6 Best Free Website Builders for People With No Coding Experience

? Pros

• There are an enormous number of free templates available, designed with a variety of industries and interests in mind. There are also hundreds of design elements such as stock photos and clipart available to help you customize your site.
• All templates are fully customizable, allowing you to create your ideal website.
• Wix offers free websites hosted on subdomains. You can create as many free websites as you desire.
• Sites come with tools for SEO, social media integration, analytics, and marketing tools.

? Cons

• There are so many different options and settings that Wix can be overwhelming for new users.
• Storage and bandwidth are both limited to 500MB on the free plan.
• You can’t switch your site template later on. You’re stuck with the template you’ve picked during setup.

All in all, Wix is one of the best free website builders for business owners who are completely new to website design. The enormous number of templates and features available allow you to create any type of website you can dream up. However, the blogging function is rather limited. The limited amount of storage also makes Wix a poor choice for a blog-based website.

2. Webflow

? Pros

• Webflow offers a high level of customization on all of their templates.
• Webflow offers several community resources for their members including forums, video tutorials, and ebook guides.
• The 10GB of storage space and affordable extra storage make it easy to scale your website with minimal spending.
• Bandwidth for all sites is unlimited, even on the free plan.

? Cons

• The design interface is reminiscent of Adobe programs like Photoshop or InDesign; this might actually make it easier for graphic designers to use, but can make it intimidating to non-designers looking to build their first website.

Webflow is an excellent website building tool designed to make it so that everyone, regardless of coding experience, can make a website “as easily as they create documents now”. However, the interface seems to be designed with graphic designers in mind. If you love the Adobe Suite, this is a great option for you. Otherwise, you might want to consider one of the other free website builders on this list.

3. WordPress.com

? Pros

• All of the tools you need to design a high-quality blog-based website.
• You can buy a custom domain through WordPress.com without needing to invest in one of their premium plans.
• You can use WordPress.com to create as many websites as you want.
• Unlimited bandwidth ensures that your site will never crash, regardless of how many people visit.

? Cons

• Lack of built-in ecommerce functionality at the free level; ecommerce stores are only available with Business plans, and only US and Canadian users can take advantage of this functionality right now.
• You might find that this version of the WordPress software is a bit limited compared to the self-hosted WordPress that you can get from WordPress.org. Here’s the difference between WordPress.com and WordPress.org for more context.

WordPress.com is a little different from other tools on this list. Rather than being designed as a website builder, WordPress.com was originally conceived of as a blogging tool. This means that it doesn’t use the drag-and-drop editor format. It also lacks ecommerce functionality. Overall, this option is best for people who want to build a website around a blog rather than the other way around.

4. Jimdo

? Pros

• Both of the Jimdo free website builders are incredibly simple to use, and Jimdo Dolphin can put together a website for you in under three minutes.
• The ability to add HTML allows for complete customization.

? Cons

• The basic plan of Jimdo only allows you to create up to five web pages, which significantly limits its use.
• The blog function is somewhat complicated to set up.
• Bandwidth is limited to 2GB/month on the free plan

If you want something that will allow you to create a simple site in a matter of minutes, Jimdo is an excellent choice. However, this might not be the best option if you’re looking to start a blog.

5. Constant Contact

? Pros

• Constant Contact offers the majority of features available on premium plans on the free plan.
• This website builder is explicitly focused on lead generation and growing your email list.

? Cons

• The templates currently available are less attractive than those provided by other free website builders.
• The backend suffers from semi-regular glitches.

Constant Contact is a good choice for business owners who want to build complex ecommerce websites for free. It also offers some of the best functionality for growing an email list.

6. Weebly

? Pros

• There are numerous add-ons available that can be used to create things like paid memberships and other ambitious projects.
• Good onboarding and tutorials on how to get started with the platform.
• Lets you tune up your photos via the built-in image editor. There’s no need to process your pictures prior to uploading them to Weebly.

? Cons

• The blog functionality of Weebly sites is not as extensive or flexible as the blogging capabilities of other free website builders.
• Storage is limited to 500MB on the free plan.

Weebly is an excellent choice for online portfolios or simple sites. However, if you want to build your site around a blog, you may want to choose one of the other options on this list instead.

Final thoughts on the best free website builders

In the end, the best website builder for you is the one that a) has all of the functionality you need and b) is intuitive for your mind to use. This means you might need to play around with a couple of different options in order to find the right one.

If you’re not sure which one to start with, take a look at the table below:

Which one of these free website builders sounds ideal for your business? Let us know in the comments section below!

Layout, presentation and editing by Karol K.