let a plan lapse instead of auto-renewing.
- ✓Pro Lite costs $9 a year, the lowest paid price on this list
- ✓Pro Standard with custom domains is $19 a year
- ✓Plans renew yearly or can be paid as you go
- ✕Built for single-page sites, not multi-page business sites
- ✕Custom domains, forms and embeds need Pro Standard
- ✕No built-in store; payments go through embeds or payment forms
- Free plan:
- Yes
- Entry paid plan:
- Pro Lite, $9 per year
- Custom domain:
- From Pro Standard, $19 per year
- Sites on Pro Lite:
- 3
- Sites on Pro Standard:
- 10
- Max video upload:
- 64 MB
Bottom line: The cheapest way to get a clean page on your own domain, at $19 a year. Pick something else if you need multiple pages or a store.
- 04
IONOS MyWebsite Now
8.1/10IONOS's AI-assisted website builder with domain, SSL and email included in every plan.
Price
$1per month
Plus $1 per month for the first year on a 1-year term, then $20 per month; Starter $6, then $14
“Bestseller Save 96% $24 $ 1 /month with a 1-year term Then only $20 /month” Quoted from the pricing page, November 9, 2026.
- Free plan
- No
- Value (40%)
- 8.4
- Features (35%)
- 7.6
- Ease of use (25%)
- 8.2
Best forSmall businesses that want the lowest first-year bill and a domain and mailbox in one package.
IONOS has the lowest first-year price of any builder on this list, but you have to read the renewal line. The Plus plan costs $1 a month with a 1-year term and then $20 a month; the Starter plan costs $6 a month in year one and then $14. Plus is the better buy for year one, with AI text, image and website tools, AI search engine optimization, online booking tools, site analytics, 50 GB of storage and a 12 GB mailbox. Starter covers the basics with simple design tools, an AI logo generator, competitor tracking, 10 GB of storage and a 2 GB mailbox. Every plan includes a domain, SSL and email, which saves a separate purchase. IONOS offers a 30-day money-back guarantee and notes that state and local sales taxes may apply. Anyone planning to keep the site for several years should compare the $20 renewal with WordPress.com or Hostinger before signing up.
- ✓$1 a month for the first year on the Plus plan
- ✓Renewal prices are printed under each plan
- ✓30-day money-back guarantee
- ✕Plus jumps from $1 to $20 a month after the first year
- ✕Starter costs more than Plus in year one but less at renewal
- ✕State and local sales taxes may apply on top
- Cheapest first year:
- Plus, $1 per month
- Plus renewal:
- $20 per month
- Starter:
- $6 per month, then $14
- Plus storage:
- 50 GB
- Included:
- Domain, SSL and email
- Refund window:
- 30 days
Bottom line: Unbeatable for a $12 first year with a domain and mailbox. From year two it is one of the pricier options here.
- 05
Wix
8.0/10A large drag-and-drop builder with a permanent free plan and premium plans that add a domain.
- Free plan
- Yes
- Value (40%)
- 6.4
- Features (35%)
- 9.2
- Ease of use (25%)
- 8.8
Best forBuyers who want the most design freedom and are willing to pay more than the cheapest options.
Wix is the most capable builder in this list, but it is not the cheapest, and that keeps it out of the top spots. The free plan is permanent and needs no credit card; it includes hosting, the drag-and-drop editor and thousands of templates, though sites sit on a wixsite.com address. Premium plans start with Light and let you connect your own domain and remove Wix branding. Most premium plans include a voucher for a free domain for one year, valid only for a new domain bought from Wix within 60 days and not for renewals. Wix bundles email marketing, SEO tools, analytics and a logo maker. Every premium plan has a 14-day money-back guarantee. When we fetched the plans page it showed a price that included GST rather than a US price, so we have marked the USD figure as pending instead of guessing. Check the plans page from a US address before you compare it with the rest of this list.
