Wix vs Hostinger Website Builder

Wix9.0Visit Hostinger Website Builder8.5Visit

Higher score Wix #5 in Website Builders 9.0/10 Free plan · paid plans Free plan✓ 3 of 5 features Visit Wix

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Hostinger Website Builder #11 in Website Builders 8.5/10 Paid ✓ 0 of 5 features Visit Hostinger

• Wix fits best

  Small businesses that want everything in one place

• Hostinger Website Builder fits best

  Budget sites needing hosting, SEO, and a store

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Side by side

Feature	Wix 9.0/10 Visit ↗	Hostinger Website Builder 8.5/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.0	8.5
Ranking	#5 in Website Builders	#11 in Website Builders
Best for	Small businesses that want everything in one place	Budget sites needing hosting, SEO, and a store
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	Free plan · paid plans	$2.99/mo
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	—	—
Features Wix 3/5 · Hostinger Website Builder 0/5
Custom domain on free	—	Not checked yet
AI site builder	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Blogging	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Code export	—	Not checked yet
Hosting included	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Specs
E-commerce	Full	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Editor puts anything anywhere — no grid fights, no CSS App Market covers bookings, restaurants, events and members Wix Studio is a real agency tier with responsive controls	Hosting, SSL, SEO controls, and custom domains are built in AI tools and drag-and-drop editing support no-code site creation Business plan adds online-store capabilities and marketing tools
Cons	You cannot switch templates without rebuilding the site Pages get heavy — performance needs babysitting Free plan shows Wix ads on a wixsite.com subdomain	There is no free plan for testing the builder without payment Ecommerce features require the Business Website Builder plan Web-only access may not suit teams wanting native desktop or mobile apps
Our verdict	Wix is a website builder for businesses that want to create and manage a site without relying on separate tools. Its editor supports placing and resizing elements freely, while the mobile view provides controls for adjusting the… Read the review →	Hostinger Website Builder is a browser-based, hosted tool for entrepreneurs and small businesses creating sites without coding. Its visual editor, responsive templates, AI-assisted generation, custom-domain connection, SSL, managed… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Wix — where it wins

  • Editor puts anything anywhere — no grid fights, no CSS
  • App Market covers bookings, restaurants, events and members
  • Wix Studio is a real agency tier with responsive controls

  Where it doesn't

  • You cannot switch templates without rebuilding the site
  • Pages get heavy — performance needs babysitting
  • Free plan shows Wix ads on a wixsite.com subdomain

• Hostinger Website Builder — where it wins

  • Hosting, SSL, SEO controls, and custom domains are built in
  • AI tools and drag-and-drop editing support no-code site creation
  • Business plan adds online-store capabilities and marketing tools

  Where it doesn't

  • There is no free plan for testing the builder without payment
  • Ecommerce features require the Business Website Builder plan
  • Web-only access may not suit teams wanting native desktop or mobile apps

• Wix9.0/10 · Free plan · paid plans

  The most complete drag-and-drop builder — 900+ templates and a mature app market.

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• Hostinger Website Builder8.5/10 · Paid

  A low-cost hosted builder with SEO, AI tools, and ecommerce on its Business plan.

  Visit HostingerFull verdict →