The cheapest website builders in 2026 (with renewal prices)

The cheapest sticker price is rarely the cheapest site. Here are the real numbers, including what you pay after year one.

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The short answer

The cheapest website builder for a one-page site is Carrd: Pro Standard costs $19 a year with your own domain. The cheapest for a full multi-page site is WordPress.com Personal: $99 for three years on its 3-year plan ($2.75 a month), with plugins and a free domain for the first year. Hostinger looks cheapest at $2.49 a month, but you prepay 48 months ($119.52) and it renews at $10.99 a month.

If you will not prepay, the lowest month-to-month price we found is WordPress.com Personal at $9. Free plans (Wix, WordPress.com, Framer, Carrd, We.Inc) cost nothing but put the site on the vendor's address, not your own domain. Every price was checked on the vendor's own pricing page on November 2, 2026.

Cheapest paid plans, with renewals and three-year cost

	Cheapest paid plan	Renewal or month-to-month price	Three-year cost	Catch
Carrd	Pro Standard $19/yr (custom domain)	$19 a year on the yearly plan	$57	One-page sites only
WordPress.com	Personal $2.75/mo on the 3-year plan ($4/mo billed yearly)	$9/mo month to month	$99	Domain free for the first year only
Hostinger	Premium $2.49/mo on a 48-month prepay ($119.52)	Renews at $10.99/mo	$119.52 (prepaid 4 years)	Big jump at renewal
Strikingly	Limited $8/mo billed yearly ($234 on the 3-year plan)	$12/mo month to month	$234	Up to 5 pages per site, 5% fee on sales
Framer	Basic $10/mo billed yearly	Check framer.com for monthly terms	$360	30-page limit
Squarespace	Basic $12/mo billed annually	$19/mo month to month	$432	No free plan; 2% store fee
Weebly	Personal $13/mo billed annually	$16/mo month to month	$468	Check which plan you need to sell online
Webflow	Basic $15/mo billed yearly	$25/mo month to month	$540	No CMS on Basic
Wix	Light $17/mo (US, annual)	Prices vary by country	$612	No code export
We.Inc	Starter $20/mo with AI building	$20 a month	$720	Free plan has no custom domain or AI

Prices checked September 2026 (September 25) on each vendor's own pricing page, in US dollars. Vendors change prices often, so confirm on their page before you buy.

Pros and cons

Carrd

Best for: One-page sites and link pages

Price: Free on a carrd.co address; Pro Lite from $9 a year, Pro Standard from $19 a year (custom domain), Pro Plus from $49 a year

Pros: Cheapest paid option; Fast

Cons: One page per site

WordPress.com

Best for: The cheapest multi-page site, blogs and content sites

Price: Free plan; Personal $4, Premium $8, Business $25, Commerce $45 a month billed annually ($9, $18, $40, $70 month to month)

Pros: Cheapest three-year cost for a full site; Plugins from Personal; Free plan

Cons: Lowest price needs a 3-year prepay

Hostinger

Best for: Budget multi-page sites with a long prepay

Price: Premium $2.49, Unlimited $3.49, Cloud Startup $7.99 a month on a 48-month prepaid term, renewing at $10.99, $16.99 and $25.99

Pros: Hosting, email, domain bundled

Cons: Renewal is much higher

We.Inc

Best for: People who want to describe a site or web app in plain English and have AI build it

Price: Free plan: up to 3 template sites on a we.inc address, no AI. AI building from $20/mo (Starter, 250 credits). Pro $49/mo, Max $99/mo.

Pros: Describe what you want in chat and AI builds a full, editable site or app; Edit by clicking on the page, by asking in chat, or in a real code editor; Export the React and TypeScript code to GitHub, so you are never locked in; Unlimited sites on paid plans, custom domains from Starter

Cons: The free plan is templates only; AI building needs a paid plan; Newer platform with a smaller app marketplace than the big names; Store features are simpler than a dedicated ecommerce platform

Our verdict

Pick Carrd if one page is enough: nothing else comes close at $19 a year. Pick WordPress.com Personal for any site with several pages: $99 covers three years, plugins are included and the domain is free for year one. Skip the long Hostinger prepay unless you are sure you will stay four years, because the renewal costs more than WordPress.com. Pay more (Squarespace, Wix, Webflow) only for design, selling or features you will actually use, and choose an AI builder like We.Inc when the time it saves you writing and laying out pages is worth $20 a month.

