SITE123 vs Ucraft (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Ucraft grades higher than SITE123: 2.4 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
Ucraft 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.
SITE123
Free website builder that lays out pages from your content
Ucraft
Drag-and-drop website and online store builder with a free plan
Which one is for you
Pick SITE123 if
- Fits if you've never made a website and don't want to think about layout
- Works for simple business, event or personal sites, with live chat help around the clock
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if you might move the site later, as it can't be downloaded or moved off SITE123
- Skip it if you want to pay monthly, since every package is paid up front for terms of 3 months to 10 years
- Too light for designers who want a say in where things go on the page
- Watch out: public pages show one Premium price; the other five packages are priced only inside the app
- Tight if you need email, which comes only with Advanced, Professional and Gold, or as a separate purchase
Pick Ucraft if
- Fits if you want a one-person site on a free plan before you pay anything
- Works for a small seller who wants no transaction fee on store sales
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want a custom domain for free, since that starts at the $6 Website plan
- Tight if your store has more than 15 products: Basic Shop stops there and 1,000 needs Pro Shop at $21
- Watch out: the free plan is capped at 15 pages and shows the Ucraft watermark
- Watch out: selling on Facebook, Instagram, Amazon and eBay only appears from Pro Shop up
- Watch out: files for digital products are limited to 1 GB each until the $69 Unlimited plan
How we grade them
| 2.0GPASITE123Fair | 2.4GPAUcraftFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CPremium is $10.80 a month on a yearly plan paid up front, going by SITE123's own FAQ, for one site with your own domain and a store. That's the ordinary middle of this category. Public pages show one Premium price; the other packages are priced only inside the app. | BThe Website plan is $6 a month billed annually, inside the cheaper quarter of website builders at $7.42. The shop plans climb to $10, $21 and $69. |
| Free plan and trial | CFree with no time limit, on a SITE123 subdomain, but only 250 MB of storage and 250 MB of bandwidth, and a SITE123 floating tag on the site. | CThe free plan gives up to 15 pages and unlimited bandwidth, but it shows the Ucraft watermark and has no custom domain. A 14-day trial of the paid plans needs no card. |
| Features | CContent-first building, sites that fit phones, a free image bank, a store, and mailboxes on higher packages. The gaps are in the listing: you don't control the layout, email needs Advanced or above, and sites can't be downloaded or moved off SITE123. | CEditor, 120-plus templates, blog, multilingual pages and a store with no transaction fee. The listing's own gaps keep it here: 15 products on Basic Shop and channel selling only from Pro Shop. |
| Ease of use | CNo app store rating on record. There's no layout work at all, since SITE123 arranges the pages, and live chat help is there at any hour. You still bring every word and picture. | CNo store rating on record. You build the site yourself from a template, so there is a learning curve. |
| Platforms and integrations | CWeb only, with no integrations in the listing, no phone or desktop app and no API. Hosting, domain and mailboxes all stay inside SITE123. | BWeb only, but Stripe, PayPal, Square, Google Analytics, Facebook, Instagram, Amazon and eBay are listed. No desktop or phone app for building. |
| Best for | a first website with no design work | a small site that starts free and may grow into a shop |
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: SITE123 and Ucraft. How we grade
Price against what you get
SITE123 starts at $12.80 a month and scores 2.0 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Ucraft starts at $6 a month and scores 2.3.
Ucraft scores higher and starts $6.80 a month lower. Of the other website and landing page builders on the chart, 16 score higher than SITE123 for less, and 1 scores higher than Ucraft 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
- SITE123 also covers no-code.
- Ucraft also covers forms, online store and digital downloads.
At a glance
| SITE123 | Ucraft | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $12.80 per site / month, paid up front (term not stated) | $6 per month, billed annually ($8 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | Unlimited sites on a SITE123 subdomain with 250 MB of storage and 250 MB of bandwidth, showing a SITE123 floating tag. | a multi-page site of up to 15 pages with unlimited bandwidth and the Ucraft branded watermark. |
| Free trial | None listed | 14-day free trial on paid plans, no credit card required |
| Web | ||
| Made by | SITE123 | Ucraft |
| Price read from | site123.com | ucraft.net |
| Checked | Oct 17, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
SITE123
- There is no monthly billing: each package is paid up front for the whole term, from 3 months to 10 years, and covers a single site.
