The Webnode Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about Webnode in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.
Webnode
The Insider’s Guide
AI website builder for small businesses with low-cost yearly plans
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among website and landing page builders, read from Webnode’s own pages.
Made by Webnode AG · checked Oct 17, 2026 · toolgpa.com
Contents
- 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
- 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
- 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
- 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
- 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
- 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
- 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
ToolGPA put this guide together from Webnode’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on Webnode’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Oct 17, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
2.2
GPA, above 9 of the 30 other website and landing page builders we grade
Webnode is a website builder aimed at small businesses and personal sites. Its AI drafts a site from a short description of the project, which is then adjusted in a simple editor, and sites can run free on a webnode.com address with unlimited pages. Paid plans add a custom domain, email accounts and more storage, and Standard and above remove Webnode branding and add a basic online store.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about Webnode, taken from its own pages and our grades.
The AI draft gets you started and the editor is a simple one, but you're still building and filling the site yourself.
- 1
Best for cheap small-business sites with email included
Webnode is a plain, cheap builder: AI drafts a site from a short description, and Mini gets you your own domain, a free domain for a year and an email address for $8.50 a month on yearly billing.
- 2
Paid plans start at $4.50 a month
As its pricing page puts it: $4.50 per site / month, billed yearly (Limited).
- 3
There is a free plan
Free website with hosting and unlimited pages on a webnode.com subdomain, with Webnode branding. A custom domain needs a paid plan.
- 4
It runs on Web
Web.
- 5
AI-built first draft
Describe the project and Webnode's AI builder creates a starting site; then pick a design and add, move or change content in a simple editor.
- 6
AI Assistant
From Standard up, an AI Assistant writes content and edits pages inside the editor.
- 7
Domain and email included
Mini and higher include a free domain for the first year and email accounts on that domain, from 1 on Mini to 100 on Profi.
- 8
A 2.2 GPA, above 9 of 30
That is against the other website and landing page builders we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
- 9
Your call
You could make the core of Webnode for yourself: forms and templates.
Webnode at a glance
- Pricing
- Free plan, from $4.50 per site / month, billed yearly (Limited)
- Free plan
- Yes
- Free trial
- None stated
- Runs on
- Web
- Made by
- Webnode AG
- Category
- Website & Landing Page Builders
- Our grade
- 2.2 GPA, fair
The report card
Best for cheap small-business sites with email included
Webnode is a plain, cheap builder: AI drafts a site from a short description, and Mini gets you your own domain, a free domain for a year and an email address for $8.50 a month on yearly billing. It's simple rather than clever, and the Webnode branding stays on until Standard at $12.90.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | B | Mini is $8.50 a month for one site on yearly billing ($14.50 monthly), with a free domain for a year, an email account and stats, inside this category's cheapest quarter ($9). Limited at $4.50 connects a domain, but its form takes 1 field. Renewal prices aren't stated. |
| Free plan and trial | C | Free for good, with hosting and unlimited pages, but on a webnode.com address with Webnode branding. Your own domain needs a paid plan. |
| Features | C | An AI first draft, a simple editor, a store, members-only pages, several languages, backups and email on your domain. The basics are there, but the store, AI Assistant and backups start on Standard, and variants, discounts and international shipping wait for Profi. |
| Ease of use | C | No app store rating on record. The AI draft gets you started and the editor is a simple one, but you're still building and filling the site yourself. |
| Platforms and integrations | C | Web only. It hooks into Google Analytics, Tag Manager and AdSense, plus SimplyBook.me for bookings and Billdu for invoicing, but there's no phone app, desktop app or API in the listing. |
An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.
Who Webnode is for
- Great if you want a site, a domain and a work email address for under $10 a month
- Handy when your site needs a second language version on a small budget
- Good for personal sites and blogs that can live for free on a webnode.com address
Who it is not for
- Skip it if Webnode branding on your site bugs you, as it stays until Standard at $12.90
- Pricey if you pay monthly, at $24.90 for Standard against $12.90 billed yearly
- Tight if you might want your money back later, since refunds stop 15 days after a first order
Good to know
Good for
- Small businesses and freelancers who want a cheap site with a domain
- Personal sites and blogs that can live on a free webnode.com address
- Sites that need several language versions on a modest budget
Worth knowing
- Webnode branding stays on Free, Limited and Mini; removing it needs Standard or higher.
