The Yola Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about Yola 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.
Yola
The Insider’s Guide
Website builder with AI tools, a free plan and done-for-you sites
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among website and landing page builders, read from Yola’s own pages.
Made by Yola · checked Nov 12, 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 Yola’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on Yola’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Nov 12, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
2.2
GPA, above 40 of the 104 other website and landing page builders we grade
Yola is a website builder with an AI site generator, templates and a free plan on a Yola address. Paid site plans add a custom domain, analytics and support, and the top plan has Yola's team build and manage the site. Online stores are sold as a separate set of plans, and a 30-day money-back guarantee applies.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about Yola, taken from its own pages and our grades.
You build and edit the site yourself, unless you pay for Business Elite.
- 1
Best for a small site with a free start and an AI builder
Yola is a site builder with an AI draft, a free plan on a Yola address and an option to have its team build the site for you.
- 2
Paid plans start at $9.95 a month
As its pricing page puts it: $9.95 per month, billed annually ($14.95 billed monthly).
- 3
There is a free plan
Build and publish a Yola site on a Yola subdomain, with limited self-service support and Yola AI Website Builder.
- 4
It runs on Web
Web.
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AI website builder
Yola AI Website Builder generates a site in minutes, and paid plans include unlimited use of Yola's AI tools.
- 6
Templates and editing
Website templates for many business types, lead-capture and contact forms, embedded YouTube videos and Google Maps.
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Domain and hosting
Hosting with unlimited bandwidth is included. Yearly plans include a free custom domain for 1 year, and 25 websites can sit under one account.
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A 2.2 GPA, above 40 of 104
That is against the other website and landing page builders we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
- 9
Keep it
To replace Yola you would be making checkout, card payments and sales tax handled for you. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
Yola at a glance
- Pricing
- Free plan, from $9.95 per month, billed annually ($14.95 billed monthly)
- Free plan
- Yes
- Free trial
- None stated
- Runs on
- Web
- Made by
- Yola
- Category
- Website & Landing Page Builders
- Our grade
- 2.2 GPA, fair
The report card
Best for a small site with a free start and an AI builder
Yola is a site builder with an AI draft, a free plan on a Yola address and an option to have its team build the site for you. Custom code and several languages wait until Business at $19.95, and online store plans are priced on top of that.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | C | Personal is $9.95 a month billed annually, between the cheaper quarter at $7.42 and the middle at $12.80. Business is $19.95 and Business Elite $34.95. |
| Free plan and trial | C | A free plan on a Yola subdomain with templates and limited self-service support. A custom domain and 24/7 email support start at Personal. |
| Features | C | AI builder, templates, forms and hosting. Gaps the listing shows: JavaScript and CSS changes and multiple languages need Business, and a store is a separate plan. |
| Ease of use | C | No store rating on record. You build and edit the site yourself, unless you pay for Business Elite. |
| Platforms and integrations | B | Web only, with YouTube, Google Maps, Facebook, Instagram and Amazon listed. No apps. |
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 Yola is for
- Fits if you want to start a small site free and upgrade later
- Works for someone who would pay Business Elite to have it built for them
Who it is not for
- Skip it if you want one bill: online store plans are separate and start at $14.95 a month
- Tight if you need custom code or several languages, because both start at Business at $19.95
- Pricey if you want the built-for-you plan, at $34.95 a month
- Watch out: the free plan has limited self-service support only
- Watch out: cancellation is by email, according to the pricing page FAQ
Good to know
Good for
- Small sites and personal pages that start on a free plan
- Owners who want Yola's team to build and run the site
- Local businesses that need forms, maps and a custom domain
Worth knowing
- Site plans and online store plans are priced separately; store plans run from $14.95 a month billed annually, with a free store limited to 3 products.
- Free plan support is limited self-service; 24/7 email support starts with Personal.
- JavaScript and CSS customization and multi-language support start with Business.
- Cancellation is by email, according to the pricing page FAQ.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$9.95
A month to start. There is a free plan too
Yola has a free plan. Paid plans start at $9.95 per month, billed annually ($14.95 billed monthly).
A free plan on a Yola subdomain with templates and limited self-service support.
Free
$0
Start building for free on a Yola subdomain, with templates and limited self-service support.
Personal
$9.95
per month, billed annually ($14.95 billed monthly)
For small personal sites. Unlimited Yola AI tools, analytics, a custom domain and a free domain for 1 year.
Business
$19.95
per month, billed annually ($24.95 billed monthly)
Marked most popular. Adds JavaScript and CSS customization, multi-language support, premium blocks, and stock images and icons.
Business Elite
$34.95
per month, billed annually ($44.95 billed monthly)
Yola's team builds and manages the site for you, with a logo, SEO monitoring, a site manager and a free year of business email.
The free plan
Build and publish a Yola site on a Yola subdomain, with limited self-service support and Yola AI Website Builder.
