# Pinegrow review (2026): is it worth $49.50 a year? > Visual HTML, CSS and Tailwind editor for desktop and browser Checked Nov 13, 2026 ยท graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA. Pinegrow Web Editor is a desktop app for building and styling websites visually and in code on real HTML and CSS files, with visual editing for Tailwind CSS and Bootstrap. It also has a browser edition, a WordPress theme builder add-on, an AI assistant and publishing tools. - **Category:** Website & Landing Page Builders - **Made by:** Pinegrow Pte. Ltd. (since 2014) - **Website:** https://pinegrow.com - **Runs on:** macOS, Windows, Linux, Web - **Who should skip it:** Skip it if you want a hosted builder with a store, because it edits files you host yourself. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 13, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 13, 2026, Pinegrow is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $49.50 per year, shown with $99 crossed out. - **Pricing model:** Free trial - **Free plan:** None. - **Free trial:** Free trial with every feature unlocked. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | Web Editor, annual | $49.50 per user / year, shown at 50% off $99 | Yearly subscription with Tailwind, Bootstrap and plain HTML editing and Pinegrow Online for local projects. | | Interactions add-on | $50 per year, shown at 50% off $200 | Visual editor for interactions, animations and scroll scenes, with the GreenSock license included. Not sold with one-time payments. | | WordPress Builder add-on | $25 per year, shown at 50% off $50 | Builds custom WordPress themes, plugins and blocks without coding. | | Shop Builder add-on | $25 per year, shown at 50% off $50 | Builds custom WooCommerce stores and blocks; requires the WordPress Builder add-on. | Read from https://pinegrow.com/ on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Pinegrow before buying. ## Ways to pay less - **Special plan for students and non-profits** (Education): The buy section points students, non-profits and educators to a special plan, and invites others who cannot afford it to get in touch. Source: https://pinegrow.com/ - **30-day money-back guarantee** (Other savings): Applies to one-time licenses, upgrades and yearly subscriptions, not recurring monthly subscriptions. Source: https://pinegrow.com/ ## Key features - **Visual editing of real files:** Pages are edited visually or in code, side by side, and stay in standard HTML and CSS files with no lock-in. - **Tailwind and Bootstrap editors:** Classes become visual controls, including Tailwind 4 projects with a custom theme and Bootstrap components and grids. - **WordPress theme builder:** An HTML design can be turned into a WordPress theme with Gutenberg blocks, or a WooCommerce shop, exported as PHP files. - **AI Assistant:** A built-in assistant edits pages, and the editor also follows file changes made by agents such as Claude Code or Codex. - **Publishing and handover:** Sites publish to GitHub, Netlify, Cloudflare Pages or SFTP, and clients edit marked areas in the browser through Pinegrow Online. ## Good for - Front-end developers who want a visual editor over plain HTML and CSS - Freelancers building Tailwind or Bootstrap sites for clients ## Worth knowing - Monthly and one-time payment options exist on the page, but only the annual prices were readable here. - The prices shown were 50% off a regular price, with a countdown labeled as a sale, so the regular prices may apply later. - Interactions, WordPress Builder and Shop Builder are add-ons; Interactions is not offered with a one-time payment. - Refunds are not available on monthly subscriptions. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 2.0 out of 4**, graded Nov 13, 2026. Pinegrow Web Editor is a desktop app for editing real HTML and CSS visually, with editors for Tailwind and Bootstrap. The prices shown were 50% off, interactions, WordPress and shop building are paid add-ons, and it runs on computers only. - **Value for money: C.** $49.50 a year, shown at 50% off $99, which is $8.25 a month at the regular price, in the middle of the category. Add-ons cost $25 to $50 a year each. - **Free plan and trial: C.** A free trial with every feature unlocked, and no free plan. The listing does not say how long it lasts. - **Features: C.** Visual editing of real files, Tailwind and Bootstrap editors, an AI assistant and publishing. Interactions, WordPress Builder and Shop Builder are paid add-ons. - **Ease of use: C.** No rating on record. You work with real HTML and CSS files and learn the editor. - **Platforms and integrations: C.** A desktop app for Mac, Windows and Linux, plus a browser edition. No phone app. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Pinegrow's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. ## Where it stands among website and landing page builders - Pinegrow's GPA of 2.0 is higher than 16 of the 104 other website and landing page builders we grade, and level with 23. - Its paid plans start at $4.13 a month when paid by the year, against a middle price of $11.50 for the category: 9 of the 89 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. The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/website-builders ## Keep it, or make your own? **Keep it.** To replace Pinegrow you would be making a builder that other people can use without writing code. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one. That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 65 of the 104 other website and landing page builders grade higher. It costs $49.50 a year. - You could make: Templates: an app builder makes this well. - You could not: A builder that other people can use without writing code. - You could not: Checkout, card payments and sales tax handled for you. - You could not: Apps for macOS, Windows and Linux that stay in step with each other. - You could not: It plugs into other products, Tailwind CSS, Bootstrap and WordPress among them. - You could not: AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. ## Works with Tailwind CSS, Bootstrap, WordPress, WooCommerce, GitHub, Netlify, Cloudflare Pages **Tags:** No-code, AI features, One-time purchase, Templates, Online store ## Alternatives - [Bootstrap Studio](https://toolgpa.com/tools/bootstrap-studio): Desktop drag-and-drop editor for Bootstrap websites. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/bootstrap-studio-vs-pinegrow) - [Webflow](https://toolgpa.com/tools/webflow): Visual website builder with a CMS, hosting and code-level control. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/pinegrow-vs-webflow) - [Blocs](https://toolgpa.com/tools/blocs): Visual website builder for Mac that exports code you host yourself. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/blocs-vs-pinegrow) - [Nicepage](https://toolgpa.com/tools/nicepage): Drag-and-drop page builder for HTML, WordPress and Joomla sites. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/nicepage-vs-pinegrow) - [Mobirise](https://toolgpa.com/tools/mobirise): Free desktop website builder with paid themes, extensions and AI. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/mobirise-vs-pinegrow) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026: - https://pinegrow.com/ - https://pinegrow.com/faq/ Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/pinegrow Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).