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- Industry: Information Technology & Services
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Daily for 6-12 months
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
The only way to be a full stack developer without coding.
Reviewed on 15/07/2021
If you want to become a Full Stack web developer without learning HTML, CSS, PHP and JavaScript...
If you want to become a Full Stack web developer without learning HTML, CSS, PHP and JavaScript then WIX is the best CMS for you to choose. I've introduced a lot of friends to use WIX and they really enjoy it. I am now part of the WIX family.
Pros
After some few years in the web development world, I wanted the best CMS with more features that can help me design my websites without stressing on too much coding. Wix was there to rescue me. With Wix I can develop tons of websites within a week without CODING. This is so far the best CMS for every web developer. It is also easy for everyone to learn, customer and use.
Cons
I need more feature in Wix CMS because I'm stack and I won't use any CMS except. I don't have any problem with the price. It is very cool.
Reasons for Choosing Wix
I also wanted a CMS that comes with a lot of features and also very simple for everyone to use.Reasons for Switching to Wix
Very simple to use and customize. I always do magic anytime I use WIX.- Industry: Marketing & Advertising
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Weekly for 1+ year
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- Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10
Wix has been a tremendous resource for our marketing business.
Reviewed on 21/04/2023
We are creating opportunities for our clients to launch and grow their brands.
We are creating opportunities for our clients to launch and grow their brands.
Pros
I like the ease of use and design features within the Wix Editor. I like the guides and rulers feature for alignment, and that items can be manually moved around. I also really like the variety of templates, the content manager, and blog.
Cons
I would like to see a better integration with Klaviyo for more CRM data management purposes, to capture more segmented information from form entries, members, and purchasers.
- Industry: Education Management
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Weekly for 6-12 months
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Wix
Reviewed on 10/08/2023
It is very good but like I said, I'm not able to see how my site is preforming but overall Wix is a...
It is very good but like I said, I'm not able to see how my site is preforming but overall Wix is a great website builder.
Pros
What I liked most about Wix was that the customer support was always there when I needed it most and Wix is very affordable.
Cons
Wix doesn't really have a tracking/analytics tool which makes it harder to see if people have been engaging in my website or if its just there waiting for someones eye.
- Industry: Venture Capital & Private Equity
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Weekly for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 6.0 /10
Bad for e-commerce. Good for simple marketing websites.
Reviewed on 01/12/2021
For years we've built websites for clients (and ourselves) on Wix and mostly have liked it as an...
For years we've built websites for clients (and ourselves) on Wix and mostly have liked it as an easy-to-use website builder. It's only now that we tried to set up an e-commerce store and process payments that I've come to realize that there is no support, no follow-up and no one really cares if your money is sitting in their bank account instead of yours. It's deeply soured me on the whole company - although it's probably just that their e-commerce/payments group is incompetent.
Anyway - save yourself a lot of stress and don't use Wix Payments. We set up a store for a client on Shopify and while it's more expensive we've had no issues like this and gotten prompt support for the only payment issue we ever had there.
Pros
Visual design interface is simple to learn, has good templates, is flexible and easy to design a great looking page in. Far more design flexibility than Squarespace.
Also like that forms, pop-ups and other items like that which cost extra in Shopify are free in Wix. A great platform for businesses that need an informational website.
Cons
Wix Payments is a nightmare. I set up an ecommerce store for one business in Wix where we'd already built a brochure site and after getting over $9k in credit card transactions Wix is unable (a month and a half later) to send the money to the bank. Support is non-existent. I've explained the situation to 6 different people, never gotten a phone call with anyone and the money is still in Wix instead of transferred.
The ecommerce store itself is pretty limited too. All in all I deeply regret not using Shopify or Big Commerce - or at the very least setting up my own payment gateway through Stripe/Square instead of trusting Wix with payments.
- Industry: Management Consulting
- Company size: Self Employed
- Used Weekly for 6-12 months
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
The best website builder in its Class
Reviewed on 01/06/2023
see above
see above
Pros
I was able to learn and use the WIX website builder within hours. Most is very intuitive. In addition, the WIX customer support is very effective, friendly, and professional and has never failed to help resolve any of my issues.
