The Zoho Sites Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about Zoho Sites 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.
Zoho Sites
The Insider’s Guide
AI website builder with collections, dynamic pages and Zoho CRM
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among website and landing page builders, read from Zoho Sites’s own pages.
Made by Zoho Corporation · 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 Zoho Sites’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on Zoho Sites’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
2.4
GPA, above 16 of the 30 other website and landing page builders we grade
Zoho Sites generates a website from a text prompt and then lets you edit it in a drag-and-drop visual builder, with custom HTML, CSS and JavaScript where needed. Collections hold structured content that can generate hundreds of pages from one layout, and forms send leads to Zoho CRM. Plans are priced per site and set limits on pages, storage, bandwidth, forms and AI credits.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about Zoho Sites, taken from its own pages and our grades.
The AI gets you a first draft from a prompt, but after that it's a full visual builder with layers and components to learn.
- 1
Best for small sites that feed leads into Zoho CRM
The page caps are strict, though, and there's no online store in the listing.
- 2
Paid plans start at $1 a month
As its pricing page puts it: $1 per site / month, billed annually ($2 billed monthly).
- 3
You can try it first
15-day free trial, no credit card required, with 3,000 one-time AI credits.
- 4
It runs on Web
Web.
- 5
AI website generation
A prompt produces pages, navigation, layouts, copy and images as a starting point, which can then be refined in the builder or through AI chat.
- 6
Zoho Sites MCP
AI tools such as Claude and Cursor can connect through Zoho MCP to create and edit sites, pages, collections, forms and content, then publish.
- 7
Collections and dynamic pages
Structured content such as products, events or listings lives in collections, and one page layout generates a page for every item. Collections start on Plus.
- 8
A 2.4 GPA, above 16 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
Keep it
To replace Zoho Sites 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.
Zoho Sites at a glance
- Pricing
- Free trial, from $1 per site / month, billed annually ($2 billed monthly)
- Free plan
- No
- Free trial
- 15-day free trial, no credit card required, with 3,000 one-time AI credits.
- Runs on
- Web
- Made by
- Zoho Corporation
- Category
- Website & Landing Page Builders
- Our grade
- 2.4 GPA, fair
The report card
Best for small sites that feed leads into Zoho CRM
Zoho Sites drafts a website from a prompt, then lets you edit it by dragging things around or in code, and its forms drop leads straight into Zoho CRM. A 5-page site is $8 a month on yearly billing. The page caps are strict, though, and there's no online store in the listing.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | B | Basic is $8 a month for one site on yearly billing ($10 monthly), with 5 pages, 2 forms and 8 GB of bandwidth. That's inside this category's cheapest quarter ($9). Lite at $1 is a single page, and Plus is $15 for 25 pages. |
| Free plan and trial | C | No free plan, but a 15-day trial with no card needed and 3,000 one-time AI credits. After that every site needs a paid plan. |
| Features | C | AI site generation, a visual builder with custom code, collections that make a page for every item, forms into Zoho CRM and a member portal. The gaps show in the listing: pages are capped per plan, collections start on Plus, and there's no store. |
| Ease of use | C | No app store rating on record. The AI gets you a first draft from a prompt, but after that it's a full visual builder with layers and components to learn. |
| Platforms and integrations | B | Web only, with Zoho CRM, Zoho Analytics, Google Analytics and an MCP connection that lets Claude and Cursor build and edit sites. No phone or desktop app. |
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 Zoho Sites is for
- Great if your leads already live in Zoho CRM
- Handy when you're building a catalog or directory from one page layout
- Good for a one-page site at $1 a month on the Lite plan
Who it is not for
- Tight if your site grows past 5 pages on Basic, as every plan caps pages
- Not for you if you want to sell online, as there's no store in the listing
- Pricey if more people edit the site, at $10 a month for each extra user
Good to know
Good for
- Businesses already using Zoho CRM that want leads to land there
- Catalogs, directories and listings built from one page layout
- A one-page site at a low yearly cost on the Lite plan
Worth knowing
- There is no free plan; after the 15-day trial every site needs a paid plan.
- Each plan caps pages: 1 on Lite, 5 on Basic, 25 on Plus and 100 on Advanced. Extra pages cost $10 a month per 100 ($8.33 billed annually).
- Collections and dynamic pages need Plus or Advanced, and the member portal needs Advanced.
- Extra users are $10 each a month, and extra AI credits are $5 per 4,000 as a one-time purchase.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$1
A month to start
Zoho Sites is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $1 per site / month, billed annually ($2 billed monthly).
After that every site needs a paid plan.
Lite
$1
per site / month, billed annually ($2 billed monthly)
A single page with 100 MB of storage, 500 MB of bandwidth a month, 1 form with 50 submissions a month and 1,000 AI credits a month.
Basic
$8
per site / month, billed annually ($10 billed monthly)
5 pages, 500 MB of storage, 8 GB of bandwidth a month, 2 forms with 500 submissions a month and 2,000 AI credits a month.
Plus
$15
per site / month, billed annually ($18 billed monthly)
25 pages, 4 GB of storage, 20 GB of bandwidth, 10 forms, 3,000 AI credits a month and 2 collections.
Advanced
$40
per site / month, billed annually ($49 billed monthly)
100 pages, 10 GB of storage, 50 GB of bandwidth, 50 forms with 10,000 submissions a month, 6,000 AI credits a month and a member portal.
