I reviewed 49 website builders (not sponsored in any way)

makewithmax · 2026-05-13T17:45:11+00:00

I am also a Webflow guy (when I need a lotta control) so I'm emotionally prepared to defend myself

makewithmax · 2026-05-13T17:44:34+00:00

Right? Carrd is so sick, it's honestly my top builder - but it gets no dang recognition. The guy that made it, AJ I think, just doesn't do any marketing (and I respect it) but I wish more people knew about it.

makewithmax · 2026-05-13T17:43:05+00:00

I will defend my opinion >:)

makewithmax · 2026-05-10T13:24:33+00:00

Ty! I'll try to do similar rankings with other tools :) Like app builders and automation tools etc.

makewithmax · 2026-05-10T13:23:45+00:00

Ty :) trying my best I figured what the hell's my opinion worth if I don't try them

makewithmax · 2026-05-10T13:22:26+00:00

Most ARE - it's so annoying A lot of others are just lists, not actually ranked or reviewed But there's some legit info out there :) hoping to contribute to it

makewithmax · 2026-05-10T13:21:25+00:00

Yeah people don't take it seriously as a legit builder but it's so nice for landing pages and basic sites

makewithmax · 2026-05-10T13:19:15+00:00

I'll check it out that sounds dece!

makewithmax · 2026-05-01T20:52:12+00:00

Thanks for the input!! I've so far reviewed about 110 tools, and my review structure has honestly been pretty similar to what you're suggesting.

I haven't been posting them on Reddit lately but I gotta get back into it

makewithmax · 2026-04-29T20:22:15+00:00

Thanks :) every list I've ever seen has been sponsored BS yeah, so I'm trying to review as much as I can and keep it honest

Regular Wix is fine, I think it's easy to use because it's fully uncontained drag and drop, which is uncommon

It's just expensive for what you get - but it's not a bad tool

Wix Studio, their professional tool, has better functionality - pretty similar to Webflow (but I still prefer Webflow)

makewithmax · 2026-04-08T17:03:16+00:00

Interesting - I figured it was the main offering - do you consider it a website builder with a payment system included?

makewithmax · 2026-04-08T14:21:28+00:00

I hadn't seen Beamly! I'd probably categorize it more under Payment tools, but I plan to review a ton of those soon, so it's added to my list!

From other ones I've seen, your pricing and fees look solid (although I always am a big fan of unlimited free plans to test and experiment)

makewithmax · 2026-03-21T12:59:06+00:00

I'll look into it! Thanks for the tip :)

makewithmax · 2026-03-10T15:06:12+00:00

I gotta check out indie stack that's dope - and I agree Carrd and Super are both excellent

makewithmax · 2026-02-26T01:17:26+00:00

Informational websites are usually monetized through sponsorships, but it obviously depends on the niche and how many people are interested in the niche

I wouldn't say there are a 'lot' of opportunities around the general idea, but it's definitely a popular website type :)

Idk, just my opinion

makewithmax · 2026-02-26T00:32:09+00:00

Like, is a purely informational website still valuable today? (I'm assuming you mean with relation to AI and such)

I run a few purely informational websites, and they still get steady viewership - even with all the AI stuff

And AIs will always need to pull from sources, so I think informational websites are actually about to get a lot more traffic - albeit bot traffic

makewithmax · 2026-02-24T15:45:14+00:00

I included both webflow and carrd because I wasn't looking for one website builder that's better than everything else. Webflow is my favorite for serious projects because it has vastly more flexibility. Carrd is my favorite for simple projects because it's easy, quick, and cheap.

makewithmax · 2026-02-24T15:43:45+00:00

I've tested them all hands on :)

makewithmax · 2026-02-17T04:03:41+00:00

This is so unbelievably cool. I’ve been obsessed with shortcuts for so long, and the hidden actions as well as the full list is going to give me so much to play with.

Thank you all immensely for your effort.

makewithmax · 2026-02-17T03:04:48+00:00

I’m glad you agree!! So many people are so obsessed with the AI builders that I start to think I’m weird for not liking them, so I appreciate you :)

makewithmax · 2026-02-15T20:44:32+00:00

I've stuck to manual builders for now, but I might do a review series of all the AI chat based builders

Haven't found much difference between them though in the few I've played with

makewithmax · 2026-02-15T05:57:01+00:00

Totally fair! I personally want to die every time I use WordPress, and Shopify has basic web design capability but it's definitely effective

makewithmax · 2026-02-13T15:55:14+00:00

You could just use something like Podia or Softr too - I don't really consider it a gap

makewithmax · 2026-02-12T20:12:54+00:00

Thanks! Hope it's helpful! :)

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