- Yearly prices are shown as reductions from higher crossed-out prices, and the page does not say whether renewals cost the same.
- Monthly billing costs far more: Standard is $24.90 a month against $12.90 billed yearly.
- Refunds are possible only within 15 days of a first order, not on renewals or domain registrations.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$4.50
A month to start. There is a free plan too
Webnode has a free plan. Paid plans start at $4.50 per site / month, billed yearly (Limited).
Free for good, with hosting and unlimited pages, but on a webnode.com address with Webnode branding.
Limited
$4.50
per site / month, billed yearly (no monthly option)
Connect your own domain, 500 MB of storage and 1 GB of bandwidth. No free domain or email. Shown reduced from $6.
Mini
$8.50
per site / month, billed yearly ($14.50 billed monthly)
Free domain for a year, 3 GB of storage and bandwidth, one email account and site statistics. Shown reduced from $10.90.
Standard
$12.90
per site / month, billed yearly ($24.90 billed monthly)
No branding, an online store, the AI Assistant, 10 GB, 20 email accounts, 2 languages and 100 members. Shown reduced from $18.50.
Profi
$22.90
per site / month, billed yearly ($37.90 billed monthly)
50 GB, unlimited bandwidth, 100 email accounts, unlimited languages, members and backups, and site search. Shown reduced from $28.90.
Business
$31.90
per site / month, billed yearly ($49.90 billed monthly)
The full store plan: 100 GB, manual orders, automatic invoicing, multiple currencies and 1,000 email accounts. Shown reduced from $37.90.
The free plan
Free website with hosting and unlimited pages on a webnode.com subdomain, with Webnode branding. A custom domain needs a paid plan.
Read from webnode.com on Oct 17, 2026.
Ways to pay less
Annual discount
Yearly billing costs about half the monthly rate
Mini is $8.50 a month billed yearly against $14.50 monthly, Standard $12.90 against $24.90 and Profi $22.90 against $37.90.
Stated on webnode.comOther savings
Free domain for the first year
A first purchase of Mini, Standard, Profi or Business on yearly billing includes a voucher for one year of domain registration, valid for 45 days.
Stated on webnode.com
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
1
Place it runs: Web
AI website builder for small businesses with low-cost yearly plans. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: AI features, templates, forms.
An AI first draft, a simple editor, a store, members-only pages, several languages, backups and email on your domain.
- AI-built first draft
- Describe the project and Webnode's AI builder creates a starting site; then pick a design and add, move or change content in a simple editor.
- AI Assistant
- From Standard up, an AI Assistant writes content and edits pages inside the editor.
- Domain and email included
- Mini and higher include a free domain for the first year and email accounts on that domain, from 1 on Mini to 100 on Profi.
- Online store
- Standard and above can sell products and services. Profi adds variants, discounts and international shipping; Business adds manual orders, invoicing and multiple currencies.
- Memberships and languages
- Members-only pages with sign-up forms and multiple language versions of a site start on Standard (100 members, 2 languages) and are unlimited on Profi.
- Backups and analytics
- Standard keeps 5 backups and Profi unlimited, and both connect Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager and AdSense.
Where it runs
- Web
What it works with
- Google Analytics
- Google Tag Manager
- Google AdSense
- SimplyBook.me
- Billdu
Webnode is made by Webnode AG.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
9/30
Other website and landing page builders it is graded above
Webnode's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 9 of the 30 other website and landing page builders we grade, and level with 6.
It stands best on value for money (B, above 21 of 30) and worst on ease of use (C, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $4.50 a month, against a middle price of $14 for the category: 3 of the 29 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.0 out of 4. 3 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. Webnode’s own letter is outlined.
- BValue for moneyAbove 21 of 30
- CFree plan and trialAbove 5 of 30
- CFeaturesAbove 4 of 30
- CEase of useAbove 0 of 30
- CPlatforms and integrationsAbove 0 of 30
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 30 website and landing page builders. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Webnode is the marked dot.
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
Keep it, or make your own?
Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.
Your call
You could make the core of Webnode for yourself: forms and templates.
What you would give up is listed below. Whether that is worth the price is your call. It costs $54 a year.
What you could make
- Forms and templates: an app builder makes these well.
