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Best website builder for a small business

Worked out for 1 site, paying yearly, with custom domain.

The short answer

For 1 site, the cheapest option with a fully published price is WordPress.com Personal at $5 a month, billed yearly (a provisional figure). Next is Framer Basic at $10 a month, billed yearly.

Framer Basic ($10 a month, billed yearly) is listed first because its price is fully published, while WordPress.com's figure is provisional.

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Lowest total

WordPress.com Personal

$5a month

Plan $5, billed yearlyNo extra fees
  • Provisional: the vendor's page isn't clear on this.
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8 website builders that fit

Ranked by fit, then by how sure the price is, then by total cost.

Full price published

  1. Number 1: Framer Basic

    $10a month

    $120 a year

    Plan only, billed yearly, no extra fees.

    Why it's here

    • Cheapest Framer plan for 1 site
    • Has custom domain

    Limits to know

    • 1 site per plan, then you need another plan for each extra one
    • Extra editors $20/month each
    • Content editors $10/month each; viewers free
    • Add-ons: translation locales $20 per locale; Convert $50 per 500,000 events; Advanced hosting $200
    Go to FramerAll Framer plans

  2. Number 2: Webflow Basic

    $15a month

    $180 a year

    Plan only, billed yearly, no extra fees.

    Go to WebflowAll Webflow plans
    Details

    Why it's here

    • Cheapest Webflow plan for 1 site
    • Has custom domain

    Limits to know

    • 1 site per plan, then you need another plan for each extra one
    • No CMS
    • Static pages: 300
    • Bandwidth: 10 GB

  3. Number 3: Wix Light

    $17a month

    $204 a year

    Plan only, billed yearly, no extra fees.

    Go to WixAll Wix plans
    Details

    Why it's here

    • Cheapest Wix plan for 1 site
    • Has custom domain

    Limits to know

    • 1 site per plan, then you need another plan for each extra one
    • 2 team seats included
    • No payments or eCommerce listed
    • Storage: 2 GB

  4. Number 4: 10Web AI Starter

    $20a month

    $240 a year

    Plan only, billed yearly, no extra fees.

    Go to 10WebAll 10Web plans
    Details

    Why it's here

    • Cheapest 10Web plan for 1 site
    • Has custom domain

    Limits to know

    • 1 site per plan. Prices above that aren't published
    • Free custom domain up to $30 value for 1 year
    • SSD storage: 10GB
    • Monthly visitors: 10K
    • Uses the regular price, not the promotional one.

Provisional price

  1. Number 5: WordPress.com Personal

    Provisional figure

    $5a month

    $60 a year

    Plan only, billed yearly, no extra fees.

    Go to WordPress.comAll WordPress.com plans
    Details

    Why it's here

    • Cheapest WordPress.com plan for 1 site
    • Has custom domain
    • Paying yearly saves $48 a year

    Limits to know

    • 1 site per plan, then you need another plan for each extra one
    • Yearly plan renews at $5/mo
    • Storage: 6 GB
    • Provisional: the vendor's page doesn't state this clearly.
    • Uses the regular price, not the promotional one.

  2. Number 6: Squarespace Basic

    Provisional figure

    $19a month

    $228 a year

    Plan only, billed yearly, no extra fees.

    Go to SquarespaceAll Squarespace plans
    Details

    Why it's here

    • Cheapest Squarespace plan for 1 site
    • Has custom domain

    Limits to know

    • 1 site per plan, then you need another plan for each extra one
    • 2 team seats included
    • 2% online store transaction fee
    • Online store transaction fee: 2%
    • Provisional: the vendor's page doesn't state this clearly.

  3. Number 7: Durable Launch

    Provisional figure

    $22a month

    $264 a year

    Plan only, billed yearly, no extra fees.

    Go to DurableAll Durable plans
    Details

    Why it's here

    • Cheapest Durable plan for 1 site
    • Has custom domain

    Limits to know

    • AI credits: 1000; resets monthly
    • CRM customers: Unlimited
    • Custom domain credit: Up to $20
    • Provisional: the vendor's page doesn't state this clearly.
    • The plan doesn't say how many sites it covers, so we price it for one.

Cost can't be compared

  1. Number 8: Hostinger Premium

    Can't be compared

    Depends on your setup

    Go to HostingerAll Hostinger plans
    Details

    Why it's here

    • Not ruled out for 1 site. The total depends on choices outside Hostinger
    • Has custom domain

    Limits to know

    • 3 sites per plan
    • Unlimited features subject to Fair Usage Policy
    • Renews at $10.99/mo
    • Storage: 20 GB SSD
    • Not comparable: Only a 48-month promotional price is published; monthly and 12-month prices are not.

How we rank

Common questions

What is the cheapest website builder for 1 site?

Of the prices published for 1 site, the lowest is WordPress.com Personal at $5 a month, billed yearly (provisional). Next is Framer Basic at $10 a month, billed yearly.

Is there a free website builder for 1 site?

None of the tools we track has a free plan that covers 1 site with custom domain confirmed.

How are these ranked?

Fit comes first. The plan has to cover your size, have your must-have features and fit your budget. Next comes how sure we are of the cost, then the lowest total. A tool we earn a commission from can be shown first only when two options are equal on all of that and both costs are fully published and within 5% of each other. The listing says when this happens.

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