Alternatives to Jimdo and Wix: Which website suits your business?

Start with your needs, then choose the technology

The best alternative makes your work easier.

A website should show clearly what your business does and make the next step easy for customers. Whether someone calls, sends an enquiry or orders a product, that purpose matters more than the name of the system.

So before comparing Jimdo, Wix and WordPress, clarify two things: What must your website do? And who will look after it day to day?

“Our site works. I’m comfortable using it.”

Then staying with your website builder may make sense. First check whether better text, images or a clearer way to get in touch would be enough.

“We need a good business website, but not another tool to manage.”

A simple website managed by us may suit you. You provide content and change requests. We take care of the build and presentation. More about managed websites.

“We want to publish content ourselves regularly.”

WordPress may be the right foundation. What matters is an editing area set up clearly and an introduction to the tasks you’ll actually need. More about WordPress.

“We want to sell online.”

Then products, payments, shipping and orders all matter. WooCommerce is one possible solution. Your processes are as important as the shop’s design. More about online shops.

A change needs a purpose. If your current website meets your needs, you don’t have to replace it just because newer technology exists.

Typical situations

What bothers you about your current website?

Small changes get left undone

A new phone number, current photo or updated services shouldn’t take up an evening. Yet after a long break, finding your way around the editor takes time. “No coding” doesn’t automatically mean “no learning curve”.

A different system isn’t necessarily the answer. Often, it helps more to clarify who’s responsible and hand over the changes. How self-service and managed support differ.

The website no longer reflects your business

Your services have changed, but your website still shows the old version. A template can help you get started. Later, the content, images and page layout need to match what you offer today. We also look at your site from your customers’ point of view: What are they looking for, what do they understand and what’s missing before they enquire?

You need a feature that doesn’t fit easily

A shop, multiple languages or a connection to other workflows changes what you need. First check whether your current system handles the task well. If you keep needing workarounds, duplicate data entry or unsuitable extras, it’s worth comparing options. What room to grow actually means.

Costs rise, but the benefit doesn’t

Don’t compare only the advertised starting price. Your actual plan, extra services and the time you put in all matter. A managed website may cost more than a basic builder subscription and still take more work off your hands. The full cost picture.

Four possible paths

Website builder, managed website, WordPress or WooCommerce?

This overview compares typical uses. The actual plan, implementation and agreed support make a big difference. Jimdo and Wix are not identical either.

On a phone, you can scroll the comparison table sideways.

When Jimdo or Wix can work well

If you enjoy designing it yourself, the features you need are there and you’re comfortable with the editor, a website builder may be right for you. You don’t have to organise the platform’s technical operation yourself. Moving should bring a concrete benefit, not just a different logo on the login screen.

A simple website you maintain yourself or have managed

Homepage Atelier may suit a small business. You design it yourself with AI support and edit text, images and design at homepageatelier.ch. It costs CHF 190.- per year or CHF 29.- per month, both including VAT, with no setup fee; you can cancel the monthly subscription each month. If you want to hand over the design work, Fabrik4’s personal service is quoted separately. When hosted on our platform, the editor, hosting, maintenance, a standard domain and one email inbox are included in the annual price.

Personal creation of a landing page costs CHF 600.- once, excluding VAT. Operation through Homepage Atelier costs another CHF 190.- per year including VAT. For larger websites, we agree on the design, features and editable areas in advance. Compare managed website offers. Try Homepage Atelier yourself.

WordPress, if you want to maintain content and expand

WordPress is an open content management system, or CMS. It lets authorised people edit text, images and pages. Extensions and custom development add more possibilities. WordPress explains its features and extensibility.

We’d set it up around your tasks: publishing new projects, updating services or maintaining a guide, for example. You don’t need every available menu. The offer includes clear responsibilities for training, updates and backups. We agree separately on the scope of a WordPress solution; it isn’t automatically included in our simple website packages.

WooCommerce, when visitors should become buyers

WooCommerce adds an online shop to WordPress. It can be useful when website content and sales belong together and you want to expand the shop in a targeted way later. More about the WooCommerce shop platform.

Before building it, we clarify products and variants, payment methods, shipping, order processing and the integrations you want. A shop also has to work behind the scenes for your business. Extensions, payment fees and support therefore belong in the cost calculation. For a WordPress or shop build, we first discuss your needs. WordPress and WooCommerce are already available as personally managed offers. Compare one-off setup and ongoing service packages.

Beyond Jimdo and Wix

Swiss website builders: Which alternative fits?

Perhaps your invoice says Hostpoint, Infomaniak, Hoststar or cyon. These providers also have their own website builder offers. A Swiss contact may be a good reason to choose one. Whether the website suits your business still depends on its features and how much work remains with you.

