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Wix |
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10/10 |
3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
- GPT-6 Luna (#1) Best all-around for small businesses, with approachable editing, strong features, and broad integrations.
- Gemini 4 Argon (#1) Best all-around balance of ease, templates, and built-in business features for most small businesses.
- DeepSeek V4 Pro (#1) Best all-around balance of ease, design freedom, and built-in business tools.
- GLM-5.3 (#1) Easiest drag-and-drop editor with huge template variety; best all-around for small businesses.
- Kimi K3 (#1) Most flexible editor, huge app market, great for most small businesses
- MiniMax M3 (#1) Most flexible design and apps for small businesses
- Mistral Large 4 (#1) Easiest drag-and-drop builder with strong small business templates and all-in-one hosting.
- Nemotron 3 Ultra (#1) Most flexible drag-and-drop editor with huge app market
- Qwen 3.8 Flash (#2) Drag-and-drop flexibility plus strong small-business app marketplace.
- Claude Haiku 5.5 (#3) Easy drag-and-drop editor with broad app market and small business features.
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| 2 |
Squarespace |
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10/10 |
1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
- Claude Haiku 5.5 (#1) Polished templates, strong all-in-one tools for small business sites and booking.
- Qwen 3.8 Flash (#1) Best all-in-one: stunning templates, built-in ecommerce and booking.
- GPT-6 Luna (#2) Excellent polished templates and simple setup, especially for service businesses and portfolios.
- Gemini 4 Argon (#2) Unmatched design polish and cohesive marketing tools ideal for service and portfolio businesses.
- DeepSeek V4 Pro (#2) Unmatched template quality and strong for service-based or creative businesses.
- GLM-5.3 (#2) Polished, professional templates and strong SEO; great for service and portfolio businesses.
- Kimi K3 (#2) Best-in-class templates, strong all-in-one value and polish
- MiniMax M3 (#2) Best polished templates for service-based businesses
- Mistral Large 4 (#2) Beautiful, polished designs that look professional with minimal effort and great portfolio tools.
- Nemotron 3 Ultra (#2) Best all-around design and features for most small businesses
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| 3 |
Shopify |
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10/10 |
2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
- Claude Haiku 5.5 (#2) Best choice when online selling is the primary goal, with strong commerce tools.
- GPT-6 Luna (#3) The strongest choice when a small business primarily sells products online.
- Gemini 4 Argon (#3) The undisputed powerhouse for small businesses focused primarily on retail and e-commerce.
- DeepSeek V4 Pro (#3) The gold standard for e-commerce-focused small businesses.
- GLM-5.3 (#3) Best for product-selling businesses needing e-commerce, payments, and scalability.
- Kimi K3 (#3) Top pick if selling products online is the primary goal
- MiniMax M3 (#3) Top choice if you need serious online selling tools
- Mistral Large 4 (#3) Best for product-based businesses needing seamless e-commerce with inventory and payment tools.
- Nemotron 3 Ultra (#3) Top choice if selling products online is the priority
- Qwen 3.8 Flash (#8) Unmatched if selling products is the business's core activity.
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| 4 |
WordPress |
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10/10 |
9 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
- GPT-6 Luna (#4) Flexible publishing and business features without requiring self-hosted WordPress setup.
- Gemini 4 Argon (#4) Unrivaled content management and scalability with managed hosting convenience.
- DeepSeek V4 Pro (#4) Blogging powerhouse with a familiar interface for content-first businesses.
- Kimi K3 (#4) Excellent blogging and SEO, scales well, steeper learning curve
- MiniMax M3 (#4) Great for content-heavy sites with strong SEO
- Mistral Large 4 (#4) Unmatched flexibility and scalability with thousands of plugins for growing businesses.
- Nemotron 3 Ultra (#4) Powerful content focus with room to grow into self-hosted
- GLM-5.3 (#5) Maximum flexibility and content control at low cost; slightly steeper learning curve.
- Claude Haiku 5.5 (#9) Most flexible option with huge plugin ecosystem, though it needs more upkeep.
- Qwen 3.8 Flash (#9) Scalable but steeper learning curve; best for content-heavy sites.
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| 5 |
GoDaddy |
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9/10 |
4 | 5 | | 3 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
- Qwen 3.8 Flash (#3) Cheapest fast route to a live site with domain and email bundled.
- Claude Haiku 5.5 (#4) Quick setup and cheap plans, bundled with domain and hosting services.
- GLM-5.3 (#4) Very fast setup with built-in marketing tools; ideal for ultra-small businesses.
- GPT-6 Luna (#5) Quick to launch, with convenient domain, booking, and basic marketing tools.
