{
    "title": "Wix Alternatives 2027: 13 Paid, Free & Open-Source",
    "url": "https://zekaiwork.com/alternatives/wix/",
    "summary": "The best Wix alternatives in 2027 are Squarespace (best overall, $19/mo), Framer (best free plan: 500 AI credits a month) and WordPress (best open source, GPL-2.0-or-later). Wix itself starts at $17/mo billed yearly. Zekai checked these prices on vendor pages on 14 Nov 2026; 10 more are compared below, including 3 with a free plan and 4 open source.",
    "tool": {
        "name": "Wix",
        "starting_price": "$17/mo billed yearly",
        "free_plan": "500 MB storage, 1 GB bandwidth, Wix branding, no custom domain",
        "price_checked": "2026-11-14",
        "pricing_url": "https://www.wix.com/plans"
    },
    "task": "website and landing page builder",
    "prices_checked": "2026-11-14",
    "date_modified": "2026-11-14",
    "alternatives": [
        {
            "name": "Squarespace",
            "type": "Paid",
            "starting_price": "$19/mo",
            "free_plan_limit": "No free plan",
            "best_for": "Template-led sites with built-in selling",
            "difference": "Squarespace Basic is $19 a month with 10 one-time AI credits and a 2% online-store fee; Wix Light is $17 and has no payments, which start at Core ($29).",
            "price_checked": "2026-11-14",
            "pricing_url": "https://www.squarespace.com/pricing",
            "website": "https://www.squarespace.com",
            "zekai_score": 8.1,
            "zekai_review": "https://zekaiwork.com/ai-tools/squarespace/"
        },
        {
            "name": "Webflow",
            "type": "Free plan + paid",
            "starting_price": "$15/mo billed yearly",
            "free_plan_limit": "2 static pages, 1 GB bandwidth, 50 form submissions, webflow.io domain",
            "best_for": "Designer-grade visual sites with CMS",
            "difference": "Webflow Basic is $15 a month billed yearly ($25 monthly) with 300 static pages and no CMS; its CMS starts at Premium, $25 billed yearly.",
            "price_checked": "2026-11-14",
            "pricing_url": "https://webflow.com/pricing",
            "website": "https://webflow.com",
            "zekai_score": 8.5,
            "zekai_review": "https://zekaiwork.com/ai-tools/webflow/"
        },
        {
            "name": "Framer",
            "type": "Free plan + paid",
            "starting_price": "$10/mo billed yearly",
            "free_plan_limit": "500 AI credits a month, 1 GB bandwidth, Framer domain",
            "best_for": "Design-first sites with AI agents on the canvas",
            "difference": "Framer Basic is $10 a month billed yearly ($15 monthly) with 1,000 AI credits, 2 CMS collections and 50 GB bandwidth; Wix Light lists 2 GB storage.",
            "price_checked": "2026-11-14",
            "pricing_url": "https://www.framer.com/pricing",
            "website": "https://www.framer.com",
            "zekai_score": 8.9,
            "zekai_review": "https://zekaiwork.com/ai-tools/framer/"
        },
        {
            "name": "10Web",
            "type": "Paid",
            "starting_price": "$10/mo billed yearly",
            "free_plan_limit": "No free plan",
            "best_for": "AI-built WordPress sites with hosting",
            "difference": "10Web AI Starter is $10 a month billed annually ($20 monthly) for 1 website on full WordPress CMS, with 100 AI credits and a cloning agent that rebuilds a page from a URL.",
            "price_checked": "2026-11-14",
            "pricing_url": "https://10web.io/pricing/",
            "website": "https://10web.io",
            "zekai_score": 8.3,
            "zekai_review": "https://zekaiwork.com/ai-tools/10web/"
        },
        {
            "name": "B12",
            "type": "Free plan + paid",
            "starting_price": "$24/mo",
            "free_plan_limit": "b12sites.com subdomain, 5 daily AI credits (30 a month max)",
            "best_for": "Fast AI first draft with client tools",
            "difference": "B12's Website plan is $24 a month with 100 AI credits and up to 10 launched projects; the $78 tier adds client intake, email marketing and e-signatures.",
            "price_checked": "2026-11-14",
            "pricing_url": "https://www.b12.io/pricing/",
            "website": "https://www.b12.io",
            "zekai_score": 8.1,
            "zekai_review": "https://zekaiwork.com/ai-tools/b12/"
        },
        {
            "name": "Shopify",
            "type": "Paid",
            "starting_price": "$29/mo",
            "free_plan_limit": "No free plan",
            "best_for": "Online stores with POS and multichannel selling",
            "difference": "Shopify Basic is $29 a month with card rates from 2.9% + 30 cents and in-person and AI-chat selling; the same $29 buys Wix Core with 50 GB storage and basic eCommerce.",
            "price_checked": "2026-11-14",
            "pricing_url": "https://www.shopify.com/pricing",
            "website": "https://www.shopify.com"
        },
        {
            "name": "WordPress.com",
