GoDaddy Website Builder vs Weebly
We give GoDaddy Website Builder a 2.2 GPA and Weebly a 2.4, out of 4.0. Weebly grades higher on the free plan. They get the same grade on value for money, features, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
GoDaddy Website Builder
Template website builder with marketing tools and a free plan
Weebly
Drag-and-drop website and store builder from Square
How we grade them
| 2.2GPAGoDaddy Website BuilderFair | 2.4GPAWeeblyFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CNo monthly figure on record: GoDaddy's pricing pages returned access-denied pages when read for this listing, and again when we checked for this card. With no published price for one site, it sits at C rather than being guessed. Card payments cost 2.7% + 30¢. | CProfessional is $15 a month on yearly billing ($20 monthly), and that's the plan a business would buy, since it's the first without Square ads. That's bang in the middle of what site builders charge. Personal at $13 puts your domain on but keeps the ads. |
| Free plan and trial | CA free site stays up for as long as it's active, with a GoDaddy banner and limited support, and there's a 7-day trial of Premium's features. Sites left inactive for over a year may be removed. | BFree for good, and it's a real site: SSL, SEO tools, lead capture forms and a store with unlimited items, coupons and inventory. The catches are Square ads and no custom domain, so a business will pay sooner or later. |
| Features | CTemplates, the Airo AI builder, social posting, a shared customer inbox, appointments and payments. The gaps are in the listing: taking payment for appointments needs Premium, and the Commerce plan for selling products is only offered in certain regions. | CPages, a blog and a store with inventory, coupons, shipping labels and digital goods, plus an App Center. The basics, done. But payments go through Square unless you're on Performance, where PayPal and abandoned cart emails live, and nothing in the listing covers bookings or memberships. |
| Ease of use | CNo app store rating on record. Templates and Airo's chat get a site started, but there are social posts, an inbox and payments to set up as well. | CNo App Store rating on record. Dragging elements onto themes that adjust for phones is about as gentle as it gets, but you're still building a whole site, pages, products and all, before it's ready. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, plus an iPhone and iPad app for editing the site. What it connects to is mostly GoDaddy's own, GoDaddy Payments and GoDaddy Conversations. No Android or desktop app. | BA web app that ties into Square, PayPal, Instagram and Facebook, with an App Center of third-party add-ons inside the editor. No desktop or phone app is listed. |
| Best for | a business site in the account that holds your domain | small shops already taking payments with Square |
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: GoDaddy Website Builder and Weebly. How we grade
Where they differ
- Only GoDaddy Website Builder lists an iOS app.
- Weebly also covers no-code.
At a glance
| GoDaddy Website Builder | Weebly | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | Not published | $13 per month, billed annually ($16 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | Free Website service: basic site features with a GoDaddy banner and limited support, for as long as the site stays active. Sites inactive for over a year may be removed. | a site with Square ads, SSL, embed code, SEO tools, lead capture and a shopping cart with unlimited items, coupons and inventory. No custom domain. |
| Free trial | 7-day trial of the Premium plan's features | None listed |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Made by | GoDaddy Operating Company, LLC | Square, Inc. |
| Price read from | Not confirmed | weebly.com |
| Checked | Oct 17, 2026 | Oct 17, 2026 |
Who each one suits
GoDaddy Website Builder
- Small businesses that already buy their domain and email from GoDaddy
- Owners who want the website and social posting in one account
- Simple service sites that take bookings and payments
Weebly
- Small shops that already take payments with Square
- A simple store or site at no cost, if Square ads are acceptable
- Small businesses that want phone support on a low-priced plan
Worth knowing
GoDaddy Website Builder
- GoDaddy's pricing pages returned access-denied pages when read for this listing, so no plan prices are given here.
- The Commerce plan for selling products is available in certain regions only, and online appointment payments need Premium.
- Card payments through the online store or appointments cost 2.7% + 30¢ per transaction at GoDaddy Payments' standard rate.
- After the 7-day trial a site falls back to the free service, which carries a GoDaddy banner and limited support.
Weebly
- The free plan shows Square ads and cannot use a custom domain; ads are removed only from Professional up.
- PayPal payments, item reviews and abandoned cart emails are limited to Performance; other plans take payments through Square.
- The included domain is a credit for one year on annual plans and must be registered within 45 days of buying the plan.
- Unlimited storage, advanced site stats and password protection start on Professional; digital goods and shipping labels need Personal or higher.
Key features
GoDaddy Website Builder
- Templates and site editing
- Build a business, portfolio, personal or ecommerce site from professional templates, and edit it from a browser or the GoDaddy iPhone and iPad app.
- Airo AI builder
- Airo is GoDaddy's conversational builder, which sets up a customized site or web app from a chat, and AI tools write social captions and hashtags.
- Social posting and marketing
- Create, schedule and track social media posts and promotional graphics, and design marketing content from templates in the same account.
- Customer inbox
- GoDaddy Conversations gathers messages from business email, social media, website forms and chat into one inbox.
- Payments, appointments and online store
- GoDaddy Payments handles online store and appointment payments. Taking payment for appointments needs Premium, and selling products needs Commerce.
Weebly
- Drag-and-drop builder and themes
- Pages, blogs and stores are laid out by dragging elements onto responsive themes that adapt to phones and tablets, without writing code.
- Online store
- Every plan has a shopping cart with unlimited items, item options, inventory, an automatic tax calculator, coupons, Square gift cards and in-store pickup.
- Shipping and digital goods
- From Personal, stores can sell downloadable goods with download limits, calculate shipping and print shipping labels from the dashboard.
- Blogging
- A drag-and-drop blog editor publishes posts on the same site, with hosting included.
- Marketing tools
- SEO settings, lead capture forms and an Instagram feed come with every plan. Abandoned cart emails and advanced ecommerce insights need Performance.
- App Center
- Third-party apps add features and services to a site, store or blog from inside the editor.
Plans
GoDaddy Website Builder
Pricing could not be confirmed. See godaddy.com.
Weebly
Free$0
Basic use with Square ads, SSL, SEO tools, lead capture forms and a store with unlimited items, coupons and in-store pickup.
Personal$13
per month, billed annually ($16 billed monthly)
Connect a custom domain, sell digital goods, shipping calculator and labels, pop-up notifications and phone support. Square ads remain.
Professional$15
per month, billed annually ($20 billed monthly)
Removes Square ads and adds unlimited storage, advanced site stats, password protection and a domain credit for a year on annual plans.
Performance$32
per month, billed annually ($36 billed monthly)
Adds PayPal payments, item reviews, abandoned cart emails, advanced ecommerce insights and priority support.
Ways to pay less
GoDaddy Website Builder
No public discounts listed.
Weebly
- Annual discount
Save up to 25% with annual billing
Annual billing lowers Personal from $16 to $13 a month, Professional from $20 to $15 and Performance from $36 to $32.
