page51 vs Wix

Wix gives you every tool to build and run a site yourself, with AI to start and drag and drop to finish. page51 builds the site for you and keeps it changing when you ask.

Checked on on each company’s own pages. Prices in US dollars, without tax, as the vendor shows them.

Who each is for

Wix

People who want to design every block themselves, and businesses that need a shop, bookings or an app market.

page51

Small businesses that want a finished website from a description, kept up to date when they ask, and the agencies that look after them.

Side by side

Wix and page51, side by side
TopicWixpage51
How the site is madeAI builds a first site from a prompt; you refine it with drag and drop.AI builds it from your description, your old website and your photos, after you agree a plan.
Changes laterIts AI assistant changes colours, sections and whole pages when you ask.By speaking or typing. Every change is shown before it goes live; one-step undo.
Chat for your visitorsWix Smart Chat answers visitors from your site and can hand a conversation to a teammate. It uses AI credits from your plan.Included, set up from your own facts. Hands over to a person when the site does not say.
SEOSEO tools and AI suggestions that you apply.On-page and technical SEO set up for you: titles, descriptions, structured data, sitemap.
LeavingWix says a site cannot be exported to another host.Your texts, photos and web address. Download your content any time.
Price with your own domainLight: about $17 a month billed yearly (US; Wix prices vary by country). A free plan on a Wix address.$39 a month for one site; $15 a site from 10 sites. No build fee, free preview, month to month.

Where Wix is the better choice

  • Online shop, bookings, events and a large app market in one place.
  • Full design freedom with drag and drop, and a free plan.
  • A built-in visitor chat with handover to your staff.

Where page51 is the better choice

  • You describe the business; page51 builds the whole site, so there is nothing to drag into place.
  • The website agent is set up for you from your own facts, included in the price.
  • Your content download any time; Wix has no site export.
  • Made for agencies too: white label and per-site prices.

Price

Wix: Light: about $17 a month billed yearly (US; Wix prices vary by country). A free plan on a Wix address.

page51: $39 a month for one site; $15 a site from 10 sites. No build fee, free preview, month to month. Full pricing.

Questions

Is page51 easier than Wix?

page51 asks less of you: you describe the business and point at what you already have, and it builds the site. With Wix you get more control, and more of the building is yours.

Can I take my Wix site to page51?

Yes. Give page51 the address of your Wix site with your description: it reads the pages and builds a new site for you to check before your domain moves.

Does Wix have an AI chat for visitors?

Yes. Wix Smart Chat answers visitors from your site and can pass a conversation to a person. page51’s website agent does the same job and is included in its price.

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