Head-to-head

Hostinger Website Builder vs Wix

The budget question in its purest form: does Wix do anything that justifies five times Hostinger’s intro price?

Our pick
Fast & cheap
Hostinger Website Builder logoHostinger Website Builder
Hostinger

Hostinger Website Builder

The cheapest serious website, hosting included.

Complete
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Wix.com Ltd.

Wix

The everything-builder that meets you at your level.

Hostinger Website BuilderWix
Our score4.2 / 54.5 / 5
PriceFrom $2.99/moFrom $17/mo
Free planNoNo
Best forTight budgets, simple sitesMost people, most sites
CategoryBudget & one-pagersAll-round builders
ProviderHostingerWix.com Ltd.

Our verdict

For capability, yes: Wix’s editor freedom, app market, and commerce depth operate in a different league, and a site you will keep improving for years rewards that headroom. For most simple sites, honestly, no: Hostinger’s AI builder produces a clean business site with domain, email, and hosting included at around $3 a month on long plans, and the grid editor prevents the design accidents Wix permits. Watch Hostinger’s renewal (roughly double the intro). Simple site, tight budget: Hostinger and done. A site with ambitions: Wix earns its premium.

The budget champion: a competent AI-assisted builder bundled with hosting and email from around $3 a month on long plans. The editor is simpler than Wix and the ecosystem smaller, which at a quarter of the price is a fair trade. Watch the renewal rate.Editorial team, on Hostinger Website Builder
The best all-rounder for most people: the easiest serious editor, an app market for everything, and AI generation that actually produces a usable first draft. Sites can get heavy and the upsells are constant, but no builder covers more ground this well.Editorial team, on Wix