- It runs in a browser, which is where something home-made would run too.
What you could not
- It plugs into other products, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager and Google AdSense among them.
- AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
What this rests on. Webnode’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.
Part 05 · Alternatives
The alternatives
The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
SITE123, Jimdo, Wix, Strikingly and Squarespace
The 5 tools Webnode is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 2.0GPA
SITE123
Free plan · from $12.80/mo
Free website builder that lays out pages from your content.
- Webnode also covers forms.
- SITE123 also covers no-code.
- 2.0GPA
Jimdo
Free plan · from $11/mo
AI website builder for solo businesses with bookings and invoices.
- Webnode also covers templates.
- Jimdo also covers booking links and invoicing.
- 2.8GPA
Wix
Free plan · from $17/mo
Drag-and-drop website builder with an AI agent and business apps.
- Only Wix lists iOS and Android apps.
- Webnode also covers forms.
- Wix also covers AI agents and no-code.
- 2.6GPA
Strikingly
Free plan · from $8/mo
Simple website builder for small sites, stores and memberships.
- Only Strikingly lists an iOS app.
- Strikingly also covers email campaigns and live chat.
- 2.6GPA
Squarespace
Free trial · from $19/mo
Template-based website builder with an online store and invoicing.
- Webnode has a free plan. Squarespace does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Squarespace lists iOS and Android apps.
- Squarespace also covers invoicing.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
13
Questions, each answered in a line or two
The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.
Is Webnode free?
Webnode has a free plan. Free website with hosting and unlimited pages on a webnode.com subdomain, with Webnode branding.
How much does Webnode cost?
Webnode lists 5 plans. Limited: $4.50 per site / month, billed yearly (no monthly option).
What platforms does Webnode work on?
Webnode is available on Web.
Does Webnode offer any discounts?
Webnode publicly lists the following: Yearly billing costs about half the monthly rate; Free domain for the first year.
Does Webnode have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 17, 2026. Webnode is listed for Web.
Does Webnode have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 17, 2026. Webnode is listed for Web.
Is Webnode open source?
Webnode is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 17, 2026.
What does Webnode integrate with?
Webnode's listing names Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Google AdSense, SimplyBook.me and Billdu.
Who makes Webnode?
Webnode is made by Webnode AG.
What are the alternatives to Webnode?
The closest alternatives to Webnode in our directory are SITE123, Jimdo, Wix, Strikingly and Squarespace.
How does Webnode compare with other website and landing page builders?
Webnode's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 9 of the 30 other website and landing page builders we grade, and level with 6.
Is Webnode good value for money?
ToolGPA grades Webnode B for value for money. Its paid plans start at $4.50 a month, against a middle price of $14 for the category: 3 of the 29 others that charge start lower.
Could I make my own version of Webnode?
You could make the core of Webnode for yourself: forms and templates. What you would give up is listed below.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from Webnode’s own pages on Oct 17, 2026, and the grades were given on Oct 17, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Webnode's own pages on 17 October 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews.
Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by Webnode AG. Prices change, so check webnode.com before you buy.
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
1,880
Tools graded, in 47 categories
ToolGPA grades software the way a school report grades a pupil: five subjects, a letter for each with the reason written beside it, and a GPA that averages them. Prices, plans and platforms are read from each maker’s own pages and dated, so you always know how fresh a figure is.
ToolGPA is free to read. It may earn a commission from affiliate links and it works with sponsors, but anything paid for is labelled and no one can pay for a grade. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.
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tools graded
47
categories
426
price changes on record
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apps priced in 12 countries
What else is on toolgpa.com
- Webnode, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/webnode
- How grades are givenThe rules behind every letter and every GPAtoolgpa.com/grades
- Value chartsWhat each tool costs against what it scores, for every categorytoolgpa.com/charts
- CompareAny two tools side by side, plan by plantoolgpa.com/compare
- Price changesEvery price rise and cut on record, each with its sourcetoolgpa.com/price-changes
- Prices by countryWhat apps cost on the App Store in 12 countriestoolgpa.com/prices-by-country
- Pay lessEvery public discount: yearly billing, students, nonprofitstoolgpa.com/save
- Keep or makeWhich tools are worth paying for, and which you could build yourselftoolgpa.com/keep-or-make
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