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WixWordPress
Freemium

A free plan is available, with paid plans for a custom domain and more features.

 Free

Free and open source under the GPL; you pay only for your own hosting.

Web Self-hosted
  • More than 2,000 templates
  • Built-in AI tools for site creation
  • Very large library of themes and plugins
  • Visual block editor with live preview
  • Sites are tied to Wix hosting
  • Advanced features require a paid plan
  • Needs a PHP and database server to self-host
  • Plugins and themes vary widely in quality and need updating
Web application, Hosted service Self-hosted
Closed source Open source
License not stated License: GPL-2.0
Account needed Not stated if an account is needed
Needs internet Not stated if it works offline

Checked September 26, 2026

Checked October 2, 2026

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