Wix gives you the tools.
We give you the website.

Wix is a great editor if you enjoy building. If you would rather run your business, we design, write and set up your site for you, and you pay once.

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sitemeansWix
Cost after 5 years$545$1,100
Who builds itWe doYou do
Your time to a finished siteA few minutesEvenings of work
Leave whenever you wantWith your siteWithout your site
The key difference

On Wix, you build it.
With us, it’s built for you.

Same small business, two ways to get online. The clocks count your own time, not ours.

Building it yourself on Wixyour time0 h 00 min

    And after launch? Updates, renewals and fixes are still yours to do, every month.

    With sitemeansyour time0 min
    You write

    highwindwatchmakers.com
    Finished website of Highwind Watchmakers
    We design, write and choose photos. About 30 minutes, you don’t have to watch.
    Ready in about 30 minutes, and we email you the link. Your part took a few minutes. Then 3 rounds of changes, written like a message.

    About 10 hours of your evenings, saved.

    Times on the left are our estimate for a 5 page small business site built by someone new to the editor.

    The honest answer

    Which one is right for you?

    Choose Wix if

    • You enjoy designing and want to place every element yourself
    • You need a big online store with hundreds of products
    • You want lots of add on apps for events, bookings or memberships
    • You have evenings to spare and like learning new tools

    Choose sitemeans if

    • You want a finished site, not a new tool to learn
    • You want the texts and photos done for you
    • You would rather pay once than every month, forever
    • You want to own your site and take it anywhere
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    Credit where it’s due

    What Wix does well.

    We would rather tell you than have you find out later.

    1. Huge choice of templatesHundreds of ready designs for almost any kind of business.
    2. Full creative controlDrag anything anywhere. If you like designing, it’s fun.
    3. A big app marketBookings, events, memberships and more, added in a few clicks.
    4. A real online storeGood for shops with many products, stock and shipping rules.
    5. Free to startA free plan to try things out, with their ads and their address.
    How it feels to be a customer

    On Wix, you are one account among millions.
    Here, you are a name we know.

    On Wix

    • A product made for everyoneThe same editor and the same templates for millions of sites. Yours will look like many others unless you put in the work.
    • Support from a help centerArticles, a chatbot and support agents who change from one message to the next. Nobody there knows your business.
    • You are a number in a systemYour site is one of millions on their plan. When something breaks, you open a ticket and wait in line.

    With sitemeans

    • Made for one business: yoursYour design, texts and photos are made for you. No one else has your site.
    • People who know your siteYou write to a small team, the same people who built and checked your site. Real answers by email, from real names.
    • We keep an eye on itWe watch your site around the clock and fix problems before you notice them. You don’t have to report it first.

    Based on how Wix describes its own support: help center, AI assistant and support agents. Your experience may differ.

    Side by side

    sitemeans and Wix,
    point by point.

    Highlighted is the better choice for a small business. Where Wix is better, we say so.

    sitemeans
    Wix
    Money
    Price to start
    sitemeans$149 once
    WixFrom $17 a month, paid for a year ahead
    From year two
    sitemeans$99 a year for hosting and domain, or $0 with your own
    WixThe plan renews every year, plus the domain after year one
    Try before you pay
    sitemeansFree preview of your finished site
    WixFree plan with their ads and their address
    Building
    Who makes the site
    sitemeansWe do: design, texts and photos
    WixYou do, with templates and an AI draft to start
    Time until it looks finished
    sitemeansAbout 30 minutes, built while you do something else
    WixUsually several evenings of your time
    Design
    sitemeansMade for your business
    WixHundreds of templates to adapt
    Making changes
    sitemeansWrite a message, or edit texts yourself in the panel
    WixEdit everything yourself in the editor
    Freedom
    Take your site to another host
    sitemeansYes, it is yours
    WixNo, the site stays on Wix
    Change the whole look later
    sitemeansAsk for it in a message
    WixThe template of a live site cannot be swapped
    Extras
    Online store
    sitemeansProduct and price lists
    WixA full online store
    Add on apps
    sitemeansThe essentials are built in
    WixA large app market
    Languages
    sitemeans7 languages
    WixMultilingual sites

    Based on public information on their website, November 2026. Plans and prices change, check their site for today’s offer.

    The bill over the years

    Drag the years.
    Watch the gap grow.

    sitemeans$545
    Wix$1,100

    You keep $555 for your business.

    Total with a domain. sitemeans: $149 once, then $99 a year for hosting and domain. Wix: a yearly plan for a small business site with a domain, renewal prices included. Our research, November 2026.

    Switching from Wix

    Moving is easier
    than building it again.

    1. 01

      Describe your business

      Tell us what you do and add your current Wix address. We use your texts and photos as a starting point.

    2. 02

      Get your new site

      Look at the finished site for free. Ask for changes until it feels right.

    3. 03

      Bring your domain

      Move your domain to us, or keep it where it is and point it to your new site. Then cancel your Wix plan.

    Questions

    sitemeans or Wix?

    Not sure yet? Write to us. A real person answers.

    Is sitemeans cheaper than Wix?

    Over the years, yes. A Wix plan is paid every year for as long as your site is online. With us you pay $149 once, then $99 a year for hosting and domain from year two, or nothing if you have your own.

    Wix has AI too. What is the difference?

    The Wix AI drafts a site for you to finish, fill in and look after on a monthly plan. We hand you a finished site, checked by people, and keep it running.

    Can I move my Wix site to sitemeans?

    Yes. Add your current address when you describe your business and we take your texts and photos from it. You get a new, faster site, not a copy of the old one.

    Can I keep my domain?

    Yes. Your domain can move to us, or stay where it is and point to your new site. Your email can stay too.

    When is Wix the better choice?

    If you want a large online store, many add on apps, or simply love building sites yourself. We are honest about that.

    Stop building.
    Start with a finished site.

    See my site first, free A few minutes to describe your business. No card needed.