Cons
There is nothing that comes to mind that I did or do not like. Especially after using other platforms over the years. This is the absolute best platform, and no, I am not a shareholder or employee of WIX, just a happy user.
Reasons for Choosing Wix
Ease of use of WIX, my websites have crashed under other platformsSwitched From
WordPressReasons for Switching to Wix
Ease of use- Industry: Graphic Design Software
- Company size: Self Employed
- Used Weekly for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 5.0 /10
Great for simple sites, stay away for advanced sites
Reviewed on 26/06/2023
Generally frustrated. When Wix works, it's great but be sure to give yourself 2 or 3 times more...
Generally frustrated. When Wix works, it's great but be sure to give yourself 2 or 3 times more time than expected to fix your layout. If you have a simple layout and do not need to display data in tables, Wix may be a good choice for you.
Pros
In general, the templates and layouts are super simple to use. Its easy to add images and text and customize layouts.
Cons
Where do I start? The layouts are good but basic. As soon as the layout gets customized beyond the basics, it becomes nearly impossible to control section layout from resizing and breaking the section mobile layout. Aligned items become maligned. Fonts randomly resort back to default. If you want to constantly redo your layout, Wix is for you. Also, the system often operates at a snails pace making development nearly impossible. The documentation is plentiful but often useless. Probably the most perplexing choice by Wix was to upgrade the platform and remove recurring tables. The previous version of tables was simple, but removing tables completely is forcing me to look for a new platform. They will lie to you and tell you that repeaters work just like tables, but that couldn't be further from the truth.
Reasons for Switching to Wix
I needed a built-in light database type functionality which I cannot seem to find in other products.- Industry: Design
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Monthly for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 6.0 /10
Easy to use and set up
Reviewed on 25/11/2022
Pretty easy to use and to get a professional looking website up and running, quickly.
Pretty easy to use and to get a professional looking website up and running, quickly.
Pros
It is very intuitive and user friendly to set up a professional looking website. It is also easy to edit, change and add items in real time with updates taking seconds to post on the actual website.
Cons
It is not 100% customizable, as a designer I would like more freedom to design as I wish. Also, it sometimes has bugs within the compatibility between the desktop versions and the mobile version and I found myself having to change a lot of formatting between the two constantly. I would have preferred just to design the desktop versions and they separately designed the mobile because when you change one to adjust it changes the other and then both are off. Also not possible/difficult to have the website run in two different languages seamlessly. I had to build two totally different sites, one in English and one in French.
- Industry: Individual & Family Services
- Company size: Self Employed
- Used Weekly for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Practical and didactic website.
Reviewed on 02/08/2023
In general, my experience with the site is great, I use it weekly and I recommend it, the site is...
In general, my experience with the site is great, I use it weekly and I recommend it, the site is easy to access and has good teaching methods.
Pros
I really liked Wix, the site is easy to use, without complications.
Cons
What I least liked is the chat part, I believe it should have a more practical interface.
- Industry: Health, Wellness & Fitness
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Daily for 6-12 months
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Great customer service
Reviewed on 24/08/2023
Pros
Very helpful and fast customer service
Cons
nothing I am satisfied with the service
- Industry: Food & Beverages
- Company size: Self Employed
- Used Monthly for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Game changer
Reviewed on 12/09/2023
Pros
With absolutely zero design skills, I created what most people have described as a very solid website, and that is thanks to the tools available on Wix. If you can use Microsoft Paint, you can get your site up and running. Plus, the customer service, the few times I've had to use it, has been very responsive and helpful.
Cons
I can't think of anything that has been too terrible about the site.
- Industry: Health, Wellness & Fitness
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Daily for 6-12 months
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- Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10
Wix is Excellent for Business Websites
Reviewed on 26/09/2019
As a business Wix has helped our business reach more people by offering online bookings and...
As a business Wix has helped our business reach more people by offering online bookings and receiving international transactions. I would absolutely recommend it to anyone looking for an easy to use platform.
Pros
Wix has been an excellent platform to host my Health and Wellness business website. I am able to schedule patient bookings, receive payments and even post to my social media. I have been using Wix for almost a year now. I switched from Squarespace because it was more affordable and offered a greater variety of tools for my business website. What I enjoy most about Wix is that it offers so many tools for social media promotion, video creation, business administration and is great for international transactions.
