SITE123 vs Weblium (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, SITE123 and Weblium share a 2.0 GPA, and only SITE123 has a free plan.
Checked Oct 17, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 17, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
They get the same grade on all five counts.
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
Weblium
AI website builder with templates, a store and a done-for-you studio
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 Weblium if
- Fits if you need a single business page and want an AI draft to start from
- Makes sense if you would rather pay a studio to build the site, from 300 dollars
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want a free plan to keep: the free plan is labeled 60 days and carries branding
- Tight if you need a store, a blog or more than one language, since all three need Business at $17.50
- Pricey if you run several sites, because each subscription covers one site
- Watch out: plans renew automatically unless you turn auto-renewal off
- Watch out: monthly billing is $16 and $25, much higher than the annual rates
How we grade them
| 2.0GPASITE123Fair | 2.0GPAWebliumFair | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | CStarter is $11 a month billed annually for one site, between the category's cheaper quarter at $7.42 and its middle at $12.80. Business is $17.50 and each extra site is another subscription. |
| 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 free plan labeled 60 days, 3 pages and Weblium branding, plus a 14-day trial of the paid plans with no card. It works as a trial, not a permanent plan. |
| 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. | CTemplates, an AI assistant, lead forms and a store. Gaps the listing shows: selling, blogging and multiple languages all need Business. |
| 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 assemble the site from blocks and templates yourself. |
| 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. | CWeb only, and the pages read list no integrations by name. |
| Best for | a first website with no design work | a one-site business page with an AI draft |
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 Weblium. 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. Weblium starts at $11 a month and scores 2.0.
They score the same, and Weblium starts $1.80 a month lower. Of the other website and landing page builders on the chart, 16 score higher than SITE123 for less, and 15 score higher than Weblium 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
- Weblium also covers online store.
At a glance
| SITE123 | Weblium | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free trial |
| Starts at | $12.80 per site / month, paid up front (term not stated) | $11 per month, billed annually ($132 a year; $16 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 | A free plan labeled 60 days (3 pages per site) and a 14-day trial of Starter or Business, no card. |
| Web | ||
| Made by | SITE123 | Weblium |
| Price read from | site123.com | weblium.com |
| 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.
Weblium
- Each subscription covers one site; several sites need several subscriptions, though bundles for 5 or more save 25 to 40%.
- Selling online, blogging and multilingual sites all need Business.
- The free plan is labeled 60 days and carries Weblium branding, so it works as a trial rather than a permanent plan.
- Plans renew automatically unless auto-renewal is turned off.
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.
Weblium
- Templates and blocks
- Sites start from 300-plus templates and ready-made blocks, or from blocks generated with AI.
- Evo AI assistant
- An AI builder for site drafts and content is listed on the free plan and above.
- Lead capture
- Starter adds forms, quizzes, calculators and integrations for collecting leads.
- Online store, blog and languages
- Business adds selling products, accepting payments, a blog and sites in up to 5 languages.
- Done-for-you services
- Weblium Studio builds, redesigns or migrates a site from 300 USD, and a white-label plan for agencies starts at 48 USD a month.
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.
Weblium
Free$0
Listed as 60 days: up to 3 pages per site, 100 MB storage and bandwidth, templates, the Evo AI assistant and Weblium branding.
Starter$11
per month for 1 site, billed annually ($16 billed monthly)
Up to 10 pages per site, advanced SEO, lead capture, integrations and custom code, 3 GB storage, 5 GB bandwidth and no branding.
Business$17.50
per month for 1 site, billed annually ($25 billed monthly)
Adds an online store, a blog, up to 5 languages and up to 500 pages per site, with 10 GB storage and 20 GB bandwidth.
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.
Weblium
- Annual discount
Annual billing
The pricing page says Starter is $132 a year instead of $192 on monthly billing, and Business $210 instead of $300; free domain for the first year on annual plans.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, SITE123 or Weblium?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Weblium is cheaper to start with: $11 a month, against $12.80 a month for SITE123. SITE123 starts at $12.80 per site / month, paid up front (term not stated), and Weblium starts at $11 per month, billed annually ($132 a year; $16 billed monthly).
Which has a free plan, SITE123 or Weblium?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only SITE123 has a free plan. Weblium 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.