14 Best Website Builders in 2026
Website builder software lets people design and publish sites through a visual, drag-and-drop editor, used by small businesses and creators who do not code.
Top website builders
Ranked by alternatives mapped, then most recently verified
IONOS
Best for US small businesses wanting one vendor for a domain, SSL, email, and web hosting bundled into a cheap first-year plan
Web
From $1/mo
Whop
Best for Creators and small teams selling gated communities, courses, coaching, or trading/education memberships who want a hosted storefront plus checkout and chat without building their own site.
Web · iOS
Pricing not verified
Duda
Best for digital agencies and SaaS platforms that build and manage many client websites under one account rather than a single standalone site
Web
From $19/mo
GoDaddy Website Builder
Best for small businesses and solo entrepreneurs who want a fast, template-based launch with hosting, domain, and SSL bundled in one subscription, without hiring a designer or developer
Web
Free tier · paid from $9.99/mo
Hostinger Website Builder
Best for small business owners and freelancers who want an AI-assisted drag-and-drop site builder bundled with hosting at a low prepaid price
Web
From $2.99/mo
Memberful
Best for Podcasters, newsletter writers, and independent publishers who want to sell paid subscriptions from their own WordPress site or domain instead of a shared creator marketplace.
Web
From $49/mo
Podia
Best for Solo creators and coaches who want to sell a course, run a paid community, and email their list without paying for three separate subscriptions
Web
From $42/mo
Squarespace
Best for small businesses and creative freelancers who want a designed-looking marketing site or online store without a developer, and don't need pixel-level control over every layout
Web · iOS · Android
From $16/mo
Webflow
Best for designers and marketing teams who want to ship a fully custom, responsive website without hand-coding CSS, and who are comfortable working inside Webflow's own hosting and CMS rather than a portable open-source stack
Web
Free tier · paid from $18/mo
Weebly
Best for small businesses and solo entrepreneurs who want a simple website with built-in Square-powered online selling, without a separate e-commerce platform
Web
Free tier · paid from $13/mo
Wix
Best for small businesses and freelancers who want an AI-assisted site builder with a genuinely free published-site option before committing to a paid plan
Web · iOS · Android
Free tier · paid from $17/mo
Carrd
Best for solo creators, freelancers, and small projects that need one polished page — a landing page, link-in-bio, or portfolio — without paying for a full website builder
Web
Free tier · paid from $9/yr
Framer
Best for designers, marketers, and founders who want to design and launch a production website on a visual canvas without a developer handoff for every change
Web · macOS
Free tier · paid from $10/mo
WordPress
Best for site owners and developers who want full control over hosting, plugins, and code, and are comfortable managing their own server, security updates, and backups in exchange for no software licensing cost
Web · Windows · macOS · Linux · iOS · Android
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Frequently asked questions
What is the best website builder tool right now?
- IONOS leads this list — we have mapped more alternatives to it than to anything else here — it is best for us small businesses wanting one vendor for a domain, ssl, email, and web hosting bundled into a cheap first-year plan. Whop is the strongest runner-up.
Which website builders are free?
- 8 of the 14 tools here have a usable free tier or are fully free: Whop, GoDaddy Website Builder, Webflow, Weebly, Wix and 3 more.
Are there open-source website builders?
- Yes — WordPress is open source.