Jimdo vs uCoz (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, uCoz grades higher than Jimdo: 2.2 against 2.0 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 17, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 17, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
uCoz grades higher on value for money. They get the same grade on the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Jimdo
AI website builder for solo businesses with bookings and invoices
uCoz
Website builder with modules, server-side scripts and AI tools
Which one is for you
Pick Jimdo if
- Fits if you're a coach, therapist or tradesperson who takes appointments online
- Works for people who want to send invoices from the same place as their website
Look elsewhere if
- Too light for a site of more than 50 pages, unless you pay $49.50 a month for Unlimited
- Skip it if you mainly sell products, as that needs a separate store plan from $18 a month
- Tight if you need fast help on Start, where replies take 1 to 2 workdays
- Watch out: Jimdo's premium page says plans start at $9 a month, but its pricing data shows $10 at the lowest, on a 2-year term
- Not for you if you want an app or an API; it's web only, with neither in the listing
Pick uCoz if
- Fits if you want a cheap site with room to add scripts later
- Works for hobby sites that can live on a free plan
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you stay free: ads, 400 MB and removal for inactivity
- Skip it if you need server-side scripts or live chat support on the cheapest plan: they start at $7.99
- Watch out: only monthly figures are shown, so the billing term behind each price is unclear
- Pricey if you want a shop: Shop is $9.99, and Maximal is $15.99
How we grade them
| 2.0GPAJimdoFair | 2.2GPAuCozFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CStart is $11 a month for one site on yearly billing ($12 monthly, $10 on a 2-year term), with a domain, no ads and invoicing. That's just over this category's cheapest quarter ($9), so it lands in the ordinary middle. | BBasic is $5.99 a month, inside the cheaper quarter ($7.42), but the page does not say which billing term that price assumes. |
| Free plan and trial | CThe free Play plan has 5 pages, 5 GB, bookings and payment links. But it's on a jimdosite.com address with one form, so a business will want to move up. | CA free plan with 400 MB, an SEO module and FTP, but with ads, no AI content or automatic backups, and the site can be removed for inactivity. |
| Features | CAI-written sites, bookings with online payment, payment links, invoices, forms and a local listings add-on. The gaps are in the listing: Start allows 10 pages and Grow 50, and selling products needs a separate store plan. | CModules, AI tools and server-side scripts, but scripts, AI Code and live chat support start at Optimal at $7.99. |
| Ease of use | CNo app store rating on record. Describing your business to the AI gets you a first draft quickly, but there's still a site, a booking calendar and invoices to set up. | CNo rating on record, and you build and configure modules yourself. |
| Platforms and integrations | CWeb only, and what it connects to is mostly Google Ads, Google Maps, Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp. No phone or desktop app, and no API in the listing. | CWeb only, with Telegram listed and a public API. |
| Best for | solo businesses that take bookings and send invoices | sites with modules and server-side scripts |
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: Jimdo and uCoz. How we grade
Price against what you get
Jimdo starts at $11 a month and scores 2.0 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. uCoz starts at $5.99 a month and scores 2.0.
They score the same, and uCoz starts $5.01 a month lower. Of the other website and landing page builders on the chart, 15 score higher than Jimdo for less, and 5 score higher than uCoz 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
- Jimdo also covers booking links, forms and invoicing.
- uCoz also covers templates, no-code and online store.
At a glance
| Jimdo | uCoz | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $11 per site / month, billed yearly ($12 billed monthly) | $5.99 per month |
| Free plan | Play plan: 5 pages, 5 GB of storage, a jimdosite.com subdomain, one smart form, unlimited appointments and payment links. | 400 MB of storage, the SEO module, FTP access and the subscriptions module, but no ad-free site, AI content generation or automatic backups. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Jimdo GmbH | LLC Ucoz Media |
| Price read from | jimdo.com | ucoz.com |
| Checked | Oct 17, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Jimdo
- Start allows only 10 pages and Grow 50, so a larger site needs Unlimited at $49.50 a month billed yearly.
- Selling products needs one of the separate store plans; the website plans cover bookings, payment links and invoices only.
- Support response times depend on the plan: 1 to 2 workdays on Start, 24 hours on Grow and 12 hours on Unlimited.
- Jimdo's premium page advertises plans from $9 a month, but the lowest US price its pricing data shows is $10 a month on a 2-year Start term.
uCoz
- The pricing page gives only monthly figures and mentions terms of 6 and 12 months for a free domain, so the billing term behind each price is not clear.
