Website builders provide an easy-to-use – often drag and drop – interface that enables you to create your website without having to hire a web designer or developer. Site builders can be proprietary platforms only available through a specific web host, built into a site template, or a plugin that you can install after you have set up your site. While a site builder can be added to almost any site on a popular CMS like WordPress, the following hosts offer plans with built-in site builders, sortable by popular brands or cheapest offerings.
Basic Plan by Bluehost
Hosting Type: Shared
Disk Space: 50 GB
Bandwidth: Unlimited
Websites: 1
Email Accounts: 5
Operating System: Linux
Basic Plan (Wordpress Hosting)
Websites: 1
Disk Space: 50 GB
Bandwidth: Unlimited
Promo Price: $3.95Regular Price: $7.99
Plus Plan (Shared Hosting)
Websites: Unlimited
Disk Space: Unlimited
Bandwidth: Unlimited
Promo Price: $5.95Regular Price: $10.99
Choice Plus Plan (Shared Hosting)
Websites: Unlimited
Disk Space: Unlimited
Bandwidth: Unlimited
Promo Price: $5.95Regular Price: $14.99
Hatchling Plan by HostGator
Hosting Type: Shared
Disk Space: Unlimited
Bandwidth: Unlimited
Websites: 1
Email Accounts: Unlimited
Operating System: Linux
Starter Plan (Builder Hosting)
Websites: 1
Disk Space: Unlimited
Bandwidth: Unlimited
Promo Price: $3.84Regular Price: $4.99
Baby Plan (Shared Hosting)
Websites: Unlimited
Disk Space: Unlimited
Bandwidth: Unlimited
Promo Price: $3.95Regular Price: $9.95
Hatchling Plan (Cloud Hosting)
Websites: 1
Disk Space: Unlimited
Bandwidth: Unlimited
Promo Price: $4.95Regular Price: $8.95
Ecosite Starter Plan by GreenGeeks
Hosting Type: Shared
Disk Space: Unlimited
Bandwidth: Unlimited
Websites: Unlimited
Email Accounts: Unlimited
Operating System: Linux
Ecosite Pro Plan (Shared Hosting)
Websites: Unlimited
Disk Space: Unlimited
Bandwidth: Unlimited
Promo Price: $6.95Regular Price: $14.95
Ecosite Premium Plan (Shared Hosting)
Websites: Unlimited
Disk Space: Unlimited
Bandwidth: Unlimited
Promo Price: $16.95Regular Price: $24.95
1 GB RAM Plan (VPS Hosting)
Websites: Unlimited
Disk Space: 25 GB
Bandwidth: 1000 GB
Today’s Price: $39.95
Lite Plan by A2 Hosting
Hosting Type: Shared
Disk Space: Unlimited
Bandwidth: Unlimited
Websites: 1
Email Accounts: Unlimited
Operating System: Linux
Swift Plan (Shared Hosting)
Websites: Unlimited
Disk Space: Unlimited
Bandwidth: Unlimited
Promo Price: $3.70Regular Price: $9.99
Lite Plan (Shared Hosting)
Websites: 1
Disk Space: Unlimited
Bandwidth: Unlimited
Promo Price: $4.90Regular Price: $9.99
Unmanaged Entry Plan (VPS Hosting)
Websites: Unlimited
Disk Space: 20 GB
Bandwidth: 2 TB
Today’s Price: $5.00
Basic Plan by Just Host
Hosting Type: Shared
Disk Space: 50 GB
Bandwidth: Unlimited
Websites: 1
Email Accounts: 5
Operating System: Linux
Plus Plan (Shared Hosting)
Websites: 10
Disk Space: 150 GB
Bandwidth: Unlimited
Promo Price: $6.95Regular Price: $10.99
Prime Plan (Shared Hosting)
Websites: Unlimited
Disk Space: Unlimited
Bandwidth: Unlimited
Promo Price: $6.95Regular Price: $14.99
Standard Plan (VPS Hosting)
Websites: Unlimited
Disk Space: 30 GB
Bandwidth: 1 TB
Promo Price: $19.99Regular Price: $29.99
WP Starter Plan by FatCow
Hosting Type: Wordpress
Disk Space: Unlimited
Bandwidth: Unlimited
Websites: 1
Email Accounts: Unlimited
Operating System: Linux
Original Plan (Shared Hosting)
Websites: Unlimited
Disk Space: Unlimited
