SITE123 vs uKit (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, uKit grades higher than SITE123: 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.
SITE123
Free website builder that lays out pages from your content
uKit
Drag-and-drop website builder for small businesses
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 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
| 2.0GPASITE123Fair | 2.4GPAuKitFair | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | 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 | 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. | CA 14-day trial with Minimal's features, and no free plan. The page does not say whether a card is needed. |
| 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. | 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. 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 rating on record. You build pages from a design and fill them in. |
| 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, with Google Analytics and PayPal. |
| Best for | a first website with no design work | 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: SITE123 and uKit. 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. uKit starts at $6.30 a month and scores 2.3.
uKit scores higher and starts $6.50 a month lower. Of the other website and landing page builders on the chart, 32 score higher than SITE123 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
- uKit also covers email campaigns, online store and web analytics.
At a glance
| SITE123 | uKit | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free trial |
| Starts at | $12.80 per site / month, paid up front (term not stated) | $6.30 per month, billed yearly ($9 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. | None |
| Free trial | None listed | 14-day free trial with full access to the Minimal plan's features |
| Web | ||
| Made by | SITE123 | Ucoz Media LLC |
| Price read from | site123.com | ukit.com |
| Checked | Oct 17, 2026 | Nov 13, 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.
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
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.
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
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.
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
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.
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, SITE123 or uKit?
As of Nov 13, 2026, uKit is cheaper to start with: $6.30 a month, against $12.80 a month for SITE123. SITE123 starts at $12.80 per site / month, paid up front (term not stated), and uKit starts at $6.30 per month, billed yearly ($9 billed monthly).
Which has a free plan, SITE123 or uKit?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only SITE123 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.