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Best free website builders

5 website builders with a plan that stays free. For each tool you see what is included and when you have to start paying.

Free website builders tools

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  1. 1

    Wix

    Website builders · for freelancers and SMEs

    Drag-and-drop website builder with a free plan and Dutch-language customer service in the paid plans.

    • Dutch support
    • Dutch interface
    • iDEAL
    From€14 /monthAlso a free plan
    Visit Wix

    On the Wix website

    Free and paid: Light, €14/month on an annual subscription; you cannot receive payments with it. Payments and web shop from Core (€25/month). iDEAL via Wix Payments costs 2.5% + €0.30 per payment. Prices are 'excluding surcharges' that depend on your billing address; 14-day money-back guarantee.

  2. 2

    WordPress.com

    Website builders · for freelancers and SMEs and large companies

    Hosted WordPress from Automattic, with a free plan, payment buttons from Premium and plugins from Business.

    • Dutch interface
    PriceFree
    Visit WordPress.com

    On the WordPress.com website

    Free and paid: Prices in dollars only, excl. VAT: Personal $4/month with annual payment ($9 with monthly payment). Payment buttons via PayPal and Stripe only from Premium ($8/month with annual payment); installing plugins only from Business. The free plan has no own domain and shows ads.

  3. 3

    JouwWeb

    Website builders · for freelancers and SMEs

    • Highest Netherlands check
    • Best free option

    Website builder from Eindhoven with a free plan, Dutch-language support and a web shop from the Pro plan.

    • Dutch support
    • Dutch interface
    • iDEAL
    • +4 more
    From€5.50 /month excl. VATAlso a free plan
    Visit JouwWeb

    On the JouwWeb website

    Free and paid: Lite, €5.50/month with annual billing, with ads on your site and without a web shop or mailbox. Pro (€10/month) has a web shop with 10 products and 1 mailbox. Until 30 November 2026, 50% off for the first 12 months. Monthly billing is possible, but that price is not on the pricing page. Domain €20 per year after the first year.

  1. 4

    Webnode

    Website builders · for freelancers and SMEs

    • Cheapest paid plan

    Website builder from Switzerland with a free plan, an AI website generator and a web shop from the Standaard plan.

    • Dutch interface
    • iDEAL
    From€4.90 /monthAlso a free plan
    Visit Webnode

    On the Webnode website

    Free and paid: 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 (€9.90/month with annual payment, €17.90 monthly). You see the final price including taxes at checkout.

  2. 5

    Framer

    Website builders · for freelancers and SMEs and large companies

    Website builder from Amsterdam for designers and startups, with a free plan, CMS and hosting on AWS.

    • Made in NL
    PriceFree
    Visit Framer

    On the Framer website

    Free and paid: Prices in dollars only: Basic $10/month, Pro $30/month; tax is added at checkout. The free plan has a Framer domain and is meant for non-commercial use. Customers in the EU can request a refund within 14 days.

Free here means: with no end date. A free trial of 14 or 30 days does not count. The order follows our overall score; what a tool pays does not count towards it.

Questions about free software

Which website builders are free?

Wix, WordPress.com, JouwWeb, Webnode and Framer have a free plan with no end date. With all other website builders in our guide you pay, sometimes after a free trial.

Which free website builders is the best?

Wix comes top in our overall score. In the Netherlands check it scores 4 of 6 points. Do check what the free plan includes: you often miss features you need later.