Bandwidth: Unlimited
Promo Price: $4.08Regular Price: $12.95
WP Essential Plan (Wordpress Hosting)
Websites: 1
Disk Space: Unlimited
Bandwidth: Unlimited
Promo Price: $6.95Regular Price: $12.49
Basic Plan (VPS Hosting)
Websites: Unlimited
Disk Space: 40 GB
Bandwidth: 1 TB
Promo Price: $19.99Regular Price: $24.99
Starter Plan by One.com
Hosting Type: Builder
Disk Space: 25 GB
Bandwidth: Unlimited
Websites: 1
Email Accounts: Unlimited
Operating System: Linux
Professional Plus Plan (Shared Hosting)
Websites: Unlimited
Disk Space: 200 GB
Bandwidth: Unlimited
Promo Price: $3.49Regular Price: $6.99
Plus Plan (Wordpress Hosting)
Websites: Unlimited
Disk Space: 200 GB
Bandwidth: Unlimited
Promo Price: $3.49Regular Price: $6.99
WP Starter Plan by IPOWER
Hosting Type: Wordpress
Disk Space: Unlimited
Bandwidth: Unlimited
Websites: 1
Email Accounts: Unlimited
Operating System: Linux
Pro Plan (Shared Hosting)
Websites: Unlimited
Disk Space: Unlimited
Bandwidth: Unlimited
Promo Price: $3.95Regular Price: $11.95
Starter Plan (Shared Hosting)
Websites: 1
Disk Space: 5 GB
Bandwidth: 250 GB
Promo Price: $3.99Regular Price: $8.99
WP Essential Plan (Wordpress Hosting)
Websites: 1
Disk Space: Unlimited
Bandwidth: Unlimited
Promo Price: $6.95Regular Price: $10.49
Simple Plan by PowWeb
Hosting Type: Shared
Disk Space: Unlimited
Bandwidth: Unlimited
Websites: Unlimited
Email Accounts: Unlimited
Operating System: Linux
Simple Plan by WebHostingPad
Hosting Type: Builder
Disk Space: Unlimited
Bandwidth: Unlimited
Websites: 1
Email Accounts: Unlimited
Operating System: Linux
Power Plan (Shared Hosting)
Websites: Unlimited
Disk Space: Unlimited
Bandwidth: Unlimited
Promo Price: $1.99Regular Price: $3.99
WP Basic Plan (Wordpress Hosting)
Websites: 5
Disk Space: Unlimited
Bandwidth: Unlimited
Promo Price: $2.99Regular Price: $4.99
WP Pro Plan (Wordpress Hosting)
Websites: 10
Disk Space: Unlimited
Bandwidth: Unlimited
Promo Price: $3.99Regular Price: $5.99
Limted Plan by Webnode
Hosting Type: Builder
Disk Space: 100 MB
Bandwidth: 1 GB
Websites: 1
Email Accounts: Contact provider
Operating System: Linux
Starter Plan by DreamHost
Hosting Type: Shared
Disk Space: Unlimited
Bandwidth: Unlimited
Websites: 1
Email Accounts: Contact provider
Operating System: Linux
Standard Plan (Builder Hosting)
Websites: Unlimited
Disk Space: Contact provider
Bandwidth: Contact provider
Today’s Price: $4.95
All Access Plan (Builder Hosting)
Websites: Unlimited
Disk Space: Contact provider
Bandwidth: Contact provider
Today’s Price: $7.95
Unlimited Plan (Shared Hosting)
Websites: Unlimited
Disk Space: Unlimited
Bandwidth: Unlimited
Promo Price: $7.95Regular Price: $10.95
Personal Plan by AccuWeb Hosting
Hosting Type: Shared
Disk Space: 10 GB
Bandwidth: 500 GB
Websites: Unlimited
Email Accounts: 150
Operating System: Linux
Personal Plan (Wordpress Hosting)
Websites: Unlimited
Disk Space: 10 GB
Bandwidth: 500 GB
Today’s Price: $3.49
Personal Plan (Cloud Hosting)
Websites: Unlimited
Disk Space: 10 GB
Bandwidth: 500 GB
Promo Price: $4.79Regular Price: $5.64
Basic Plan by Hostwinds
Hosting Type: Shared
Disk Space: Unlimited
Bandwidth: Unlimited
Websites: 1
Email Accounts: Unlimited
Operating System: Linux
Advanced Plan (Shared Hosting)
Websites: 4
Disk Space: Unlimited
Bandwidth: Unlimited
Promo Price: $4.23Regular Price: $8.99
Unmanaged Plan (VPS Hosting)
Websites: Unlimited
Disk Space: 30 GB
