Overview
Ideal for
Wix is an ideal website hosting option if you want to have an all-in-one option that combines an intuitive drag-and-drop website builder and beautifully-crafted templates, along with hosting that comes along with the package. Wix is tailor-made for people who perhaps don’t have much experience building websites or working with code, but still want a site of their own that looks like it was crafted by a pro.
How Wix Works
Features
Unlimited bandwidth (on VIP, Unlimited, Business VIP, Business Unlimited, and Business Basic plans)
Connect your domain (on all but the Connect Domain plan)
Free domain for 1 year (VIP, Unlimited, Combo, and business plans)
$75 ad vouchers (VIP, Unlimited, Combo, and business plans)
Priority response (VIP and Business VIP plans)
VIP support (VIP and Business VIP plans)
100% commission free (On business/Ecommerce plans)
Google Analytics (On business/Ecommerce plans)
Accept online payments (On business/Ecommerce plans)
Social media logo files (Business VIP and Business Unlimited)
Video hours (10 with Business Unlimited, 5 with Business Basic, 2 with VIP, 1 with Unlimited, 30 minutes on Combo, Unlimited video hours with Business VIP)
Site booster app (on all Business plans, VIP and Unlimited)
No matter which plan you pick, you’ll be able to make use of hundreds of customizable templates, as well as a drag-and-drop builder that is easy for anybody to use, and doesn’t require any knowledge of coding or web design.
With even the entry level Connect plan you get 500MB of storage and 1GB bandwidth, and can use your own domain. If you want to get unlimited bandwidth, you’ll need to upgrade to the Unlimited plan, which comes with 10GB of storage. Upgrading to at least the Combo plan is necessary if you’d like to remove Wix Ads.
With the VIP plans you can enjoy priority response and VIP customer support, as well as visitor analytics and the Site Booster app, both of which also come included with the business and Ecommerce plans, which enable you to run your own commission-free online stores. These plans also allow you to use Google Analytics to run your site better through the use of sophisticated data.
Wix Pricing
Pricing & Special Offers
Wix Website Plans
Price per month
$29
$19
$14
$11
Unlimited bandwidth
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Storage
20GB
20GB
10GB
3GB
Connect your domain
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Free domain (1 year)
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Remove Wix ads
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
VIP support
Yes
No
No
No
Wix Business Plans
Price per Month
$35
$25
$20
Accept Online Payments
Yes
Yes
Yes
Commission Free
Yes
Yes
Yes
Unlimited Bandwidth
Yes
Yes
Yes
Storage
50GB
35GB
20GB
Connect Domain
Yes
Yes
Yes
Free domain (1 year)
Yes
Yes
Yes
Video Hours
Unlimited
10
5
Professional Logo
Yes
Yes
No
VIP Support
Yes
No
No
Every paid Wix plan comes with hosting included, as well as the ability to connect your domain
Free Offers
Wix has a free option that is a good option if you’d like to try out the site before committing to a paid plan. With your free site, you’ll get a Wix domain and Wix ads will appear on the site. Nonetheless, you’ll also receive up to 500MB of storage and 500 MB of bandwidth, as well as access to Wix customer support. You’ll also be able to use the same simple drag and drop web builder.
The Wix market also includes more than 80 free apps that you can use to really take your site to the next level, running the gamut from Wix Podcast Player to Wix File Share to Wix Blog and Wix Pro Gallery (to showcase your photos) and much more.
Bottom Line
Neither website building nor hosting need to be too challenging, and this is an approach that Wix has taken to heart. The company has a website builder that makes designing a site very straightforward and simple, and the hosting is included in the cost of your site. All issues involved in running the site and/or troubleshooting are taken care of by Wix, one of the most trusted names in the industry.
