Comparison Table

Quickly scan the features and limitations of free website builders:

Name Rating BW Subdomain Ecommerce No Ads Domain Name
Weebly icon.png?ixlib=rails 2.1 Weebly 5 0.png?ixlib=rails 2.1 No limit Good Yes No No
Ucraft icon.png?ixlib=rails 2.1 Ucraft 4 0.png?ixlib=rails 2.1 1 GB Good No No Yes
Icon.jpg?ixlib=rails 2.1 Strikingly 4 0.png?ixlib=rails 2.1 5 GB Good Yes No No
Ico.png?ixlib=rails 2.1 XPRS 4 0.png?ixlib=rails 2.1 1 GB Poor No Yes No
Jimdo.png?ixlib=rails 2.1 Jimdo 3 0.png?ixlib=rails 2.1 2 GB Okay No No No
Google sites icon.png?ixlib=rails 2.1 Google Sites 3 0.png?ixlib=rails 2.1 N/A Bad No No Yes
Wix.png?ixlib=rails 2.1 Wix 2 0.png?ixlib=rails 2.1 500 MB Bad No No No
Wordpress icon.png?ixlib=rails 2.1 Wordpress.com 2 0.png?ixlib=rails 2.1 N/A Good No No No
Apple touch icon 152x152.png?ixlib=rails 2.1 WebsiteBuilder 2 0.png?ixlib=rails 2.1 N/A Bad No No No

Where Can I Get A Free Domain Name?

You can't. There's just no way around this.

Website builders provide free subdomains (example: yoursite.weebly.com) but they don't provide free custom domain names (example: yoursite.com).

Most website builders will include a "free" domain name if you pay for an annual plan— that's about as close as you can get. Otherwise free website builders provide free hosting— but not a free domain name.

I use Namecheap for my domain name hosting. It costs about $14.95 / year.

What's The Easiest Free Website Builder?

Weebly. Fortunately it's also my highest recommended free website builder.

Weebly is perfect for people who aren't particularily tech-savvy. If you can use Microsoft Word, you can use Weebly.

SEO And Free Website Builders

Heads up: if you plan to upgrade to a paid plan and domain name further down the line, you'll lose any SEO reputation you've built up by changing your URL.

For example, if you build your website on yourwebsite.jimdofree.com but years later decide to upgrade to yourwebsite.com, you'll lose any domain authority you've built up on yourwebsite.jimdofree.com.