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Estimated visits per month, across the web app and mobile apps.Visits30.5M/mo
Largest visitor share — 33% of traffic from United States.Top region33%United States

What it is

Overview

A website builder that generates sites from text prompts, then opens them in a visual editor for refinement. Wix combines AI-driven site creation with drag-and-drop editing tools that require no coding knowledge. The typical user is a small business owner or creative professional building their first website. Early reviewers praise the prompt-to-site generation and the template selection, though editor stability issues surface consistently across 143 reviews.

At a glance

Usability & Quality overview

Inputs
Outputs
Platforms

Best for

  • beginners
  • small businesses
  • users who want drag-and-drop site building

Watch out for

  • renewal pricing
  • cancellation and refund policies
  • editor instability in complex layouts
Build typeIndependent product

Wix offers good workflow automation for website building and integrates with business tools like booking and e-commerce systems. However, it's essentially a sophisticated interface for standard web technologies rather than offering unique AI models or proprietary data that you can't get elsewhere.

Strong evidence

Quality score

Updated monthly·96.9K ratings analyzed·7 sourcesHigh confidence
67/100
90-day trendStable

Wix A beginner-friendly AI website builder with drag-and-drop editing, but billing and renewal complaints recur.

Score breakdown
=67/100
User verdict ×40 26Adoption ×22 19Honesty ×16 11Trust ×10 5Value ×12 733 to reach 100

This score is our editorial judgment, computed automatically from the sources, weights, and dates shown above. It reflects the data we could verify as of October 12, 2026, not a guarantee or statement of fact about Wix. Third-party ratings and quotes belong to their original platforms and authors. Thin data lowers our confidence label, and we say so instead of guessing. Work on Wix? Dispute any datapoint and we will review it, publish your response, and correct verified errors.

Plans

Pricing

Pricing modelFreemium
Paid options from$204/year
BillingAnnual

How free is free?

Free with limits

Free tier includes hosting & editor; paid plans $17-159/mo for domains & storage

What you get for free

  • Reliable web hosting included
  • Intuitive drag and drop editor
  • No-code design features
  • Access to 1000+ templates
  • Wix-branded subdomain (no custom domain)

Behind the paywall

  • Custom domain (free for 1 year)Light
  • Storage space (2GB+)Light
  • Accept payments & eCommerceCore
  • Marketing suite toolsLight
  • Site collaborators (2+)Light
  • Remove Wix adsLight

Cost to actually use

Based on 118 classified review complaints about rate limits, credits, and billing.

CasualFree tier works well for basic personal websites and testing.
DailyLimited storage and Wix branding become restrictive for regular use.
HeavyBusiness use requires paid plans ($17-159/mo) for domains and eCommerce.

Community feedback

Aggregated reviews

Ratings and quoted comments below are aggregated from third-party sources and reflect those users' views, not SearchTools.ai's.

What reviewers talk about

themes inside the Sentiment pillar — not score ingredients

51Output Quality118 mentions
Scored from 118 mentions · high confidence
POSITIVE trustpilot

“Starting with just a vague concept and zero web design experience, I never thought I’d run a full online storefront. After hearing about Wix and Printful on a podcast, I decided to try the free trial and was amazed by how the AI features within Wix guided me from a blank slate to a fully designed, professional website. Connecting the Printful app was incredibly smooth, allowing me to create and list items without upfront charges. Thanks to this seamless integration and the intuitive AI tools, I ”

NEGATIVE trustpilot

“I recently attempted to launch the website for my professional consulting firm using Wix Premium. The experience has been an absolute operational disaster that delayed our business launch by 5 days. The issues began at the foundational level with the built-in AI agent (Aries in Wix Harmony). The AI automatically configured the booking, location, and form architectures in a way that completely broke the form logic on the live checkout site, completely hidden from the backend view. When I reached”

POSITIVE trustpilot

“Wix made building my website so much simpler than I expected. The drag-and-drop editor is intuitive, and I had a professional-looking site up and running without any coding knowledge. The templates are modern and easy to customize, and everything just works, from hosting to mobile optimization. Setup was quick and painless, and whenever I had a question, help was easy to find. If you want a polished website without the headache, I'd highly recommend Wix.”