Jump straight to Hostpoint Sites, Infomaniak Site Creator, Hoststar Designer, cyon Sitebuilder or localsearch MyWEBSITE .

Replace or keep using Hostpoint Sites?

Sites is Hostpoint’s website builder. You assemble text, images and other elements in the browser. If that’s enough for your services and occasional updates, the current solution may suit you. Hostpoint explains Sites.

If you’re looking for an alternative to Hostpoint Sites, we first ask: Is a feature missing, does editing take too much time or do you want to hand over maintenance? Moving to WordPress may be an option. That doesn’t automatically mean changing the entire provider: Hostpoint also offers WordPress hosting. We look at the domain, email and website build separately. WordPress at Hostpoint.

Infomaniak Site Creator: a Swiss website builder alternative

Site Creator is a website builder developed and hosted in Switzerland. Depending on the offer, it can support a business website, blog or shop. So it’s also worth considering if you want to leave Wix or Jimdo but still build your own site with a website builder. Infomaniak Site Creator.

If you already use it, we compare your actual needs with what’s available. If you need other processes or integrations, we check those specifically. “Swiss provider” and “freely portable to another system” don’t mean the same thing.

Hoststar Designer: first check which generation you use

Hoststar offers Designer as a website builder. Its support documents distinguish between different generations. So for an existing website, first find out which Designer is actually in use. Instructions or a migration promise for another generation won’t help you much. Hoststar on Designer and older versions.

For an alternative, your content, forms and possibly the shop matter next. If you rarely change anything, a managed website may fit. If you publish regularly yourself, we compare your current editing experience with a CMS set up for your needs.

cyon Sitebuilder: separate the website from hosting

cyon also offers a Sitebuilder with templates and a visual editor. But having your website hosted at cyon doesn’t automatically mean it was made with that builder. Before moving, we check the application in use and your existing access. cyon on the Sitebuilder editor.

localsearch MyWEBSITE: compare a managed solution

MyWEBSITE isn’t simply a do-it-yourself website builder. localsearch offers website creation and, depending on the package, certain content changes and features. So if you’re looking for an alternative, compare more than hosting prices. Look at included support, possible extensions and terms for a later handover too. Scope of MyWEBSITE services.

The comparison with Fabrik4 here is: Who takes care of which tasks, how are changes agreed and what one-off and ongoing costs arise? Our operation and support offers help you assess this.

What about Squarespace or Weebly?

International offers such as Squarespace and Weebly also appear in BuiltWith’s Swiss technology survey. So looking at Swiss providers doesn’t replace comparing these options. The same questions about maintenance, data transfer and required features apply when moving. The survey shows detected websites, not customer satisfaction or how many owners want to switch. BuiltWith: website technologies detected in Switzerland.

Don’t know which system your website uses? Send us a link to your website. Clues in its public page structure can help us identify it. For a firm migration plan, we also check the application and export options. Don’t put passwords in a normal enquiry.

Look at the business costs

What does the website really cost?

Our preferred way to run simple business websites is Homepage Atelier on our platform. Already have hosting and want to keep it? We’ll check whether the website you want can be run there sensibly. We agree separately on the operation, responsibilities and costs. The Atelier editor isn’t automatically transferred to external hosting.

A fair comparison separates one-off setup from ongoing costs. Compare the same period and as close to the same scope of service as possible. An introductory discount isn’t the later regular price.

• One-off: Planning, design, content, migration of the existing website and setup of special features.
• Ongoing: Hosting, domain, email, required licences, maintenance and agreed support.
• For changes: What’s included? What’s charged separately? Who supplies text and images?
• Your own time: Who works on it, how often and for how long? That time isn’t available for other work in the business.
• For a later move: Are data, access and documentation available? Which parts need rebuilding?

Our existing offers show guide prices. Creation and operation are listed separately. We clarify individual starting points in the quote. Compare website offers and guide prices.

Be found and be understood

SEO and speed: What really improves?

A new system alone won’t bring new customers. First, your website needs to explain what you offer, for whom and in which region. Visitors need clear services, relevant examples and an obvious way to contact you.

A website builder site isn’t automatically bad for Google

Wix offers settings for search engines, structured data and a connection to Google Search Console, for example. Whether people find your site also depends on its content, the competition and its specific setup. Wix explains its SEO features.

So if you get few enquiries, we first look for the cause. Are important service pages missing? Is contact information hidden? Are there technical obstacles? An SEO audit can help prioritise the next steps, even without an immediate rebuild.

