How much does Wix cost in 2026?

Light: $17 a month on annual billing ($24 billed monthly); Core: $29 a month on annual billing ($36 billed monthly); Business: $39 a month on annual billing ($46 billed monthly); Business Elite: $159 a month on annual billing ($172 billed monthly). A site on a wixsite.com address with Wix branding and no way to take payments. Checked October 26, 2026.

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Should you build your own Wix?

Q: Should you build your own Wix?

Switch. Wix Core costs $29 a month on yearly billing, about $1,000 over 3 years, and adds payments and 50 GB of storage over the $17 Light plan. WordPress.com and Framer give you a visual editor and a custom domain for $8 to $10 a month, so a switch saves about $700 over 3 years if you don’t sell through the site. Building your own costs about $1,650 once you count upkeep, so staying put beats it.

Q: What is a cheaper alternative to Wix?

WordPress.com (Free plan; Personal $4/mo and Premium $8/mo billed yearly), Framer (Free plan; Basic $10/mo on yearly billing), Google Sites (Free with a Google account; included in Google Workspace), Carrd (Free plan; Pro Standard $19 a year). Best for a one-page site with a form and a custom domain, because it is not a multi-page builder.

Switch to WordPress.com or Framer. A plain business site costs $8 to $10 a month there, against $29 on Wix Core.

SWITCH

Short answer

Wix Core costs $29 a month on yearly billing, about $1,000 over 3 years, and adds payments and 50 GB of storage over the $17 Light plan. WordPress.com and Framer give you a visual editor and a custom domain for $8 to $10 a month, so a switch saves about $700 over 3 years if you don’t sell through the site. Building your own costs about $1,650 once you count upkeep, so staying put beats it.

Buy for 3 years: $1,044
Build and run for 3 years: $1,657
Verdict: SWITCH

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Cheaper options

CheaperWordPress.comFree plan; Personal $4/mo and Premium $8/mo billed yearlyThe cheapest paid route with a custom domain and no ads, but a store needs the $45 Commerce plan.CheaperFramerFree plan; Basic $10/mo on yearly billingA design-led visual editor with hosting included, but extra editors cost $20 a month each and there is no built-in store.Already includedGoogle SitesFree with a Google account; included in Google WorkspaceFine for a simple brochure site you edit yourself, but it has no store and little design control.CheaperCarrdFree plan; Pro Standard $19 a yearBest for a one-page site with a form and a custom domain, because it is not a multi-page builder.

Wix pricing in 2026

Plan	Billed yearly	Billed monthly
Light	$17/mo	$24/mo
Core Typical	$29/mo	$36/mo
Business	$39/mo	$46/mo
Business Elite	$159/mo	$172/mo

Free plan: A site on a wixsite.com address with Wix branding and no way to take payments

Paying too much? If your site takes no payments, Light at $17 a month is enough. The free plan works for a test site on a wixsite.com address.

Per website, billed annually. Wix’s pricing page showed local prices with tax added to our checker, so these USD prices come from Wix’s own premium plans article and a September 2026 review that agree. Monthly billing prices come from the review. Checked October 26, 2026 from 2026 reviews.

Run your own numbers

Defaults are a typical small team at $30/hour. Change anything.

If you buy Wix

Plan

If you build it

Your time, $ per hour

Hours to build

Upkeep, hours per month

Hosting and services, $ per month

Buy

$1,044

Build

$1,657

Buying is about $613 cheaper over 3 years.

3-year totals. Building includes your time, upkeep, running costs and one month of an AI app builder ($25). Change any number to match your situation.

What you’d build

A 5 to 8 page marketing site on free static hosting
A blog or news list written in Markdown
A contact form with spam protection
Meta tags, a sitemap and privacy-friendly analytics

Static hosting is free on Cloudflare Pages, Netlify or Vercel; budget about $2 a month for your domain.

What you’d give up

Drag-and-drop editing that anyone on the team can use
Built-in payments, bookings and online store tools
Hosting, SSL and uptime handled for you
Templates and an app market for add-ons

Risks the price doesn’t show

EditingMedium

Every text change needs a code edit or a prompt unless you add a CMS.

SEO and speedMedium

Wix handles sitemaps, redirects and SSL for you. You would set up and test each one.

Forms and emailMedium

A contact form needs spam protection and reliable email delivery.

When the verdict flips

Switch to BUY if your site runs a store, bookings or memberships through Wix, because those tools are the hard part to move. Switch to BUILD only if developers on your team will edit a plain marketing site.

Sources

Wix plans · Wix premium plans (Wix blog) · Wix pricing, Sept 2026 (Website Builder Expert)

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