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Quick comparison
| Tool | Best for | Starting price | Free plan |
|---|
 Squarespace | Coaches who want a polished site with scheduling and payments in one bill | $19/month (Basic plan, billed annually; Squarespace's own FAQ) | Free trial (14 days, no credit card required) |
 Wix | Coaches who want bookings, courses, email and CRM without stitching tools together | $17/month (Light plan, billed annually) | Yes (permanent free plan with Wix branding) |
 WordPress.com | Coaches who want the cheapest credible start with unlimited headroom | $4/month (Personal plan, billed annually) | Yes (free plan with WordPress.com branding) |
 Kajabi | Coaches whose business is courses, memberships and group programs | $143/month (Basic plan, billed annually) | Free trial (14 days) |
 Weebly | Coaches who want the simplest cheap site, especially with Square payments | $10/month (Personal plan, billed annually) | Yes (free plan with Weebly branding) |
 GoDaddy | Non-technical coaches who want an AI-built site live today | $24.99/month (AI Builder Professional, billed annually, featured plan) | Yes (free plan, no credit card required) |
 Duda | Coaches who want agency-grade build quality, or who hire a designer | $25/month (Basic plan; $19 with annual billing) | Free trial (14 days; no free plan) |
 Webflow | Coaches who want total design control and are willing to learn the tool | $14/month (Basic site plan, billed annually) | Yes (Starter plan on a webflow.io subdomain) |
 Showit | Personal-brand coaches whose site must look like no one else's | $22/month (Showit plan, billed annually) | Free trial (14 days, no credit card required) |
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Key takeaways
- A coaching website has three jobs: explain the offer, book the call, take the payment. Squarespace (Core $29/mo annual) and Wix (Core $29/mo annual) do all three without plugins.
- Coaches who sell courses or group programs should price Kajabi ($143/mo annual) against the stack it replaces: website plus course platform plus email tool usually costs more separately.
- On a tight budget, WordPress.com Personal at $4/mo annual or Weebly Professional at $12/mo annual gets a professional site live; Wix's free plan works as a no-cost draft.
- Design-led coaches who live on their personal brand get the most visual freedom from Showit ($22/mo annual) and Webflow ($14/mo annual); Showit's WordPress blog tiers run $27 and $39/mo annual.
- Read the renewal line, not the promo line: GoDaddy's intro rates roughly double at renewal, and WordPress.com's renewals run higher than first-term prices.
Picture this: a prospective client finds your Instagram, clicks to your site, and in ninety seconds decides whether to book a discovery call. Coaches do not need the fanciest website on the internet. They need a site that makes the offer obvious, the booking easy and the payment painless, with an email list growing quietly in the background. These nine platforms cover the real options, from $4 a month to full business-in-a-box systems, with the prices their own pages actually show.
#1
Squarespace
Best for: Coaches who want a polished site with scheduling and payments in one bill
Visit squarespace.com
Starting price$19/month (Basic plan, billed annually; Squarespace's own FAQ)
Free planFree trial (14 days, no credit card required)
Squarespace is the safe default for coaches because the design floor is high. Even a beginner ends up with a site that looks credible, and the templates for consultants and professional services map directly onto coaching offers: about page, services, testimonials, booking page. Scheduling through Acuity lets clients book discovery calls themselves, and Squarespace Invoicing handles package billing without a separate tool. The vendor's own FAQ confirms subscriptions start at $19 per month after a 14-day free trial.
The honest catch is the tier math. Basic at $19 a month is fine for a brochure site, but selling programs, memberships or digital products pushes you to Core at $29 a month annual (or Plus at $49 for serious selling). Squarespace raised plan prices over the years, and the add-ons coaches like (Email Campaigns, advanced scheduling) bill separately. If your whole business is 1:1 calls and a contact form, Basic is enough. The moment you sell anything at scale, budget for Core.
What we like- Templates that look expensive out of the box, with strong typography for personal brands
- Built-in scheduling (Acuity) and invoicing fit 1:1 coaching workflows
- Hosting, SSL and security included, so nothing technical to maintain
Watch out for- The $19 Basic tier is page-and-portfolio grade
- Coaches who sell programs realistically need Core at $29/mo annual
- Customization stays inside template guardrails, which limits truly custom layouts
#2
Wix
Best for: Coaches who want bookings, courses, email and CRM without stitching tools together
Visit wix.com
Starting price$17/month (Light plan, billed annually)
Free planYes (permanent free plan with Wix branding)
Wix wins on breadth. A coach can run discovery-call booking, a paid group program, an email list and a client CRM inside one dashboard, which matters when you are the marketer, the salesperson and the coach. Wix Bookings handles staff calendars and client memberships, Wix Online Programs delivers course content, and the automations nudge no-shows and follow up with leads. The free plan is genuinely useful for drafting the whole site before spending a dollar.
