WordPress.com has its headquarters in United States (european customers contract with Aut O'Mattic A8C Ireland Ltd. in Dublin, part of Automattic), outside the EU and EFTA. The guide has 8 website builders from the same category with headquarters in the EU or EFTA, with the most points from the Netherlands check at the top. Of these, 3 store your data in the EU and 5 are Dutch companies.
Website builders · Amsterdam, Netherlands · for freelancers and SMEs
Website builder with AI from Amsterdam-based Hostnet, with mailboxes included and a web shop with iDEAL in Plus.
On the Hostnet Website Builder website
Website builders · Eindhoven, Netherlands · for freelancers and SMEs
Website builder from Eindhoven with a free plan, Dutch-language support and a web shop from the Pro plan.
On the JouwWeb website
Website builders · Arnhem, Netherlands · for freelancers and SMEs
Website builder from Arnhem for small businesses, with a web shop and iPad point of sale in the more expensive plans.
On the Pagewize website
Website builders · Larnaca, Cyprus · for freelancers and SMEs
AI website builder from hosting company Hostinger, with low prices on a long term and iDEAL via Stripe.
On the Hostinger Website Builder website
Website builders · Berlijn, Germany · for freelancers and SMEs
Website builder from hosting company STRATO, domain name included, 30-day free trial and data in Germany.
On the STRATO Sitebuilder website
Website builders · Zürich, Switzerland · for freelancers and SMEs
Website builder from Switzerland with a free plan, an AI website generator and a web shop from the Standaard plan.
On the Webnode website
Website builders · Amsterdam, Netherlands · for freelancers and SMEs and large companies
Website builder from Amsterdam for designers and startups, with a free plan, CMS and hosting on AWS.
On the Framer website
Website builders · Almere, Netherlands · for freelancers and SMEs
AI website builder from domain and hosting company Mijndomein, with unlimited pages and email addresses in one plan.
On the Mijndomein Websitemaker website
| WordPress.com | Hostnet Website Builder | JouwWeb | Pagewize | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | Free plan | from €10.50/month | Free plan, paid from €5.50/month | from €12.50/month |
| Support in Dutch | Unknown | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| App in Dutch | ✓ Yes | Unknown | ✓ Yes | Unknown |
| Data in the EU | Unknown | ✓ Yes | Unknown | ✓ Yes |
| Data processing agreement | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | Unknown |
| iDEAL | Unknown | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Company in the Netherlands | ✕ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Integrations | PayPal, Stripe, WooCommerce | Stripe | Moneybird, e-Boekhouden, SnelStart, Exact, Jortt, Rompslomp, PostNL, DHL | PAY., PayPal, Rabo Smart Pay |
| Headquarters | United States | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Eindhoven, Netherlands | Arnhem, Netherlands |
Facts checked on the vendors' websites.
With headquarters in the EU or EFTA and the most points from the Netherlands check: Hostnet Website Builder (Amsterdam, Netherlands, 5 of 6), JouwWeb (Eindhoven, Netherlands, 5 of 6) and Pagewize (Arnhem, Netherlands, 4 of 6).
WordPress.com has its headquarters in United States. European customers contract with Aut O'Mattic A8C Ireland Ltd. in Dublin, part of Automattic.
Of the alternatives we checked: Hostnet Website Builder, JouwWeb, Pagewize, Framer and Mijndomein Websitemaker.
Of the European alternatives to WordPress.com we checked, Webnode has the lowest starting price, at €4.90 per month. Limited, €4.90/month and only with annual payment (temporarily €3.90 now), without a free domain name and without a web shop. Web shop from Standaard (€14.60/month with annual payment, €17.90 monthly). You see the final price including taxes at checkout. Also check what the cheapest plan includes.
JouwWeb, Webnode and Framer have a free plan. Do check what it includes; it is often limited.
Of the European alternatives to WordPress.com we checked: Hostnet Website Builder, JouwWeb, Pagewize, Hostinger Website Builder and Webnode.
Of the European alternatives to WordPress.com we checked: Hostnet Website Builder, JouwWeb, Pagewize, STRATO Sitebuilder and Mijndomein Websitemaker.
Of the European alternatives to WordPress.com we checked: Hostnet Website Builder, Pagewize and STRATO Sitebuilder.
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