Cons
I would have to say that Wix overall is an excellent platform. But like everything, there are some things I wish they could modify or add to make the experience 100% ! For example, being able to get a hold of a customer service representative to receive assistance when I cannot receive it online is a pain. It's almost impossible to be in contact with a real person. Other than that, I cannot complain. Wix has provided a great product.
Reasons for Choosing Wix
I switched from Squarespace because it was more affordable and offered a greater variety of tools for my business website.Switched From
SquarespaceReasons for Switching to Wix
Wix offered a more affordable price and more features than other products I had been researching.- Industry: Computer Software
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10
Highly customizable and intuitive UI
Reviewed on 05/11/2022
Wix was quick and easy to learn and I would recommend it for small to medium sized companies that...
Wix was quick and easy to learn and I would recommend it for small to medium sized companies that want to have an online presence but don't want to spend time on the developer side of making a complex website.
Pros
Wix has the customization options that many website builders do not have. Learning curve was pretty low and we were able to create a fully functioning basic website in under a day. It is very user friendly.
Cons
I would have preferred to have more control over the aesthetic of the website, and a downside is that if you are switching to a new template, you have to redesign your entire site.
Alternatives Considered
WordPressReasons for Choosing Wix
Wix has many more customization options and allowed us to make a more unique looking website with more functionalities.Switched From
SquarespaceReasons for Switching to Wix
Wordpress is more customizable, but has a much larger learning curve.- Industry: Leisure, Travel & Tourism
- Company size: Self Employed
- Used Weekly for 1+ year
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Former Web Designer prefers Wix
Reviewed on 18/07/2019
Generally it fits my business needs, and I have been very impressed, it pretty much delivers on...
Generally it fits my business needs, and I have been very impressed, it pretty much delivers on what it says it can do, which can sometimes be hard to come by in the web application offereings.
Pros
Wix enables almost any user that has experience editing a word document to put up a highly professional website.
Allowing a user to test out the features offered for free to see if it is a good match for them, and offering paid services if the user finds that it is a good match for them.
Cons
The pricing of the apps that can be added is not clear. Additionally if one decides to add one of these paid apps its not real clear what you're getting.
The "AI" web designer does not work that well for those who are looking for customization, it still has a long way to go and was fun to try out but I would say that its a waste of time for now.
The option to hire a wix expert seems to still be in its infancy, its not real clear what the costs would be for having an expert work on your website.
Look at the what the paid users and see what they are using the WIX for, then make a lot of templates for those users, and not what they think is trendy
Reasons for Choosing Wix
WIX was so much easier, saved a tremendous amount of time, had awesome professional templates, and now plays a big role with SEO and other complimentary and supplimentary services around having a website.Reasons for Switching to Wix
Extremely easy to get started, and add to the site, it was such a wonderful all around experience in comparision to the competition: everything works as it should, its available online from any browser and work pretty smoothly, no delays in seeing edits, the ancillary services surrounding it. It was clear that a lot of time and work was put into making it a fantastic user experience.
- Industry: Design
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Simple, good and easy to use drag and drop website builder
Reviewed on 28/08/2019
I have used Wix on 4 different websites and I must say, it's easy, fast and good platform for...
I have used Wix on 4 different websites and I must say, it's easy, fast and good platform for website design for companies and portfolios. I will always recommend
Pros
You don't probably need to a Pro User in order to make a website with Wix.
With Wix's Drag and Drop website builder, you can easily build your personal portfolio website, photographic site, lifestyle, eCommerce store for advance users etc.
It's generally appart from WordPress one of those platforms I respect so much when making websites for my clients.
They take care of Hosting service and your domain you only pay for their platform and start using it.
Cons
It's not the best place for content management and therefore do not offer total user experience for companies website just like with WordPress, you can post publications in a blog section of your website.
The more features you require, the more money you spend.
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WordPressReasons for Choosing Wix
I switched from Simple Site, I won't say because their platform was not standard, but I will rather say that I was still learning and didn't really understand their platform well.Switched From
one.com Website BuilderReasons for Switching to Wix
I didn't choose over WordPress completely. I still combine both platforms depending on what my clients want and the financial capability, then I choose a platform that best fits their resource availability.