- Prices for the Basic, Advanced, Professional, Gold and Platinum packages appear only in the in-app pricing table; public pages show one Premium price.
- Sites cannot be downloaded or moved off SITE123, which describes itself as a proprietary service.
- Email accounts come only with Advanced, Professional and Gold packages, or as a separate purchase.
Ucraft
- The free plan stops at 15 pages and shows the Ucraft branded watermark.
- Basic Shop is limited to 15 products; 1,000 products needs Pro Shop.
- Selling on Facebook, Instagram, Amazon and eBay appears from Pro Shop up.
- A separate Branded tab sells white-label plans for building sites under your own brand.
Key features
SITE123
- Content-first editor
- Choose a website type and upload text and images; SITE123 arranges the structure and design, so there is no drag-and-drop layout work.
- Responsive sites and image bank
- Every site adjusts to phones and tablets automatically, and an integrated image bank supplies pictures that can be used freely.
- Online store
- Premium packages add a store for selling products, with online payment methods for checkout.
- Hosting, domains and mailboxes
- Hosting is included on every plan. Premium connects your own domain, with a free year of domain registration on a first annual plan, and higher packages add mailboxes.
- 24/7 live chat support
- Free and paying users can reach SITE123's support team by live chat at any hour.
Ucraft
- Drag-and-drop editor and templates
- More than 120 designer-made templates for websites, portfolios and stores, hosted free on Google Cloud, with responsive layouts.
- Online store
- Shop plans charge 0% transaction fees and include product variations, filters, inventory tracking, coupons and an order editor.
- Digital goods
- Digital products are delivered by email, with files up to 1 GB each, or 10 GB on the Unlimited plan.
- Sell on other channels
- Pro Shop and above list selling on Facebook, Instagram, Amazon and eBay, and a store management app for phones.
- Blog, multilingual and team tools
- Blogging tools, multilingual websites, password-protected pages and invited team members are listed among the site features.
Plans
SITE123
Free$0
A SITE123 subdomain, 250 MB of storage and 250 MB of bandwidth, with the SITE123 floating tag shown.
Premium$12.80
per site / month, paid up front (term not stated)
Free domain for a year, 3 GB of storage and bandwidth, your own domain, an online store and no floating tag. The page's FAQ says from $10.80 a month yearly.
Ucraft
Free Website$0
Up to 15 pages with Ucraft branding, unlimited bandwidth, Google Analytics and 24/7 support.
Website$6
per month, billed annually ($8 billed monthly)
Unlimited pages, custom domain connection, SSL, SEO and blogging tools, and Google Analytics.
Basic Shop$10
per month, billed annually ($13 billed monthly)
Adds an online store with 15 products and a 0% transaction fee, paid through Stripe or PayPal.
Pro Shop$21
per month, billed annually ($24 billed monthly)
Marked most popular. Store with 1,000 products, 50+ payment methods, 20+ shipping methods and selling on Facebook, Instagram, Amazon and eBay.
Unlimited$69
per month, billed annually ($75 billed monthly)
The top shop plan, with digital product files of up to 10 GB each instead of 1 GB.
Ways to pay less
SITE123
- Other savings
Longer terms cost less per month
SITE123 discounts up-front plans more the longer the commitment, and annual plans include a free year of domain registration with the first purchase.
Ucraft
- Annual discount
Lower monthly price on yearly billing
Annual billing is $6, $10, $21 and $69 a month for Website, Basic Shop, Pro Shop and Unlimited, against $8, $13, $24 and $75 billed monthly.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, SITE123 or Ucraft?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Ucraft is cheaper to start with: $6 a month, against $12.80 a month for SITE123. SITE123 starts at $12.80 per site / month, paid up front (term not stated), and Ucraft starts at $6 per month, billed annually ($8 billed monthly).
Which has a free plan, SITE123 or Ucraft?
As of Nov 12, 2026, both SITE123 and Ucraft 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.