Hocoos Shut Down: Where to Move Your Site (2026 Review)

By Umair Ali Sadaqat · Updated · Editorial policy

Hocoos, the AI website builder, shut down on April 23, 2026 and accounts were deleted. What happened, how to rebuild fast, and the best Hocoos alternatives with real September 2026 prices.

Related: How the We.Inc AI website builder works, with real sites it built

Hocoos, the AI website builder that built a site from a short questionnaire, shut down on April 23, 2026, and user accounts were deleted. If your site was on Hocoos, it is offline and cannot be recovered from Hocoos. The fastest fix is to rebuild on another AI builder the same day and point your domain at it. This guide shows how, and compares the best places to move, with prices checked in September 2026.

Start free with a template site; AI builds from one prompt on paid plans from $20/mo. On Starter, describe your business in one sentence and get a full replacement site in minutes.

What was Hocoos?

Hocoos was an AI website builder aimed at small businesses. You answered a handful of questions about your business, and it generated a site with pages, text and images, which you could then edit. It was one of several "answer a few questions, get a site" tools, alongside Durable and similar builders. On April 23, 2026 the service closed and accounts were removed.

What to do right now if your site was on Hocoos

  1. Check your domain. Find out where you registered it. If you bought it through Hocoos itself, contact the registrar named in your purchase receipt, or run a WHOIS lookup on your domain to see the registrar.
  2. Recover your content. Look for your pages on the Wayback Machine at web.archive.org. Copy the text you want to keep. Gather photos from your phone, email and social profiles.
  3. Pick a new builder. Use the table below. If you want the same questionnaire style, choose an AI builder that writes the site for you.
  4. Rebuild and publish. Most AI builders produce a draft in minutes.
  5. Point your domain. Update the DNS records at your registrar to the ones your new builder gives you.
  6. Update your listings. Make sure your Google Business Profile and social profiles link to the working site.

Hocoos alternatives compared (September 2026)

BuilderFree planCheapest plan with your own domainHow the AI buildsEcommerceWhite label
We.IncYes (3 template sites, no AI)Starter $20/moFull multi-page site from one promptYes, from StarterYes, tailored quote (book a demo)
DurableYesLaunch $25/mo ($22 yearly)Site from a few fields, mostly one pageNoNo
WixYes, with adsLight $17/moAI questionnaire, then drag-and-dropYes, paid plansNo
SquarespaceNo, 14-day trialFrom $12/mo annual or $19 month to month (prices checked September 2026)Blueprint AI questionnaireYes (2% fee on Basic)No
JimdoYesStart $11/moAI questionnaireYes, paid plansNo
B12YesWebsite $24/moAI draft plus expert helpLimitedNo

Pros and cons of the main options

We.Inc

  • Pros: one sentence produces a multi-page site with real copy (Starter, $20 a month); free plan with free hosting for up to 3 template sites; code access; white label for agencies.
  • Cons: your own domain needs the $20 a month Starter plan; fewer built-in business tools than Durable.

Durable

  • Pros: closest to Hocoos in feel; very fast; invoices and a simple lead list included.
  • Cons: mostly one-page sites; no store; no code export.

Wix

  • Pros: huge template and app library; free plan to start.
  • Cons: ads on free sites; more to learn.

Squarespace

  • Pros: polished design every time; booking and commerce built in.
  • Cons: no free plan; 10 AI credits and a 2% transaction fee on Basic.

A lesson from Hocoos: keep an exit

The hard part of the Hocoos shutdown was not the rebuild. It was that owners could not take their site with them. When you choose your next builder:

  • Own your domain at a registrar you control, not only through the builder.
  • Keep a copy of your content, even just a document with your text and a folder of photos.
  • Prefer builders that let you export, so a future shutdown or price change is an inconvenience, not an emergency. We.Inc lets you export the site's code; Durable and Wix do not.

Where We.Inc fits, honestly

  • Free plan. Build up to 3 sites from templates and publish them free on a we.inc address, no card. The free plan has no AI; building from one prompt and AI editing start on Starter at $20/mo (250 credits).
  • One-prompt sites. Type "a family-run HVAC company in Columbus offering repairs, installs and maintenance plans" and get a full site with a page per service.
  • White label. If you were an agency using Hocoos for clients, We.Inc can run as your own branded builder; white-label pricing is quoted on a demo.
  • Where others win. Durable bundles invoicing. Wix has the most apps. Squarespace is the most design-proof.

Starting designs you can adapt: the Brightside Dental template, the Lucia Trattoria template and the Zenith Realty template.

Related reading: our Durable AI website builder review, the best free website builders for small business, and We.Inc vs Wix.

Rebuild checklist: what your new site needs on day one

Use this so the replacement is better than what you lost.

  • Your name, phone number and service area at the top of the homepage.
  • One page per main service, with what it includes, who it is for and a starting price if you can share one.
  • A contact or quote form that emails you. Send yourself a test before you announce the new site.
  • Opening hours and a map if customers visit you.
  • Real photos of your work, team or premises.
  • Reviews you can link to, such as your Google Business Profile.
  • Page titles and descriptions that say what you do and where.

How long the move takes

Recovering content from the Wayback Machine takes minutes if your pages were archived, and longer if you are rewriting from memory. Generating a new site with an AI builder takes minutes. Editing it into shape usually takes an afternoon. Domain changes can take up to 48 hours to spread across the internet, so start that step as soon as the new site is published. Update your Google Business Profile link the same day, because a dead link there costs you calls.

Verdict

Hocoos is gone, and there is nothing to review except the lesson it leaves. Rebuild today on a builder that writes the site for you, point your domain, and this time keep a copy of your content and choose a platform you can leave.

Start free with a template site; AI builds from one prompt on paid plans from $20/mo. A template replacement site can be live on a we.inc address in minutes.

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Frequently asked questions

Is Hocoos still working?

No. Hocoos shut down on April 23, 2026 and user accounts were deleted. Sites hosted on Hocoos are no longer served, and you cannot log in to recover them. If your domain still points at Hocoos, it points at nothing.

Can I recover my Hocoos website?

Not from Hocoos itself, since accounts were deleted. Check the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine for saved copies of your pages, and look in your email and phone for the text and photos you used. Your domain is yours if you registered it with a registrar such as GoDaddy, Namecheap or Porkbun, so you can point it at a new builder.

What is the best Hocoos alternative?

Pick the one closest to how Hocoos worked for you. For a site built from a few answers, Durable (free, Launch $25 a month) or We.Inc (Starter $20 a month; its free plan covers template sites only, no AI) are closest. For drag-and-drop, Wix (Light $17 a month). For design-led sites, Squarespace, from about $12 to $25 a month billed annually.

How do I point my domain away from Hocoos?

Log in to the registrar where you bought the domain, open the DNS settings, and replace the old Hocoos records with the records your new builder gives you, usually an A record for the root and a CNAME for www. Changes typically take from a few minutes to 48 hours to spread.

Is there a free replacement for Hocoos?

Hocoos's old pricing no longer matters, because the service closed on April 23, 2026 and you cannot sign up. If you want a free replacement, We.Inc, Durable, Wix and Jimdo all have free plans that include hosting on their own subdomain.

How fast can I rebuild a site that was on Hocoos?

With an AI builder, the same day. Gather your business name, services, area, phone, hours and photos, then describe the business in one sentence on an AI builder like We.Inc (AI building starts on its $20 a month Starter plan, which includes your own domain). You get a multi-page draft in minutes. On a budget of $0, start from a template on a free plan and publish on the builder's subdomain.

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