BEST Free Website Builder – My Top Recommendations

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Kevin Stratvert ranks the best free website builders by use case, saying all were tested and all are free to start. Wix is his pick for best all-around: drag-and-drop control over text, images and videos, hundreds of templates, and suitability for portfolios, business sites or online stores, with free-plan limits of a Wix-branded domain and Wix ads on the site. He also shows a sponsored Zapier example where a Wix contact form can automatically send submissions to a Google Sheet, trigger an email notification, or add a contact to a CRM without code. WordPress.com is best for blogs and content-heavy sites, with tools to manage posts, categories and comments and many free themes, but with WordPress branding and a WordPress.com subdomain. Webflow is best for designers and advanced customization, offering a visual editor with advanced layout, custom animations and CSS-style controls and a steeper learning curve; you can build and preview for free and pay only to publish on a custom domain. HubSpot CMS Free is best for small businesses wanting built-in CRM and marketing, with templates for service pages, forms and landing pages plus free CRM, email marketing and customer tracking, though design customization is more limited. Google Sites is best for simple, no-fuss sites — drag-and-drop, embedding Google Docs, Sheets and Slides — ideal for internal, school or team pages but limited for public business sites. Carrd is his favorite for a one-page site or landing page, lightweight and buildable in minutes for a profile, resume, link-in-bio or product page, with Carrd branding and a Carrd.co subdomain on the free plan.

Key takeaways

• Wix is the best all-around free builder for drag-and-drop flexibility, but the free plan has a branded domain and ads
• WordPress.com fits blogs and content-heavy sites; Webflow fits designers who want advanced layout, animation and CSS-style control
• HubSpot CMS Free adds built-in CRM, email marketing and customer tracking for small businesses capturing leads
• Google Sites is fastest for simple internal or team pages using Google Workspace; Carrd is best for a quick one-page landing page
• All are free to start despite branding/subdomain limits, and Zapier can automate form submissions to Sheets, email or a CRM without code

Episode details: published May 22, 2025 · 7:33 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. Business results and any income figures mentioned are Kevin Stratvert’s own claims, shared for education — they are not typical or guaranteed.

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