Free tool

Website builder finder

The short answer

Answer five quick questions and get a short list of website builders that fit, with a plain reason for each pick. Then check each pick's review before you buy.

1. What are you building?
2. Who will keep it running?
3. Monthly budget for the platform?
4. How much does the design matter?
5. How much does owning the site matter?

How the builder finder works

Answer five quick questions about the site you want and how you plan to run it. The finder matches your answers against what each platform does well and where it falls short, then shows a short list with a reason for each pick.

It covers the ten most common choices: Squarespace, Wix, self-hosted WordPress, WordPress.com, Webflow, Framer, Shopify, Hostinger, GoDaddy and Lovable. The matches use the same official facts as our reviews. For all 17 platforms we review, including Bolt, v0, Square Online, WooCommerce, Duda, Carrd and Ghost, browse our platform reviews.

Before you decide

Treat the list as a starting point. Open the review for each pick, check which plan you’d actually need, and look at the cost after the first year, when a free domain usually ends. The cost calculator does that math for you.

If you’re unsure how a CMS differs from a hosted builder, read how to choose a website builder first.

Questions people ask

How does the builder finder pick platforms?

It matches your five answers against what each of its ten platforms is right for and who should skip it, using the same official facts as our reviews.

Do affiliate commissions affect the results?

No. Commissions never change our scores or the order of our recommendations.

What should I do after I get my short list?

Read the review for each pick, check the plan you would need, and run the numbers in the cost calculator.