Wix pricing in the US is $17, $29, $39 and $159 a month for Light, Core, Business and Business Elite when billed yearly, according to Wix’s plans page and its own November 2026 pricing post, and $24, $36, $46 and $172 a month when billed monthly, according to that same post[1][2]. Wix has a free plan with Wix ads and no custom domain[1]. Only Core and above list online payments and bookings[1]. The free domain lasts one year, on yearly plans only, and a .com then renews at $21.35 a year[3][4]. A 14-day money-back guarantee covers the first purchase only[5]. Anything bought on sale renews at the standard rate, and yearly plans are charged up to three weeks before they expire, so check your renewal date[3].
BaaDigi builds websites, mostly on Next.js, so we compete with every platform on this page. Every figure below is from the platform’s own pages or public datasets, so you can check it.
What does each Wix plan cost?
| Plan | Billed yearly (per month / per year) | Billed monthly (per month) | Extra cost of paying monthly (per year) | What it includes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | $0 | n/a | Wix branding and a wixsite.com address; no custom domain[1][6] |
| Light | $17 / $204 | $24 | $84 ($288 − $204) | 2 GB storage, 2 site collaborators, light marketing suite, free domain for one year on yearly billing. No online payments or bookings[1][2][7] |
| Core | $29 / $348 | $36 | $84 ($432 − $348) | 50 GB, 5 collaborators, accept payments, basic eCommerce, scheduling and services (bookings), basic marketing suite[1][2][7] |
| Business | $39 / $468 | $46 | $84 ($552 − $468) | 100 GB, 10 collaborators, standard eCommerce, standard marketing suite, scheduling[1][2][7] |
| Business Elite | $159 / $1,908 | $172 | $156 ($2,064 − $1,908) | Unlimited storage, 100 collaborators, advanced eCommerce, advanced marketing suite, advanced developer platform[1][2][7] |
Wix’s plans page shows yearly prices, paid in full up front, before tax; it says other billing periods exist and that prices do not include tax[1]. The plans page shows regional prices to some visitors; the US figures here match Wix’s own November 2026 pricing post[2]. The monthly prices do not appear on the plans page or in the help center. They come from a Wix blog post whose editor’s note says plans and pricing are current as of November 2026, and which says: “Monthly billing costs more: Light is $24, Core $36, Business $46 and Business Elite $172 per month.”[2] The $17, $29, $39 and $159 yearly figures match Wix’s blog table as well[7].
You can switch between yearly and monthly billing at any time, and you can upgrade or downgrade[3][8]. Wix also offers 2-year and 3-year billing periods; we did not find a published price for them[3][1]. Each plan covers one site only[8]. Wix says Premium prices may differ by geographic location, and these are the prices shown to a US visitor[8].
Building a site on Wix is free, but to connect your own domain and remove Wix branding you need a Premium plan[1]. There is no free trial of Premium plans, only the 14-day money-back guarantee[8]. Wix Harmony, its AI website builder, has no separate price and is included in every plan, free included[9].
We saw no Wix sale that we could confirm for US visitors on November 12, 2026, so the table shows list prices only. If you find a discount, check the renewal price before you buy: Wix says anything bought on sale renews at the standard rate[3].
What costs extra on top of a Wix plan?
| Item | What it costs | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Domain after year one | $21.35 a year for a .com at Wix (first-year list price $7.90); renewals across endings run $7.90–$44.90 a year[4] | Most yearly plans include a voucher for one free year of a new domain bought from Wix, and it cannot renew a domain you already own[3][1]. The voucher comes only with a first-time plan purchase, not a renewal or an upgrade of an existing plan, and it is valid for two months from the plan purchase[10]. Monthly plans get no voucher, and the voucher does not cover domain privacy[3]. |
| Professional email (Google Workspace) | $7, $14 or $22 per user per month for Google Workspace through Wix, per Wix’s blog[11] | The blog does not say whether that is monthly or yearly billing, and the help article lists no prices[11][12]. Business email is billed separately from the plan. |
| Card payments | 2.9% + $0.30 per card transaction in the US; American Express 3.7% + $0.30; PayPal 3.49% + $0.49[13] | We found no separate Wix platform fee in its fee table, but Wix does not state a 0% fee, so confirm before you sell[13]. |
| Email marketing | Sold as a separate plan from the site plan | Monthly sends by tier: Free 200, Essentials 500, Core 5,000, Advanced 1,000,000. Per-tier prices not captured[14]. |
| Custom domain on the free plan | Not possible | Connecting any custom domain, bought at Wix or elsewhere, requires a paid plan[8]. |
Domains and business email are separate purchases. Cancelling your plan does not cancel them; you turn off their auto-renew separately[6]. Domain purchases have no 14-day guarantee[5].
Does Wix cost more after the first year?
- The free domain ends. After year one, a .com bought at Wix costs $21.35 a year[4].
- Sale prices end. Anything bought at a discount, including a discounted first upgrade, renews at the standard rate[3].
- Wix charges early. Yearly and multi-year plans are charged up to three weeks before they expire; domains and business email are charged 30 days before[3].
