A website builder is a tool that lets you make and host your own website from templates, with no code. For a UK trade, the best one lets you add a page for every job and town, keeps your domain in your name, and lets you leave without starting again. We build trade websites on WordPress, so bear that in mind.
Do this today
- Register your domain in your own name, if it isn’t already.
- List the jobs and towns you want a page for.
- Write down what you already pay for job software, if anything.
Which website builder is best for tradesmen?
The best website builder for a tradesman depends on three things. Who builds it, whether you already pay for job software, and whether you’ll want lots of pages and the option to move later. Answer these in order.
| Question | If yes | If no |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Will you build and update the site yourself? | Go to question 2 | Look at a done-for-you subscription or a web designer |
| 2. Do you already pay for job software for quotes and invoices? | Check its website add-on first | Go to question 3 |
| 3. Will you want lots of job and town pages, and the option to move the site later? | Look at WordPress | Look at Wix, Squarespace or Hostinger and pick the editor you like |
What does a website builder need to do for a trade?
A website builder for a trade needs to help the right customer find you, trust you and ring you. Google ranks the mobile version of your site, so it has to work on a phone first. Check any builder can do these:
- A page for each job and town. Each one needs real detail about that job or town. Google’s spam policy warns against doorway pages, such as near-copies made for different towns that funnel people to one page.
- Works on a phone. Check every page looks right and is easy to use on a phone.
- A call button and a quote form. Check you can add a call button at the top of every page.
- Your own domain. In your name, so it stays yours.
- Page titles and descriptions you can edit. That’s what shows in Google.
- A way to leave. So you’re not stuck if prices go up.
See what this looks like in our trade website examples.
The best website builders for UK trades
These are the builders a UK trade is most likely to use, grouped by type. Every fact comes from each builder’s own pages, read on 22 October 2026. Where a price is shown, it’s from their UK pricing page.
Wix
Wix is a general builder with a free plan. Its plans page didn’t show us prices in pounds, so we haven’t quoted them. You can buy your domain elsewhere and connect it, but Wix says that needs a Premium plan. Wix says it offers a 14-day money-back guarantee on your first Premium upgrade. It also lets you add a Google Business Profile from its dashboard, once you have a connected domain.
Squarespace
Squarespace is a general builder with no free plan and a 14-day trial. On its UK pricing page, plans start at £14.40 a month paying yearly, or £19.20 paying monthly, including estimated VAT. Annual plans include a free domain for one year. You can cancel any time, and it takes effect at the end of the billing period.
Hostinger Website Builder
Hostinger shows the lowest monthly figure of the priced builders here, but all its plans are paid upfront. On its UK page, Premium is £2.39 a month, paid upfront as £114.72 for 48 months. After that it renews at £10.99 a month. Hostinger offers a 30-day money-back guarantee and a free domain for a year. Prices are listed without VAT, and the page was running an offer, so prices may change.
WordPress
In our view WordPress is the most flexible option, and it’s the one we build on. WordPress.com has a free plan, but it uses a WordPress.com address, not your own domain. Its prices were shown to us in US dollars, so we haven’t quoted them. If it’s between those two, read Wix vs WordPress for a trade business.
Builders inside job software: Tradify, Viotrade and TradeBolt
These builders come with job software for quotes, jobs and invoices.
Tradify sells its Instant Website as a £10 a month add-on. You need a Tradify plan to publish, and those start at £34 per user a month on its pricing page. Tradify says “No contracts, no commitments, cancel anytime”. You can connect your own domain or use a free tradehq.com address. Tradify says its sites score 100% for SEO in Google’s Lighthouse audit.
Viotrade has one plan, Business Pro, at £20 a month or £200 a year on its pricing page, with the website builder included. Extra team members are £10 a month each. You can use your own domain or a free subdomain. You can cancel any time, but its terms say there are no refunds for part of a billing period.
TradeBolt Pro is £39 a month or £390 a year on its pricing page, after a 14-day trial. If you don’t upgrade, your website and dashboard are paused. You can connect your own domain. Its terms say fees aren’t refundable unless the law says otherwise.
None of the three state whether VAT is included.
Done-for-you trade website subscriptions
A done-for-you subscription builds and runs the site for you each month. MyTradeSite is one example. Its pricing page says £99 a month, with no VAT on top, no setup fee and no minimum term. It says it builds a page for every service and town, sets up your Google profile and shows your Google reviews. Its terms say your domain is registered in your name.
