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Wix vs SitesBy.AI
Wix is the biggest do-it-all website platform, now with an AI builder, Wix Harmony, and an AI agent called Aria. SitesBy.AI is focused: describe your business, get a finished site in about 20 seconds, and change it by asking. Here is how they compare.
Updated · Wix’s prices and features checked on its own website that day · Sources
The short answer
If you want a clean, professional site without learning an editor, and a free plan with no ad banner, SitesBy.AI is the simpler choice. If you need a store, bookings, events or an app for almost anything, Wix’s platform is broader.
Choose SitesBy.AI if
- You want a finished site from one description, ready in about 20 seconds.
- You want your free site without a banner ad, at a clean yourname.sitesby.ai address.
- You want one simple monthly price, $19, with unlimited AI changes.
- You would rather not learn a free-form drag-and-drop editor.
Choose Wix if
- You need ecommerce, bookings, events or restaurant ordering built in.
- You want to pick from 2,000+ templates or place every element by hand.
- You want an app market to add features as you grow.
- You want round-the-clock support.
Wix vs SitesBy.AI at a glance
| Feature | SitesBy.AI | Wix |
|---|---|---|
| Best for | A finished small-business site, fast | Any kind of site, with the widest set of built-in business tools |
| How you start | Describe your business; a finished multi-page site is ready in about 20 seconds, before you sign up | Wix Harmony builds a site from a prompt, or you start from one of 2,000+ templates |
| Making changes | Ask in plain English, or click any text and type. Every AI change is saved as a version | Ask Aria, Wix’s AI agent, or drag and drop on a free-form canvas |
| Free plan | Publish 1 site at yourname.sitesby.ai with no ad banner | No time limit, with a Wix banner ad and a username.wixsite.com address |
| Paid plans | Plus $19/mo, Premium $29/mo, billed monthly, tax included | Light $17, Core $29, Business $39, Business Elite $159 a month, billed yearly |
| Your own domain | Connect one on Plus and Premium | A voucher for a free first year with yearly plans |
| Store and payments | Price lists and catalogs; customers order through a form | From Core up (not on Light) |
| Bookings | Booking request forms that arrive in your email | Scheduling and services from Core up |
| Trying it | See a finished site with no signup; 7-day free trial on paid plans | Free plan; no trial of paid plans, but a 14-day money-back guarantee |
| Support | Email support, priority on Premium | 24/7 customer care |
Prices in US dollars as listed on October 2, 2026. SitesBy.AI prices include tax.
A finished site, or an AI-assisted editor
Wix has invested heavily in AI. Wix Harmony, launched in January 2026, builds a site from a single prompt and lets you move between AI and drag-and-drop editing. Aria, an AI agent inside the editor, can rewrite content, restructure layouts and set up business tools through conversation.
SitesBy.AI is narrower on purpose. It builds a complete small-business site from your description in about 20 seconds, with the layout, palette, typefaces and words chosen for you, and you can see it before you sign up. Changes happen the same way, by asking or by clicking text, and every AI change is saved as a version you can restore.
Focused, or everything
Wix’s strength is breadth: stores, bookings, events, courses, restaurant tools, hotels and an app market, on a free-form canvas where you can put any element anywhere. That freedom is powerful; it also means more to learn and more settings to look after.
SitesBy.AI covers what most small-business sites need, with nothing to configure: menus and price lists, galleries, testimonials, FAQs, maps, video, and contact or booking forms that arrive in your email. Every site is built for phones first.
The free plans
Both let you publish for free. A free Wix site carries a Wix banner ad and a Wix favicon, at an address like username.wixsite.com/sitename, and removing them takes a paid plan.
A free SitesBy.AI site has no banner, lives at yourname.sitesby.ai, and comes with 10 AI changes a month.
Pricing compared
Wix lists four paid plans, from $17 to $159 a month, billed yearly; it shows month-to-month prices only at checkout. Payments and a store need Core ($29) or above, and yearly plans include a voucher for a free domain for the first year.
SitesBy.AI Plus is $19 a month, billed monthly with tax included, with unlimited sites and AI changes and your own domain. Premium is $29. Both start with a 7-day free trial, and the Basic plan is free.
SitesBy.AI
- Basic
- Free
- Publish 1 site at yourname.sitesby.ai, 10 AI changes a month, no ad banner.
- Plus
- $19/mo
- Unlimited sites and AI changes, your own domain, 1 GB photo storage. 7-day free trial.
- Premium
- $29/mo
- Everything in Plus, 5 GB photo storage and priority support.
Wix
- Free
- $0
- Wix banner ad, wixsite.com address.
- Light
- $17/mo
- Billed yearly. No payments or store.
- Core
- $29/mo
- Billed yearly. Payments, store and bookings.
- Business
- $39/mo
- Billed yearly. More storage, automated sales tax.
- Business Elite
- $159/mo
- Billed yearly.
Moving from Wix
Most small-business sites move over in an afternoon.
- 01
Describe your business
Write what you do, where, and the feel you want. Look through the result and ask for changes until it is right.
- 02
Bring your words and photos
Paste text from your Wix pages into a request, for example “use this for the Services page”, and upload your photos in the Photos tab.
- 03
Check the details
Prices, hours, service areas and contact details: click and type to correct anything, and add a form wherever you take requests.
- 04
Publish and connect your domain
Publish to yourname.sitesby.ai, then on Plus or Premium point your domain’s DNS records to SitesBy.AI. Cancel your Wix plan once the new site is live.
See your own site before you decide.
Describe your business in a sentence or two. You get a finished site to look through, no signup needed.
Questions
Before you start
Is SitesBy.AI easier than Wix?
For a small-business site, yes. You describe the business, look through a finished site and ask for changes in plain English. Wix gives you far more options and a free-form editor, which takes longer to learn.
Does Wix have an AI website builder?
Yes. Wix Harmony builds a site from a prompt, and Aria, an AI agent in the editor, makes changes through conversation. Wix’s first AI builder, ADI, was retired in November 2024.
Is the SitesBy.AI free plan really free?
Yes. Basic is free for good and needs no card: one published site at yourname.sitesby.ai with no ad banner, and 10 AI changes a month.
Can I sell online with SitesBy.AI?
You can show products and prices in a catalog and take orders through a form, but there is no cart or checkout. For a full online store, Wix Core or higher has one.
Can I move my Wix domain?
Yes. On Plus or Premium, point your domain’s DNS records to SitesBy.AI. It can stay registered where it is now.
Sources and how we compared
SitesBy.AI wrote this comparison, and it is about our own product, so weigh it with that in mind. Every Wix price and feature below comes from Wix’s own website, checked on October 2, 2026; prices change, so check them before you buy. Wix is a trademark of its owner. SitesBy.AI is not affiliated with or endorsed by Wix.