Jimdo vs uKit (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, uKit grades higher than Jimdo: 2.4 against 2.0 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 17, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 17, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
uKit grades higher on value for money and platforms. They get the same grade on the free plan, features and ease of use.
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
uKit
Drag-and-drop website builder for small businesses
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 uKit if
- Fits if you want a small site and are happy to pay for a year
- Works for a small shop that takes PayPal
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you pay month to month: $9 to $15 against $6.30 to $10.50 on yearly billing
- Skip it if you want an online shop on the cheapest plan, because it needs eCommerce at $9.10 a month
- Watch out: HTML and JS embeds and removing the uKit copyright start on Basic
- Watch out: AI block generation, email campaigns and live chat support are on Pro only
- Watch out: a made-to-order site from uKit's team is sold separately, from $100
How we grade them
| 2.0GPAJimdoFair | 2.4GPAuKitFair | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | B$6.30 a month on yearly billing, inside the cheaper quarter of the category, which starts at $6.75. Month to month it is $9. |
| 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 14-day trial with Minimal's features, and no free plan. The page does not say whether a card is needed. |
| 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. | C350+ designs, a drag-and-drop editor, hosting, SSL and a custom domain. The online shop needs the eCommerce plan, and AI blocks need Pro. |
| 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. You build pages from a design and fill them in. |
| 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. | BWeb only, with Google Analytics and PayPal. |
| Best for | solo businesses that take bookings and send invoices | small-business sites on a low yearly price |
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 uKit. 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. uKit starts at $6.30 a month and scores 2.3.
uKit scores higher and starts $4.70 a month lower. Of the other website and landing page builders on the chart, 29 score higher than Jimdo for less, and 3 score higher than uKit 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.
- uKit also covers templates, no-code, email campaigns, online store and web analytics.
At a glance
| Jimdo | uKit | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free trial |
| Starts at | $11 per site / month, billed yearly ($12 billed monthly) | $6.30 per month, billed yearly ($9 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | Play plan: 5 pages, 5 GB of storage, a jimdosite.com subdomain, one smart form, unlimited appointments and payment links. | None |
| Free trial | None listed | 14-day free trial with full access to the Minimal plan's features |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Jimdo GmbH | Ucoz Media LLC |
| Price read from | jimdo.com | ukit.com |
| Checked | Oct 17, 2026 | Nov 13, 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.
uKit
- The prices shown on the default yearly view are discounted from the monthly price; a month-to-month plan costs $9 to $15.
- The online shop, with online payment, needs the eCommerce plan or higher.
- AI block generation and email campaigns are on the Pro plan only.
- A built-to-order website from uKit's professionals is sold separately, from $100.
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.
uKit
- 350+ designs
- Sites start from a ready-made design in one of 38 categories, with predefined font pairs and color schemes.
- Drag-and-drop editor
- Elements are added and moved in a visual editor on a universal grid, and every design is responsive.
- Online store
- The eCommerce plan adds a shop with a shopping cart, checkout, delivery options and online payment.
- Promotion tools
- A built-in wizard checks whether a site is ready for promotion, with SEO settings, Google Analytics connection and, on Pro, email campaigns.
- Custom domain and SSL
- Plans allow a custom domain and mail on that domain, with a free SSL certificate and hosting included.
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).
uKit
Minimal$6.30
per month, billed yearly ($9 billed monthly)
Hosting, free SSL, custom domain, 24/7 support and backups. Billed $75.60 a year.
Basic$7.70
per month, billed yearly ($11 billed monthly)
Adds HTML/JS code embed, goals in statistics, dynamic text and removal of the uKit copyright. $92.40 a year.
eCommerce$9.10
per month, billed yearly ($13 billed monthly)
Adds an online shop with shopping cart, checkout and online payment. $109.20 a year.
Pro$10.50
per month, billed yearly ($15 billed monthly)
Adds AI block generation, email campaigns and live chat support. $126 a year.
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.
uKit
- Annual discount
Longer terms cost less per month
The pricing page shows 15% off for 3 months, 20% for 6 months, 30% for a year and 50% for 2 years against the monthly price.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Jimdo or uKit?
As of Nov 13, 2026, uKit is cheaper to start with: $6.30 a month, against $11 a month for Jimdo. Jimdo starts at $11 per site / month, billed yearly ($12 billed monthly), and uKit starts at $6.30 per month, billed yearly ($9 billed monthly).
Which has a free plan, Jimdo or uKit?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Jimdo has a free plan. uKit does not, though it has a free trial.
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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.