- ✓Permanent free plan, no credit card required
- ✓Very large template library and design control
- ✓14-day money-back guarantee on premium plans
- ✕The plans page did not show a US dollar price from our location, so the price is pending
- ✕Free sites use a wixsite.com address
- ✕The domain voucher only covers a new domain bought from Wix
- Free plan:
- Yes
- Entry paid plan:
- Light
- Free domain:
- 1-year voucher on most premium plans
- Refund window:
- 14 days
- Free site address:
- username.wixsite.com/sitename
Bottom line: The best design tools here, at a higher monthly price than the budget picks. Start on the free plan and upgrade only if you need the extra features.
- 06
Strikingly
7.9/10A builder for simple one-page and small sites, with unlimited free sites and low-cost paid tiers.
Price
$8per month
Free sites; Limited $8 per month billed yearly
“Limited $ 8 /mo USD, Billed yearly” Quoted from the pricing page, November 9, 2026.
- Free plan
- Yes
- Value (40%)
- 8.3
- Features (35%)
- 6.8
- Ease of use (25%)
- 8.6
Best forBeginners who want a small site on a custom domain for $8 a month and might sell one product.
Strikingly keeps things simple and prices everything in US dollars. You can publish unlimited free sites, and the Limited plan at $8 a month billed yearly lets you connect a custom domain to two sites with free SSL and a free domain for the first year. Limited is tight: up to five pages per site, 1 GB of storage, 50 GB of bandwidth and a single product with a 5% transaction fee. The Pro plan at $16 a month billed yearly lifts that to 100 pages, 300 products and a 2% fee, and adds custom forms, password protection, memberships and branding removal. Domains cost $24.95 a year once the free year ends, and custom email is $25 a year. Support runs 24/7 by chat on every paid plan. You can cancel and drop back to the free plan at any time, but you cannot move from yearly to monthly billing.
- ✓All prices are listed in US dollars
- ✓Limited covers 2 sites with a custom domain for $8 a month
- ✓24/7 chat support on every paid plan
- ✕Limited allows only 5 pages per site and one product
- ✕5% transaction fee on Limited store orders
- ✕Strikingly branding stays until the $16 Pro plan
- Free plan:
- Yes, unlimited free sites
- Entry paid plan:
- Limited, $8 per month billed yearly
- Pages per site:
- Up to 5 on Limited
- Storage:
- 1 GB per site on Limited
- Transaction fee:
- 5% on Limited, 2% on Pro
- Domain after year one:
- $24.95 per year
Bottom line: A tidy, low-cost option for a five-page site on your own domain. Expect to pay for Pro once you want to remove the branding.
- 07
SITE123
7.3/10A guided builder that fills in a site from your answers, with a free plan and four premium packages.
Price
$10.80per month
Free plan; custom domain plans from $10.80 per month on an annual plan paid up front
“If you want to connect a custom domain then you will be charged as low as $10.8 per month (annual plan, paid up front).” Quoted from the pricing page, November 9, 2026.
- Free plan
- Yes
- Value (40%)
- 7.4
- Features (35%)
- 6.2
- Ease of use (25%)
- 8.8
Best forFirst-time site owners who want a guided setup and 24/7 live chat help.
SITE123 suits people who would rather answer a few questions than design from a blank page. Every site is free to use indefinitely, with 250 MB of storage, 250 MB of bandwidth and a subdomain. To connect your own domain you need a premium package, which the pricing page says costs as low as $10.80 a month on an annual plan paid up front. The premium tier shown adds 3 GB of storage and bandwidth, removes the SITE123 floating tag, includes a free domain for a year and unlocks a store. SITE123 sells four packages, Basic, Advanced, Professional and Gold, in terms of 3, 12, 24 or 36 months, with larger discounts for longer prepays, and email accounts start on Advanced. Live support is free and available 24/7. Two drawbacks for budget buyers: the cheapest domain plan costs more than Hostinger, WordPress.com or Strikingly, and the service is proprietary, so you cannot download your site to move it.