- Auto-renew is on by default. Plans renew automatically at the end of the period you chose: monthly, yearly, or every two or three years[3].
- Domains auto-renew by default too, on terms of one to ten years, and you can switch that off[4].
List prices also move. An archived copy of Wix’s plans page from June 2, 2025 (archive capture read November 12, 2026) showed Business at $36 a month billed yearly; it is $39 now. Light, Core and Business Elite match their 2025 prices. We could not pin down the exact date of the Business change[15][1][2]. The figures match what we recorded on September 21, 2026, and Wix’s own post dates them to November 2026[2].
On Trustpilot, Wix shows 3.4 out of 5 from 29,439 reviews as of November 12, 2026. Trustpilot’s own summary says customers frequently report billing issues related to subscriptions[16]. Treat that as a reason to read the renewal terms, not as proof about any one account.
Before you buy yearly, write down the renewal date and turn off auto-renew if you plan to leave. Do it before the charge date, which falls up to three weeks before expiry[17].
Can you get a refund or cancel Wix?
- New Premium plans have a 14-day money-back guarantee, with a full refund if you cancel in the first 14 days. It covers the initial upgrade only, not renewals or upgrades of an existing plan[5][8].
- Allow up to 45 business days for the refund to process[5].
- Domains have no 14-day guarantee[5].
- After day 14, cancelling turns off auto-renew and the plan stays active until the period ends. The site then reverts to a free wixsite.com address with Wix ads, and your content is kept[6].
- On a monthly plan, turn off auto-renew only after the 14-day period. Doing it earlier cancels the plan immediately[18].
Wix has no free trial of paid plans, but the site builder itself is free. Build on the free plan first, then upgrade when the site is ready[1].
What does Wix cost over three years?
Three-year cost is plan price × months plus the domain, using today’s list prices held flat. They may not stay flat: Wix’s Business plan rose from $36 to $39 between June 2025 and now[15][1]. We assume a .com domain bought at Wix, excluding tax, email, store fees and apps. Monthly billing gets no free-domain voucher, so the monthly row pays $7.90 for year one[3][4].
| Setup | Plan | Domain | Three-year total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Light, billed yearly | $17 × 36 months = $612 | Free year one, then $21.35 × 2 = $42.70 | $654.70 |
| Core, billed yearly | $29 × 36 months = $1,044 | Free year one, then $21.35 × 2 = $42.70 | $1,086.70 |
| Core, billed monthly | $36 × 36 months = $1,296 | $7.90 + ($21.35 × 2 = $42.70) = $50.60 | $1,346.60 |
| Business, billed yearly | $39 × 36 months = $1,404 | Free year one, then $21.35 × 2 = $42.70 | $1,446.70 |
Core is the first plan with online payments and bookings, so it is the fair match for most small-business sites. Paying monthly instead of yearly costs $1,346.60 − $1,086.70 = $259.90 more over three years. Squarespace Core on yearly billing comes to $1,084 by the same method ($29 × 36 + $20 × 2), so the two builders land within a few dollars of each other[1][19][20].
How does Wix pricing compare with other website builders?
These are the platforms we researched, not every builder on the market. “Business-grade plan” is our pick by features (the first plan with payments, bookings or fuller features), not sales data; none of these companies publishes which plan customers buy most. All figures are monthly equivalents on yearly billing unless noted.
| Platform | Entry plan | Business-grade plan | Billing and renewal notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wix | Light: $17/mo[1][2] | Core: $29/mo[1][2] | Light has no online payments or bookings. Free domain for year one, then $21.35 a year for a .com[4] |
| Squarespace | Basic: $19/mo[19] | Core: $29/mo[19] | Yearly list prices rose in July 2026; free domain for year one only, then $20 a year[21][20] |
| WordPress (self-hosted) | Software is free; example host Bluehost Starter: $4.24/mo first-term price on a 12-month term[22] | Bluehost Business: $6.79/mo first-term price on a 12-month term[22] | Hosting prices are set by the host, not WordPress. On Bluehost’s 36-month term, Starter renews at $9.99/mo and Business at $13.99/mo; the 12-month view does not label its own renewal rate. Read in a browser on November 12, 2026; Bluehost blocks automated reads[22] |
| GoDaddy Airo | Starter: $9.99/mo[23] | Professional: $24.99/mo (first tier listing online payments and bookings)[23] | Renewal price not published on the plan page[23] |
| Webflow | Basic site plan: $15/mo[24] | Premium site plan: $25/mo[25] | Code export needs a paid workspace plan on top; Core Workspace is $19/mo yearly[24] |
| Duda | Basic: $19/mo[26] | Team: $29/mo[26] | Basic has no code export; each extra site costs more[26] |
| BaaDigi AI Website Management (our own offer) | $97/mo plus $300 one-time setup, month to month[27] | Predictable Work Website: $147/mo plus $500 setup[27] | Custom-coded site you edit with your own Claude or ChatGPT. No contract, no exit fee. First year $1,464; each later year $1,164. Domain not included; you keep it at your own registrar[27] |
The BaaDigi row is a different product. It is a custom-coded site, not a template you build yourself, and the plan we cite includes no done-for-you edits. Over three years its published price is $300 setup + ($97 × 36 months = $3,492) = $3,792[27]. That total has no domain in it: on this plan you keep your domain at your own registrar and pay its renewal there, while the Wix totals above include the free first-year domain and two $21.35 renewals[27]. It is still well above Wix Core’s $1,086.70 on yearly billing. What you get for the extra money is ownership: the owner owns the domain, code, content and lead data, and the code is transferred on exit[27]. Wix says its sites must run on Wix’s servers, since Wix is a SaaS product[28].