            "type": "Free plan + paid",
            "starting_price": "$5/mo billed yearly",
            "free_plan_limit": "Free plan shows WordPress.com ads; storage cap not read",
            "best_for": "Managed WordPress with plugin ecosystem",
            "difference": "WordPress.com Personal is $9 monthly or $5 a month billed yearly with 6 GB storage, no ads and 60,000-plus plugins; Wix Light is $17 with 2 GB storage.",
            "price_checked": "2026-11-14",
            "pricing_url": "https://wordpress.com/pricing/",
            "website": "https://wordpress.com"
        },
        {
            "name": "Hostinger Website Builder",
            "type": "Paid",
            "starting_price": "$10.99/mo",
            "free_plan_limit": "No free plan",
            "best_for": "Low monthly cost on a multi-year term",
            "difference": "Hostinger Premium allows 3 websites with 2 mailboxes each on a 48-month term that renews at $10.99 a month; Wix Light is $17 billed yearly.",
            "price_checked": "2026-11-14",
            "pricing_url": "https://www.hostinger.com/website-builder",
            "website": "https://www.hostinger.com/website-builder"
        },
        {
            "name": "WordPress",
            "type": "Open source",
            "starting_price": "Free (self-hosted)",
            "free_plan_limit": "No limit (self-hosted)",
            "licence": "GPL-2.0-or-later",
            "best_for": "Open-source CMS with plugin builders",
            "difference": "WordPress is GPL-2.0-or-later software you host yourself on PHP and MySQL, with page builders added by plugins; Wix hosts and edits everything in one proprietary editor.",
            "website": "https://wordpress.org",
            "repository": "https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress",
            "zekai_open_source_page": "https://zekaiwork.com/free-open-source/wordpress/",
            "commercial_use": "Yes (GPL-2.0-or-later); distributed derivative works must stay GPL.",
            "runs_on": "PHP 7.4+ (8.3 recommended) and MySQL 5.5.5+ or MariaDB, on a web host.",
            "setup": "moderate: Needs a PHP and MySQL host, plus a theme or plugin for visual building.",
            "github_stars": 21500,
            "stars_checked": "2026-11-14",
            "last_commit": "2026-11-14",
            "zekai_score": 8.2,
            "zekai_review": "https://zekaiwork.com/free-open-source/wordpress/"
        },
        {
            "name": "Webstudio",
            "type": "Open source",
            "starting_price": "Free (self-hosted)",
            "free_plan_limit": "No limit (self-hosted)",
            "licence": "AGPL-3.0-or-later (some parts under a separate licence)",
            "best_for": "Open-source visual site builder",
            "difference": "Webstudio is AGPL-3.0-or-later and calls itself an open-source Webflow alternative; you can use its hosted version or self-host and keep the data and components.",
            "website": "https://webstudio.is",
            "repository": "https://github.com/webstudio-is/webstudio",
            "zekai_open_source_page": "https://zekaiwork.com/free-open-source/webstudio/",
            "commercial_use": "Yes; AGPL-3.0 applies to the core, the optional animation package is proprietary.",
            "runs_on": "Hosted version available; the README lists no hardware needs for self-hosting.",
            "setup": "moderate: Use the hosted version, or follow the docs to run your own.",
            "github_stars": 9200,
            "stars_checked": "2026-11-14",
            "last_commit": "2026-11-13",
            "last_release": "2026-11-11",
            "zekai_score": 7.5,
            "zekai_review": "https://zekaiwork.com/free-open-source/webstudio/"
        },
        {
            "name": "GrapesJS",
            "type": "Open source",
            "starting_price": "Free (self-hosted)",
            "free_plan_limit": "No limit (self-hosted)",
            "licence": "BSD-3-Clause",
            "best_for": "Embeddable page-builder framework for developers",
            "difference": "GrapesJS is a BSD-3-Clause page-builder framework you embed with npm, not a hosted builder with templates, domains or billing like Wix.",
            "website": "https://grapesjs.com",
            "repository": "https://github.com/GrapesJS/grapesjs",
            "zekai_open_source_page": "https://zekaiwork.com/free-open-source/grapesjs/",
            "commercial_use": "Yes (BSD-3-Clause).",
            "runs_on": "Runs in the browser; installed from npm or a CDN link.",
            "setup": "moderate: A framework to embed: install from npm and write the editor setup.",
            "github_stars": 26400,
            "stars_checked": "2026-11-14",
            "last_commit": "2026-11-13",
            "last_release": "2026-11-03",
            "zekai_score": 7.7,
            "zekai_review": "https://zekaiwork.com/free-open-source/grapesjs/"
        },
        {
            "name": "Silex",
            "type": "Open source",
