Making the work
Growing an audience
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Both cover website builders. Here is what separates them on price, billing, what you can take with you, and coverage.
A site builder that edits like a document
A site you can build without touching a template file
Typedream | Wix | |
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| Starting price (they differ) | From $15 | From $17 |
| Pricing model | Free plan, paid tiers | Free plan, paid tiers |
| Free tier | Yes | Yes |
| Billing | Monthly or annual | Not stated |
| Free trial | Not stated | Not stated |
| API | Not stated | Not stated |
| Data export | Not stated | Not stated |
| Their cut | None | Not stated |
| Runs on | Web | Web |
| Covers | Website Builders | Website Builders, Landing Pages & Funnels |
Shaded rows are where the two answers disagree and both listings have answered. A row where one side has not stated a fact is left plain, because silence is not a difference.
A site builder that edits like a document
Typedream builds a website the way a document is written, with slash commands and blocks rather than a canvas and a grid, which suits somebody who wants a site finished this afternoon. A free tier publishes on a subdomain. Paid plans add a custom domain, a free first-year .xyz registration and the CMS. The document metaphor is also the ceiling: a layout that needs precise control over where things sit is not what this is for.
Our note
Try the free tier against your actual homepage copy before paying, because whether this suits you is entirely a question of whether your site is document-shaped. If it is, you will be finished faster here than anywhere else on this list.
A site you can build without touching a template file
Wix is the drag-and-drop site builder most people try first, and for a creator who needs a home page, a booking form and a shop rather than a design system, that is usually the right instinct. Hosting, a custom domain for the first year and the AI build tools come with every paid plan. The trade is the one every hosted builder makes: the site is easy to change and hard to take with you, so the plan you pick is a longer commitment than it looks.
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| Works with | Nothing in particular | Nothing in particular |
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| Founded | Not listed | Not listed |
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| Reader rating | No reviews yet | No reviews yet |
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| Live deals | None right now | None right now |
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Our note
Choose the plan on the ecommerce and storage limits rather than the headline, since those are what force an upgrade later. If you already know you will want to control the markup, start on a builder that lets you export.
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