- Free sites can be removed for inactivity and carry advertising; the paid plans remove that.
- Server-side scripts, AI Code, live chat support and removal of uCoz's copyright start at Optimal.
- A separate Educational plan is listed at $7.99 a month.
Key features
Jimdo
- AI-generated website
- Describe the business and Jimdo's AI drafts the structure, copy, images and calls to action, set up for search engines and AI assistants.
- Bookings and events
- Visitors book appointments with custom availability, a cancellation policy and online payment, on every plan including Play. Buffer times and reminders come with Unlimited.
- Payment links and invoices
- Payment links with a hosted checkout work on every plan, and paid plans add unlimited invoices with branding, overdue tracking and e-invoicing formats.
- Smart forms and contacts
- Smart forms collect inquiries into a customer list: one form on Play, unlimited on paid plans, with file uploads from Grow.
- Jimdo Local listings
- An add-on keeps the business profile up to date on Google, Facebook, maps and directories, with brand monitoring on paid plans.
uCoz
- Modules and templates
- 24 ready-made modules, including blog, shop, news and forum, with templates whose HTML and CSS can be edited.
- Server-side scripts
- Optimal and above run custom logic in PHP 8, Node.js or Python with MySQL and Cron, and the site is reachable by FTP.
- AI code and content
- AI Code assists with templates and code from Optimal, and AI content generation covers blog, news, publisher, file catalog and ad board modules from Basic.
- MCP for AI agents
- An MCP plugin on every plan connects an outside AI agent to the website, with skills for building, translating and editing.
- Shop and subscriptions
- Catalog, payment and delivery tools, a Telegram shop and a subscriptions and plans module for paid access to content.
Plans
Jimdo
Play$0
5 pages, 5 GB of storage and a jimdosite.com subdomain, with bookings, one event and payment links.
Start$11
per site / month, billed yearly ($12 billed monthly)
Domain included, no ads, 10 pages, 30 GB of storage, invoicing and support within 1 to 2 workdays. $10 a month on a 2-year term.
Grow$17
per site / month, billed yearly ($18 billed monthly)
50 pages, 50 GB of storage, advanced SEO, file uploads on forms and support within 24 hours. $15 a month on a 2-year term.
Unlimited$49.50
per site / month, billed yearly ($72 billed monthly)
500 GB of storage, unlimited events, Jimdo branding removed and premium support within 12 hours. $45 a month on a 2-year term.
Store Basic$18
per site / month, billed yearly ($22 billed monthly)
A small online store with order management and export, on top of the website tools. $15 a month on a 2-year term.
Store Business$21
per site / month, billed yearly ($23 billed monthly)
Adds product variants, social marketing and social selling. Store VIP, with 500 GB of storage, is $28 a month yearly ($35 monthly).
uCoz
Free$0
400 MB of storage, SEO module, FTP access and manual backups only from midnight to 9:00 AM; the site can be removed for inactivity.
Basic$5.99
per month; billing term not shown
Ad-free site, AI content generation for blog and news modules, 2 GB extra storage, 5 domains and a backup every 2 weeks.
Optimal$7.99
per month; billing term not shown
Adds AI Code, server-side scripts (PHP 8, Node.js, Python, MySQL, Cron), live chat support, removal of uCoz copyright and 10 GB extra storage.
Shop$9.99
per month; billing term not shown
Optimal features with an AI product consultant for shop customers and 10 GB extra storage.
Maximal$15.99
per month; billing term not shown
Optimal features with 20 GB extra storage and the 5 most recent backups taken every 3 days.
Ways to pay less
Jimdo
- Annual discount
Pay for 12 or 24 months to lower the monthly rate
Start is $12 a month billed monthly, $11 billed yearly and $10 on a 2-year term; Grow is $18, $17 and $15; Unlimited is $72, $49.50 and $45.
- Other savings
Free domain for the first contract term
Paid plans include a domain free for the first contract term, whether that is one month, one year or two years.
uCoz
- Other savings
Free domain with longer terms
Plans bought for 6 or 12 months or more include one domain as a one-time gift, depending on the plan.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Jimdo or uCoz?
As of Nov 12, 2026, uCoz is cheaper to start with: $5.99 a month, against $11 a month for Jimdo. Jimdo starts at $11 per site / month, billed yearly ($12 billed monthly), and uCoz starts at $5.99 per month.
Which has a free plan, Jimdo or uCoz?
As of Nov 12, 2026, both Jimdo and uCoz have a free plan.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.