Bandwidth: 1 TB
Promo Price: $4.49Regular Price: $4.99
Cloud Plan (Cloud Hosting)
Websites: Contact provider
Disk Space: 30 GB
Bandwidth: 1 TB
Today’s Price: $4.99
Standard Plan by InterServer
Hosting Type: Shared
Disk Space: Unlimited
Bandwidth: Unlimited
Websites: Unlimited
Email Accounts: Unlimited
Operating System: Linux
Standard Plan (Shared Hosting)
Websites: 25
Disk Space: Unlimited
Bandwidth: Unlimited
Promo Price: $4.00Regular Price: $5.00
Beginner Plan by Liquid Web
Hosting Type: eCommerce
Disk Space: Contact provider
Bandwidth: Contact provider
Websites: 1
Email Accounts: Contact provider
Operating System: Linux
Standard Plan (VPS Hosting)
Websites: Unlimited
Disk Space: 40 GB
Bandwidth: 10 TB
Today’s Price: $59.00
Basic Plan (eCommerce Hosting)
Websites: 1
Disk Space: Contact provider
Bandwidth: Contact provider
Today’s Price: $99.00
Professional Plan (Wordpress Hosting)
Websites: 10
Disk Space: 50 GB
Bandwidth: 5 TB
Today’s Price: $99.00
StartUp Plan by SiteGround
Hosting Type: Shared
Disk Space: 10 GB
Bandwidth: Unlimited
Websites: 1
Email Accounts: Unlimited
Operating System: Linux
StartUp Plan (Wordpress Hosting)
Websites: 1
Disk Space: 10 GB
Bandwidth: Unlimited
Promo Price: $3.95Regular Price: $11.95
GrowBig Plan (Shared Hosting)
Websites: Unlimited
Disk Space: 20 GB
Bandwidth: Unlimited
Promo Price: $5.95Regular Price: $19.95
GrowBig Plan (Wordpress Hosting)
Websites: Unlimited
Disk Space: 20 GB
Bandwidth: Unlimited
Promo Price: $5.95Regular Price: $19.95
C10 Plan by TurnKey Internet
Hosting Type: Shared
Disk Space: Unlimited
Bandwidth: Unlimited
Websites: Unlimited
Email Accounts: Unlimited
Operating System: Linux
Unlimited Plan (Shared Hosting)
Websites: Unlimited
Disk Space: Unlimited
Bandwidth: Unlimited
Promo Price: $4.99Regular Price: $19.99
Creator Plan (Builder Hosting)
Websites: 1
Disk Space: Contact provider
Bandwidth: Contact provider
Today’s Price: $7.95
Professional Plan (Shared Hosting)
Websites: Unlimited
Disk Space: 20 GB
Bandwidth: Unlimited
Promo Price: $7.99Regular Price: $15.99
Basic Plan by Yahoo! Small Business
Hosting Type: Shared
Disk Space: 100 GB
Bandwidth: 100 GB
Websites: 1
Email Accounts: 250
Operating System: Linux
Basic Plan (Builder Hosting)
Websites: 1
Disk Space: 5 GB
Bandwidth: Unlimited
Promo Price: $4.99Regular Price: $15.99
Advanced Plan (Shared Hosting)
Websites: 1
Disk Space: 500 GB
Bandwidth: 500 GB
Promo Price: $5.89Regular Price: $11.99
Premiere Plan (Shared Hosting)
Websites: 1
Disk Space: Unlimited
Bandwidth: Unlimited
Promo Price: $6.79Regular Price: $15.99
Economy Plan by GoDaddy
Hosting Type: Shared
Disk Space: 100 GB
Bandwidth: Unlimited
Websites: 1
Email Accounts: Contact provider
Operating System: Linux
Basic Plan (Wordpress Hosting)
Websites: 1
Disk Space: 10 GB
Bandwidth: Contact provider
Today’s Price: $8.99
Deluxe Plan (Shared Hosting)
Websites: Unlimited
Disk Space: Unlimited
Bandwidth: Unlimited
Today’s Price: $10.99
Starter Plan by HostPapa
Hosting Type: Builder
Disk Space: Contact provider
Bandwidth: Contact provider
Websites: 1
Email Accounts: Contact provider
Operating System: Linux
Starter Plan (eCommerce Hosting)
Websites: 1
Disk Space: 100 GB
Bandwidth: Unlimited
Promo Price: $3.95Regular Price: $7.99
Starter Plan (Shared Hosting)
Websites: 2
Disk Space: 100 GB
Bandwidth: Unlimited
Promo Price: $3.95Regular Price: $7.99
Starter Plan (Wordpress Hosting)
