Wix pricing starts at $0 for the Free plan, and the paid plans run $17, $29, $39 and $159 a month, billed yearly and paid up front. Online payments and ecommerce start on Core ($29/month). On top of the plan you pay card processing fees and, after the first year, your domain renewal.
We make Youmake, an AI app builder that turns a description into a website, web app, mobile app or slide deck, with code you can export. So we're not neutral, but this guide sticks to what Wix publishes on its own pricing page and help center, checked on October 27, 2026. We didn't buy Wix plans to test them. You won't find invented benchmarks here, only the published numbers and what they mean for your budget.
Disclosure: Youmake competes with Wix for people who want a site built for them. Every Wix number below comes from Wix's official pages.
Wix plans at a glance
| Wix | |
|---|---|
| What it builds | Websites and online stores, from a template or from a prompt with its AI website builder |
| Free plan | Yes, on a username.wixsite.com/sitename address |
| Cheapest paid plan | Light, $17/month billed yearly |
| Selling online | From Core, $29/month billed yearly |
| Free domain | 1 year, with the first purchase of a yearly or multi-year plan |
| Refund window | 14-day money-back guarantee on the first upgrade |
| Code export | No. Wix says sites "must run on Wix's servers" |
| Owner of | Base44, the AI app builder Wix acquired in 2025 |
Wix pricing for every plan (October 2026)
These are the USD prices on wix.com/plans. Wix says the displayed prices are for yearly subscriptions, paid in full at the time of purchase, and that prices and currency vary by location.
| Plan | Price (billed yearly) | Storage | Site collaborators | Payments and ecommerce |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | Not listed | Not listed | No |
| Light | $17/mo | 2 GB | 2 | No |
| Core | $29/mo | 50 GB | 5 | Accept payments, basic eCommerce, scheduling and services |
| Business | $39/mo | 100 GB | 10 | Accept payments, standard eCommerce, scheduling and services |
| Business Elite | $159/mo | Unlimited | 100 | Accept payments, advanced eCommerce, scheduling and services, advanced developer platform |
| Enterprise | Custom | - | - | Tailored; Wix says pricing "varies based on project scope" |
What each step up adds, according to the plan cards:
- Free: hosting, the drag-and-drop editor, no-code design features and Wix's templates. Your site lives on a wixsite.com address, and Wix's FAQ says a Premium plan is what lets you connect your own domain and remove Wix branding.
- Light: a free domain for one year, 2 GB of storage, multi-cloud hosting, a "light" marketing suite and 2 site collaborators. No online payments.
- Core: the first plan that accepts payments, with basic eCommerce, scheduling and services, 50 GB of storage and 5 collaborators.
- Business: marked "Recommended" by Wix. Standard eCommerce, a standard marketing suite, 100 GB and 10 collaborators.
- Business Elite: advanced eCommerce and marketing, the advanced developer platform, unlimited storage and 100 collaborators.
Every paid plan lists a custom domain, hosting, AI creation tools, 24/7 customer care and the 14-day money-back guarantee.
How much does Wix cost per year?
Because the listed prices are monthly rates on a yearly plan paid up front, the first charge is the full year:
| Plan | Monthly rate | Paid up front for 12 months (before tax) |
|---|---|---|
| Light | $17 | $204 |
| Core | $29 | $348 |
| Business | $39 | $468 |
| Business Elite | $159 | $1,908 |
Wix notes that "additional subscription periods are available", but monthly-billing prices aren't shown on the pricing page. If you don't want to commit for a year, check the final price on the purchase page before you pay. Taxes are added on top, based on your billing address.
The costs that aren't in the plan price
Payment processing. If you sell through Wix Payments in the US, Wix's help center lists these fees:
| Payment method (US) | Fee per transaction |
|---|---|
| Credit/debit card (excl. American Express) | 2.9% + $0.30 |
| American Express | 3.7% + $0.30 |
| PayPal | 3.49% + $0.49 |
Wix also lists a 1.5% cross-border fee, a 1% currency conversion fee when the payment currency differs from your site's, and a $15 chargeback fee in the US ($20 for PayPal).
The domain after year one. The free domain voucher is only for the first purchase of a Premium plan, must be redeemed within 60 days, and only covers a new domain bought from Wix. It doesn't cover renewing a domain or a plan upgrade, so from year two you pay for the domain separately.
Email. A personalized address (info@yourdomain.com) comes through a separate Google Workspace plan, according to Wix's FAQ.
