Design
SiteW
French no-code website and online-store builder with bundled hosting and free-to-paid plans.
What it is
SiteW is a proprietary French drag-and-drop builder for showcase sites and online stores, with hosting and responsive output included. The Discovery tier costs €0 but is limited to five pages, constrained storage, a SiteW subdomain and SiteW branding. Paid showcase plans currently begin at €8 monthly or €6.60 per month on annual billing; ecommerce begins at €25 monthly or €20.83 annual-equivalent, with product, category and payment-provider limits by tier. Paid subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least five days before expiry, and renewal pricing may change.
Key features
Drag-and-drop builder
Creates responsive showcase sites without requiring customers to write code.
Hosted ecommerce
Adds stores with plan-specific product, category and payment-provider limits and no SiteW sales commission.
Bundled operations
Includes hosting, updates, bandwidth and support within the subscription.
Data exports and API
Exports selected business datasets manually on Advanced tiers and through authenticated download endpoints on Unlimited tiers.
Strengths and trade-offs
What works well
- Low-friction start: A permanent free tier and a 15-day paid-feature trial are available without a card.
- Integrated service: Hosting, automatic updates, responsive output and customer support are bundled.
- Clear commerce limits: Product, category, payment-provider and zero-platform-commission claims are published by tier.
- Business-data export: Advanced plans support manual exports and Unlimited plans document automated authenticated downloads for selected data.
Where it falls short
- Free-tier branding and caps: Discovery uses a SiteW address, displays SiteW mentions and permits five pages.
- Annual prices are equivalents: The lowest displayed monthly rates require annual payment; some monthly choices add setup fees.
- Automatic renewal: Paid terms require cancellation at least five days before expiry and allow renewal-price revision.
- Export is selective: Documentation lists forms, members, newsletter, orders and product data—not a portable export of the complete designed website.
Who it is for
French-speaking small businesses, associations and independent sellers wanting an all-in-one no-code site with predictable tier limits.
Our verdict
SiteW is a credible all-in-one builder for modest French-market sites and stores, but select the tier from real page, storage and catalogue needs, calendar the renewal deadline, and confirm a migration plan because the documented exports cover selected business data rather than the complete site design.
Closest alternatives we track
Same category, ordered by verified starting price.
What we checked
- Public APIOffers a documented API you can build against.Yes
- Mobile appHas a native app for iOS or Android, not just a mobile website.No
- Open source / self-hostableSource is open and the tool can be run on your own infrastructure.No
- SSO (SAML)Supports SAML single sign-on on at least one plan.No
“Not checked” means exactly that — we have not verified it, and we do not guess.
Evidence and freshness
Status: Official sources reviewedReviewed: 2026-08-24
- SiteW — Plans ↗
Checked 2026-08-24 · Supports: free and paid plan prices, monthly versus annual billing, setup fees, free-tier branding subdomain and five-page limit, paid page and storage limits, ecommerce product category and provider limits, zero sales commission, bundled hosting updates responsive design and bandwidth, dashboard cancellation statement
- SiteW Help — Plan overview ↗
Checked 2026-08-24 · Supports: seven-plan structure, showcase and ecommerce use cases, annual-equivalent prices, domain inclusion, catalogue limits, multi-user and priority-support distinctions
- SiteW Help — Data export and API ↗
Checked 2026-08-24 · Supports: selected CSV or XLSX data exports, forms members newsletter orders and products scope, Advanced manual-export boundary, Unlimited automated-download boundary, HTTP Basic authentication
- SiteW — General service terms ↗
Checked 2026-08-24 · Supports: subscription durations, automatic renewal, five-day cancellation deadline, renewal-effective cancellation, annual debit timing, renewal-price revision, withdrawal and early-cancellation boundaries, plan-change proration
- SiteW Help — FAQ ↗
Checked 2026-08-24 · Supports: 15-day trial without card, free-tier availability, editor save and publish distinction, plan upgrade behavior, domain authorization-code workflow
Limit: Official SiteW plan, help and service-term pages were reviewed; ToolCompare did not create or publish a site, inspect checkout or renewal debit, test templates/responsiveness/SEO/AI/support, connect a domain or payment provider, sell products, measure uptime or bandwidth, use the export endpoint, cancel a plan, or migrate a complete design. The documented endpoint is treated as a limited data-export API, not a general platform API; prices and terms can change.