Cheapest Website Builders With a Custom Domain

What separates the cheapest website builders on this page?

Price is the headline, but the four picks here split on what you get for it. Hostinger Website Builder scores 8.2 at $2.99, the lowest entry price, and its AI generator turned three sentences into a draft with copy and images. The catch: the best price needs 48 months up front, and it has fewer templates and apps than Wix or Squarespace.

WordPress.com scores 7.8 at $8, with a Personal plan at $4/mo as the cheapest paid plan with a domain. It has the best blogging and content tools of any builder here, and you can export the whole site and move to any WordPress host. The block editor is less forgiving than Squarespace for layout, and store and plugins need the $25 Business plan or more.

GoDaddy Website Builder scores 7.6 at $9.99. In testing, a site was live in 79 minutes, the simplest editor here, with 24/7 phone support and marketing tools bundled. Design control is the least of the group and sites look alike. Weebly scores 7.0 at $10, sells on every plan including free with Square, and a beginner learns the editor in minutes, but templates and features have barely changed in years.

What should I check before buying a cheap website builder?

The scoring criteria weight design and templates 25, ease of use 25, features and ecommerce 20, performance and SEO 15, and value 15. Match those weights to your own project.

• Term length: Hostinger's $2.99 needs 48 months up front; WordPress.com's $4/mo Personal plan is the cheapest paid plan with a domain.
• Ecommerce: Weebly sells on every plan including free; WordPress.com store and plugins need the $25 Business plan or more.
• Design control: GoDaddy and Weebly are the weakest here; WordPress.com's block editor is less forgiving than Squarespace.
• Support: GoDaddy offers phone support 24/7.
• Exit route: WordPress.com is the only builder here you can leave with your whole site.

Hostinger Website Builder

For anyone who wants the cheapest three-year cost of any builder with a custom domain and a fast AI first draft.

WordPress.com

For bloggers and content sites that want the best blogging tools here and the option to move the whole site later.

GoDaddy Website Builder

For a plain, tidy site fast, with phone support and marketing tools in the box.

Weebly

For beginners who want to sell with Square on every plan, including free.

Hostinger Website Builder suits anyone chasing the lowest long-term price with a custom domain, while WordPress.com fits bloggers who want the best content tools here and the freedom to move the whole site later. GoDaddy Website Builder is for a plain site live fast with phone support, and Weebly is for beginners who want to sell with Square on every plan, including free.