Fast on a phone, not just in a test report

Large images, unnecessary scripts and complex page elements can slow loading. A lean implementation can help. We’d check before and after under comparable conditions rather than assuming speed from the system’s name alone.

Google takes user experience into account, but explicitly points out that good performance scores don’t guarantee a top ranking. Google on page experience and search.

For local businesses, a complete and up-to-date business profile is also worthwhile. The Google Business Setup complements the website; it replaces neither good content nor ongoing maintenance.

A good fit today. Room to grow tomorrow.

Your website should be able to grow with your business.

Perhaps today you only need services and contact details. Later, you may want to advertise jobs, add references, offer more languages or sell products. We should keep that development in mind early, without building everything at once.

With WordPress, you can add content and features through the existing structure, extensions or targeted development. How well that works depends on the original setup and what you need later. Website builders can also be extended within their limits. What matters is whether those possibilities suit your next step.

Open interfaces can reduce duplicate work

If the website, shop and other applications can exchange information, you may not need to enter it several times. We assess whether a connection makes sense for the specific process: Which data is needed, which system holds the main record and who checks changes?

For a small site without these requirements, a simple managed website may still be the sensible choice. Room to grow means enabling the right next step, not adding as much technology as possible just in case.

Freedom also means being able to hand it over later

Ask who owns the domain and about access, data export, source code and documentation. Even with an open system, portability depends on the extensions and customisations used. Clarify these points before starting so you don’t simply trade dependence on a website builder for opaque support.

What do you want to keep on your side?

Edit it yourself or simply let us know?

Either works if it fits your day-to-day work. A business with a person responsible for regular publishing has different needs from someone who wants to change a photo twice a year.

A combination is possible too: you maintain ongoing content while we take care of technology or larger changes. Clear responsibilities and an agreed scope matter.

Where does AI fit in?

We already use modern tools and AI in our own work. They help us prepare content and technical changes, for example. Professional review and approval remain important. In Homepage Atelier, you can edit your website yourself with AI support. For personally configured WordPress and shop offers, we agree separately on what you can edit; the Atelier editor isn’t automatically transferred to other systems. What matters to you first is that the agreed task gets done.

From your current provider to the right solution

Moving away from Jimdo or Wix: What needs to come along?

A website move involves more than the domain. Content, design, features and email need separate attention. First we take stock; then we choose the right destination.

From Jimdo to another website

We first check which Jimdo system you use, which pages and features you have, and where the domain and email are managed. A short business presentation needs a different migration plan from a shop with many products.

For domain transfers, the Jimdo Creator help centre points out that email accounts don’t move with the domain. Messages and contacts need to be backed up or migrated separately. Jimdo on domain transfers and email.

From Wix to WordPress or a simple website

According to Wix, you can’t simply run a Wix website unchanged on other hosting. The platform uses its own technology. So we clarify which content can be transferred and which features must be rebuilt before making a commitment. Wix on operating outside the platform.

WordPress doesn’t have to be the destination here either. A managed website may fit a modest site without self-service content editing. For regular publishing or a planned shop, a fuller CMS review is worthwhile.

1. Clarify what you have and what you want. Record pages, key features, access, domain, email and your next requirements.
2. Agree on what moves and what improves. What stays, what gets rebuilt and what’s included in the price?
3. Build a preview of the new site. Check content, presentation and contact routes together before switching over.
4. Prepare the switch. Keep page addresses where possible or plan suitable redirects. Coordinate the domain and email.
5. Check after launch. Test forms, important links and availability. End old contracts only when the services you need are secured.

If page addresses change, search rankings may fluctuate temporarily. Redirects and follow-up checks therefore belong in the migration plan. Promising “no ranking loss at all” would be misleading. Google’s guidance on website moves.

When the existing technology takes work

Joomla, Drupal or TYPO3: update or move to WordPress?

These systems aren’t website builders like Jimdo or Wix, and they aren’t inherently outdated. The installed version, extensions and ongoing support matter. A maintained website with suitable features doesn’t need replacing just because it runs on a different CMS.

Joomla to WordPress: compare the next major step

If a major update is due for your Joomla website, compare two options: keep the existing system or rebuild its content and features in WordPress. Regular support for Joomla 3 ended on 17 August 2023; the official extended support programme ended on 17 February 2025. For such an installation, ongoing maintenance should be clarified. Joomla on older versions and end of the Joomla 3 support programme.

We look at posts, categories, languages, forms, user roles and extensions. A Joomla shop needs an additional check. Moving CMS should make your work easier without losing features you still need.

Moving away from Drupal 7: WordPress is one option

Regular security support for Drupal 7 ended on 5 January 2025. The Drupal project lists migration to a current Drupal version and paid extended support among the options. That’s a concrete reason to plan, not a blanket argument against Drupal. Drupal on end of support and options.