Trying it first
15-day free trial, no credit card required, with 3,000 one-time AI credits.
Read from zoho.com on Oct 17, 2026.
Ways to pay less
Annual discount
Save up to 50% with yearly billing
Zoho Sites prices each plan lower per month when billed yearly: Lite drops from $2 to $1 and Advanced from $49 to $40 a month.
Stated on zoho.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 with collections, dynamic pages and Zoho CRM. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: AI features, templates, no-code, forms.
AI site generation, a visual builder with custom code, collections that make a page for every item, forms into Zoho CRM and a member portal.
- AI website generation
- A prompt produces pages, navigation, layouts, copy and images as a starting point, which can then be refined in the builder or through AI chat.
- Zoho Sites MCP
- AI tools such as Claude and Cursor can connect through Zoho MCP to create and edit sites, pages, collections, forms and content, then publish.
- Collections and dynamic pages
- Structured content such as products, events or listings lives in collections, and one page layout generates a page for every item. Collections start on Plus.
- Visual builder with custom code
- A drag-and-drop editor with layers, saved components and responsive previews, plus HTML, CSS and JavaScript wherever a site needs it.
- Forms and Zoho CRM
- Lead capture forms with autoresponders send submissions into Zoho CRM or an email list. Each plan caps forms and monthly submissions.
- Member portal and SDK widgets
- Advanced adds a member portal with access controls, and developers can build React widgets with the Zoho Sites SDK and publish them to Zoho Marketplace.
Where it runs
- Web
What it works with
- Zoho CRM
- Zoho Analytics
- Google Analytics
- Claude
- Cursor
Zoho Sites is made by Zoho Corporation.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
16/30
Other website and landing page builders it is graded above
Zoho Sites's GPA of 2.4 is higher than 16 of the 30 other website and landing page builders we grade, and level with 8.
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 $1 a month, against a middle price of $14 for the category: 1 of the 29 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. Nothing scores higher for less, though at least one tool matches that score at a lower price.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 31 website and landing page builders we grade, cut by the letter each got. Zoho Sites’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
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 8 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. Zoho Sites 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 Zoho Sites 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.
It costs $12 a year.
What you could make
- Templates and forms: an app builder makes these well.
What you could not
- A builder that other people can use without writing code.
- It plugs into other products, Zoho CRM, Zoho Analytics and Google Analytics among them.
- AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
- Hooks into the device itself: widgets.
What this rests on. Zoho Sites’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, Squarespace, Webflow, Duda and Durable
The 5 tools Zoho Sites 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.
- Wix has a free plan. Zoho Sites does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Wix lists iOS and Android apps.
- Zoho Sites also covers forms.
- 2.6GPA
Squarespace
Free trial · from $19/mo
Template-based website builder with an online store and invoicing.
- Only Squarespace lists iOS and Android apps.
- Zoho Sites also covers no-code.
- Squarespace also covers invoicing.
- 2.4GPA
Webflow
Free plan · from $15/mo
Visual website builder with a CMS, hosting and code-level control.
- Webflow has a free plan. Zoho Sites does not, though it has a free trial.
- Zoho Sites also covers templates.
- 2.4GPA
Duda
Free trial · from $19/mo
Website builder for agencies that build sites for clients.
- Zoho Sites also covers no-code.
- 2.2GPA
Durable
Free plan · from $22/mo
AI website builder for small businesses with bookings and a CRM.
- Durable has a free plan. Zoho Sites does not, though it has a free trial.
- Zoho Sites also covers templates and forms.
- Durable also covers booking links and AI agents.
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 Zoho Sites free?
No, Zoho Sites is a paid product, but you can try it first. 15-day free trial, no credit card required, with 3,000 one-time AI credits.
How much does Zoho Sites cost?
Zoho Sites lists 4 plans. Lite: $1 per site / month, billed annually ($2 billed monthly).
What platforms does Zoho Sites work on?
Zoho Sites is available on Web.
Does Zoho Sites offer any discounts?
Zoho Sites publicly lists the following: Save up to 50% with yearly billing.
Does Zoho Sites have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 17, 2026. Zoho Sites is listed for Web.
Does Zoho Sites have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 17, 2026. Zoho Sites is listed for Web.
Is Zoho Sites open source?
Zoho Sites is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 17, 2026.
What does Zoho Sites integrate with?
Zoho Sites's listing names Zoho CRM, Zoho Analytics, Google Analytics, Claude and Cursor.
Who makes Zoho Sites?
Zoho Sites is made by Zoho Corporation.
What are the alternatives to Zoho Sites?
The closest alternatives to Zoho Sites in our directory are Wix, Squarespace, Webflow, Duda and Durable.
How does Zoho Sites compare with other website and landing page builders?
Zoho Sites's GPA of 2.4 is higher than 16 of the 30 other website and landing page builders we grade, and level with 8.
Is Zoho Sites good value for money?
ToolGPA grades Zoho Sites B for value for money. Its paid plans start at $1 a month, against a middle price of $14 for the category: 1 of the 29 others that charge start lower.
Could I make my own version of Zoho Sites?
To replace Zoho Sites you would be making a builder that other people can use without writing code.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from Zoho Sites’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 Zoho'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 Zoho Corporation. Prices change, so check zoho.com before you buy.
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
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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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categories
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price changes on record
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apps priced in 12 countries
What else is on toolgpa.com
- Zoho Sites, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/zoho-sites
- 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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