- MiniMax M3 (#5) Fast setup and marketing tools for beginners
- DeepSeek V4 Pro (#6) Fastest way to launch a basic site, especially if you already use GoDaddy.
- Mistral Large 4 (#6) Fast setup with AI assistance, ideal for getting online in hours, not days.
- Nemotron 3 Ultra (#6) Fastest setup with built-in marketing tools
- Kimi K3 (#7) Fastest setup, simple tools, good for very basic sites
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| 6 |
Weebly |
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10/10 |
5 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
- Qwen 3.8 Flash (#4) Simple, affordable builder with solid basic ecommerce features.
- Claude Haiku 5.5 (#5) Simple, low-cost builder that suits basic brochure sites and small shops.
- DeepSeek V4 Pro (#5) Extremely simple drag-and-drop, good for complete beginners on a budget.
- Mistral Large 4 (#5) Simple, affordable builder with solid e-commerce features for budget-conscious owners.
- Nemotron 3 Ultra (#5) Simplest learning curve for absolute beginners
- Kimi K3 (#6) Easy drag-and-drop with solid small ecommerce features
- MiniMax M3 (#6) Simple drag-and-drop at affordable pricing
- GLM-5.3 (#7) Simple, affordable editor with decent e-commerce via Square.
- GPT-6 Luna (#8) An accessible, affordable option for straightforward sites and basic online stores.
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| 7 |
Webflow |
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9/10 |
6 | 6 | 5 | | 8 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
- Gemini 4 Argon (#5) Best for growing businesses needing total design freedom and clean code without hiring developers.
- Kimi K3 (#5) Design freedom and clean code for those willing to learn
- Claude Haiku 5.5 (#6) Powerful visual design control, but steeper learning curve for owners.
- GPT-6 Luna (#6) Offers fine design control for businesses willing to handle a steeper learning curve.
- GLM-5.3 (#6) Powerful design control for growth-minded brands; requires more technical skill.
- MiniMax M3 (#7) Designer-grade control without raw coding
- Mistral Large 4 (#7) Powerful design control and CMS capabilities for businesses wanting custom, code-free sites.
- Nemotron 3 Ultra (#7) Design freedom without code for custom-looking sites
- DeepSeek V4 Pro (#8) Professional design control for businesses needing a custom, scalable site.
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| 8 |
Duda |
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10/10 |
8 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 |
- Qwen 3.8 Flash (#5) Polished, client-friendly builder popular with agencies serving SMBs.
- Claude Haiku 5.5 (#8) Strong for agencies and multi-site management, with good mobile output.
- Kimi K3 (#8) Strong for agencies, pricier for a single small business site
- Nemotron 3 Ultra (#8) Strong client management for agencies building for SMBs
- GPT-6 Luna (#9) Useful for agencies and local businesses needing responsive templates and client-management tools.
- Gemini 4 Argon (#9) Fast, reliable, and structured builder ideal for local service businesses and agencies.
- DeepSeek V4 Pro (#9) Excellent for agencies or multi-location businesses needing client management.
- Mistral Large 4 (#10) Purpose-built for agencies managing multiple small business sites with white-label options.
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| 9 |
Hostinger Website Builder |
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8/10 |
10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | | |
- Gemini 4 Argon (#6) Incredible budget value with helpful AI tools that launch basic business sites fast.
- GPT-6 Luna (#7) Budget-friendly and easy to use for simple small-business websites.
- DeepSeek V4 Pro (#7) Surprisingly capable AI builder at a very low price point.
- GLM-5.3 (#9) Cheapest capable option with AI tools and hosting bundled in.
- MiniMax M3 (#9) Budget-friendly with AI-assisted site creation
- Kimi K3 (#10) Very affordable with decent AI tools and performance
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| 10 |
BigCommerce |
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3/10 |
7 | | | | | | | 8 | 8 | |
- Claude Haiku 5.5 (#7) Solid commerce platform with fewer built-in limits, better for larger catalogs.
- MiniMax M3 (#8) Strong for growing stores with multi-channel sales
- Mistral Large 4 (#8) Robust e-commerce platform built for scaling product catalogs and multi-channel selling.
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| 11 |
Square Online |
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3/10 |
| 10 | 7 | | | | 9 | | | |
- Gemini 4 Argon (#7) Seamless POS integration makes it unbeatable for local retailers, restaurants, and brick-and-mortar shops.
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| 12 |
Jimdo |
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1/10 |
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- Qwen 3.8 Flash (#7) AI-assisted quick setup, good for very small service businesses.
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| 13 |
Framer |
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2/10 |
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| 14 |
IONOS MyWebsite |
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2/10 |
| | | | 10 | | | | | 9 |
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| 15 |
Strikingly |
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2/10 |
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