- Industry: Marketing & Advertising
- Company size: 51–200 Employees
- Used Weekly for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10
Reliable Website Builder
Reviewed on 04/08/2019
We predominantly used Wix to spin up web templates for clients. It was always easy to train fellow...
We predominantly used Wix to spin up web templates for clients. It was always easy to train fellow co-workers on.
Pros
There's a lot of decisions that we have to make in life. If you work in marketing, it's how to spin up a quick landing page with little to no front-end designing skills. Enter Wix, the reliable web template builder. Sure, if you want to curse yourself out for hours straight you can buy a Wordpress template and configure it. If you have a couple of extra bucks in your pocket you can use Square Space and use one of their cookie-cutter templates. I like Wix because it gets the job done without breaking the bank, while giving serval options on spinning up a new website layout.
Cons
I've noticed the support isn't as robust as Square Space, but there's typically very little that I need support on.
Alternatives Considered
WordPressReasons for Choosing Wix
Price and availability of web templatesSwitched From
SquarespaceReasons for Switching to Wix
Wordpress gives you unlimited options, but along with a massive amount of free-will comes in-depth expertise needed.- Industry: Entertainment
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Wix is the perfect website management platform training wheels
Reviewed on 23/10/2022
The platform was great at first, when I was just starting out. However, when I moved up to using...
The platform was great at first, when I was just starting out. However, when I moved up to using the paid plan, it didn't really seem to improve from being the basic package it was to begin with. All of the supposedly upgraded features only basically worked. My site still looked as one customer described it, "Super Hacky." Enabling multiple sections, posting videos, and having large amounts of people in the forums at once caused the site to lag. There was issues with overall design management capabilities of the site. However, I would still recommend it to someone who was looking for something they could use as a one page, landing page, blog and maybe integrate their merch store. Other than that, if you are looking for something that you can use for a more professional website hosting platform, I would choose something else that is more capable of handling something large scale.I would also recommend, if you are going to use it for a landing page or a blog, do not enable the ability for people to become members of your site. The reason for this is, there is a significant problem with spammers and scammers creating membership accounts and flooding your inbox. Then, when you try to delete and block these users from making accounts, it is made extremely difficult. Finally, when you try to get a hold of support to help you solve the problem, you are not able to get into contact with an actual person to help you.
Pros
It is great for anyone who needs to get experience managing a website for their small business. It is also great for someone who is just looking for a basic landing page sort of platform for their blog.
Cons
The biggest issue I have is the fact that it is very difficult to block bot accounts and scammers and spammers from becoming members of your site and filling the inbox with spam. I contacted support several times about solving this problem and since support is not run by an actual person and is completely automated, it seems, I was able to get no help.The other issue was the fact it kept trying to give me options for "my restaurant," even though I filled out the questionnaire and was clearly set up as a publisher/entertainment company.
Reasons for Switching to Wix
I watched a demo and was led to believe it would be a better fit for the kind of business I was running.- Industry: Design
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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Wix is a great CMS with a few Issues
Reviewed on 28/05/2021
Overall it's a great platform. It has really powerful features and add-on apps that can bring life...
Overall it's a great platform. It has really powerful features and add-on apps that can bring life and amazing capabilities to your website. Plus they are always improving things...
Pros
Wix is one of the best CMS website platform on the market. It requires no coding skills and very little technical skills. You do have to be pretty savvy with using design software but they offer a really cool self built templates that you just plug in your information and your good to go. After working with
Wix for a couple of years it becomes easier and easier to use.
I love their design templates. It makes it easy to design amazing website with little design skills.
Cons
The biggest issue I have with Wix is that it's sometimes hard to line up images and text with their drag and drop features. Also, their mobile response feature is very weak. You will have to build the site on the desktop and then have to rearrange everything again for the mobile view which can sometimes be very tedious.
