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Seven side-by-side comparisons: how fast someone non-technical gets a site live, what's already working before you open a second account, what ten sites cost instead of one, and the whole bill over one year and three.
Wix and Squarespace are website builders: a design tool with hosting attached, billed a plan at a time, per site. GoDaddy and Bluehost are general-purpose hosts built around WordPress — you install it, pick a theme, and build from there. Namecheap is a domain registrar with a server sold alongside it. Shopify runs a store. Neocities is a home for hand-coded pages on the indie web. Lemonade Host is a website builder with the hosting included: pick a design, change the words in your browser, publish — 99¢ a month per site, with your own domain for 99¢ more.
Each comparison below follows the same shape: how long it takes someone non-technical to get live, what's included before you open a second account, what ten sites cost instead of one, and the plain arithmetic over one year and three.
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Every page runs the same table: time to live, what's included, what ten sites cost, and straight arithmetic over one year and three.
A WordPress stack to assemble first, at an intro rate that renews far higher.
Themes and plugins to set up, often billed 12 to 36 months upfront.
A canvas you arrange yourself, billed a plan per site. See what ten cost.
Designer templates, a plan per site, and a site you can't take with you.
A first-rate registrar, and a server its hosting asks you to run.
Built to run a store at scale. See what a site that isn't one costs there.
A home for hand-coded pages, on their address. See where each one fits.
The short version
The full picture — time to live, what's included, what ten sites cost, and the bill over one year and three — is on each comparison page. This is the summary.
| Feature | Lemonade Host | GoDaddy | Bluehost | Wix | Squarespace | Namecheap | Shopify | Neocities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time to live | Same day — pick a design, change the words, publish | Install WordPress, pick a theme, then build | Install WordPress, pick a theme, then build | Same day, once you've arranged the page | Same day, once you've filled the template in | Set up the control panel and WordPress first | Same day, if you're setting up a store | Same day, if you write the HTML yourself |
| Visual editor | Included on every site | Sold as a separate builder product | WordPress themes plus a builder plugin | Included — drag-and-drop canvas | Included — template-based | Sold separately from the hosting plan | Included — theme editor for stores | A code editor in the browser |
| Template library | Included — start from a finished design | WordPress themes, installed by you | WordPress themes, installed by you | Large library, included | Designer templates, included | WordPress themes, installed by you | Store themes, many of them paid | Community pages, hand-edited |
| Forms, bookings and a cart | Included and working — no second account | WordPress plugins to add and maintain | WordPress plugins to add and maintain | Included; bookings and payments on higher plans | Included; scheduling commonly a paid add-on | WordPress plugins to add and maintain | Cart is the core product; forms via apps | Not part of the product |
| Ten landing pages | $9.90/mo — ten sites at 99¢ | A higher multi-site plan tier, approx. | A higher multi-site plan tier, approx. | ~$170–290/mo — a plan per site | ~$160–290/mo — a plan per site | A higher multi-site plan tier, approx. | ~$290–390/mo — a plan per store | $0 on their subdomains; Supporter tier for domains |
| Price per site | 99¢/mo ($11.88/yr) | ~$8.99/mo, approx. | ~$10.99/mo, approx. | ~$17–29/mo | ~$16–25/mo | ~$2–5/mo, approx. | ~$29–39/mo | $0 — free tier |
| Renewal price | $11.88/yr — unchanged | ~$21.99/mo, approx. | ~$24.99/mo, approx. | Same tier, no known hike | Same tier, no known hike | ~$6.48/mo, approx. | Same tiers, plus fees | $0 stays $0; Supporter ~$5/mo |
| Custom domain | +99¢/mo ($1.98/mo all-in) | Often bundled year one | Often bundled year one | Included on paid plans | Included on paid plans | Bring one from anywhere, theirs included | Not included, connected separately | Supporter tier, ~$5/mo |
| Ways to publish | Editor, zip, Git, CLI, or an AI assistant | cPanel, FTP, WP installer | cPanel, FTP, WP installer | Wix Editor only | Squarespace editor only | cPanel, FTP, File Manager | Admin/theme editor only | Browser editor, browser upload |
| AI publishing | Yes — MCP server | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| Portability | Your files, movable anytime | Tied to their stack | Tied to their stack | Lives in the editor | Lives in the platform | Movable via the control panel | Store data exportable; storefront tied to platform | Files downloadable; no Git export |
| SSL and backups | Both included, backups kept 7 days | Frequently paid add-ons | Frequently paid add-ons | SSL included; site history varies | SSL included; history varies by plan | SSL often included; backups vary | SSL included; backups cover store data | SSL included; no separate backups |
Competitor figures are approximate as of mid-2026 and change without notice — check each company's own pricing page before deciding. Neocities' free tier costs $0 indefinitely. Ours are exact and won't move under you.
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