The cheapest sticker price is rarely the cheapest site. Here are the real numbers, including what you pay after year one.
We.Inc is free to start, no credit card. AI building from $20/mo.
For a one-page site on your own domain, Carrd Pro Standard at $19 a year is the cheapest paid option we found. For a full multi-page site, Hostinger starts at $2.99 a month but needs a 48-month prepay and renews at $10.99; WordPress.com Personal is $4 a month billed annually; Framer Basic is $10 a month billed yearly.
Free plans (Wix, WordPress.com, Framer, Carrd, We.Inc) cost nothing but use the vendor's address, not your own domain.
| 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 |
| Hostinger | Premium $2.99/mo on a 48-month prepay ($143.52) | Renews at $10.99/mo | $143.52 (prepaid 4 years) | Big jump at renewal |
| WordPress.com | Personal $4/mo billed annually | $9/mo month to month | $144 | Plugins need Business ($25/mo) |
| Strikingly | Limited $8/mo billed yearly | Check strikingly.com for monthly terms | $288 | Check which plan includes a custom domain |
| 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 | Check webflow.com for monthly terms | $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.
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
Best for: Budget multi-page sites with a long prepay
Price: Premium $2.99, Unlimited $3.99, 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
Best for: Blogs and content sites on a budget
Price: Free plan; Personal $4, Premium $8, Business $25, Commerce $45 a month billed annually ($9, $18, $40, $70 month to month)
Pros: Cheap annual plan; Free plan
Cons: Store features need higher plans
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 $50/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
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 $143.52 for four years up front, then $10.99 a month. WordPress.com Personal is $48 a year billed annually. Carrd Pro Standard is $19 a year.
One page on your own domain: Carrd. A multi-page site with the smallest first bill: Hostinger, if you accept a 48-month prepay and the renewal price. The cheapest ongoing multi-page plan: WordPress.com Personal. The cheapest month-to-month plan with no prepay among the prices we could confirm: WordPress.com Personal at $9 a month. A site written and laid out for you by AI: We.Inc Starter at $20 a month.
Intro prices that need a long prepay, then renew higher. A free domain for the first year only. Store fees on the cheapest selling plan (Squarespace charges 2% on Basic). 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.
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 $50 and Max is $99.
For one page, Carrd Pro Standard at $19 a year. For a multi-page site, Hostinger at $2.99 a month on a 48-month term (renewing at $10.99) or WordPress.com Personal at $4 a month billed annually. Prices checked September 25, 2026.
Of the month-to-month prices we could verify, WordPress.com Personal at $9 a month and Squarespace Basic at $19 a month are the lowest; Framer, Webflow and Carrd are shown billed yearly.
Yes. Wix, WordPress.com, Framer, Carrd and We.Inc all have free plans on their own addresses. A custom domain needs a paid plan.
For simple sites, yes. Watch renewals, sales fees and page limits, which is where cheap plans make their money back.
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