- ✓Every site is free to use indefinitely
- ✓14-day money-back guarantee on premium plans
- ✓Longer prepaid terms get bigger discounts
- ✕$10.80 a month is the cheapest custom-domain price, higher than most rivals here
- ✕You cannot download your website
- ✕The pricing page shows only one premium tier in detail
- Free plan:
- Yes, 250 MB storage
- Custom domain from:
- $10.80 per month, annual
- Packages:
- Basic, Advanced, Professional, Gold
- Terms:
- 3, 12, 24 or 36 months
- Refund window:
- 14 days
- Site export:
- Not available
Bottom line: Easy for beginners and generous with support, but not the cheapest way onto a custom domain. Use the free plan to test it first.
- 08
Weebly
7.3/10Square's website builder with a free plan, built-in ecommerce and simple paid tiers.
Price
$13per month
Free plan; Personal $13 per month billed annually ($16 month to month)
“Personal Connect to a custom domain $13 /mo billed annually or $16 month-to-month” Quoted from the pricing page, November 9, 2026.
- Free plan
- Yes
- Value (40%)
- 7.4
- Features (35%)
- 6.6
- Ease of use (25%)
- 8.0
Best forSmall sellers who already use Square and want a basic site with a shopping cart.
Weebly, owned by Square, is a reasonable cheap option for people who want to sell a few things. The free plan already includes SSL, SEO tools, lead capture, a shopping cart with unlimited items, inventory management, coupons and Square gift cards. Personal costs $13 a month billed annually or $16 month to month and adds a custom domain connection plus shipping calculation and digital goods. To get a free domain, remove Square ads, add password protection and unlimited storage you need Professional at $15 a month billed annually or $20 month to month. Chat and email support are on every plan, and phone support starts on Professional. The editor is straightforward, but the feature set has not grown much compared with Wix or WordPress.com, and at $13 a month the entry paid plan costs more than three times WordPress.com Personal. It makes most sense if you already process payments with Square.
- ✓Shopping cart and unlimited items even on the free plan
- ✓Month-to-month option at $16 on Personal
- ✓Chat and email support on every plan
- ✕$13 a month for Personal is high for a budget builder
- ✕Square ads stay until the $15 Professional plan
- ✕Free domain only from Professional
- Free plan:
- Yes
- Entry paid plan:
- Personal, $13 per month billed annually
- Monthly billing:
- $16 per month
- Free domain:
- From Professional
- Ecommerce:
- Shopping cart on all plans
Bottom line: A decent free store builder with fair month-to-month pricing. For a plain site on a budget, WordPress.com or Hostinger cost less.
- 09
Jimdo
7.2/10A builder for micro-businesses with an AI assistant in every plan, including Free.
- Free plan
- Yes
- Value (40%)
- 6.8
- Features (35%)
- 6.8
- Ease of use (25%)
- 8.4
Best forSolo businesses in Europe that want GDPR-compliant EU hosting and legal pages built in.
Jimdo targets self-employed people and micro-businesses, and its plans are built around Companion AI, an assistant that suggests next steps and makes changes once you approve them. It is included in every plan, Free too, with no credits or tokens to buy. The free plan covers a website, a link-in-bio page with payments, a cookie banner, imprint and privacy policy pages, EU hosting, a self-building contact list and newsletter sign-ups with double opt-in. Start adds your own domain, free for the first term, plus Google Search Console setup. Grow adds an online shop with no sales commissions, selling on Facebook and Instagram, up to 50 pages and 50 GB, and five email forwarding addresses. You can pay monthly or for 12 or 24 months, and plans renew at their regular price after the first term. The page showed prices in PLN when we fetched it, so we list the USD price as pending.
- ✓Free plan includes legal pages and newsletter sign-ups
- ✓No sales commissions on the shop plans
- ✓Monthly, 12-month or 24-month terms
- ✕The pricing page showed only PLN from our location, so the USD price is pending
- ✕Plans renew at the regular price after the first-term discount
- ✕A shop needs the Grow plan or higher
- Free plan:
- Yes
- Entry paid plan:
- Start
- Terms:
- Monthly, 12 or 24 months
- Hosting:
- EU, GDPR-compliant
- Grow plan limits:
- Up to 50 pages and 50 GB
Bottom line: A good fit for European sole traders who want legal pages and EU hosting handled. US buyers should confirm the dollar price before choosing it over the cheaper picks.
- 10
Webnode
7.1/10A simple builder with a free plan and a low-cost Limited tier for attaching your own domain.
