Low-code and no-code

Fixed rails.

A site is built inside the product — a visual editor, or lately a prompt — rather than written and deployed, with hosting, templates, updates and certificates included. That is what makes a site possible in an afternoon and what puts the runtime out of reach: no deploy step, so usually no shell and nothing to record under software, because the platform is the runtime. The cost is portability, since a site leaves as content at best. Whether the prompt-built end stays a category of its own turns on one thing: a platform that hands over a git repository is a builder attached to hosting, and one that keeps the code is a page builder with a better interface.

10 providers are low-code and no-code, listed alphabetically. Across 1 country, commonest entry price $15 to $50 a month.

B

Bubble
Bubble is a no-code app builder that combines UI design with database and workflow tools.

D

Duda
Duda is a website builder focused on agencies that manage multiple client sites.

F

Framer
A visual website builder that hosts and publishes what it designs, with a built-in content model.

J

Jimdo
Jimdo is a Hamburg website builder that bundles hosting, templates and AI-assisted site creation for the self-employed and small businesses.

L

Lovable
Lovable is an AI-assisted low-code no-code platform that generates web app code from natural language prompts and deploys it on its own infrastructure.
One we like

S

Shopify
Shopify is a hosted ecommerce platform with a storefront builder and integrated checkout, sold as fixed monthly tiers plus a per-transaction card rate.
Squarespace
Squarespace is a design-focused website builder that combines templates, hosting, and content tools.

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Webflow
Webflow is a visual design platform that hosts sites and provides a built-in CMS.
Weebly
Weebly is a simple website builder that bundles templates, hosting, and basic ecommerce features.
Wix
Wix is a hosted website builder with templates and a visual editor for small businesses and personal sites.