Duda vs Zoho Sites
We give Duda and Zoho Sites the same GPA: 2.4 out of 4.0. Duda grades higher on features. Zoho Sites grades higher on value for money. They get the same grade on the free plan, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Duda
Website builder for agencies that build sites for clients
Zoho Sites
AI website builder with collections, dynamic pages and Zoho CRM
How we grade them
| 2.4GPADudaFair | 2.4GPAZoho SitesFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CBasic is $19 a month on yearly billing ($25 monthly) and includes one published site, so that's what one small business pays. It sits between this category's middle and dearer quarter. A store or paid bookings add from $7 a month per site. | BBasic is $8 a month for one site on yearly billing ($10 monthly), with 5 pages, 2 forms and 8 GB of bandwidth. That's inside this category's cheapest quarter ($9). Lite at $1 is a single page, and Plus is $15 for 25 pages. |
| Free plan and trial | CNo free plan, but a 14-day trial with White Label features and no card needed. After that every account needs a paid plan. | CNo free plan, but a 15-day trial with no card needed and 3,000 one-time AI credits. After that every site needs a paid plan. |
| Features | BA multi-site dashboard, client accounts, AI that writes copy and builds whole sites, reusable templates and sections, AWS hosting with unlimited bandwidth, and bookings and stores as add-ons. It covers the whole job, and the agency side too. | CAI site generation, a visual builder with custom code, collections that make a page for every item, forms into Zoho CRM and a member portal. The gaps show in the listing: pages are capped per plan, collections start on Plus, and there's no store. |
| Ease of use | CNo app store rating on record. AI can draft a whole site, but this is a platform for people building sites for others, with templates, client permissions and add-ons to set up. | CNo app store rating on record. The AI gets you a first draft from a prompt, but after that it's a full visual builder with layers and components to learn. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb only, with Zapier and a REST API that automates site creation, accounts and content (API access is listed on the Custom plans). No phone or desktop app. | BWeb only, with Zoho CRM, Zoho Analytics, Google Analytics and an MCP connection that lets Claude and Cursor build and edit sites. No phone or desktop app. |
| Best for | agencies that build and look after client sites | small sites that feed leads into Zoho CRM |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Duda and Zoho Sites. How we grade
Price against what you get
Duda starts at $19 a month and scores 2.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Zoho Sites starts at $1 a month and scores 2.3.
Duda scores higher, and starts $18 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other website and landing page builders on the chart, 2 score higher than Duda for less, and none scores higher than Zoho Sites for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Duda starts at $19 per account / month, billed annually ($25 billed monthly), 1 site included. Zoho Sites starts at $1 per site / month, billed annually ($2 billed monthly).
- Zoho Sites also covers no-code.
At a glance
| Duda | Zoho Sites | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free trial |
| Starts at | $19 per account / month, billed annually ($25 billed monthly), 1 site included | $1 per site / month, billed annually ($2 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | 14-day free trial with White Label features, no credit card required | 15-day free trial, no credit card required, with 3,000 one-time AI credits. |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Duda | Zoho Corporation |
| Price read from | duda.co | zoho.com |
| Checked | Oct 17, 2026 | Oct 17, 2026 |
Who each one suits
Duda
- Agencies and freelancers building and maintaining many client sites
- Teams that want to resell websites under their own brand
- Developers who want to automate site creation through an API
Zoho Sites
- Businesses already using Zoho CRM that want leads to land there
- Catalogs, directories and listings built from one page layout
- A one-page site at a low yearly cost on the Lite plan
Worth knowing
Duda
- There is no free plan; after the 14-day trial an account plan is required, and only Agency and White Label include more than one site.
- Online stores and paid bookings are separate per-site add-ons, starting at $7 a month billed yearly ($8 monthly).
- White-labelling, a custom platform domain and white-label analytics need the $149-a-month White Label plan.
- Basic and Team get email support only; chat and screen-share support start on Agency.
Zoho Sites
- There is no free plan; after the 15-day trial every site needs a paid plan.
- Each plan caps pages: 1 on Lite, 5 on Basic, 25 on Plus and 100 on Advanced. Extra pages cost $10 a month per 100 ($8.33 billed annually).