Websites: 2
Disk Space: 100 GB
Bandwidth: Unlimited
Promo Price: $3.95Regular Price: $8.99
Starter Plan by Media Temple
Hosting Type: Builder
Disk Space: Contact provider
Bandwidth: Contact provider
Websites: 1
Email Accounts: Contact provider
Operating System: Linux
Personal Plan (Wordpress Hosting)
Websites: 2
Disk Space: 50 GB
Bandwidth: Unlimited
Today’s Price: $20.00
Pro Plan by Weebly
Hosting Type: Builder
Disk Space: Unlimited
Bandwidth: Contact provider
Websites: 1
Email Accounts: Contact provider
Operating System: Linux
Business Plan (Builder Hosting)
Websites: 1
Disk Space: Unlimited
Bandwidth: Contact provider
Promo Price: $25.00Regular Price: $35.00
Performance Plan (Builder Hosting)
Websites: 1
Disk Space: Unlimited
Bandwidth: Contact provider
Promo Price: $38.00Regular Price: $46.00
Combo Plan by Wix
Hosting Type: Builder
Disk Space: 3 GB
Bandwidth: 2 GB
Websites: 1
Email Accounts: Contact provider
Operating System: Linux
Unimited Plan (Builder Hosting)
Websites: 1
Disk Space: 10 GB
Bandwidth: Unlimited
Today’s Price: $14.00
Standard Plan by Easyspace
Hosting Type: Shared
Disk Space: 10 GB
Bandwidth: Unlimited
Websites: Contact provider
Email Accounts: 25
Operating System: Either
Note: Prices for this host are based on exchange rates that are subject to change without notice.
Premium Plan (Shared Hosting)
Websites: Contact provider
Disk Space: Unlimited
Bandwidth: Unlimited
Promo Price: $7.81Regular Price: $10.42
Wordpress Plan (Wordpress Hosting)
Websites: Contact provider
Disk Space: Unlimited
Bandwidth: Unlimited
Promo Price: $10.48Regular Price: $13.97
Managed Plan (VPS Hosting)
Websites: Unlimited
Disk Space: 30 GB
Bandwidth: Contact provider
Today’s Price: $12.69
Basic Plan by HostMonster
Hosting Type: Shared
Disk Space: 50 GB
Bandwidth: Unlimited
Websites: 1
Email Accounts: 5
Operating System: Linux
Plus Plan (Shared Hosting)
Websites: 10
Disk Space: 150 GB
Bandwidth: Unlimited
Promo Price: $6.95Regular Price: $12.49
Prime Plan (Shared Hosting)
Websites: Unlimited
Disk Space: Unlimited
Bandwidth: Unlimited
Promo Price: $6.95Regular Price: $14.99
Standard Plan (VPS Hosting)
Websites: Unlimited
Disk Space: 30 GB
Bandwidth: 1 TB
Promo Price: $19.99Regular Price: $29.99
Plus Plan by Netfirms
Hosting Type: Shared
Disk Space: Unlimited
Bandwidth: Unlimited
Websites: Contact provider
Email Accounts: Contact provider
Operating System: Linux
Advantage Plan (Shared Hosting)
Websites: Unlimited
Disk Space: Unlimited
Bandwidth: Unlimited
Today’s Price: $8.99
Business Plan (Shared Hosting)
Websites: Unlimited
Disk Space: Unlimited
Bandwidth: Unlimited
Today’s Price: $12.99
Personal Plan by WireNine
Hosting Type: Shared
Disk Space: 5 GB
Bandwidth: 50 GB
Websites: Unlimited
Email Accounts: Unlimited
Operating System: Linux
Personal Plan (Wordpress Hosting)
Websites: Unlimited
Disk Space: 5 GB
Bandwidth: 50 GB
Promo Price: $15.00Regular Price: $20.00
Startup Plan (Shared Hosting)
Websites: Unlimited
Disk Space: 10 GB
Bandwidth: 100 GB
Promo Price: $25.00Regular Price: $30.00
Startup Plan (Wordpress Hosting)
Websites: Unlimited
Disk Space: 10 GB
Bandwidth: 100 GB
Promo Price: $25.00Regular Price: $30.00
Medium Plan by Contabo
Hosting Type: Shared
Disk Space: 50 GB
Bandwidth: Unlimited
Websites: 11
Email Accounts: 1000
Operating System: Linux
Note: Prices for this host are based on exchange rates that are subject to change without notice.
