Free Website Builders
Which website builders and AI website builders a startup can build and publish a site with for free today, how far the free plan goes, whether your own domain works on it, whether a card is needed and what the first paid plan costs, read from each builder's own page.
Free allowances read on each provider's own pages, all checked on or after . Website builders change their free plans from time to time: confirm the terms on the builder's page before you build your site on it.
Website builders a startup can publish with for free today include Framer (Free plan: 1,000 pages, 10 CMS collections), Durable (Free site, 300 AI credits), Webflow (Free Starter site plan), B12 (Free plan on a B12 subdomain), and Wix (Free site, published at no cost). Each of the 13 free plans below links to the builder's page that states it, with its main limit, whether your own domain works, whether a card is needed and what the first paid plan costs.
A startup needs a site before it needs almost anything else: a page to send investors, early users and the first customers to. Most website builders let you build and publish one for free, and AI builders now draft the first version from a prompt.
The headline rarely tells you how far it goes. A free site usually lives on the builder's subdomain with its branding or ads, and can be capped on pages, storage, bandwidth or CMS items. Each builder below shows what is free, its main limit, whether your own domain works, whether a card is needed and what the first paid plan costs, quoted from the builder's own page with the date we read it.
Which builders we picked and the order they appear in are our editorial choices; the terms are the builders'. Some of these builders pay us a referral commission when someone signs up through our link: those links are labeled, and they play no part in which builders are listed or where.
Website builders with a free plan
No-code builders that publish a site free on their own subdomain.
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Framer
Designers building non-commercial sites
Framer's Free plan includes 1,000 pages and 10 CMS collections. Its pricing page calls the Free plan ideal for non-commercial use, and a custom domain needs a paid plan.
- First paid plan
- Basic: $10 a month (source: framer.com)
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Webflow
A small site on a webflow.io domain
Webflow's free Starter site plan covers a small site with 2 static pages and 1 GB of bandwidth. Its Basic plan is $15 a month billed yearly, for simple sites that do not need a CMS.
- What's free
- Free Starter site plan (source: webflow.com)
- First paid plan
- Basic: $15 a month, billed yearly (source: webflow.com)
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Wix
Owners who want templates and AI tools, free
Wix's free plan needs no credit card and gives a site a built-in Wixsite domain. Removing ads and connecting a custom domain need an upgrade, and the Light plan is $17.00 a month.
- Payment card
- No credit card required (source: wix.com)
- First paid plan
- Light: $17 a month (source: wix.com)
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WordPress.com
WordPress users who want a free start
The free plan includes a WordPress.com subdomain, 1 GB of storage and unlimited pages, and it needs no credit card. It shows WordPress.com ads to visitors, and Personal is US$4 a month billed yearly.
- First paid plan
- Personal: US$4 a month billed yearly (source: wordpress.com)
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SITE123
A simple site with no time limit
SITE123 says its free website is free to use indefinitely, with 250 MB of storage and 250 MB of bandwidth. A unique domain name needs an upgrade, and Premium is $12.80 a month.
- Payment card
- No credit card required (source: site123.com)
- First paid plan
- Premium: $12.80 a month (source: site123.com)
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Jimdo
A basic personal site on a free subdomain
Jimdo's Free plan is $0 and includes all base features on a .jimdosite.com subdomain. The Start plan is $11 a month for a personal website.
- First paid plan
- Start: $11 a month (source: jimdo.com)
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Strikingly
Several small sites on one free account
Strikingly's free plan is $0 forever, with unlimited free sites, 500 MB of storage per site and 5 GB of monthly bandwidth. A custom domain needs a paid plan, and Pro is $16 a month billed yearly.
- First paid plan
- Pro: $16 a month, billed yearly (source: strikingly.com)
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Carrd
One-page landing and link pages
Carrd's free plan builds up to three sites with its core features. Free sites show a Made with Carrd footer, and custom domains are a Pro feature at $19 a year.
