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Website builders bring web design to the masses, as they let you create attractive pages without coding knowledge. This ease-of-use functionality frequently means a lack in flexibility; you can only change a design so much, with limitations in the form of content and placement. The Canada-based PageCloud wants to open that space up a bit, with far more design leeway than the competition. Unfortunately, while it nails the landing on that point, PageCloud lacks features, including image editing and robust analytics, that you ll find in Editors Choice picks like Duda, Gator, and Wix.
Pricing and Starting Up
With so many site builders to choose from, price is an important differentiator for website builders. PageCloud isn t especially competitive on price, charging $24 month-to-month ($20 per month with annual billing) for its starting Business plan. That compares with $4.49 per month for Gator, $19 per month for Duda, and $14 per month for Wix. In its favor, PageCloud s b
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With Duda, simplicity is the selling point. The website builder lets you quickly and easily build attractive websites that look great on desktops, smartphones, and tablets. Despite its higher-paid tiers being aimed at professionals, Duda gets your site online with little design or technical knowledge required. Slick and powerful, Duda makes it easy to craft your online presence and begin selling your wares. For that, Duda reigns as an Editors Choice pick for website builders.
Many Pricing Options
In the past, Duda let users create a website for free, similar to Editors Choice option Wix. Unfortunately, like Editors Choice pick Gator, Duda lacks a free tier, but you can sample the service using its 4-day free trial. The service now has three paid tiers (powered by the excellent Amazon Web Services) that focus on collaborative websites. The first is Basic ($19 per month, down to $14 per month if billed annually), which lets a single user create one website. Unfortunate
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Sometimes, a single page is all you need. Strikingly is a website builder built around this premise. Most website builders let you quickly build beautiful sites, and Strikingly measures up to the competition in this facet. But with this service, you build a single page with multiple sections, scrolling downward. It s an intriguing idea, one that may appeal to bloggers and small businesses, but you should check out Duda, Gator, and Wix, our Editors Choice picks for website builders, if you want advanced options.
Getting Started and Pricing
The first page you ll see when setting up a Strikingly account invites you to fill in a simple three-box form that asks for your first name, email, and password. If even that s too much for you, you can click the Facebook button to sign up using your information from the social network. You can be off and running for free, without having to enter a credit card number.