For a manageable business website, WordPress or a simple managed website may also make sense. With complex content relationships, multiple roles or custom applications, we must check how the destination system would handle these needs before recommending it. Such migrations need their own effort estimate.

TYPO3 or Contao: does the effort still suit the business?

Here too, we compare the benefit of the existing structure with the ongoing maintenance effort. If your business needs only a few service pages, a simpler solution may be suitable. For extensive editorial work or special approval processes, keeping the existing system may make more sense. Your working day, not the system’s name, sets the direction.

Modernising an existing HTML website

A website built from an HTML template isn’t automatically bad or outdated. It can be lightweight and work well on mobile devices. If the content and contact routes are right and changes are handled reliably, you don’t necessarily need a CMS or a rebuild.

It becomes difficult when nobody can edit the files, the mobile layout doesn’t work or adding content takes a lot of manual effort. We then check the existing HTML, CSS and image files, as well as forms and embedded services. Even a site without a CMS can have such dependencies.

The next step may be a targeted refresh. If you want to maintain content yourself regularly, WordPress may be an option. If you’d rather hand over changes, a simple managed website may still be enough. We choose the technical foundation to match your needs. We check your existing hosting before recommending a move.

Older homepage programs and predecessors of website builders

Perhaps you’ll still find “web-o-mat” in old documents. Hostpoint calls Sites its successor and provides migration instructions. So we first connect old product names with today’s solution. Hostpoint’s instructions for moving from web-o-mat to Sites.

We take a similar approach to a website that can only be edited with an old program on a single computer. Existing original files, images, content and working contact routes matter. They form the basis for a planned rebuild with suitable redirects, rather than blindly copying a setup that may no longer be maintainable.

When orders are already coming in

Move an existing website builder shop to WooCommerce?

A new website doesn’t automatically bring the shop with it. Even if you don’t know the name of your current shop software, we can start with your existing order process. Before we quote, these points need discussing:

• Product range: Products, variants, item numbers, images, prices and stock levels.
• Orders and customers: What gets transferred, what remains accessible as an archive and what export options exist?
• Payment and shipping: Required payment methods, delivery areas, shipping rules and order emails.
• Other processes: Vouchers, subscriptions, invoices, accounting or other connected systems.
• Switching over: Product addresses, redirects, test orders and handling new orders that come in during the move.

Only then do we decide whether WooCommerce fits and which data can actually be transferred. Moving a shop isn’t automatically included in our simple website packages. Discuss your existing shop and requirements.

More than textbook knowledge

What we’ve learned from our own websites.

We combine business thinking with practical implementation. Our aim is to understand your business and your customers’ point of view. Our own experience helps us ask the right questions.

Vincent Hauswartungen: a simple website is enough

For Vincent Hauswartungen in Buttisholz we built a compact website. Services, service area and contact details are brought together on one page. A shop or self-service content system wasn’t needed. What matters is that interested people understand the offer and can get in touch easily.

View Vincent and KYST as website examples or look at the offer for a simple website .

Kleberfritz: from Jimdo to WordPress

Kleberfritz used to run on Jimdo. Today Fritz uses WordPress there and values the possibilities of the current solution. This firsthand experience is one reason we don’t look at a move only in theory. It doesn’t prove that every business needs the same system.

Fabrik4: website and shop in daily use

At Fabrik4 we use WordPress and WooCommerce ourselves. We see the work involved in content, products and changes. At the same time, we keep developing our tools and integrations. For us, a connection is useful when it makes a specific task easier.

Why we simplified our page design

There are website builders within WordPress too, such as Elementor. We deliberately moved away from it on our own site. We prefer a build we can control more directly for the way we work. We don’t turn that into a blanket judgement about other sites or an unmeasured SEO promise.

What that means for you: You don’t have to repeat our technical learning curve. We clarify what you want to edit yourself, handle the agreed build and explain the tasks that stay with you.

From comparison to the next step

What do you need now?

Our editor is included when you run your site through Homepage Atelier. For individually expanded websites, we agree on editable areas. WordPress, shop extensions and the combined package are separate offers. The scope, suitable infrastructure and later support are set out in your quote before work starts.

Common questions

What often remains unclear before deciding.

Remember printed QR codes when moving your website.

Flyers, business cards or signs often remain in use longer than individual website addresses. Before moving, check where their codes point. If you control the old address, you can often set up a redirect. A third-party QR service can create additional dependencies.

For new printed materials, a managed dynamic QR code may make sense. The destination remains changeable as long as the address printed in the code stays active. Its lifespan and who’s responsible therefore belong in the plan.