9 Best Website Builders

Essentially, website builders are tools that allow one to build a website without necessarily being well versed with coding.

Website builders are an excellent choice for hotels, restaurants, online stores, photographers, portfolios, and small businesses as they are affordable and simple to make.

If your site requires a database, such as job boards or real estate, a website builder may not be the best idea but if not, then here are the best website builders on the market.

1. Wix

Wix offers designs as no other site does. It has about 110 million users, making it one of the biggest website builders. They offer a free trial, but you can also get the paid version.

Wix also has a fast development speed, and they are constantly releasing new features. For instance, they have Wix booking, an appointment booking system that makes it easy for your clients to conveniently self-service. They also have Wix restaurants which is an add-on, and it is commission-free.

It allows your customers to check out your menu, order food from your establishment, and reserve tables. Even better is that they have a beginner’s website creation assistant guide, Wix ADI, that will help you create your website without a hassle.

Pros

• Wix offers excellent design templates
• Easy to customize templates
• They have a wide range of features you can find on their app market and add to your websites, such as a forum, events calendar, and a newsletter subscription.
• They frequently make improvements on their online store software, which is an excellent option for anyone with a small store.

Cons

• It cannot create a website that is more than thirty pages
• Their navigation does not allow for complex structures, and it is not that deep either
• It is impossible to switch to a new theme from your current existing one.
• Their loading speed is particularly slow on mobile phones.

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2. Squarespace

Squarespace is great if you are looking for a simple drag and drop website.

They have such powerful aesthetics, and their website has a clean design. However, it is worth noting that they are not cheap. They have multiple beautiful themes that you can select and are compatible with smartphones and tablets.

Pros

• Their designs are very flexible and brilliant.
• If you want to start a blog, Squarespace is your best bet because they have very sophisticated blogging features.

Cons

• They do not have a restore and backup feature
• It is not the easiest website to drag and drop, so consider other alternatives if you are a beginner.
• Their page speed is not impressive

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3. Weebly

Weebly is arguably one of the most uncomplicated website-builders to use. Over 40 million websites have been created using Weebly. They add sensible new features such as their membership area and online store. They also support large websites that can count up to 150 pages.

When you get the paid plan, there is no bandwidth or storage limit to constrain you. When you get their professional plan, you can directly access streaming media from your site, audio and video players, and site search features.

Not only that but there is an array of extra functionality that you can add from their App Center that third parties and Weebly curate.

Pros

• They have stylish and responsive themes.
• Can quickly adapt to mobile devices like smartphones and tablets.
• Their page templates also allow you to customize them based on your needs.
• The eCommerce feature is included in all their plans.

Cons

• The App center does not have as many apps
• If you want a multilingual website, Weebly is not the best choice
• Since they were acquired by square, there have not had any new developments

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4. Strikingly

Strikingly is excellent for one-page websites. Therefore, it is best suited for anyone looking to create a landing page.

They have striking responsive designs that are compatible with all devices. You can choose their free plan, which is ad-sponsored or the limited, VIP, or pro plan. Choose from a bunch of really great templates that you can easily edit and make your own.

The VIP package allows you to add 500 products to your online store but you can only add five products to the limited plan.

Pros

• If you would like to build multiple sites, you can get the pro plan since it offers three sites.
• Their support is also pretty great.

Cons

• The single-page website may not rank well on Google
• You must upgrade to the pro plan to add an external code snippet

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