- Free plan
- Yes
- Value (40%)
- 7.6
- Features (35%)
- 6.0
- Ease of use (25%)
- 8.0
Best forOwners of very small sites who only need to point a domain at a few pages.
Webnode is a small, plain builder whose main appeal for budget buyers is its Limited plan, described as a basic plan that lets you attach your own domain. Limited includes 500 MB of storage, 1 GB of bandwidth and a single form field, and leaves out the free domain. Mini adds a free domain for a year, 3 GB of storage and bandwidth, one email account and website statistics. Standard raises storage to 10 GB and adds the online store, branding removal, Google Analytics, the AI Assistant, 20 email accounts, 100 members, two language versions and five backups. Profi goes to 50 GB of storage, unlimited bandwidth, 100 email accounts and unlimited languages and backups. The editor is simple and fine for a few pages. When we fetched the pricing page it showed prices in Polish zloty excluding taxes, so we cannot quote a verified US dollar price and have marked it pending. Check the price in your own currency before you buy.
- ✓Limited is the cheapest Webnode tier for using your own domain
- ✓Free domain for a year from the Mini plan up
- ✓Multiple language versions on higher plans
- ✕The pricing page showed only PLN from our location, so the USD price is pending
- ✕Limited has 500 MB storage and a single form field
- ✕Branding removal and an online store need the Standard plan
- Free plan:
- Yes
- Paid plans:
- Limited, Mini, Standard, Profi
- Limited storage:
- 500 MB
- Mini storage:
- 3 GB
- Free domain:
- 1 year from Mini
Bottom line: A cheap way to put a basic site on your own domain, with tight limits on the entry plan. Confirm the US price first.
What to check before you pay
Read the renewal line before the headline price
Intro prices on cheap builders often hide a large jump. Hostinger Premium goes from $1.99 to $10.99 a month and IONOS Plus from $1 to $20. Carrd, Strikingly and WordPress.com quote steady yearly prices, so the first bill is close to what you pay later.
Check what the cheapest plan leaves out
Entry plans cut different corners. Carrd Pro Lite has no custom domain, Strikingly Limited stops at five pages per site, Webnode Limited has 500 MB of storage and Weebly Personal keeps Square ads. Make sure the plan connects your own domain if you need one.
Count the prepay term
The lowest monthly figures assume long terms. Hostinger's $1.99 needs 48 months up front and WordPress.com Personal drops to $2.75 only on a 36-month term. If you want to pay month to month, compare WordPress.com at $9 and Weebly at $16.
Decide if a free plan is enough
Wix, WordPress.com, Carrd, Strikingly, SITE123, Weebly, Jimdo and Webnode all have permanent free plans, but free sites use the vendor's subdomain and usually show its branding or ads. A free plan is a good way to test the editor before you pay.
FAQ
What is the cheapest website builder?
Carrd has the lowest paid price at $9 a year for Pro Lite, or $19 a year for Pro Standard with a custom domain. For a multi-page site, IONOS Plus costs $1 a month for the first year and Hostinger Premium $1.99 a month on a 48-month term.
Which cheap website builder has the lowest renewal price?
Among builders that show a renewal rate, Carrd stays at $9 or $19 a year and WordPress.com Personal is $4 a month billed yearly. Hostinger Premium renews at $10.99 a month and IONOS Plus at $20.
Can I build a website for free?
Yes. Wix, WordPress.com, Carrd, Strikingly, SITE123, Weebly, Jimdo and Webnode all have permanent free plans. Free sites use a subdomain of the builder and often show its ads or branding.
Is Hostinger Website Builder really $1.99 a month?
Yes, on the Premium plan with a 48-month term, which is $95.52 at checkout. The plan renews at $10.99 a month for the same term.
Why are some prices marked pending?
We only publish prices that the vendor's page shows in US dollars when we fetch it. Wix, Jimdo and Webnode showed other currencies or tax-inclusive prices from our location, so we list them as pending instead of converting.
Questions or corrections: editorial@rankozo.comSee our disclosure. Prices change; confirm on the vendor page before buying.
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