Webnode and Wix let you create a website yourself and can be useful for testing an idea. devBoys builds business websites from EUR 530. Custom work is worth considering when recurring plans, platform restrictions or ownership requirements no longer suit your business. We have been building custom websites since 2017 and have completed 119 projects.
The quick answer
A builder can suit you if you want to test an idea with a small initial investment and are happy to configure the website yourself. A custom website is worth considering when you need direct support, control over the implementation and ownership of the code and data. Compare the initial build and future hosting and maintenance with several years of platform plans and add-ons.
From a template-based site to a tailor-made website: new design, its own admin, content editable through ChatGPT too and faster loading.
Swipe the table sideways
| Criterion | Webnode / Wix | A custom website from us |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Recurring plans; check the current features and renewal terms | From EUR 530 as a one-off build |
| Ownership | The website depends on the hosted platform | You own the website code and data |
| Domain and email | Depends on the chosen plan and services | Included for the first year |
| SEO | Available tools depend on the platform | Control over structure, structured data and performance |
| Appearance | Built from templates and platform tools | Designed for your business |
| Support | Depends on the platform and plan | Direct contact with the developer who built it |
Both approaches have a place. Consider what you need the website to do.
For a builder, compare the plan that actually covers your domain, branding, storage and other requirements, including renewals and add-ons. Multiply those costs over the period you expect to use it. Our websites start from EUR 530 as a one-off build, with first-year domain registration and hosting included. From the second year, domain and hosting together typically cost EUR 40 annually.
Include your own time too: preparing content, configuring the builder and checking the result all take time. We deliver Start and Business in 14 days, Premium in 20 days, after receiving the required materials, with an agreed deadline guarantee.
Builders and generators help you get an initial website online without writing code. Before choosing one, check whether it supports the features you expect to need later and what help is available when it does not.
Our developers have completed 119 projects since 2017. We build a website whose structure and code we understand, so we can support and extend it as your requirements change.
Review the platform’s control over page titles, URLs, redirects, structured data and performance. A custom website lets us implement these around your content and requirements. Useful, clear pages and an accessible technical structure support discovery in search and by AI services; choosing a platform alone does not guarantee visibility.
Free options and paid plans have different restrictions. Check the current plan for custom domains, platform branding, storage, email and any other features your business needs, along with the ongoing renewal price.
Hosted builders have their own export and hosting restrictions. Before choosing one, check what can be transferred. Moving to an independently hosted custom website may require rebuilding the design and functionality. We can reuse suitable content and plan redirects from the old URLs.
When your requirements exceed the builder’s features, you want more control over the implementation, or the ongoing pricing model no longer suits you. We regularly handle such moves, reusing suitable content. Our website packages start from EUR 530, with delivery within 14 days after receiving the required materials.
Yes. A template is not inherently worse for SEO, but it limits you: it loads code you do not use, which slows the site down, and you can only partly adapt the page structure. Once you need something the template cannot do, you buy a plugin or pay for a workaround that the next template update may break. With custom development we plan the structure around your services and search intentions, and we regularly handle the move from a template as a redesign, reusing suitable content and redirecting the old URLs.
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