This chart represents the actual costs for each of the most popular website builder platforms in the American market today.
While each offer a “FREE WEBSITE”, due to being Publicly Traded companies and obligated to increase their stock prices, Wix, Squarespace, and most especially GoDaddy, will nickel-and-dime you, their client(s), for every cent they can squeeze out of you.
Service | Wix | Squarespace | BIZPROWEB |
|---|---|---|---|
Comparable Plans | Business Basic | $28/mo Basic Commerce | $50/mo Professional |
Free Trial | 14 Days | 14 Days | 30 Days |
Domain | $14.95 per year | $20 per year | $14.95 per year |
Mailboxes | $30/mo (GSuite for $6/Mailbox x5 Mailboxes) | $30/mo (GSuite for $6/Mailbox x5 Mailboxes) | FREE 3-5 Mailboxes Included |
Website Design (Self) | $0 ~80 Hours for an OK Result | $0 ~80 Hours for an OK Result | $0 ~20 Hours for an GOOD Result |
Website Design (Pro) Hiring a Professional | $2,000 – $4,000 | $2,000 – $4,000 | $0 Professional Bespoke Design Included |
Setup & Security Google Tools, Site Security, CDN | $1,200 | $1,200 | $0 Included |
Premium Support | $49/mo Business VIP | n/a | $0 Included |
Extensions | $15-65+/mo Varies per extension | $50/mo Varies per extension | $0 Included |
Management | $500/mo Enterprise | $2,000+/mo Enterprise | $0 Some help included |
Adding it up | |||
First Year Startup Cost After Free Period Ends | $4,786.95 w/Pro Design(low) – $2,786.95 w/Self Design | $4,756.00 w/Pro Design(low) – $2,756.00 w/Self Design | $578.95 w/Domain Purchase – $564.00 w/o Domain Purchase |
Cost Per Month | $231 (Website + 5 Mailboxes + 1 Extension) | $228 (Website + 5 Mailboxes + 1 Extension) | $50 (Website + 5 Mailboxes + Extensions) |
Annual Cost | $2,787 per year (Above + Domain Renewal) | $2,756 per year (Above + Domain Renewal) | $614.95 per year (Above + Domain Renewal) |
GoDaddy (Basic) | GoDaddy (Comparable) |
|---|---|
$22.99/mo Ultimate* | $509.97/mo High Performance VPS |
n/a | n/a |
$17.95 per year | $17.95 per year |
$29.95/mo ($5.99 per user) | $29.95/mo ($5.99 per user) |
Self design not recommended | Self design not recommended |
$5,000 Template Design | $8,000 Bespoke Design |
$1,200 | $1,200 |
n/a | n/a Hire outside IT Suport |
$750 per year 3rd Party Licenses | $750 per year 3rd Party Licenses |
$0 Yourself | $1,200 per month Outside Agency |
Adding it up | |
$9,043.83 | $17,887.59 |
$237 (Hosting + Email + Licenses) | $724 (Hosting + Email + Licenses) |
$2,862 per year (Above + Domain Renewal) | $8,706 per year (Above + Domain Renewal) |
If the true costs shown here doesn’t get you rethinking working with those companies, perhaps our 30 Day Free trial will convince you to come aboard with BIZPROWEB™.
No obligation, no worries.
