Shopify
ProprietaryCloudA hosted ecommerce platform priced per store, with staff accounts that grow by plan and a large discount for yearly billing.
$19from, per month · Basic, billed annually
What a website or online store costs per month.
Website builders and ecommerce platforms compared on plan price, transaction fees and staff accounts.
3tools profiled
1self-hostable
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Squarespace
ProprietaryCloudA hosted website builder with designed templates and three main plans, discounted by up to 36% for annual payment.
$12from, per month · Basic, billed annually
WordPress
GPLv2 or laterCloud + self-hostFree, GPL-licensed publishing software you can host anywhere, also sold as a hosted service through WordPress.com.
$4from, per month · WordPress.com Personal, billed annually · or self-host, no licence fee
Lowest paid plan per month, before tax. These tools are not priced per seat, so the full comparison prices them at the usage a small business actually has.
Website Builders for Small Business: Annual vs Monthly Prices
Every builder here charges far more on monthly billing. Five ways to run a business website or shop, priced both ways, with the exit route each one leaves you.
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