Read from yola.com on Nov 12, 2026.
Ways to pay less
Annual discount
Save 20% to 33% on annual billing
Annual billing saves 33% on Personal, 20% on Business and 22% on Business Elite, and includes a free domain for 1 year on listed extensions.
Stated on yola.comOther savings
20% off the first purchase
The pricing page shows a limited-time offer of 20% off a first purchase on every plan, with no end date given.
Stated on yola.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
Website builder with AI tools, a free plan and done-for-you sites. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: AI features, templates, forms, online store.
AI builder, templates, forms and hosting.
- AI website builder
- Yola AI Website Builder generates a site in minutes, and paid plans include unlimited use of Yola's AI tools.
- Templates and editing
- Website templates for many business types, lead-capture and contact forms, embedded YouTube videos and Google Maps.
- Domain and hosting
- Hosting with unlimited bandwidth is included. Yearly plans include a free custom domain for 1 year, and 25 websites can sit under one account.
- Done-for-you site
- On Business Elite, designers build the website and a logo from your information, with no setup fee and unlimited edits.
- Online store plans
- A separate set of ecommerce plans adds inventory tracking, discount coupons, product filters and selling on Facebook and Instagram.
Where it runs
- Web
What it works with
- YouTube
- Google Maps
- Amazon
Yola is made by Yola.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
40/104
Other website and landing page builders it is graded above
Yola's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 40 of the 104 other website and landing page builders we grade, and level with 29.
It stands best on platforms and integrations (B, above 35 of 104) and worst on features (C, above 5).
Its paid plans start at $9.95 a month, against a middle price of $11.50 for the category: 38 of the 89 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 5 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 105 website and landing page builders we grade, cut by the letter each got. Yola’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 12 of 104
- CFree plan and trialAbove 25 of 104
- CFeaturesAbove 5 of 104
- CEase of useAbove 6 of 104
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 35 of 104
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 91 website and landing page builders. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Yola 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.
Keep it
To replace Yola you would be making checkout, card payments and sales tax handled for you. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
It costs $119.40 a year.
What you could make
- Templates and forms: an app builder makes these well.
What you could not
- Checkout, card payments and sales tax handled for you.
- It plugs into other products, YouTube, Google Maps and Facebook among them.
- AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
What this rests on. Yola’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
Wix, Weebly, Webnode, SITE123 and Jimdo
The 5 tools Yola is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 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.
- Yola also covers forms and online store.
- Wix also covers AI agents and no-code.
- 2.4GPA
Weebly
Free plan · from $13/mo
Drag-and-drop website and store builder from Square.
- Yola also covers online store.
- Weebly also covers no-code.
- 2.2GPA
Webnode
Free plan · from $4.50/mo
AI website builder for small businesses with low-cost yearly plans.
- Yola also covers online store.
- 2.0GPA
SITE123
Free plan · from $12.80/mo
Free website builder that lays out pages from your content.
- Yola also covers forms and online store.
- SITE123 also covers no-code.
- 2.0GPA
Jimdo
Free plan · from $11/mo
AI website builder for solo businesses with bookings and invoices.
- Yola also covers templates and online store.
- Jimdo also covers booking links and 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 Yola free?
Yola has a free plan. Build and publish a Yola site on a Yola subdomain, with limited self-service support and Yola AI Website Builder.
How much does Yola cost?
Yola lists 4 plans. Free: $0.
What platforms does Yola work on?
Yola is available on Web.
Does Yola offer any discounts?
Yola publicly lists the following: Save 20% to 33% on annual billing; 20% off the first purchase.
Does Yola have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Yola is listed for Web.
Does Yola have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Yola is listed for Web.
Is Yola open source?
Yola is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 12, 2026.
What does Yola integrate with?
Yola's listing names YouTube, Google Maps, Facebook, Instagram and Amazon.
Who makes Yola?
Yola is made by a company of the same name.
What are the alternatives to Yola?
The closest alternatives to Yola in our directory are Wix, Weebly, Webnode, SITE123 and Jimdo.
How does Yola compare with other website and landing page builders?
Yola's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 40 of the 104 other website and landing page builders we grade, and level with 29.
Is Yola good value for money?
ToolGPA grades Yola C for value for money. Its paid plans start at $9.95 a month, against a middle price of $11.50 for the category: 38 of the 89 others that charge start lower.
Could I make my own version of Yola?
To replace Yola you would be making checkout, card payments and sales tax handled for you.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from Yola’s own pages on Nov 12, 2026, and the grades were given on Nov 12, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Yola's own pages on 12 November 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 Yola. Prices change, so check yola.com before you buy.
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
7,721
Tools graded, in 95 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.
Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.
7,721
tools graded
95
categories
739
price changes on record
579
apps priced in 12 countries
What else is on toolgpa.com
- Yola, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/yola
- 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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