The best AI website builders in 2026

Ten AI website builders compared on what matters after the demo: what they cost, whether there is a free option, and whether you can take your site with you. Every fact comes from the tools' own pages, checked in September 2026.

Updated 29 September 2026 · 9 min read

Our picks

A WordPress site you own: Dreamformer (ours)
All-in-one for beginners: Wix
Design polish: Squarespace
For designers: Framer
WordPress with hosting included: 10Web
Full-stack web apps: Lovable

We make Dreamformer, so it comes first and is marked as ours. Everything about the other tools comes from their own pages, linked in the sources.

How we compared them

We looked at four things:

What the AI builds. A whole site from a description, or help inside an editor.
What it costs. The cheapest paid plan, and any free plan or trial.
Where your site lives. On the tool's own servers or somewhere you control, and whether you can export it.
Whether the result is WordPress. That decides how many plugins, themes, hosts and developers you can use later.

We read each vendor's pricing and help pages in September 2026. We didn't run paid tests of every tool, so there are no star ratings here, just the facts you need to make a shortlist.

The ten at a glance

Tool	Paid plans from	Free option	Take your site with you?
Dreamformer (ours)	$19 a month for 100 AI credits	Free plugin on your own Anthropic API key; 7-day Pro trial	Yes. It is your own WordPress site.
Wix	$17.77 a month, billed yearly	Free plan with Wix branding	No. It runs only on Wix's servers.
Squarespace	Varies by country	14-day trial, no free plan	Partly. Some pages and one blog export.
Hostinger Website Builder	$2.99 a month, prepaid for 48 months	7-day trial without publishing	Partly. Content exports, the design doesn't.
Framer	$10 a month, billed yearly	Free plan on a Framer domain	No. Framer has no HTML export.
Durable	$22 a month, billed yearly	Free plan with monthly limits	No export option documented
10Web	$120 a year (AI Starter)	Free to generate, then a one-week trial	It builds a WordPress site, hosted by 10Web
ZipWP	$99 the first year (Starter), then $149	Free plan to try it	It builds a WordPress site
Elementor AI (Angie)	No paid Angie plan yet	Free plan with daily AI credits	Yes. It works inside your own WordPress.
Lovable	$25 a month for 100 credits	5 free credits a day, up to 30 a month	Yes. Export the code and host it anywhere.

Prices in US dollars as shown on each vendor's site in September 2026. Wix and Squarespace show prices by country. Credits are not the same unit across tools: each one decides how much work a credit buys.

The ten builders, one by one

1. Dreamformer (ours)

From $19 a month
Free plugin
WordPress

Dreamformer is a WordPress plugin. Describe your business and it builds the whole site inside your own WordPress: every page, the design, the menu and a WooCommerce store. Then you change anything by asking, like "make the header darker" or "add our opening hours".

Pages are real HTML, CSS and JavaScript stored in your WordPress, so a page can be a small app, like a calculator or a game. Pro plans include AI credits: a new page takes about 3 and a change 1 to 2. The free plugin runs on your own Anthropic API key.

Best for: WordPress users, and anyone who wants an AI-built site they fully own.
Watch out for: it runs on WordPress, so you bring your own hosting.

2. Wix

From $17.77 a month, yearly
Free plan
Hosted by Wix

Wix's AI Website Builder creates a site from a description, which you then customise by hand or with Aria, Wix's AI agent. Hosting and the editor come in one subscription, and there is a free plan with Wix branding on a wixsite.com address.

Best for: beginners who want everything in one place.
Watch out for: in Wix's words, "your site must run on Wix's servers". There is no export, and you can't switch templates on an existing site. More in Wix vs WordPress.

3. Squarespace

Prices vary by country
14-day trial
Partial export

Squarespace Blueprint AI asks about your business and gives you "a personalized website starting point with relevant content and imagery already in place". From there you edit in Squarespace's polished, section-based editor.

Best for: portfolios, small businesses and simple shops where design matters most.
Watch out for: there is no free plan, and the export covers only some pages and one blog, not the store or the design. More in Squarespace vs WordPress.

4. Hostinger Website Builder

$2.99 a month over 48 months
7-day trial
Partial export

Hostinger's builder lets you start from AI or a template, with hosting included. The headline price of $2.99 a month means paying for 48 months up front, $143.52, and the plan then renews at $10.99 a month.

