Jimdo
AI website builder for solo businesses with bookings and invoices
Jimdo report card
Fair · out of 4.0 · graded Oct 17, 2026
Best for solo businesses that take bookings and send invoices
Jimdo is made for the one-person business: describe what you do, its AI drafts the site, and bookings, payment links and invoices sit in the same account. Start is $11 a month on yearly billing. Pages are capped hard, though, at 10 on Start and 50 on Grow, and selling products needs a separate store plan.
Who Jimdo is for
- Great if you're a coach, therapist or tradesperson who takes appointments online
- Handy when you want to send invoices from the same place as your website
- Good for people who'd rather describe their business than design pages
Who Jimdo is not for
- 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
- Tight if you need fast help on Start, where replies take 1 to 2 workdays
Why Jimdo gets a 2.0
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- CValue for moneyStart 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.
- CFree plan and trialThe free Play plan does more than most: 5 pages, 5 GB, bookings and payment links. But it's on a jimdosite.com address with one smart form, so a business will want to move up.
- CFeaturesAI-written sites, bookings with online payment, payment links, invoices, smart 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.
- CEase of useNo 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.
- CPlatforms and integrationsWeb 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.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Jimdo's own pages on 17 October 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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Jimdo's GPA of 2.0 is higher than 3 of the 30 other website and landing page builders we grade, and level with 5.
Its paid plans start at $11 a month, against a middle price of $14 for the category: 9 of the 29 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.0 out of 4. 8 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 31 website and landing page builders we grade, cut by the letter each got. Jimdo’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 2 of 30, level with 18
- CFree plan and trialAbove 5 of 30, level with 23
- CFeaturesAbove 4 of 30, level with 13
- CEase of useAbove 0 of 30, level with 26
- CPlatforms and integrationsAbove 0 of 30, level with 7
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 30 website and landing page builders. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.
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
Keep Jimdo, or make your own?
Keep it
The plain part of Jimdo you could make: forms and invoicing. What surrounds it you could not. The 3 things listed below take a company, not a weekend.
That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 22 of the 30 other website and landing page builders grade higher. It costs $132 a year.
What you could make
- Forms and invoicing: an app builder makes these well.
What you could not
- Booking pages that read and write other people's calendars and send the emails.
- It plugs into other products, Google Ads, Google Maps and Facebook among them.
- AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
What this rests on. Jimdo’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is Jimdo?
Jimdo is a German website builder for the self-employed and small businesses. Its AI writes a site's structure, copy and images from a description of the business, and the same account handles appointment bookings, payment links, invoices and a small online store. A free Play plan runs on a jimdosite.com address, and paid plans can be paid monthly or for 12 or 24 months at a time.
Jimdo has a free plan. Paid plans start at $11 per site / month, billed yearly ($12 billed monthly). See every plan
Good for
- Solo businesses that want a site, bookings and invoices in one account
- Coaches, therapists and trades that take appointments online
- People who would rather describe their business than design pages
Worth knowing
- 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.
Key features
- 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.
Jimdo pricing
- Starts at
- $11 per site / month, billed yearly ($12 billed monthly)
- Free plan
- Play plan: 5 pages, 5 GB of storage, a jimdosite.com subdomain, one smart form, unlimited appointments and payment links.
- Free trial
- None listed
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Play | $0 | 5 pages, 5 GB of storage and a jimdosite.com subdomain, with bookings, one event and payment links. |
| Start | $11per 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 | $17per 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 | $49.50per 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 | $18per 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 | $21per 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). |
Read from jimdo.com on Oct 17, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Jimdo before you buy.
Ways to pay less
- Annual discountPay 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.
Stated on jimdo.com - Other savingsFree 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.
Stated on jimdo.com
Works with
- Google Ads
- Google Maps
Jimdo alternatives
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- Jimdo vs Webnode
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- Jimdo vs SITE123
Free plan · from $12.80/mo
- Jimdo vs Strikingly
Free plan · from $8/mo
Common questions
Is Jimdo free?
Jimdo has a free plan. Play plan: 5 pages, 5 GB of storage, a jimdosite.com subdomain, one smart form, unlimited appointments and payment links. Paid plans start at $11 per site / month, billed yearly ($12 billed monthly).
How much does Jimdo cost?
Jimdo lists 6 plans. Play: $0. Start: $11 per site / month, billed yearly ($12 billed monthly). Grow: $17 per site / month, billed yearly ($18 billed monthly). Unlimited: $49.50 per site / month, billed yearly ($72 billed monthly). Store Basic: $18 per site / month, billed yearly ($22 billed monthly). Store Business: $21 per site / month, billed yearly ($23 billed monthly). Prices were read from jimdo.com on Oct 17, 2026.
What platforms does Jimdo work on?
Jimdo is available on Web.
Does Jimdo offer any discounts?
Jimdo publicly lists the following: Pay for 12 or 24 months to lower the monthly rate; Free domain for the first contract term.
Does Jimdo have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 17, 2026. Jimdo is listed for Web.
Does Jimdo have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 17, 2026. Jimdo is listed for Web.
Is Jimdo open source?
Jimdo is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 17, 2026.
What does Jimdo integrate with?
Jimdo's listing names Google Ads, Google Maps, Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp. A listing names up to eight integrations, so it may connect to more.
Who makes Jimdo?
Jimdo is made by Jimdo GmbH. It dates from 2007.
What are the alternatives to Jimdo?
The closest alternatives to Jimdo in our directory are Wix, Squarespace, Webnode, SITE123 and Strikingly. Each one has a side-by-side comparison with Jimdo.
How does Jimdo compare with other website and landing page builders?
Jimdo's GPA of 2.0 is higher than 3 of the 30 other website and landing page builders we grade, and level with 5. Its paid plans start at $11 a month, against a middle price of $14 for the category: 9 of the 29 others that charge start lower.
Is Jimdo good value for money?
ToolGPA grades Jimdo C for value for money. On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.0 out of 4. 8 tools score higher and cost less.
Could I make my own version of Jimdo?
The plain part of Jimdo you could make: forms and invoicing. What surrounds it you could not. The 3 things listed below take a company, not a weekend. That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 22 of the 30 other website and landing page builders grade higher. It costs $132 a year. What you could not make: Booking pages that read and write other people's calendars and send the emails. It plugs into other products, Google Ads, Google Maps and Facebook among them. AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself. This is a judgement from its listing. We have not built one.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 17, 2026.