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GoDaddy vs Wix: AI prompts and phone support against a free plan and a branding-free Light
Updated Oct 15, 2026
GoDaddy's Starter costs $9.99 a month for the first year billed annually; the price after that isn't published, month to month is $19.99, and the Airo branding stays. Wix Light costs $17 a month billed yearly with no intro price, removes Wix branding and includes a free domain for a year. Wix has a real free plan; GoDaddy's free tier only builds previews. Both list 24/7 support.
At a glance, by our score
- Lowest price
#3 Wix
A free plan, and a $17-a-month yearly plan with your domain, a free first-year domain and 24/7 support
8.8/10Very goodOur scoreVisit WixOn wix.com - Lowest price
#9 GoDaddy Website Builder
AI prompt-built sites with 24/7 phone support; the Airo branding stays on every plan
6.9/10FairOur scoreVisit GoDaddy Website BuilderOn godaddy.com
Side by side
| Criterion | GoDaddy Website Builder | Wix |
|---|---|---|
| Overall score | 6.9/10FairOur score #9 of 10 | 8.8/10Very goodOur score #3 of 10 |
| Price after any intro offer (35%) | 5.7 / 10 | 6.6 / 10 |
| Included on the entry plan (25%) | 8.0 / 10 | 10.0 / 10 |
| Free plan (15%) | 6.0 / 10 | 10.0 / 10 |
| Support (15%) | 10.0 / 10 | 10.0 / 10 |
| Introductory jump (10%) | 5.0 / 10 | 10.0 / 10 |
| Price from | $0 / month | $0 / month |
| Best for | AI prompt-built sites with 24/7 phone support; the Airo branding stays on every plan | A free plan, and a $17-a-month yearly plan with your domain, a free first-year domain and 24/7 support |
| Visit | Visit GoDaddy Website BuilderOn godaddy.com | Visit WixOn wix.com |
Who should pick which
- GoDaddy Website Builder: AI prompt-built sites with 24/7 phone support; the Airo branding stays on every plan
- Wix: A free plan, and a $17-a-month yearly plan with your domain, a free first-year domain and 24/7 support
GoDaddy Website Builder, now Airo AI Builder, builds sites and web apps from text prompts. Wix is a drag-and-drop and AI builder with a free plan and four Premium plans.
At a glance
| GoDaddy (Starter) | Wix (Light) | |
|---|---|---|
| Price and billing | $9.99 a month billed annually, first year; $19.99 month to month | $17 a month, billed yearly; monthly-billing prices not shown |
| Price after any intro offer | Not published; we use the $19.99 monthly price | $17 a month |
| Introductory jump | From $9.99 to an unpublished price (we use $19.99) | None; no intro price shown |
| Included on the entry plan | Own domain, free domain (annual billing), SSL, forms; the Airo branding stays | Own domain, no Wix branding, free domain for 1 year, SSL, 4 lead-capture forms |
| Free plan | Free tier builds preview sites only; we count it as a trial | Free plan (Wix branding, no custom domain) |
| Support | 24/7 phone and chat | 24/7 customer care: chat, or a scheduled call |
Prices from GoDaddy's website builder page and Wix's plans page, read Sep 27, 2026.
Price
GoDaddy's Starter is $9.99 a month billed annually in the first year, $119.88. After that, GoDaddy doesn't publish the annual price; month to month it is $19.99 ($239.88 a year), which we use as the long-run price.
Wix Light is $17 a month on a yearly subscription paid in full, $204 a year, with no introductory price. Wix doesn't show monthly-billing prices.
In year one GoDaddy costs $84.12 less. From year two, compare Wix's $204 with an unpublished GoDaddy renewal, or $239.88 a year paying GoDaddy month to month.
Where they differ
- Branding. Wix Light includes "Remove Wix branding from your site". GoDaddy lists "Remove Airo branding" as coming soon on Professional and Ultimate only, so every GoDaddy site carries it today.
- Free option. Wix has a free plan for a Wix-branded site on a Wix address. GoDaddy's free tier gives 50 AI credits a month for preview sites; publishing starts on Starter, so we count it as a trial.
- Support. GoDaddy offers 24/7 phone and chat. Wix Light lists 24/7 customer care by chat, or a call you schedule with a Customer Care Expert.
- Refunds. Wix says you can cancel a first Premium plan within 14 days for a full refund.
- Restaurants. Wix Light includes custom menus; online orders and reservations start on Core at $29 a month billed yearly. GoDaddy's food and beverage page describes prompt-built menu, ordering and reservation apps; its builder page puts online payments on Professional.
Who should pick which
Pick GoDaddy if you would rather describe a site than build it, want to phone for help at any hour, and can live with the Airo branding.
Pick Wix if you want a free plan to start on, no builder branding on the entry paid plan, and a yearly price that is published before you buy. GoDaddy is on our list of website builders for restaurants.
See both in our website builder ranking, and how we score them in our method.