It is probably strange to see a post of this kind on Habré, since here every second person can make a site without any constructors. But it happens that there is not much time, and a landing page or an online store, albeit a simple one, is needed already yesterday.
That's when designers come to the rescue. By the way, there are quite a lot of them, but in this post we will not consider Ucoz and others like them - everyone already knows about them. I had the task of finding a few website builders that are suitable for business, so I also evaluated them. In general, if someone has a similar goal, to find a designer for their company, then welcome under cat.
ukit
Ucoz and Ukit are of course related, but their capabilities are different. Ukit, in my opinion, is easier to learn, it is great for entrepreneurs, freelancers, developers of simple client sites, self-employed. With its help, without any problems, you can develop a business card website, landing page, portfolio, a small online store.
At the heart of everything is a visual editor that makes it possible to assemble pages with the necessary elements from ready-made blocks and widgets. Each block can be further edited, deep development knowledge is not required. This constructor allows you to make a ready-made, albeit not very complex, site within 30 minutes.
pros
- Very simple constructor, suitable for everyone.
- With the help of widgets and blocks, the website can be customized.
- There is integration with services such as amoCRM, SendPulse, social networks, mailing lists, online chat and others.
- It is possible to optimize page loading speed, interactive tips, built-in site statistics aggregator.
- Good support.
- Not a very high price, plus the opportunity to evaluate the designer within 2 weeks.
Cons
- Most Ukit sites are somewhat similar in structure to each other. Nothing wrong with that, but still...
Cost: Price from $4 per month to $12. Packages differ from each other in the ability to access advanced statistics, templates, shopping carts, online store settings, etc.
Wix
This is one of the most popular designers in the world. Ideal for creating relatively simple sites, including landing pages, portfolios, business card sites. In addition, it should be used to quickly deploy high-quality small online stores.
Wix has a nice feature - the ability to add your own JavaScript code to the Wix site and work with APIs to add custom features and interactions to the site. For this True, this is not coding, but rather, scripting. As in the previous case, the constructor has many templates. As a result, you can make a service for finding and selling air tickets, booking rooms, selling music, etc. Pages can be deeply customized.
pros
- A functional editor that makes it possible to develop excellent sites.
- A large number of applications to expand functionality.
- Templates, a lot of templates - how could it be without them.
- Additional tools for organizing communications with clients and marketing.
- There is also the possibility of selling digital goods, with reference to different services.
Cons
- Practically not, if we are talking, of course, about a regular website builder.
- There are non-obvious features (such as extending the layout space) that are not covered in the technical documentation, but this is not a very big problem.
Price: from 90 to 500 rubles per month for websites. In the latter case, the package includes all options, it is possible to create a logo, priority consideration of applications by support.
As for business, the tariffs here are different, from 400 to 1000 rubles per month. In the latter case, 50 GB of disk space is provided, web analytics tools, advertising in Google Analytics, Google Ads, Yandex.Direct are provided.
Ucraft
Another modern designer with a nice and clear interface. It is good for creating business card sites with good design. Suitable for launching various kinds of stores. The developers have added eCommerce tools to the product, so there are a lot of opportunities for business here. There are widgets ready to solve various tasks widgets.
Several dozen ready-made templates are provided out of the box. Developers add new ones, gradually removing obsolete ones. You can also create your own templates if you wish. It is possible to customize, add your own code. Added advanced tools for SEO. Another positive point is that the product is multilingual, it can be used to develop business cards and stores in different languages.
pros
- Custom templates.
- Possibility of customization.
- There is an interface for team work.
- Extensive opportunities for integrating third-party products.
- You can create various free websites on a domain.
Cons
- The engine is quite slow.
- Commerce module - third-party developers.
- Few templates.
Cost: from 670 to 2600 rubles per month. In the latter case, the ability to sell goods on Yandex, eBay, Facebook is added to the online store.
net house
A good constructor for developing business card sites, plus landing pages and stores. The ecosystem of the product is quite developed, there are additional services that expand the functionality of the final product. As a rule, these services are paid, it can be adding SMS notifications, setting up contextual advertising, positioning in social networks, etc.
Nethouse has a visual editor that many users might like.
The final product can be integrated with Google/Yandex, amoCRM, Travelpayouts and a number of other services. And the developers have added mobile applications for site management.
Unfortunately, there are not very many templates, and they are similar to each other. It is impossible to customize beyond recognition, so Nethouse products are structurally similar to each other. But extensive opportunities for detailing store settings.
pros
- The intuitive interface.
- Great templates.
- A large number of different functions.
- Additional features.
Cons
- Additional features have to be bought, even if you have the most expensive plan.
- Template customization is limited.
Cost: two tariff plans, for the site and for the store. In the first case, you need to pay 225 rubles per month, in the second - 488 rubles per month. The user receives a catalog of 1000+ products, there are no restrictions on the number of photos, and access to the built-in CRM appears.
sitebox
This is a relatively new website builder from Mail.ru (launched in 2019), it is designed for small and medium-sized businesses when it becomes necessary to quickly and with minimal effort create a website or online store. The constructor provides the user with four ready-made models: an online store, a product or company page, a corporate website, and a blog. The created website is optimized for mobile devices. The number of templates is 350 pieces.
There is also a turnkey website development service - if there is no time or desire to deal with the functionality of the service.
The user has access to analytics systems for tracking attendance and collecting information about user behavior, SEO tools, and PayPal and Wallet One payment systems.
Due to the fact that the Sitebox constructor is part of the Mail.ru platform for business, the constructor user has access to mail for the domain, survey and mailing services, cloud storage, and computer vision technologies.
Pros:
- Lots of modern features.
- The ability to integrate a website, store, blog with Russian and foreign payment and analytical services.
- Ability to use other products of the Mail.ru business platform.
- Possibility of customization.
- Clear billing.
Cons:
- Hardly ever
Cost: There are three tariff plans. The first is free, it provides the user with only a basic set of tools. The second - 500 rubles a month, gives the designer the necessary features. The third - 1000 rubles per month, provides additional features, integration of third-party products and adding your own code. This package is positioned as a professional.
Only registered users can participate in the survey. , you are welcome.
Which of these designers would you choose?
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7,8%Ukit4
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9,8%Wix5
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0,0%Ucraft0
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5,9%Nethouse3
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9,8%Sitebox5
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66,7%I wouldn't choose anything
Voted by 51 users. 23 users abstained.
Source: habr.com