Is Wix worth the price?
- Likely a fit if you want a cheap paid start with room to grow. Light at $17 a month billed yearly sits between GoDaddy’s Starter ($9.99) and Webflow’s Basic ($15) at the bottom of our table and Squarespace’s Basic ($19) above it[1][2][23][24][19].
- Likely a fit if you need bookings or payments and are fine paying yearly. Core at $29 includes both, with no separate bookings subscription[1].
- Think twice if you plan to pay monthly. You pay $84 more a year on Light, Core and Business, and you lose the free-domain voucher[2][3].
- Think twice if you buy on a sale. The sale price does not carry into renewal[3].
- Think twice if you may leave later. Wix says your site must run on Wix’s servers[28]. Check the export limits before you build.
- Consider the third option if you want to own the site outright. A custom-coded site you edit with your own AI costs more per month, but you keep the code and can take it with you (our own offer)[27].
Comparing with Squarespace? Our Squarespace pricing guide (linked below) uses the same format, so the numbers line up.
Frequently asked questions
- How much does Wix cost per month?
- In the US, Light is $17 a month billed yearly or $24 billed monthly; Core is $29 or $36; Business is $39 or $46; Business Elite is $159 or $172. The yearly prices are on Wix’s plans page and the monthly prices come from Wix’s own blog, checked November 12, 2026. Prices are before tax and may differ by location.
- Is Wix really free?
- Building a site on Wix is free, but the free plan shows Wix branding and uses a wixsite.com address. To connect your own domain and remove Wix branding you need a paid Premium plan.
- Is Wix cheaper billed yearly or monthly?
- Yearly. Light, Core and Business each cost $84 a year more when billed monthly, and Business Elite costs $156 more. Monthly plans also get no free-domain voucher.
- How much does a Wix domain cost after the first year?
- Wix lists $21.35 a year for a .com after the first year, and renewals across endings run $7.90 to $44.90 a year. The free first-year domain voucher only applies to new domains on yearly plans.
- Can I get a refund on Wix?
- Yes, on a new Premium plan cancelled within 14 days, with up to 45 business days to process. Renewals, upgrades and domain purchases are not covered by that guarantee.
- Why does my Wix renewal cost more than I paid?
- Wix says anything bought at a discount, including a discounted first upgrade, renews at the standard rate. The free domain also ends after year one and then renews at the regular price.
Related reading
Sources
Every source was opened and read on the date shown. Vendor prices change; check the vendor's page before buying. How we research: methodology.
- Wix plans and pricing page (US browser read) — checked 2026-11-12
- Wix blog: is Wix free? (yearly and monthly prices, “current as of November 2026”) — checked 2026-11-12
- Wix help: billing for Premium plans — checked 2026-11-12
- Wix blog: how much it costs to buy a domain from Wix — checked 2026-11-12
- Wix help: requesting a refund for a Premium plan — checked 2026-11-12
- Wix help: canceling a Wix Premium plan — checked 2026-11-12
- Wix blog: how much is a Wix website (yearly prices and plan features) — checked 2026-11-12
- Wix help: Premium plan pricing — checked 2026-11-12
- Wix blog: how much does Wix Harmony cost — checked 2026-11-12
- Wix help: about your free domain voucher — checked 2026-11-12
- Wix blog: how much does a business email cost — checked 2026-11-12
- Wix help: Google Workspace, choosing a plan — checked 2026-11-12
- Wix help: Wix Payments processing fees — checked 2026-11-12
- Wix help: your monthly email marketing balance — checked 2026-11-12
- Wix plans page (archived June 2, 2025) — checked 2025-06-02
- Trustpilot: Wix reviews (read November 12, 2026) — checked 2026-11-12
- Wix help: turning off auto-renewal for a Premium plan — checked 2026-11-12
- Wix help: purchasing a monthly Premium plan — checked 2026-11-12
- Squarespace pricing page — checked 2026-11-12
- Squarespace help: free domain terms — checked 2026-11-12
- PetaPixel: Squarespace is increasing prices by up to 26% (July 17, 2026) — checked 2026-11-12
- Bluehost WordPress hosting page (browser-rendered read; WordPress.org-listed host) — checked 2026-11-12
- GoDaddy website builder plans (archived November 6, 2026) — checked 2026-11-06
- Webflow pricing page — checked 2026-11-12
- Webflow blog: simplified plans and updated pricing (2026) — checked 2026-11-12
- Duda pricing page — checked 2026-11-12
- BaaDigi: AI Website Management pricing and scope — checked 2026-11-12
- Wix help: exporting or embedding your Wix site elsewhere — checked 2026-11-12