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A small business needs a site that looks credible, takes payments or bookings, and can be updated by whoever is free on a Tuesday. These three balance a professional result against the reality that nobody has time to learn a design tool.
Best-looking result for the least effort — ideal for small businesses
Squarespace produces the best-looking result for the least effort, because its templates constrain you toward good decisions. That same constraint is what frustrates people who want unusual layouts.
$16/mo
14-day free trial
Best flexibility and app coverage for unusual requirements
Wix trades Squarespace's guardrails for freedom: elements go anywhere and an app market fills most gaps. That flexibility makes it the most capable builder for unusual requirements and the easiest to make a mess with.
Free plan
paid from $17/mo
Best for WordPress's ecosystem and portability without server admin
WordPress.com is managed WordPress: the ecosystem's plugins, themes and portability without server administration. Plugins require the Business plan, which is the fact most buyers discover late.
Free plan
paid from $4/mo
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