About us

At one point we were in your shoes: lots of ideas but no clue how we could put them on the web. Fortunately, all this has changed.

Since our launch in 2009 we have helped thousands of individuals and small business owners create their own websites – without them having to write a single line of code.

Where it all started

A shoe shop in Frankfurt called Nordendglück  asked us to build their website. We found ourselves wondering how they could maintain their website regularly and easily once it was built.

To tell you the truth, we couldn't find an optimal solution back then (it was 2008), mainly because website builders weren't as powerful as they are now.

This experience, however, prompted us to research how our future clients could update their websites without the help of a programmer. Thus, the idea for WebsiteToolTester was born.

How is WebsiteToolTester funded?

We use affiliate links to fund our experiments and feed our copious coffee habits. Affiliate links also mean we avoid cluttering the site with messy Google Ads.

If WebsiteToolTester helps you find a service provider that you like, and you decide to sign up with them through our link, we get paid a referral fee. However, this only applies to some of the providers we profile and does not affect the outcome of our rigorous testing processes.

We want to be accountable to our readers ‒ that's why we encourage you to leave feedback on our reviews by sharing any comments you may have.

Every purchase that you make helps us improve WebsiteToolTester even more. And best of all, it doesn't cost you a cent more than what you'd be paying anyway.

Social responsibility

As a small business we understand the importance of funding. That is why we like to help people in developing countries finance their small business ideas. We believe the best way to do this is through Kiva.org.

Kiva enables people from all over the world to lend money to small-scale traders, farmers or taxi drivers among others, with as little as USD $25. Many of these entrepreneurs find that their banks won't lend to them because they don't represent a large enough profit. This makes microcredit an ideal option. You can read more about the projects we've funded on our Kiva page.

Which website builder did you use to make this site?

WebsiteToolTester was built using Webnode. We spent the first seven months on the free version, then as visitor numbers grew we reached our bandwidth limit and (happily!) upgraded to the Standard package. This costs just EUR€ 7.95 (US$ 9.95) a month.

Meet the Tooltesters

The faces behind our website:

We are looking forward to receiving your feedback!