VPS 300 Plan (VPS Hosting)
Websites: Unlimited
Disk Space: 300 GB
Bandwidth: Unlimited
Today’s Price: $4.56
VPS S SSD Plan (VPS Hosting)
Websites: Unlimited
Disk Space: 200 GB
Bandwidth: Unlimited
Today’s Price: $5.71
Pathfinder Plan by Rebel.com
Hosting Type: Shared
Disk Space: 1 GB
Bandwidth: 5 GB
Websites: Contact provider
Email Accounts: 10
Operating System: Linux
Adventurer Plan (Shared Hosting)
Websites: Contact provider
Disk Space: 5 GB
Bandwidth: 15 GB
Promo Price: $1.50Regular Price: $4.99
Globetrotter Plan (Shared Hosting)
Websites: Unlimited
Disk Space: 10 GB
Bandwidth: 25 GB
Promo Price: $1.50Regular Price: $4.99
cPanel Plan (Shared Hosting)
Websites: 5
Disk Space: Unlimited
Bandwidth: Unlimited
Promo Price: $2.00Regular Price: $11.00
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The Differences Between Site Builders And CMS Platforms
While a site builder can be added to or may use a CMS platform, site builders are focused on adding visual and design elements to your website. A CMS may allow you to change many things about your website and how it looks, but its primary focus is on its content, structure, and capabilities.
Different Types Of Site Builders Available
All site builders do the same thing: They allow you to change and customize your site to meet most of your needs. They add click and drag elements and menus so you can rapidly build your site. Site builders generally fall into one of three categories:
- Platforms: these site builders are baked into the platform itself that you use to create your website. These are usually exclusive to the host and cannot be transferred to another host or platform.
- Templates: these site builders use powerful, feature-rich templates that can be purchased and added to a popular CMS.
- Plugins: theses site builders are added by installing a plugin on your site through a CMS platform. The features here are generally layered onto of the CMS features.
The Best Free Website Builders
Website builders – whether they are free or paid – have similar advantages and limitations. Any builder that you use will eventually run into an issue where you want to create or add something that the interface is not designed for.
While it is hard to quantify what is best when it comes to site builders, there is an important consideration: whether your site is on a proprietary platform or not. There are several services that operate as a site building platform first and include hosting as a part of their plans. While they have their merits, the downside to such services is that you are locked to that platform. If you decide to move your site elsewhere, you will have to build it all over again.
The Easiest Website Builder For Beginners
All site builders are built with ease of use in mind and are targeted towards beginners. Most site builders use drag and drop features to let users add, move, and change design elements on their site. You will also frequently find tutorials and help documents integrated, or at least linked to, within the builder environment.
Site builders are designed so that users are not required to know web design and development concepts and coding. However, they do let users add CSS or JavaScript to customize their website even more. While it is not required, having a basic understanding of these two languages can help your site stand out from the crowd and looking too much like a “template” website.
Limitations Of Using A Site Builder
Generally speaking, the more robust a site builder is, the more limitations it has should you decide to move your site elsewhere. Site builders based on entire platforms generally prevent you from migrating your site to a new host without having to completely rebuild it. Some hosts do use the same platform though, making the move possible.
Site builders that use templates are host-agnostic but still require you to use the same template. Fortunately, most templates provide enough options to prevent your site from looking like too many other websites out there. Plugin-based site builder are usually the least powerful, but they also have the least limitations placed on your site.
A site builder will always be cheaper than using a web designer to create your site. That said, while many of them are powerful, you will eventually run into something you cannot accomplish through the builder. Most site builders are robust enough to add further customizations – but you will have to invest the time needed to understand and implement the addition correctly. Site builders may also slow down websites with large amounts of content.