- First paid plan
- Pro: $19 a year (source: carrd.co)
AI website builders with a free plan or trial
Builders that generate a first site from a prompt, with a free plan or trial.
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Durable
A first business site built with AI
Durable's free plan gives a site on a durable.site subdomain, with 300 AI credits to try and a CRM for up to 10 customers. Its Launch plan is $25 a month.
- Main limit
- Up to 10 customers (source: durable.co)
- First paid plan
- Launch: $25 a month (source: durable.co)
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B12
A quick first site on a subdomain
B12's free plan is $0 a month, with 5 daily AI credits capped at 30 a month, on a b12sites.com subdomain. The Website plan is $24 a month.
- First paid plan
- Website plan: $24 a month (source: b12.io)
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Mixo
Trying an AI-built one-page site
Mixo's free plan lets you create, edit and publish a one-page website at no cost, with no credit card. The site is published on a Mixo subdomain and carries Mixo branding.
- Payment card
- No credit card required (source: mixo.io)
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10Web
Trying an AI-built WordPress site
10Web is free to build, with a 3-day trial and 5 AI credits, and no card is needed to start. The trial site is deleted when it ends unless you pick a plan, which starts at $10 a month.
- Payment card
- No card needed to start (source: 10web.io)
- First paid plan
- Plans from $10 a month, yearly (source: 10web.io)
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Hostinger AI Website Builder
Testing the AI builder before paying
Hostinger's 14-day free trial covers its drag-and-drop editor and AI writing and design. To publish a site you need a paid plan, which starts as low as $2.49 a month.
- First paid plan
- Paid plans from $2.49 a month (source: hostinger.com)
Start free at HostingerTerms read on hostinger.com on Hostinger AI Website Builder: the free allowance and how to start
Website builder startup programs
Programs from website builders that give startups a discount or free months on paid plans.
Also useful for building and shipping apps
Referral links, picked for fit and ordered by fit (70%) and what a signup earns us (30%), at no cost to you. They never change this page's ranking.
Blink.newAI app builder that turns a prompt into a live app with database and sign-in5 free credits a dayReferral link
KindeSign-in, SSO and user management for your appFree up to 10,500 MAUReferral link
RunableGeneral AI agent that builds sites, apps, slides and videos from one prompt1,500 free credits a dayReferral linkCompare the top options
How this comparison is built
The list covers website builders and AI website builders a founder can use for free today without applying to a program. The order and the "best for" notes are our editorial reading of each builder's terms. Every term comes from the builder's own pricing or help page on the date shown, never from a third-party list; follow each link for the full conditions. A free plan usually publishes on the builder's subdomain with its branding, so whether your own domain works and what the first paid plan costs are quoted wherever the builder states them. Some of these builders pay StartupPerks a referral commission, and their links are labeled as referral links; that decides neither whether nor where a builder appears, and no builder pays for a placement on this page.
Read the full methodologyCommon questions
What is the best free website builder?
It depends on the site. By the terms each builder states, Framer's free plan allows 1,000 pages and 10 CMS collections, WordPress.com's 1 GB of storage with unlimited pages, Strikingly unlimited free sites of 500 MB each, Webflow's Starter plan 2 static pages and Carrd up to three sites per account, all on the builder's own subdomain.
Can I use my own domain on a free website builder?
Usually not. Framer, Webflow, Wix, WordPress.com, SITE123, Strikingly and Carrd publish free sites on their own subdomain and keep custom domains for paid plans. Carrd Pro costs $19 a year.
Is there a free AI website builder?
Yes. Durable gives a free site with 300 AI credits on a durable.site subdomain, B12 a free plan with 5 AI credits a day, and Mixo a free one-page site. 10Web and Hostinger's AI Website Builder start with a trial.
Is Framer free?
Yes. Framer's free plan covers 1,000 pages and 10 CMS collections and is meant for non-commercial use. A custom domain needs a paid plan, from Basic at $10 a month.
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