- Collections and dynamic pages need Plus or Advanced, and the member portal needs Advanced.
- Extra users are $10 each a month, and extra AI credits are $5 per 4,000 as a one-time purchase.
Key features
Duda
- Multi-site agency dashboard
- Manage every client site from one account, invite clients with their own permissions and collect their content through an AI-assisted content form.
- AI site and content generation
- AI writes, improves and translates copy, generates sections and multi-page sites, writes alt text and runs SEO tasks, with 150 AI credits a month on standard plans.
- Templates and reusable sections
- Save custom templates and sections to reuse across client sites: 2 templates and 5 sections on Basic, 5 and 15 on Team and Agency.
- Hosting on AWS
- Sites are hosted on AWS with the CloudFront CDN, unlimited storage and bandwidth, a 99.5% uptime target and automatic DNS setup.
- White label and REST API
- White Label puts the editor, dashboard and emails under the agency's brand, and a REST API automates site creation, accounts and content.
- Bookings and online stores
- Bookings and eCommerce are added per site, from free bookings to stores of 100, 1,000 or 20,000 products.
Zoho Sites
- AI website generation
- A prompt produces pages, navigation, layouts, copy and images as a starting point, which can then be refined in the builder or through AI chat.
- Zoho Sites MCP
- AI tools such as Claude and Cursor can connect through Zoho MCP to create and edit sites, pages, collections, forms and content, then publish.
- Collections and dynamic pages
- Structured content such as products, events or listings lives in collections, and one page layout generates a page for every item. Collections start on Plus.
- Visual builder with custom code
- A drag-and-drop editor with layers, saved components and responsive previews, plus HTML, CSS and JavaScript wherever a site needs it.
- Forms and Zoho CRM
- Lead capture forms with autoresponders send submissions into Zoho CRM or an email list. Each plan caps forms and monthly submissions.
- Member portal and SDK widgets
- Advanced adds a member portal with access controls, and developers can build React widgets with the Zoho Sites SDK and publish them to Zoho Marketplace.
Plans
Duda
Basic$19
per account / month, billed annually ($25 billed monthly)
One published site, email support, 150 AI credits a month and unlimited client accounts. Extra sites $19 a month or $171 a year.
Team$29
per account / month, billed annually ($39 billed monthly)
One published site plus 3 team seats, up to 5 custom templates and team permissions. Extra sites $17 a month or $168 a year.
Agency$52
per account / month, billed annually ($69 billed monthly)
Four published sites, 6 team seats, and support by email, chat and screen share. Extra sites $17 a month or $168 a year.
White Label$149
per account / month, billed annually ($199 billed monthly)
Four sites and the whole platform under your brand: client access, analytics, a custom platform domain and email domain.
CustomCustom
High-volume plans with API access, single sign-on, 24/7 VIP support and a dedicated account team.
Zoho Sites
Lite$1
per site / month, billed annually ($2 billed monthly)
A single page with 100 MB of storage, 500 MB of bandwidth a month, 1 form with 50 submissions a month and 1,000 AI credits a month.
Basic$8
per site / month, billed annually ($10 billed monthly)
5 pages, 500 MB of storage, 8 GB of bandwidth a month, 2 forms with 500 submissions a month and 2,000 AI credits a month.
Plus$15
per site / month, billed annually ($18 billed monthly)
25 pages, 4 GB of storage, 20 GB of bandwidth, 10 forms, 3,000 AI credits a month and 2 collections.
Advanced$40
per site / month, billed annually ($49 billed monthly)
100 pages, 10 GB of storage, 50 GB of bandwidth, 50 forms with 10,000 submissions a month, 6,000 AI credits a month and a member portal.
Ways to pay less
Duda
- Annual discount
Save up to 25% with annual billing
Basic is $19 a month billed annually against $25 monthly, and White Label $149 against $199. Annual plans are charged up front.
Zoho Sites
- Annual discount
Save up to 50% with yearly billing
Zoho Sites prices each plan lower per month when billed yearly: Lite drops from $2 to $1 and Advanced from $49 to $40 a month.
