The fine print
Every edition we’ve filed — plan pages read closely, catches named, prices re-checked.
Weebly Alternatives That Are Actually Free (After the 2026 Shutdown)
Leaving Weebly? Eight builders ranked by what their free plan really allows, what leaving free costs, and how to move your domain.
Strikingly Free Plan Review (2026): Five Pages, Two Kinds of Branding
Strikingly's free plan publishes unlimited five-page sites. The cost is your name: a footer logo and 'on Strikingly' in every title.
Is There a Free Version of Squarespace? No. Here Is What $0 Gets You Instead
Squarespace has a 14-day private trial and no free plan. The real minimum is $228 a year, and these free builders publish a site for $0.
The Best Free Website Builder, Ranked by What Free Actually Includes
Ten free plans read down to the asterisk, ordered by how much of a website each one really lets you publish.
Is There a Completely Free Website Builder? The Literal Answer
We took the word completely at face value and tested it against ten builders. One survived the reading intact.
Free Plan Upgrade Traps: A Field Guide to the Six Catches
Renewal cliffs, lifetime form caps, voucher clocks, badge taxes: the six ways a free plan becomes a bill, each with a named example from the fine print.
Weebly Free Plan Review (2026): Free in Most Places, Gone in 67 Countries
Weebly's $0 plan still works outside 67 countries. Inside them, login ends 26 December 2026. Dates, exports, domains and prices, checked.
How Long Can You Stay on a Free Plan? The Longevity Audit
Some free tiers are free by written policy, some are trials in costume, and one announced its own funeral this summer. A lifespan audit of every free plan we track.
Free Website Builders for Students and Nonprofits: The Realistic List
School accounts, GitHub Pages, a $19-a-year Pro tier, and the nonprofit programs that actually exist — plus the free plans that will paywall you mid-semester.
Free Website Builders Without Ads: Banners, Badges, and the Price of Silence
Some free tiers run real ad banners on your site, some pin a small badge, and one shows nothing at all. We sort the three categories honestly and price the removal on each.
Free Website Builder With a Free Domain: Does It Exist?
Every builder advertises a free domain somewhere. We read the voucher terms and the renewal tables to find out what the word "free" is actually doing in that sentence.
GoDaddy Free Website Builder Review (2026): Funnel First, Website Second
The GoDaddy free website builder really does publish — onto a branded subdomain, after a trial you may not have realised you started. We read the free tier, the upsells, and the renewal bills.
Wix Free Plan Review (2026): The Strings Attached to the $0
The Wix free plan hands you the full editor forever — plus ads on every page, the longest URL in the business, and a domain voucher with a two-month fuse. We read all of it.
Google Sites Free Plan (2026): Almost No Fine Print to Read
Google Sites is the only mainstream builder whose free plan carries no ads and connects a custom domain for $0. Our review covers the genuinely free parts — and the low ceiling above them.
What “Free” Actually Includes on 10 Website Builders
We read the free-plan terms of ten major website builders — the subdomains, the ad banners, the caps, and the single nastiest clause in each. This is the evidence locker.