Best for: the lowest monthly price, if you are happy to commit for four years.
Watch out for: sites can't be published during the 7-day trial, and an export leaves the design and the store behind.

5. Framer

From $10 a month, yearly
Free plan
Hosted by Framer

Framer is a design tool that publishes websites. You describe the page or change you need, and "Framer's AI agent creates editable pages, sections, copy, and visuals directly in your project."

Best for: designers and startups who care about every detail.
Watch out for: "Framer does not offer HTML export for self-hosting", so your site stays on Framer.

6. Durable

From $22 a month, yearly
Free plan
Hosted by Durable

Durable builds sites for small businesses and puts business tools, such as a CRM and lead capture, on the same account. The free plan has monthly limits, for example 5 AI images and 10 AI chat messages.

Best for: service businesses that want a simple site online quickly.
Watch out for: Durable doesn't document a way to export your site, so plan on staying.

7. 10Web

From $120 a year
Free to generate
WordPress

10Web turns a single prompt into a website on its own hosting. "It is built on WordPress", so plugins and themes keep working. Generating a site is free, followed by a one-week trial. You then edit in an Elementor-based editor with an AI Co-Pilot for sections, text and images.

Best for: people who want an AI-built WordPress site with hosting included.
Watch out for: the entry plan covers 1 website with 100 AI credits and 10,000 visitors a month.

8. ZipWP

From $99 the first year
Free plan
WordPress

ZipWP turns a description of your business into a designed WordPress site. There is a free plan to try it, and Starter costs $99 the first year, then $149 a year.

Best for: trying AI-generated WordPress sites quickly.
Watch out for: free sandbox sites expire after a day, so decide fast or pay.

9. Elementor AI (Angie)

Free daily credits
Inside Elementor
WordPress

Angie is Elementor's AI agent for WordPress. It works on the site you already have, from the Elementor editor, and can generate full pages, custom widgets, post types, code snippets and small front-end apps, tested in isolation before they go live. It has a free plan with daily AI credits, and for now you can't buy more. Elementor's other AI features come with Elementor One plans; Elementor Pro plans include no AI.

Best for: people who already build with Elementor.
Watch out for: it builds on Elementor, so the site stays an Elementor site.

10. Lovable

$25 a month for 100 credits
5 free credits a day
Code export

Lovable builds web apps and websites from a chat, closer to an AI developer than a website builder. You own what it makes: "You can export your code, migrate your data, self-host parts or all of your stack, or move to another provider at any time."

Best for: full-stack web apps with a ready-made backend.
Watch out for: it builds apps rather than WordPress sites, so WordPress plugins and themes don't apply. See our Lovable alternative for WordPress.

An AI-built site that stays yours

Dreamformer builds the whole site inside your own WordPress, and it keeps working if you cancel. Try Pro free for 7 days, or use the free plugin with your own Anthropic API key.

Start your free 7-day trial See how it works

How to choose

You want to own the site and use WordPress: Dreamformer, 10Web, ZipWP or Elementor AI.
You want one subscription and nothing to maintain: Wix, Squarespace, Hostinger or Durable.
You are a designer who wants full control: Framer.
You are building a standalone app with its own backend: Lovable.
You want an app inside your WordPress site, like bookings or a product configurator: Dreamformer, or Elementor AI if you build with Elementor.

One question saves the most pain later: can you leave? Wix and Framer can't export your site, and Squarespace and Hostinger export only part of it. WordPress-based builders give you a site you can move to any host.

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Questions

What is the best AI website builder?

It depends on where you want the site to live. For a WordPress site you own, Dreamformer (ours). For an all-in-one with no setup, Wix. For design polish, Squarespace. For designers, Framer. For standalone web apps, Lovable.

Is there a free AI website builder?

Several have free options. Wix, Framer, Durable and ZipWP have free plans with limits, Elementor's Angie has daily free credits, and Lovable gives 5 free credits a day. Dreamformer's free plugin runs on your own Anthropic API key.

Can I export a website made with an AI builder?

It depends on the tool. Wix and Framer say you can't. Squarespace and Hostinger export part of it. WordPress-based builders give you a normal WordPress site, and Lovable lets you export the code.

Which AI website builders work with WordPress?

Dreamformer, 10Web, ZipWP and Elementor's Angie all build WordPress sites or work inside WordPress.

Are AI-built websites good for SEO?

They can be. What matters is the result: fast pages, clear titles and useful content. A WordPress-based site also lets you use SEO plugins such as Yoast SEO.