bizhq compared with other website builders
If you run a salon, a cleaning business, a notary service or a photography studio, you can build a website many ways. Here is how bizhq's free website compares with popular choices, using what each company says on its own pages. Where another builder is the better fit, we say so.
| Builder | Free plan | Address on the free plan | Branding on free sites | Own domain | Who builds it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| bizhq | Yes. No credit card, no trial. | yourname.bizhq.page | A small "Free website by bizhq" link in the footer. | Not on the free plan. Your own .com is an optional upgrade. | We start it from four questions, then you edit it from your phone. Free help from a person if you get stuck. |
| Wix | Yes. No credit card required. | siteprefix.wixsite.com/siteaddress | Wix branding is shown. A paid plan removes it. | Light plan: $17 a month, billed yearly (before taxes). Free domain for the first year. | You, in a drag-and-drop editor. Wix can also generate a first version from a prompt. |
| Squarespace | No free plan. 14-day free trial, no credit card required. | Not applicable: there is no free plan. | Not applicable: there is no free plan. | Basic plan: $19 a month, billed annually. Free custom domain for the first year on annual plans. | You, with templates and built-in AI tools. |
| GoDaddy Website Builder | Yes. Starts free with 50 AI credits, no credit card required. | A GoDaddy subdomain, or your own domain. GoDaddy's pages say both. | Not stated on the GoDaddy pages we read. | GoDaddy gives a free domain with any paid plan. We could not see plan prices on its pages. | AI builds it from your description, then you refine it. |
| Google Sites | Available with a Google account. Google's pages we read list no price for Sites itself. | You choose an address when you publish. | Not stated on the Google pages we read. | You can connect a domain you already own, or buy one through a Google Workspace plan. Prices are not on those pages. | You, from premade templates in a drag-and-drop editor. |
| Canva | Yes. Canva Free users can have up to five live websites on the free domain. | A free Canva domain ending .canva.site. | A "Designed with Canva" footer. Canva says it can't be removed on a Free plan. | Canva Pro: US$144 a year for one person. Connect a domain you own, or buy one through Canva. | You, in Canva's design editor, starting from a website template. |
| Carrd | Yes. Up to three sites per account, with all of Carrd's core features. | A .carrd.co address. | "Made with Carrd" branding. Pro plans remove it. | Pro Standard: $19 a year (Carrd says "yup, per year"). You bring the domain. | You, from dozens of templates or a blank page. |
| Durable | Yes. $0. Durable says you can get online in 30 seconds. | A free subdomain (*.durable.site). | Durable branding. Paid plans remove it. | Launch: $22 a month on monthly billing (Durable says yearly saves 15%). A domain is free with a subscription. | Durable's AI generates the site, and you can chat with it about your business. |
| The Free Website Guys | Free build if you're accepted (they say they accept about 30% of applicants). Hosting is required and is not free. | Your own web address (yourdomain.com), on the hosting you sign up for. | Not stated on the pages we read. | Built into the model, with hosting. They say hosting is "just a few dollars/month" and the total is under $50. | Their developers build a WordPress site for you. You get a video showing how to edit it. |
Pick a comparison
- Wix vs bizhq: Wix is a general-purpose website builder with a free plan. To use your own domain and remove Wix branding you need a paid plan, which starts at $17 a month billed yearly.
- Squarespace vs bizhq: Squarespace has no free plan. Every site starts with a 14-day free trial with no credit card, and plans start at $19 a month billed annually.
- GoDaddy Website Builder vs bizhq: GoDaddy's website builder is now an AI builder called Airo AI Builder. You can start free with no credit card, and GoDaddy says a free domain comes with any paid plan.
- Google Sites vs bizhq: Google Sites is Google's own site builder. Google describes it as a tool for team, project and event sites, and its help pages do not list a price for it.
- Canva vs bizhq: Canva can publish a website for free on a Canva address, with a "Designed with Canva" footer. Using your own domain and removing the footer need a paid plan: Canva Pro is listed at US$144 a year.
- Carrd vs bizhq: Carrd builds one-page sites, and its free plan allows up to three sites per account. Pro plans start at $9 a year, and using your own domain needs Pro Standard at $19 a year.
- Durable vs bizhq: Durable is an AI website builder with a free plan on a durable.site address. Its Launch plan, at $22 a month on monthly billing, adds your own domain, online booking and no Durable branding.
- The Free Website Guys vs bizhq: The Free Website Guys is an agency that builds a WordPress website at no charge for applicants it accepts. You sign up for at least a year of web hosting through its partners first, and it says the build takes up to three weeks.
Where bizhq is the weaker choice
bizhq is a small, simple product on purpose. Look at this list before you decide.
- Your address is yourname.bizhq.page. You can't use your own .com on the free plan.
- A site has 3 to 5 fixed pages. There is no blog.
- No online store or payments, and no booking calendar on the site itself. The Book button opens the booking app you already use.
- Visitor stats are simple counts of visits and button taps, not a full analytics tool.
- One site per account.
Product names belong to their owners. Comparisons are our own, based on public information.