How to work out the real cost

Add up three years, not one month. Include the renewal price, the domain after its free first year, and any fee on sales. Hostinger Premium is $119.52 for four years up front, then $10.99 a month. WordPress.com Personal is $99 for three years on the 3-year plan or $48 a year billed yearly. Carrd Pro Standard is $19 a year.

Cheapest by what you need

One page on your own domain: Carrd. A multi-page site with the lowest three-year cost: WordPress.com Personal on the 3-year plan. The smallest monthly bill with no prepay: WordPress.com Personal at $9 a month, then Strikingly Limited at $12. A site written and laid out for you by AI: We.Inc Starter at $20 a month.

Where cheap plans cost more later

Intro prices that need a long prepay, then renew higher. A free domain for the first year only. Store fees on the cheapest selling plans (Squarespace charges 2% on Basic, Strikingly 5% on Limited). Page, visitor or storage limits that push you up a tier. And no way to take the site with you: most builders here do not export a working site, so leaving means rebuilding. WordPress sites can move between hosts, and We.Inc exports the full code to GitHub.

Cheapest website builder with a custom domain

If the goal is the lowest bill for a site on your own domain, the domain itself is a separate cost to plan for. Carrd Pro Standard ($19 a year) lets you publish to a domain you already own, but Carrd's pro page does not say it sells domains, so budget for buying one from a registrar. Carrd Pro Lite ($9 a year) does not include custom domains. WordPress.com Personal includes a domain free for the first year on yearly or longer plans; month-to-month billing ($9) does not include it. After the first year you pay the domain's normal renewal on top.

We.Inc lets you connect your own domain from Starter ($20 a month), or buy one inside the app.

Cheapest website builder and hosting together

Every builder in the table includes hosting in the plan price, so there is no separate hosting bill. Hostinger bundles hosting, email and a domain in one prepaid plan. If you want self-hosted WordPress instead of a builder, see our WordPress hosting cost guide for intro and renewal prices.

Most affordable for your situation

Cheapest and most affordable are not always the same plan. A one-page link site is most affordable on Carrd. A blog you plan to write for years is usually most affordable on WordPress.com, because the longer terms lower the monthly rate. A business that would otherwise pay someone to write and lay out the pages may find an AI builder the more affordable choice overall, because the time saved is part of the cost.

When free is enough

A free plan is fine for a portfolio, a school project or testing an idea. For a business, your own domain is worth paying for: it looks more trustworthy and you keep it if you change builder.

Where We.Inc fits: the free plan publishes up to 3 template sites on a we.inc address, with no AI and no custom domain, and needs no credit card. AI building, where you describe the site and it is written for you, starts at $20 a month (Starter, 250 credits); Pro is $49 and Max is $99.

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Sources

Carrd: Pro plans (Checked Nov 2, 2026)
WordPress.com: Pricing (Checked Nov 2, 2026)
Hostinger: Website Builder plans (Checked Nov 2, 2026)
Strikingly: Pricing (Checked Nov 2, 2026)
Framer: Pricing (Checked Nov 2, 2026)
Squarespace: Pricing (Checked Nov 2, 2026)
Weebly: Pricing (Checked Nov 2, 2026)
Webflow: Pricing (Checked Nov 2, 2026)
Wix: Plans (wix.com/plans) (Checked Sept 25, 2026)
We.Inc: Pricing (Checked Sept 25, 2026)

Frequently asked questions

What is the cheapest website builder?

For one page, Carrd Pro Standard at $19 a year. For a multi-page site, WordPress.com Personal at $99 for three years ($2.75 a month on the 3-year plan). Hostinger is $2.49 a month but only on a 48-month prepay, renewing at $10.99. Prices checked November 2, 2026.

What is the cheapest website builder with no prepay?

WordPress.com Personal at $9 a month, then Strikingly Limited at $12, Weebly Personal at $16 and Squarespace Basic at $19 month to month (checked November 2, 2026).

Can I build a website for free?

Yes. Wix, WordPress.com, Framer, Carrd and We.Inc all have free plans on their own addresses. A custom domain needs a paid plan.

What is the cheapest website builder with a domain?

WordPress.com Personal includes a domain for the first year on yearly or longer plans, from $2.75 a month on the 3-year plan. Carrd Pro Standard is cheaper at $19 a year but connects a domain you buy separately.

Which website builder has the lowest monthly cost?

On a long plan, Hostinger Premium ($2.49 a month for 48 months) and WordPress.com Personal ($2.75 a month for 3 years). Month to month, WordPress.com Personal at $9.

Are cheap website builders worth it?

For simple sites, yes. Watch renewals, sales fees and page limits, which is where cheap plans make their money back.

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