Alternatives Considered
WordPressReasons for Choosing Wix
Wix had all the features I wanted and more apps and add-ons that really wowed me...Switched From
GoDaddy Website BuilderReasons for Switching to Wix
I did not now how to use WordPress plus it did not have hosting at the time but Wix had everything I needed in one platform- Industry: Hospital & Health Care
- Company size: Self Employed
- Used Weekly for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10
Reliable and Relatively User-Friendly
Reviewed on 25/08/2022
Overall Wix has been a great asset. I went from using an expensive website designer to doing it all...
Overall Wix has been a great asset. I went from using an expensive website designer to doing it all myself. Wix has been very reliable.
Pros
Wix fairly easy to use, although there is a bit of a learning curve. It just takes time, so as long as you are willing to put the hours in, you can come up with a really good website design. It's well worth watching the Wix tutorials. They are well put together and easy to understand. Wix also does online classes covering various areas. I don't find these as useful. The presenters are obviously experts but are not necessarily great teachers. Mostly I find they try to include far too much information and deliver it too quickly.
Wix has a large range of good, modern designs, with inbuilt SEO options that make building your own website pretty easy. I also like that there is an inbuilt mobile website version which you can preview as you go along.
Cons
Wix also does online classes covering various areas. I don't find these particularly useful. The presenters are obviously experts but are not necessarily great teachers. Mostly I find they try to include far too much information and deliver it too quickly.
Customer service is very response and has helped on a couple of occasions to quickly resolve an issue with the website's function. It does have some glitchy areas in the website builder, but I think if you follow the tutorials and use the recommended browsers they are less likely to be bothersome.
Reasons for Choosing Wix
I wanted to be in control of making changes to my website instead of waiting till my designer has availability in their schedule. It's important for me to be able to tweak things as I go. It's also a far less expensive option for my small business.Reasons for Switching to Wix
I found Wix to be the easiest out of all the products I tried out.- Industry: Entertainment
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 6.0 /10
Ok if you don't need wide ranging functionality.
Reviewed on 24/08/2019
All in all, I would recommend it if you don't have much knowledge of web design and want to make...
All in all, I would recommend it if you don't have much knowledge of web design and want to make something quickly.
Pros
Super easy to use and get started with. Probably the best templates in out of all the drag and drop hosting sites. The algorithm that creates sites for you based off of the concept you have is quite powerful and easy to use. The app is incredible and almost has more functionality than the online dashboard.
Cons
I had issues adding a search bar to my online store. Most items like that require you to pay outside app developers to embed their product into your site for a monthly subscription. All of this hikes up the monthly cost of the site. Customer support was lacking - with every query I sent being responded with the line ' we are aware of this issue and are working to fix it'. In my experience, things were never fixed. Halfway through my tenure with the company, they removed aspects of the software (like music listening statistics for my radio show) and never replaced them.
Alternatives Considered
SquarespaceReasons for Choosing Wix
All in all, it came down to the fact that Wix had better marketing.Switched From
WordPressReasons for Switching to Wix
As mentioned above the marketing was better - they offered me a 50% off deal for the first year.- Industry: Entertainment
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Daily for 1+ year
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Wix: A great option for building your online website.
Reviewed on 15/03/2022
My overall experience with Wix has been a positive one. I have been able to put together a web page...
My overall experience with Wix has been a positive one. I have been able to put together a web page that truly embodies the spirit of my business and also manage all the details of my work in a streamlined manner that I haven't found anywhere else.
Pros
Wix offers a large variety of styles, services, and integrations in a way that is simple and more effective than its competitors. I love that I can manipulate my web page however I want and key features like bookings, event management, and detailed layouts help your work stand out from the rest and you don't need to be an expert in coding to do it. This software is very intuitive and user friendly in a space that can be very overwhelming.
Cons
The only thing I like least about this software is the lack of flexibility when it comes to website resizing. With webpages being viewed on a variety of screen sizes, it would be amazing to be able to manage page and text breakpoints within Wix without having to switch to EditorX. Which is another editor a part of Wix but more expensive.
Reasons for Choosing Wix
More customizable features.Switched From
SquarespaceReasons for Switching to Wix
Wix offered competitive pricing for the features it delivers that alternative products lacked.- Industry: Financial Services Software
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10
Simple and easy to setup and use for small businesses
Reviewed on 03/06/2021
I have built sites using about every WYSIWYG tool on the market. My go-to is actually Wordpress but...
