Xara Web Designer vs Adobe Dreamweaver

Xara Web Designer9.0Visit Adobe Dreamweaver8.6Visit

Higher score Xara Web Designer #3 in Web Design Software 9.0/10 14-day trial Free trial✓ 4 of 5 features Visit Xara

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Adobe Dreamweaver #5 in Web Design Software 8.6/10 7-day trial Free trial✓ 0 of 5 features Visit site

• Xara Web Designer fits best

  Small businesses building polished marketing sites

• Adobe Dreamweaver fits best

  Developers needing code-first web design

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Side by side

Feature	Xara Web Designer 9.0/10 Visit ↗	Adobe Dreamweaver 8.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.0	8.6
Ranking	#3 in Web Design Software	#5 in Web Design Software
Best for	Small businesses building polished marketing sites	Developers needing code-first web design
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	$12/user/mo	—
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	14 days	7 days
Free trial length	14 days	7 days
Deployment	Desktop	Desktop
Platforms	Windows	Windows, macOS
Support	Live chat, Docs	Community, Docs
Integrations	18 integrations	9 integrations
Built for	Solo, Small business	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Xara Web Designer 4/5 · Adobe Dreamweaver 0/5
Responsive design	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Prototype interactions	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Code export	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Design systems	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Team collaboration	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Specs
Included team seats	1 seats	Not checked yet
Primary platform	Desktop	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Responsive variants for mobile, tablet, and wide screens HTML export, publishing, SEO, forms, and ecommerce tools Reusable blocks, global styles, and built-in graphics editing	Supports HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, SQL, XML, and SVG editing Combines code, split, visual, and live views with browser preview Includes Git, database bindings, Bootstrap, and multiple publishing protocols
Cons	Windows desktop software only One team seat No free plan; trial limited to 14 days	Available only on Windows and macOS desktop platforms No free plan; access requires a paid Creative Cloud subscription Remote development environments and container workflows are not verified
Our verdict	Xara Web Designer is a Windows desktop tool for individuals, small businesses, and professional web designers creating and publishing websites without coding. Its WYSIWYG drag-and-drop editor supports templates, reusable web blocks, global… Read the review →	Adobe Dreamweaver is a desktop IDE for web designers and front-end developers who want direct control over website code alongside visual editing tools. It supports HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, SQL, XML, SVG, and related technologies, with… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Xara Web Designer — where it wins

  • Responsive variants for mobile, tablet, and wide screens
  • HTML export, publishing, SEO, forms, and ecommerce tools
  • Reusable blocks, global styles, and built-in graphics editing

  Where it doesn't

  • Windows desktop software only
  • One team seat
  • No free plan; trial limited to 14 days

• Adobe Dreamweaver — where it wins

  • Supports HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, SQL, XML, and SVG editing
  • Combines code, split, visual, and live views with browser preview
  • Includes Git, database bindings, Bootstrap, and multiple publishing protocols

  Where it doesn't

  • Available only on Windows and macOS desktop platforms
  • No free plan; access requires a paid Creative Cloud subscription
  • Remote development environments and container workflows are not verified

• Xara Web Designer9.0/10 · 14-day trial

  A capable Windows website builder with responsive design, export, and marketing tools.

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• Adobe Dreamweaver8.6/10 · 7-day trial

  A code-first desktop IDE with visual tools, Git, previews, and publishing connections.

  Visit siteFull verdict →