How much does Wix cost in 2026?

How much does Wix cost? There is a free plan, and paid website plans run from $17 to $159 a month. Here is the full list, taken from Wix's own pricing page on 1 August 2026.

Every Wix plan and price

Every paid plan includes a custom domain, hosting, their AI creation tools and 24/7 customer care. There is a 14 day money back guarantee. For a normal local business, the honest range is Light or Core, so $17 to $29 a month.

The two things the price does not say

Neither of these is hidden exactly. Both are on the pricing page, in small type, and both change what you actually pay.

Add the tax line, which is also excluded from the displayed price, and a $17 plan is closer to $220 in the first year and a little more after that.

What the free plan really is

The free plan is a genuine free plan. You get hosting, the drag and drop editor and the templates, and you do not need a card. It is a good way to find out whether you enjoy building a website, which is a more useful question than it sounds.

What it is not is a business website. You do not get your own domain on the free plan, and a web address with someone else's brand in it does the opposite of what a website is supposed to do for a local business, which is make you look established.

What you actually get on each plan

The plans differ on storage and on which marketing tools Wix includes, not on whether you get a website. Every paid tier gives you the same editor and the same templates.

• Light, $17. 2 GB of storage and the light marketing suite. Fine for a few pages, some photos and a contact form.
• Core, $29. 50 GB and the basic marketing suite. The jump from Light is mostly room for images.
• Business, $39. 100 GB and the standard marketing suite. Wix marks this one recommended.
• Business Elite, $159. Unlimited storage and the advanced suite. Built for businesses selling online at volume, not for a local service business.

For a plumber, a cleaner or a detailer, the honest answer is Light or Core. If somebody tells you a local service business needs Business Elite, they are selling storage you will never use.

Wix cost per month, or per year

This is where most people asking how much does Wix cost get a surprise at the checkout. The numbers on the pricing page are the yearly rate, divided by twelve, and charged as one payment.

So the $17 plan is $204 taken today. The $29 plan is $348. Monthly billing does exist and it costs more per month, which is the normal trade in software pricing and is not unreasonable. It is just not what the big number on the page says.

Two more lines to add before you compare it to anything: tax is excluded from the displayed price, and the free domain covers the first year only. Budget for the domain to renew at roughly $20 to $40 a year afterwards, depending on the name.

What no Wix plan does for a local business

This is not a criticism of the software. It is a description of what a website builder is. Wix builds and hosts the site. What happens to the people who fill in the form is your problem.

• Enquiries go to an email inbox. Not a list you can search, sort or work through. The ones you miss are gone quietly, and you never learn which job you lost.
• Nobody writes your services page. Every builder gives you a layout. The words are the hard part and they are still yours to write.
• Nobody keeps it current. When your prices change in March, you change them, or the site quietly starts lying to the people deciding whether to call.
• Support answers questions about Wix. Not about your business, your copy or whether your site is working.

Thinking of moving off Wix? Here is how switching works.

Questions people ask about Wix pricing

Is Wix really free?

Yes, the free plan is real. Hosting, the editor and the templates, no card required. You cannot put your own domain on it, so it works for learning whether you like building sites, not for a business that wants to look established.

How much does Wix cost per month for a small business?

Realistically $17 to $29, billed yearly, so $204 to $348 in one payment, plus tax, plus the domain from year two.

Does the price go up after the first year?

The plan price is the plan price. What changes is the domain, which is included for twelve months and then renews at the going rate.

Can I move my site off Wix later?

You can take your domain and your content. The site itself is built in the Wix editor and does not transfer to another platform, so moving means rebuilding. Worth knowing before year three.

When Wix is the right answer

Genuinely, often. If you enjoy this kind of thing, have a free weekend, and want a few pages that say who you are and how to reach you, Wix at $17 a month is the cheapest correct answer and you should go and use it. The editor is good. The templates are good. We are not going to pretend otherwise to sell you something.

The question is not whether Wix is good software. It is whether you are going to be the person who keeps it current.

If you would rather not build it

The alternative to a builder is not an agency at $6,000. It is paying somebody a monthly fee to build it and keep it, which is what we do.

Ours is $47 a month. For that you get the website built for you, your photos and your services and your prices, with your own domain on it. A CRM behind the forms so every enquiry is saved with a name and a number instead of landing in an inbox. An alert the second one arrives, by email, text or Telegram. And 8 changes a month: you text it, we make it.

What you do not get at $47 is a booking calendar, automations, an AI that replies to leads, or Google review management. Those are on higher plans and we would rather say so here than after you have paid.

The comparison that matters is not $17 against $47. It is $17 plus your weekend, plus the risk it stays half built, against $47 and it is simply done.

The short version

Wix costs $0 for a free plan you cannot put your own domain on, and $17 to $159 a month for a paid one, charged as a year upfront. For most local businesses that means Light or Core, so $17 to $29 a month, plus the domain from year two, plus tax.

That is genuinely cheap, and it is the right answer if you are going to build it and keep it current. If you are not, the cheapest plan on the market is the most expensive thing you will buy this year, because it costs the subscription and the weekend and every customer who looked at a half finished site and called somebody else.