I have built sites using about every WYSIWYG tool on the market. My go-to is actually Wordpress but I've found that can be a bit cumbersome for really small companies. That one person or 5 person company doesn't need the maintenance headache of a big extensible website. Get something out the door so customers can find you in a day or three is way better than hiring a consultant and putting a lot of time and effort. At least until product-market fit has been identified. The templates in Wix do half the work for us and moving objects around on the screen is easy! It's a great buy for the money.
Pros
I like how simple it is to buy a domain, design a logo, build a quick site, and be selling goods or services or have a nicely SEO-optimized site in minutes or hours rather than days or years. They have graphics that are simple to drag and drop, forms are easy, even booking appointments isn't that difficult. For a basic website, there are few tools on the market that make it as easy!
Cons
Form builders, embedding content, and adding more customizable slide shows without making them seem hard could be better. Also, moving from the really easy stuff to slightly more customizable stuff seems scarier than it needs to be when prompted that once you allow full customization that we can't go back. That's not a big deal at all (still no HTML required).
- Industry: Music
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Weekly for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10
Great for artists and start-ups
Reviewed on 03/08/2019
I keep coming back to Wix over Squarespace is because the pros outweigh the cons. It’s a lot of...
I keep coming back to Wix over Squarespace is because the pros outweigh the cons. It’s a lot of work to get things looking and functioning exactly as you want it to, but once it does then I can genuinely say it pays off in the end.
Pros
After years of coding my own sites, I took the plunge into Wix. At first it was to create a quick site for a musical we were producing and we got a deal for starting up. I must admit I was expecting a lot of limitations in design and not enough features to make it worth a full web campaign. I was surprised to find out how well Wix worked on many levels. Design: I have always felt boxed in with templates like Wordpress, but Wix allowed a lot of freedom in creating the look and feel I wanted. SEO: Wix had quickly established itself as a solid and reliable web creation platform that our search rankings were immediately higher than I’ve ever had.
Cons
My biggest dislike is with the mobile layout function and layout. I do like control of what you can see on mobile verses desktop, but I wish there could be more options. Also, because it’s not a dynamic template, you need to create two different layouts (desktop and mobile) which doubles the work time. Some may prefer this, but where it hits me is when you make a change in the desktop, any edits you thought you locked in on the mobile side are lost and you have to spend time making fixes. I wish there was a dynamic option that allowed for just one layout, but I guess that’s why there’s Squarespace.
- Industry: Information Technology & Services
- Company size: 51–200 Employees
- Used for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
To Wix or not to Wix? That is the question… Painless Web Development Platform
Reviewed on 24/07/2018
Pros
Creating your first website can sound quite tedious, especially if you don’t know the first thing about web design (SEO, headers, alt tags, etc.). With over 500 beautifully seamless templates to choose from you can guarantee there will be one of your liking that will help you reach a nice starting point. After spending many hours searching for the best entry level, website development platform, I made the decision to go with Wix (rather than some of its well-known equivalents, i.e. WordPress or SquareSpace). I created my first website for an academic, student led organization in college without any prior knowledge in web development. My experience with Wix greatly exceeded my expectations; I quickly crafted and completed my own website in as little as a week, for free. If you’re looking to build a website that is intuitive and low cost, Wix won’t disappoint; there are millions of “WIXers” around the world.
Keep in mind there are situations where Wix may suite your needs better than others. The free plan would work great for anyone at an entry-level, freelancer, start-up/non-profit organization, and/or even bloggers looking to craft a simplistic website for little to no cost associated. As things progress, you can manage your subscription as needed; for complex websites or fairly large websites I would be more inclined to go with a paid plan of Wix or switching to an alternative like WordPress (which is close to equivalent in price comparison). This route would be more beneficial for large sized businesses, or fairly large, stable organizations; as it would provide more bandwidth, storage, and assistance in development. For beginning gurus you may find that the website management/development are out of your expertise, (coding, installing, backups, etc.) so there are times you may need to involve outside help.
Pros:
- Easy drop and drag web development platform suitable or any entry level or beginners with little to no experience and no prior knowledge of coding required
- Options to create website utilizing either: Wix editor (for those who would like to create their own website) or Wix Artificial Design Intelligence (for those less tech savvy, you can complete a questionnaire on what you would like your website to look like and have Wix assemble it for you!)