NEGATIVE trustpilot

“We purchased a two-year Wix Core plan genuinely intending to use Wix for our business website. Unfortunately, after around three months of building the site, we experienced recurring technical issues including the Editor crashing or becoming unresponsive, styling changes not applying correctly, HTML content not displaying as expected, and difficulties getting the AI tools to make requested changes. We persevered because we'd already invested a considerable amount of time into the website, but e”

25Value & Pricing99 mentions
Scored from 99 mentions · high confidence
POSITIVE trustradius

“Best Website Building Software for Beginners and Professional | For me it's very well suited, a lot of premium features, making websites from scratch, making online shops and marketplace from scratch without the knowledge of coding and programming is awesome. It provides its very premium services for free, it has always helped me learn something new and create a website for different projects and organizations, it gave me a lot of features that even some don't give after paying. | Pros: Its pre-”

NEGATIVE trustpilot

“I started a 3yr website plan that included a free domain. I decided within the cancellation period that it wasn’t for me and successfully got a refund. 3 years later I was billed 30 days in advance for a 3 year paid renewal for the ‘free’ domain. I contacted them before the renewal date through a dreadfully patronising and useless AI chatbot. Eventually leading to a special request refund form where I explained that I didn’t wish to renew and the date of renewal hadn’t passed, so I would like”

NEGATIVE trustpilot

“10 Years with Wix – €717 Charged and No Satisfactory Resolution After approximately 10 years as a Wix customer, I am extremely disappointed by how the company has handled my complaint. On 7 October 2026, Wix automatically charged €717 to my American Express for the renewal of an Email Marketing subscription. I cancelled the subscription on the same day. My account dashboard subsequently displayed the Email Marketing plan as "Free", while Wix Support insisted that the paid service remained active”

NEGATIVE trustpilot

“Well I was promised a 200 dollar refund ...not maybe, definitely, and it's been going on almost a year and I still haven't seen anything. I think it's pretty obvious why I'm still upset. I don't want to be angry but I've been patient all things considered and nothing has happened. I hate to take further actions, but you have the list of my complaints below It's all there. And I will escalate it if I have to. ”

18Reliability56 mentions
Scored from 56 mentions · medium confidence
POSITIVE trustpilot

“An excellent, very straightforward platform, super easy to update, and super dependable. Reasonable as well. Just a great choice.”

NEGATIVE trustpilot

“If I could leave zero stars, I would. My experience with Wix has been incredibly disappointing from start to finish. The website platform is difficult to use, and customer support has been unhelpful whenever I have tried to resolve issues. I am an aesthetic practitioner offering appointments for treatments such as Botox, and after operating my website for months, Wix suddenly decided to shut it down because it allegedly did not meet their criteria. This was despite the site being active for an”

NEGATIVE trustpilot

“I’ve been with Wix since their early days and never had a need to contact them for support. I wish I hadn’t. My issue was an advertising bot that had attached itself to Google Adsense. I was struggle to remove it and so contacted Wix through their appalling chat help service ( no email, contact number or department). Their AI chat suggested a few ideas which I looked into and managed to remove the bot. I changed pw etc. check website and all looked back to normal. A few hours later I was locke”

NEGATIVE trustpilot

“Used to be great, now uncapable of resolving simple customer complaint to any form of satisfactory level. DONT USE WIX PAYMENTS! Wrongly deleted 13 of my products, despite open complaint and emails saying they were looking into the matter. Their idea of resolve is for me to reproduce products at my own time/expense and accept their mistake! RIDICULOUS!”

34Support56 mentions
Scored from 56 mentions · medium confidence
POSITIVE trustpilot

“I’ve been a Wix customer for many years, and throughout that time, I’ve never had a negative experience with their customer service team. In fact, I would describe them as legendary! Wix is an innovative platform that continues to evolve, offering businesses the tools and flexibility to develop and manage their online presence. Like any technology platform, there are occasional challenges. Recently, I encountered an issue with a form that the automated support bot couldn’t resolve, which requi”

NEGATIVE trustpilot

“This Ai company has no physical help if you have a problem with them the ai just jumps in circles until u give up this is not a business model the is a reason to take you business elsewhere I hope they read this and hire people at this time I would be willing to speak Indian to solve my problem but I can’t do it looks like I am taking my business elsewhere thank for nothing ai!”

NEGATIVE trustpilot

“If I could leave zero stars, I would. My experience with Wix has been incredibly disappointing from start to finish. The website platform is difficult to use, and customer support has been unhelpful whenever I have tried to resolve issues. I am an aesthetic practitioner offering appointments for treatments such as Botox, and after operating my website for months, Wix suddenly decided to shut it down because it allegedly did not meet their criteria. This was despite the site being active for an”

NEGATIVE trustpilot

“10 Years with Wix – €717 Charged and No Satisfactory Resolution After approximately 10 years as a Wix customer, I am extremely disappointed by how the company has handled my complaint. On 7 October 2026, Wix automatically charged €717 to my American Express for the renewal of an Email Marketing subscription. I cancelled the subscription on the same day. My account dashboard subsequently displayed the Email Marketing plan as "Free", while Wix Support insisted that the paid service remained active”

58Ease of Use170 mentions
Scored from 170 mentions · high confidence
POSITIVE trustpilot

“Starting with just a vague concept and zero web design experience, I never thought I’d run a full online storefront. After hearing about Wix and Printful on a podcast, I decided to try the free trial and was amazed by how the AI features within Wix guided me from a blank slate to a fully designed, professional website. Connecting the Printful app was incredibly smooth, allowing me to create and list items without upfront charges. Thanks to this seamless integration and the intuitive AI tools, I ”

NEGATIVE trustpilot

“This website builder is the worst place to make and publish a website. I am a college student and is needing a good grade for my media coursework, however this company is jeopardising my chances of getting a good grade in my media A-level. If you are thinking of using an effective website builder do not look at Wix. Wix is woeful and a waste of time. Hope you find a better company to publish a website, thanks very much.”