Which Wix plan fits which person?
- Trying Wix out: Free. Fine for a draft or a hobby page, as long as the wixsite.com address and Wix branding are acceptable.
- A simple site on your own domain, no selling: Light at $17/month yearly.
- Taking bookings or selling a few products: Core at $29/month yearly is the cheapest plan with payments.
- A growing store or service business: Business at $39/month yearly, with more storage and collaborators.
- Large catalogs or teams that need developer tools: Business Elite at $159/month yearly, or Enterprise.
Wix review: where it's strong and where it isn't
Wix is a mature platform. Bookings, stores, marketing tools and more than 2,000 templates sit in one dashboard, and the AI website builder can start a site from a single prompt. For a local business that wants everything under one login, that's a good deal.
The trade-off is lock-in. Wix's help center says a Wix site runs only on Wix's servers because "the SaaS architecture does not support external hosting." You can move your domain, but not the site's code. If you stop paying, you rebuild somewhere else. Wix is also built around websites and stores. For a custom web app, Wix bought Base44, which is a separate product with its own pricing.
Wix vs Youmake
| Wix | Youmake | |
|---|---|---|
| Builds | Websites and online stores | Websites, web apps, mobile apps and slide decks |
| How you build | Templates and drag and drop, or AI from a prompt | Describe it in chat, refine with a live preview |
| Code | Stays on Wix's servers | Export it or sync to GitHub; import an existing repo |
| Own domain | Paid plans, from $17/mo yearly | Publish to your own domain |
| Free option | Free plan on a wixsite.com address | No free plan; 3-day trial for $1 |
| Entry price | $17/mo billed yearly | $20/mo, or $16/mo billed yearly |
| Best for | Local businesses that want an all-in-one site and store | People who want a site built from a description, plus apps and code they own |
Pick Wix if you want an all-in-one site with a store and bookings and you're fine staying on Wix for good. We recommend Youmake if you'd rather describe what you want than drag blocks around, you need a web app, mobile app or pitch deck alongside the site, or you want the code in your own GitHub. See how code ownership works in Youmake.
Want the site without the template work? Start a 3-day Youmake trial for $1 →
How to do this with Youmake
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Start a trial at youmake.dev and open the composer.
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Describe the business and the pages you need. For example:
Build a website for a small yoga studio in Austin: a home page with class times, a pricing page with three passes, an instructors page, and a contact page with a booking form. Calm, light design that works well on phones.
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Review the live preview and ask for changes in chat, one at a time. Each change shows its credit cost.
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Connect Stripe if you take payments, and Supabase if you need logins or saved data.
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Publish to your own domain, and sync the code to GitHub so you keep a copy.
Still comparing? Our guide to the best AI website builders in 2026 covers seven tools, which AI website builders are actually free looks at free plans, and AI app builders that let you export your code goes plan by plan on ownership. If you need a full app rather than a site, read our AI app builder guide. More guides live in the vibe coding and AI app building hub.
FAQ
How much does Wix cost? Wix has a Free plan. Paid plans billed yearly are Light at $17/month, Core at $29, Business at $39 and Business Elite at $159, paid up front for the year. Taxes, payment processing fees and domain renewal after the first year cost extra.
Which Wix plan do I need to sell online? Core ($29/month billed yearly) is the cheapest plan that accepts payments and includes eCommerce. Light and Free don't.
Does Wix include a free domain? Yes, for one year, with the first purchase of a yearly or multi-year Premium plan. You redeem it within 60 days on a new domain from Wix. Renewals aren't covered.
Can I cancel Wix and get a refund? Wix offers a 14-day money-back guarantee on the initial upgrade to a Premium plan.
Can I export my Wix site? No. Wix says sites must run on its servers and can't be hosted elsewhere. If you want code you can take with you, look at builders with code export, such as Youmake.
Ready to build yours? Start a 3-day Youmake trial for $1 →
Sources
Checked on October 27, 2026:
- Wix plans and pricing, FAQ: https://www.wix.com/plans
- Wix Payments service fees: https://support.wix.com/en/article/wix-payments-service-fees
- Exporting or embedding your Wix site elsewhere: https://support.wix.com/en/article/exporting-or-embedding-your-wix-site-elsewhere
- Youmake: https://www.youmake.dev/, https://www.youmake.dev/ai-website-builder and https://www.youmake.dev/features/code-ownership