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Wix: pricing, free plan, rights and setup

Drag-and-drop website builder with business features. Best for: small-business sites with booking or stores.

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What it's for

Drag-and-drop sites that non-technical clients can edit.

  • Small-business sites
  • Booking sites
  • Simple stores

Plans and prices

PlanPrice (USD unless shown)What you get
Free$0Wix-branded site
Light$17/moFree domain for 1 year; 2 GB storage; 2 collaborators
Core$29/mo50 GB storage; 5 collaborators
Business$39/mo100 GB storage; 10 collaborators
Business Elite$159/mo100 collaborators

Read on the official pricing page on . Prices change; check before you buy.

Free plan in real output

Free to build; a paid plan is needed for your own domain. 14-day money-back guarantee.

  • Light at $17/mo is the entry point for a small business with its own domain.
  • The free domain lasts one year.

Cost at your stage

PlanMonthly cost
Month 1 (testing, low volume)Free$0
Month 12 (working volume)Light$17

Break-even: Usually billed to the client; Light is covered by any site build fee.

Month-12 plan is our estimate of what a solo seller at steady weekly output needs, based on the plan limits above. Costs exclude tax.

Commercial use and output rights

Not a content generator. A site builder; your content stays yours.

Your data and AI training: Not checked.

This is a summary of public terms, not legal advice. Terms change; re-read the clause before client work.

Hidden costs and gotchas

  • Domain renewals after year one.
  • Billing period for the prices wasn't labelled in our capture.

First-hour setup

  1. Start from a template or prompt.
  2. Replace copy and images.
  3. Add booking or contact forms.
  4. Connect the domain.
  5. Train the client to edit.

Competitors compared

ToolPricing modelFree planStarting priceDifficultyOutput rightsBest for
WixFree plan + paid plansYes$0 · then $17/mo1/5Not a content generatorSmall-business sites with booking or stores
SquarespacePaid plans onlyTrial onlySee official site––Good-looking sites for creatives
WebflowFree plan + paid plansYes$0 · then $15/mo billed yearly3/5Not a content generatorCustom-designed marketing sites
FramerFree plan + paid plansYes$0 · then $10/mo (billing period not stated)2/5Not a content generatorPolished landing pages and portfolios
CarrdFree plan + paid plansYes$0 · then $9/yr1/5Not a content generatorOne-page sites for a few dollars a year
WordPressFree, open sourceYesFree, open source2/5Not a content generatorContent sites and blogs you own
GammaFree plan + paid plansYes$0 · then $9/seat/mo billed yearly ($108/yr)1/5Not verifiedA presentable deck in minutes

Learning difficulty

1/5: Drag and drop.

When not to use it

For custom design control, Webflow or Framer.

Cheaper or free alternatives:

  • Squarespace: Good-looking sites for creatives (trial only free plan)
  • Webflow: Custom-designed marketing sites (yes free plan)
  • Framer: Polished landing pages and portfolios (yes free plan)
  • Carrd: One-page sites for a few dollars a year (yes free plan)

Which of our hustles use it

None of our research notes use it yet.

Price history

Each monthly check adds rows here. Older rows are never edited, so you can see when prices changed.

CheckedPlanPrice
17 October 2026Free$0Source
17 October 2026Light$17/moSource
17 October 2026Core$29/moSource
17 October 2026Business$39/moSource
17 October 2026Business Elite$159/moSource

Sources

Last verified . Anything we couldn't confirm on an official page is marked "not published", "not shown" or "not verified".

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