- Provides over 400 pristine and stunning templates you can choose from and personalize to your needs
- Offers all the website necessities to help you keep your website authority up to par: GDPR compliance settings and forms, SEO, mobile web-builder, google page rankings, and analytics on web performance
- Compatible with various plugins and applications you can add-on to your website (you can almost always find any plugin your need or one very similar to the one you may be looking for)
- Features that allow you to add forms to web pages, create social media posts, live-chat with web visitors, embed videos, market events, create blog posts, etc.
Cons
- The free version of this platform places Wix advertisements on your website and does not provide the option to personalize your own domain (free version subdomains are set up like this: username.wixsite.com)
- Utilizing the free version, make sure to optimize all images and compress videos before uploading to your website to maximize the amount of storage available to you. You may also notice that the free version of Wix tends to take a while to load your website (heavily automating your website will most definitely slow things down)
- Industry: Broadcast Media
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10
Wix Functionality & Features Review
Reviewed on 21/08/2018
Overall, Wix really is a great platform. It is user friendly, it has great functionality, and also...
Overall, Wix really is a great platform. It is user friendly, it has great functionality, and also provides multiple services within each bundle they sell. However, I would like to see Wix update a little bit further into the current web design era we're in. Offer features that work in a social media run web world!
Pros
There are a few things that I really love about Wix. One being that it is very user friendly. Functionality with any program usually gets my biggest critique. It doesn't take long while using wix to know that it is a very functional web designing site with many widgets that help you along the way. The newest update to Wix sites has also brought some wonderful new features that have been much needed. Now, you website design can be easily made and with a polished look that most people pay big money for.
Cons
There isn't too much that I don't like about Wix but the things that I don't like I feel are of hug importance. The mobile editing tool. The mobile editing tool still lacks in functionality and versatility. There's still so much you're unable to customize within the mobile editing that it can end up making your website on your phone look less than professional. A lot of things that are easily customized on the desktop editing are not availing for customizing in the mobile editing leading to a lot of frustration.
The design on different computers. The designs on Wix never look the same on every computer. Some design pieces are missing, the design doesn't fit the screen right etc. I think if they could figure out how to make a design look right on every computer screen this would help keep that polished look for everyone.
Social Sharing. There are no sharing buttons on Wix for visitors to share on social sites. There are only link to the social media sites. Something like a calendar or a list should have the option to add a share button so that visitors can easily share what their reading, buying, or booking to their social sites so that others can join in.
- Industry: Consumer Goods
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Weekly for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10
The Best Website Creator for emergency Use and for small businesses without any knowledge of...
Reviewed on 22/07/2019
I am currently studying in India for Post graduate degree in Management and Research, and also also...
I am currently studying in India for Post graduate degree in Management and Research, and also also working part time in my Brother's online Grocery Store and Wix worked for me initially we first tried to get a good website without spending much and Wix actually worked amazingly. Even now, whenever I am in need of a website urgently I use Wix to get things done but again, I do never recommend any student or web developer to go through Wix
Pros
Wix is the best and easiest way to build a website for those who wants a good website in no time. Wix has a nice user interface and is accessible with normal computers and mobile devices. There's no need of coding, just to get an idea, think over it and use the drag and drop feature and we are good to go. The pricing of Wix is also good, there's no need to be concern about the cost of getting a good website because everything is done and even if we try the free features it will harm nothing. Wix is good for those who wants a good website in a hurry or without writing any code or to get a website for quick purposes like for small businesses. Wix is also good for those who don't actually want to learn Web development because everything is done without any coding. Those who can't afford a good web developer for their small business or start-ups can use Wix.
Cons
Though, getting everything done without any coding is a good deal but only for those who don't want to learn web development and just need a website for their small businesses or startups because one can learn nothing other than dragging and dropping things which is quite a cheap thing for a Web developer or a student, So I do never recommend a student or a Web developer to go with Wix. Also, Wix has a lots of problems like there's a problem of customizing the pages exactly according to our choice because everything is done by itself automatically and hence most of the required features are not there and we can't build them according to our imaginations.