Website builders compared for trades
This table gives every builder above the same fields, on the things that matter to a trade. Prices are from their UK pages on 22 October 2026. A year’s cost is our sum of their prices.
| Starting price | A year’s cost (our sum) | VAT shown? | Free plan or trial | Your own domain | Contract | Google profile (their claim) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wix | Not shown in pounds | Not shown in pounds | n/a | Free plan | Needs a Premium plan | 14-day money-back on first upgrade | Add one from the dashboard, needs a connected domain |
| Squarespace | £14.40 a month paying yearly | £172.80 | Includes estimated VAT | 14-day trial | Free for a year on annual plans | Cancel any time | Not mentioned on pages read |
| Hostinger | £2.39 a month, paid upfront | £114.72 for 48 months, then £10.99 a month | Shown without VAT | 30-day money-back | Free for a year | Paid upfront for the term | Not mentioned on pages read |
| WordPress.com | Not shown in pounds | Not shown in pounds | n/a | Free plan | Paid plans only | Not stated | Not mentioned on pages read |
| Tradify | £34 per user a month plus £10 add-on | £528 (Lite, one user) | Not stated | 14-day trial | Connect your own or free subdomain | No contracts | Not mentioned on pages read |
| Viotrade | £20 a month | £200 | Not stated | 14-day trial | Your own or free subdomain | Cancel any time, no part refunds | Not mentioned on pages read |
| TradeBolt | £39 a month | £390 | Not stated | 14-day trial | Connect your own | Not stated | Not mentioned on pages read |
| MyTradeSite | £99 a month | £1,188 | No VAT on top | Preview first | Registered in your name | No minimum term | Sets up your profile and shows your reviews |
Running costs like your domain and hosting are covered in how much does a website cost for a trade business.
Can you take your website with you if you leave a builder?
No, not with most builders. If you connect your own domain, it stays yours. The site itself usually doesn’t move.
- Wix: Wix says its system “does not support external hosting”, so a Wix site stays on Wix. It says the content you build belongs to you.
- Squarespace: it exports only some content, as a WordPress file. Store pages, product and video blocks, drafts, extra blogs, styles and custom code don’t export.
- Hostinger: its builder exports pages, text and images to WordPress, but not styles, forms or SEO settings.
- WordPress.com: the export file holds your posts, pages and comments. A full backup download is only on its Business or Commerce plans.
- Viotrade: its terms say you own your text and images. When you stop, your site is taken offline, and Viotrade isn’t obliged to hand over the files. Its terms mention data export requests within 30 days of closing your account.
- TradeBolt: its terms say it can remove sites from its platform at its discretion. They don’t cover exporting.
- Tradify: its pages don’t say.
- MyTradeSite: its terms say your domain is transferred free on request. If you cancel, the site goes offline, but nothing is deleted.
Whichever you pick, keep your domain, your photos and your page text in your own name and on your own computer.
Which website builder is best for SEO?
The best website builder for SEO is the one that gives you the controls. Google’s SEO starter guide doesn’t name a builder. It says most content management systems turn the titles you write into page titles automatically. Check the builder lets you:
- add a page for each job and town
- edit each page’s title and description
- set your own page addresses
- connect your own domain
In our view, what you put on those pages matters more than the builder. If it’s between the two people ask about most, here’s how Wix and WordPress differ for Google.
Are there free website builders for tradesmen?
Yes. Wix and WordPress.com both have free plans. The catch is you can’t use your own domain on WordPress.com’s free plan, and Wix needs a Premium plan to connect one. The rest offer a trial or money-back period instead:
- Squarespace: 14-day trial
- Tradify, Viotrade and TradeBolt: 14-day trials
- Hostinger: 30-day money-back guarantee
When is a website builder enough for a trade?
In our view, a builder is enough when:
- you’re starting out and need something live this week
- you cover a few towns and offer a few jobs
- you have the time to write and update it yourself
In our view, it’s not enough when:
- you want a page for every job and town you cover, and the time to keep them all up to date
- you want to move the site later without starting again
- you’d rather spend your evenings on the business, not the website
That’s when it’s worth looking at websites for trades built for you.
Questions about website builders for trades
What’s the best website builder for a handyman?
The best website builder for a handyman is one that lets you add a page for each type of job. Handymen cover lots of small jobs. In our view, that matters more than the brand. Use the three questions at the top of this page to narrow it down.
Do website builders tie you into a contract?
It depends on the builder. Squarespace, Tradify, Viotrade and MyTradeSite say you can cancel or have no minimum term. Hostinger is paid upfront for the term. TradeBolt, Wix and WordPress.com don’t state a contract on the pages we read.