POSITIVE trustpilot

“Wix made building my website so much simpler than I expected. The drag-and-drop editor is intuitive, and I had a professional-looking site up and running without any coding knowledge. The templates are modern and easy to customize, and everything just works, from hosting to mobile optimization. Setup was quick and painless, and whenever I had a question, help was easy to find. If you want a polished website without the headache, I'd highly recommend Wix.”

POSITIVE trustpilot

“Wix is easy to use and offers good flexibility for building and managing a professional website. The editor, SEO tools, and support features have been helpful for maintaining and improving my website. I’m from a non-technical background, but Wix has a very user-friendly interface that is easy to understand and manage.”

50Trust derived from dimensions + predator detectionview math

A composite of the quality dimensions weighted by mention volume, then capped by predator / abuse-detection rules.

Reasoning

mixed complaint zone (posterior 0.168, billing-complaint tripwire at raw 17%, ceiling 50): indepRating=89(w0.30) claimAlignment=40(w0.28) vendorReply=81(w0.20) support=34(w0.12) buyAgain=90(w0.10) → trust 50

Capabilities

Key features

Website Builder

Builds complete, working websites from a prompt without writing code

The honest take

What users love & flag

Distinct themes surfaced across 96.9K reviews from 7 sources — each grounded in real review text, ranked by how often it comes up.

What users love10
Drag-and-drop website editor intuitive for non-technical users
No coding knowledge required to build professional sites
Wide selection of modern templates
AI-assisted website creation from prompts
Integrated e-commerce and booking systems
SEO tools built into platform
Mobile optimization handled automatically
App marketplace for additional functionality
Domain registration and hosting included
Visual editor with creative control
What users flag10
Editor crashes and becomes unresponsive
Unexpected billing charges and early renewals
Difficult to cancel subscriptions
AI support system unhelpful
Price increases without proper notification
Technical issues with form logic
Mobile layouts require manual adjustments
Limited customization for advanced users
Support response times slow
Domain connection problems

Questions

Frequently asked

What is Wix?

Wix is an AI-powered website builder that lets you create professional websites either by describing what you want in a single prompt or by customizing from over 2000 templates. It includes web hosting, domain registration, eCommerce capabilities, and various business tools all in one platform. You can build sites without any coding knowledge using their drag-and-drop editor.

Is Wix free to use?

Yes, Wix offers a free plan that includes basic hosting, templates, and design features. However, the free version displays Wix branding and uses a subdomain. Premium plans start at $17/month (billed annually) and remove Wix branding while adding features like custom domains, more storage, and eCommerce capabilities.

How does Wix's AI website builder work?

You simply provide a single prompt describing the type of website you want, and Wix's AI automatically generates the structure, content, and design based on your description. After the AI creates the initial site, you can refine and customize it using the drag-and-drop visual editor without needing any coding skills.

What's the difference between Wix's pricing plans?

The Light plan ($17/month) offers 2GB storage and a free domain, while the Core plan ($29/month) adds 50GB storage and basic eCommerce features. The Business plan ($39/month) includes 100GB storage and standard eCommerce capabilities, and the Business Elite plan ($159/month) provides unlimited storage, advanced eCommerce features, and enhanced marketing tools.

Can I sell products online with Wix?

Yes, Wix includes eCommerce functionality starting with the Core plan ($29/month). You can set up online stores with payment processing, manage inventory, and handle transactions. The higher-tier Business and Business Elite plans offer more advanced eCommerce features for larger operations.

What business tools does Wix include beyond website building?

Wix offers integrated business management tools including booking systems for appointments, restaurant management features, hotel booking capabilities, fitness business tools, event ticketing, online course creation, and scheduling services. This lets you manage your entire online business through one platform rather than using multiple separate services.

Can I use Wix on mobile devices?

Yes, Wix is available as both a web-based tool that works in browsers and as an iOS app for mobile devices. This allows you to manage and edit your website from your iPhone or iPad when you're away from your computer.

Do I need coding skills to use Wix?

No coding skills are required to use Wix. The platform is designed specifically for users without technical backgrounds, offering both AI-powered website generation from simple prompts and an intuitive drag-and-drop editor for manual customization. You can create professional websites using visual tools and pre-designed templates.

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