Website builder reviews: our comparison chart

This table provides an overview of the most well-established and easy-to-use website builders from around the world. We guarantee you won't need any special technical skills to use these.

The following online website builders are ideal for building both private and business websites. Most of them also include the option to add an online store. We update our website builder reviews on a regular basis.

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Provider	Rating	Languages	Comments
Jimdo review Try for free		EN, DE, NL, FR, IT, RU and others	+ easy to use + excellent online store + wide choice of designs + comes with a domain name and email adress
Weebly review Try for free		EN, FR, ES, IT, DE, CN	+ flexible + good blog feature + great free plan + assign different access levels for editors
Webnode review Try for free		EN, DE, FR, IT, TR, PL and others	+ particularly suited to larger websites + extensive range of features + great for SEO - blog feature needs improving
Squarespace review Try for free		EN	+ flexible templates + best blog feature + best SEO - relatively pricey - no online store
Webs review Try for free		EN	+ member administration + good store integration + app store - number and quality of designs could be better
1&1 review Try for free: US / Canada site UK site		EN, DE, PL, ES, FR	+ unique sector focus + very easy to set up - relatively expensive
Wix.com review Try for free		EN, ES	+ impressive-looking designs + add animation and multimedia - Flash format not favored by search engines - relatively pricey
Yola review Try for free		EN, DE, ES, IT, FR, PT	+ easy to use + great support - for flat websites only - relatively expensive
Homestead review Try for free		EN	+ high number of features and templates - complicated editor that needs to be installed locally - relatively expensive

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What kind of tools do you review?

We test website builders. Website builders are a kind of content management system (CMS) that are particularly easy to use, and don't require any specialized technical knowledge. Some website builders are installed on your computer, while others are hosted by the provider and run completely within your browser (e.g. Mozilla Firefox). This means you don't need to install anything.
We decided to test the builders that run in your browser only, because we think these are the ones that will stand the test of time.

Note: Rest assured, we don't allow kiddies toys in our test lab! We only test and review builders that will enable you to easily and quickly create clean, professional-looking websites.

Who uses website builders?

The people who benefit most from website builders are those who run small businesses, such as freelancers, graphic designers, clubs, bands, or entrepreneurs who sell goods or services via online stores. Website builders are also used to create personal websites and blogs.

So why are these systems so popular? First of all, they allow you to get your website up and running very quickly. And second, they enable you to make changes to your website yourself - without having to pay extra for a programmer.

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