            "starting_price": "Free (self-hosted)",
            "free_plan_limit": "No limit (self-hosted)",
            "licence": "AGPL-3.0",
            "best_for": "Free static-site visual builder",
            "difference": "Silex is an AGPL-3.0 visual builder that exports static HTML and can be used online, as an alpha desktop app, or self-hosted with Docker or Node.js.",
            "website": "https://www.silex.me",
            "repository": "https://github.com/silexlabs/Silex",
            "zekai_open_source_page": "https://zekaiwork.com/free-open-source/silex/",
            "commercial_use": "Yes; AGPL-3.0 means sharing changes if you run it as a service.",
            "runs_on": "Alpha desktop app for Windows, macOS, Linux; or Docker or Node.js to self-host.",
            "setup": "moderate: Docker or Node.js with pnpm; the alpha desktop app skips this.",
            "github_stars": 3000,
            "stars_checked": "2026-11-14",
            "last_commit": "2026-11-12",
            "last_release": "2026-11-13",
            "zekai_score": 7.5,
            "zekai_review": "https://zekaiwork.com/free-open-source/silex/"
        },
        {
            "name": "Puck",
            "type": "Open source",
            "starting_price": "Free (self-hosted)",
            "free_plan_limit": "No limit (self-hosted)",
            "licence": "MIT",
            "best_for": "Drag-and-drop page editor inside React apps",
            "difference": "Puck is an MIT-licensed drag-and-drop editor you add to a React or Next.js app through npm; Wix is a complete hosted product.",
            "website": "https://puckeditor.com",
            "repository": "https://github.com/puckeditor/puck",
            "zekai_open_source_page": "https://zekaiwork.com/free-open-source/puck/",
            "commercial_use": "Yes (MIT); the README says it suits commercial applications.",
            "runs_on": "Any React.js project, including Next.js; installed from npm.",
            "setup": "moderate: Add the npm package and write a component config in React.",
            "github_stars": 13700,
            "stars_checked": "2026-11-14",
            "last_commit": "2026-11-13",
            "last_release": "2026-10-29",
            "zekai_score": 7.8,
            "zekai_review": "https://zekaiwork.com/free-open-source/puck/"
        }
    ],
    "faq": [
        {
            "q": "What is the best alternative to Wix in 2027?",
            "a": "Squarespace is the best overall Wix alternative on this page ($19/mo). For no cost, Framer has a free plan (500 AI credits a month, 1 GB bandwidth, Framer domain). To self-host, WordPress is open source (GPL-2.0-or-later)."
        },
        {
            "q": "Is there a free version of Wix?",
            "a": "Yes. Wix has a free plan: 500 MB storage, 1 GB bandwidth, Wix branding, no custom domain. Paid plans start at $17/mo billed yearly, checked on 14 Nov 2026."
        },
        {
            "q": "Is there a 100% free alternative to Wix?",
            "a": "Yes. WordPress, Webstudio, GrapesJS, Silex, Puck are open source and free to self-host. Webflow, Framer, B12, WordPress.com have a free plan with limits, shown in the table."
        },
        {
            "q": "What is cheaper than Wix?",
            "a": "WordPress.com starts at $5/mo billed yearly, against $17/mo billed yearly for Wix, as listed on each vendor's pricing page on 14 Nov 2026."
        },
        {
            "q": "How much do Wix alternatives cost for a team of 5?",
            "a": "If each of 5 people buys the entry paid plan, at the prices Zekai checked on 14 Nov 2026, the monthly cost is WordPress.com $25/mo, Framer $50/mo, 10Web $50/mo, against Wix $85/mo for Wix. Team and business plans can cost more per seat. The Zekai Cost Finder on this page recalculates for any team size."
        },
        {
            "q": "Which is better, Squarespace or Wix?",
            "a": "Squarespace Basic is $19 a month with 10 one-time AI credits and a 2% online-store fee; Wix Light is $17 and has no payments, which start at Core ($29). Choose Squarespace if you sell from day one and want selling on the cheapest plan instead of upgrading to a $29 tier. Stay with Wix if you want a $0 plan to build on and only pay once you connect a domain."
        },
        {
            "q": "Why are people leaving Wix?",
            "a": "The documented reasons are: Wix's own guide (5 Nov 2026) lists the free plan caps: 500 MB storage, 1 GB bandwidth, Wix branding and sometimes ads, and no custom domain; online payments need Core or higher (5 Nov 2026); Wix's plans page shows prices for yearly subscriptions paid in full at purchase and does not show a monthly-billed price, so month-to-month cost cannot be read from it (14 Nov 2026). Each is sourced in the section above."
        }
    ],
    "publisher": "Zekai (zekaiwork.com) — independently reviewed; prices read on vendor pages on the dates shown.",
    "licence": "Free to quote with a link to https://zekaiwork.com/alternatives/wix/. Bulk copying or republishing the dataset is not permitted."
}