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Webnode
Hosted website and ecommerce builder with free projects and tiered premium publishing features.
What it is
Webnode is a proprietary hosted website builder offering free Webnode-subdomain projects and paid plans for custom domains, larger storage and bandwidth, email, ecommerce, multilingual sites, memberships, analytics integrations and backups. Premium applies to one website rather than an entire account, and feature limits vary sharply by tier. The platform reduces hosting administration but keeps the editable site inside Webnode's service.
Key features
Hosted visual builder
Creates and publishes template-based websites without operating a web server.
Domains and email
Paid plans can connect custom domains and, by tier, provide branded mailboxes.
Multilingual and membership
Higher tiers add multiple language versions and registered-member limits.
Ecommerce plans
Selected plans add catalogs, orders, payments and other store capabilities with tier-specific limits.
Strengths and trade-offs
What works well
- Free hosted start: A website can be created and run on a Webnode-branded subdomain without a paid plan.
- Tiered business features: Higher plans add custom domains, mailboxes, ecommerce, multilingual pages, memberships and integrations.
- Managed fundamentals: Hosted sites receive platform-managed HTTPS and infrastructure.
- Domain flexibility: Customers can register, transfer or DNS-assign an existing domain while retaining ownership.
Where it falls short
- Per-site subscription: Premium benefits apply to one project, not every website in the account.
- Low-tier restrictions: Branding removal, ecommerce, analytics, languages, memberships, backups, email and bandwidth depend on plan.
- Platform lock-in: Official material reviewed focuses on Webnode-hosted operation and domain transfer, not portable full-site source export.
- Renewal planning: Free first-year domains and discounted displayed prices do not remove later subscription, domain or tax costs.
Who it is for
Individuals and small organizations seeking an all-in-one hosted site with predictable features selected by plan.
Our verdict
Choose Webnode only after mapping every required feature to a specific per-site plan and renewal cost; retain control of the domain and establish a content, media, order and mailbox exit plan before the site becomes business-critical.
Closest alternatives we track
Same category, ordered by verified starting price.
What we checked
- Public APIOffers a documented API you can build against.No
- 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
- Webnode — Features ↗
Checked 2026-08-24 · Supports: free Webnode subdomain, custom domains, managed HTTPS, email, ecommerce, product import and export, international selling, support resources
- Webnode — Website pricing ↗
Checked 2026-08-24 · Supports: current USD plan prices, annual and monthly billing views, storage and bandwidth, domain voucher, email accounts, ecommerce, branding, analytics, memberships, languages, backups, tax exclusion
- Webnode Support — Premium scope ↗
Checked 2026-08-24 · Supports: premium extends features and storage, custom-domain prerequisite, one website per premium subscription, regional currency selection
- Webnode Support — Domain transfer ↗
Checked 2026-08-24 · Supports: premium requirement, one-year renewal charge, continued customer ownership, Webnode technical administration, transfer preparation
- Webnode Support — Move premium services ↗
Checked 2026-08-24 · Supports: within-account project move, owner-only operation, subscription deactivation, feature shutdown and data-deletion warning, domain and mailbox movement
- Webnode Support — Domains FAQ ↗
Checked 2026-08-24 · Supports: multiple custom domains, premium dependency, separate domain service, first-year voucher boundary, transfer assistance
Limit: Official Webnode feature, pricing and support pages were reviewed; ToolCompare did not create or publish a site, test the editor, inspect regional checkout or renewal prices, run a store, connect or transfer a domain, configure mail, validate backups, measure hosting performance or establish a full-site export. The absence of a documented portable source export in reviewed pages is not proof that no assisted migration option exists.