The Best Web Design Software

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Web Design Software Pricing – Is it Worth the Investment? Go to the top

“Technology is getting cheaper & cheaper. The same goes for web design software – the monthly fee is very affordable.”

I’ll get right to it. Building your own website is not expensive anymore.

In fact, fueling your daily Starbucks habit is 20x – 30x more expensive per month than getting started with a website design software.

Those darn triple, venti, half-sweet, skinny, low foam, soy caramel macchiatos.

In fact, some of the best software allow you to build a full website for free. They don’t even impose a time limit as to how long you can keep using them.

The catch is that if you want more tools, or be able to customize certain things, you’ll need to subscribe to a premium plan.

But you can get started with a premium plan for as low as $5 per month. There are no hidden fees.

You’ll just have to give up a fancy cup of (fake) coffee for 1 day. I’m sure you can handle that.

Of course, the higher the plan, the more features you get access to.

But in my opinion, the web design software below give you all the necessary tools to publish a functional website, even with their lowest plans.

Keep in mind that you also get access to their support teams and that their technical guys will manage all the technical matters for you, so you don’t have to.

*Squarespace offers a 14 day free trial so you can try before you buy.

Here are the pricing charts to Wix, Squarespace, and Weebly. Just click on them to see their pricing pages so you get a sense of what’s included:

Wix

Wix actually has a VIP plan that gives you premium support with their own dedicated VIP support line. But it’s not something you have to sign up to yet.  If you’re interested in using Wix, you can start with a lower plan, get your website up and running, then upgrade later if you want to.

Keep in mind that you can sign up and use Wix for free, and they don’t impose any time limit on you.

Squarespace

Squarespace has a wide range of plans for different users.

Note that with all 4 plans, not only can you create unlimited pages, you also have access to Squarespace’s Cover Pages which enables you to create 1-pagers for your website.  1-pagers are quite popular nowadays where you can layout your content in multiple sections on a single page set up.

The higher plans ($27 / $49) are dedicated to ecommerce websites.  So if you’re interested in building an online store, those are options you should look at.

Weebly

Weebly’s highest plans (Business & Performance Plan) is dedicated for people who want to focus on building an online store. If your website won’t be used to sell anything, then the Starter or Pro plan should be enough.

Note that you can still sell products through their Starter or Pro plans, but the ecommerce features available to you are limited.  But it’s a good way to get started to test things out.

Remember, all of them are free for you to try.

You can test them out for free, and if you feel comfortable, sign up to one of their plans.

I would suggest starting with a lower plan, and work your way up. You can always upgrade later without over-committing yourself.