The catch is knowing which plan you need. Light at $17 a month annual connects a custom domain and removes ads but cannot take payments, so any coach selling sessions needs Core at $29 a month annual, which adds payments, bookings and programs. Business at $39 adds commerce depth most coaches will never touch. Start on the free plan, build everything, then buy Core when you are ready to take money.
What we like- The deepest built-in business toolkit here: bookings, online programs, events, email marketing, CRM and automations
- 2,000-plus templates with plenty made for coaches and consultants
- A real free plan lets you build before paying
Watch out for- Light at $17/mo does not accept online payments, so selling coaches need Core at $29/mo annual
- The feature depth can overwhelm beginners
- Template switching is not possible without rebuilding
#3
WordPress.com
Best for: Coaches who want the cheapest credible start with unlimited headroom
Visit wordpress.com
Starting price$4/month (Personal plan, billed annually)
Free planYes (free plan with WordPress.com branding)
WordPress.com is the budget king with an escape hatch. Personal at $4 a month annual gets a custom domain, no WordPress.com ads and unlimited pages, which is all a new coach needs for a credibility site and a booking link. Because it is real WordPress under the hood, the site can grow into anything: the Business plan at $25 a month annual opens the entire plugin directory, so tools like Amelia for booking or LearnDash for courses install with one click.
The honest catch is the two-tier reality. Below Business you are on a closed platform: no plugins, limited themes, and monetization restrictions. If you know you will need booking software, memberships or a course library within the year, price the Business plan from day one instead of discovering the gate mid-launch. And check the renewal line on your plan card before committing, since WordPress.com renews higher than the intro rate.
What we like- Personal at $4/mo annual is the lowest real price on this list for a custom-domain site
- Unlimited bandwidth and pages on every plan
- Business plan at $25/mo annual opens the full 50,000-plus plugin directory
Watch out for- Plugin installs are locked until Business ($25/mo annual), so booking and course plugins need the upgrade
- The block editor has a learning curve next to drag-and-drop builders
- Renewal prices run higher than first-term prices
#4
Kajabi
Best for: Coaches whose business is courses, memberships and group programs
Visit kajabi.com
Starting price$143/month (Basic plan, billed annually)
Free planFree trial (14 days)
Kajabi is not a website builder that added courses; it is a coaching business platform that includes a website. A coach selling a $2,000 group program gets the sales page, checkout, course delivery, email sequence, community and affiliate tracking in one system, with no platform cut of revenue. The coaching product type handles 1:1 and group programs with sessions and payments. For a coach doing real volume in programs, one Kajabi bill replaces four or five separate subscriptions.
The catch is the price after the January 2026 increase: Basic is now $179 a month monthly ($143 annual), and the Kickstarter plan is gone. A coach doing only 1:1 sessions has no business paying this; Squarespace or Wix at $29 does the job. Buy Kajabi when program revenue already covers the bill, not as a bet on future sales.
What we like- Website, courses, email, funnels, communities and payments in one login built for expert businesses
- Zero platform commission on sales on every plan
- Coaching product type with structured programs and scheduling built in
Watch out for- The priciest option here by far after Kajabi's January 2026 price increase (Basic went to $179/mo monthly, $143 annual)
- The old $89 Kickstarter entry plan was retired, so there is no cheap on-ramp
- Contact caps (2,500 on Basic) force upgrades as lists grow
#5
Weebly
Best for: Coaches who want the simplest cheap site, especially with Square payments
Visit weebly.com
Starting price$10/month (Personal plan, billed annually)
Free planYes (free plan with Weebly branding)
Weebly is the no-drama budget pick. The drag-and-drop editor is the simplest of the nine, the free plan lets you publish a real site, and Professional at $12 a month annual removes ads, adds unlimited storage and includes a free domain for the first year. Because Square owns it, taking payments for sessions or small products works without third-party plugins.
The honest catch is the future: Square has directed new users toward Square Online, and reviewers describe Weebly as in maintenance mode since 2018. For a simple brochure site that barely matters; for a coach planning courses and funnels, pick a platform with a roadmap. And skip Personal: at $10 a month it keeps the Weebly ads, so Professional at $12 is the real value tier.
What we like- The easiest editor here for true beginners, with a genuinely useful free plan
- Square ownership means payments and online selling are native
- Professional at $12/mo annual removes ads and adds a free domain year
Watch out for- The platform is in maintenance mode with minimal new development since Square's 2018 acquisition
- Fewer than 20 responsive themes
- Personal at $10/mo still shows Weebly ads, so Professional at $12 is the real starting point
#6
GoDaddy
Best for: Non-technical coaches who want an AI-built site live today
Visit godaddy.com
Starting price$24.99/month (AI Builder Professional, billed annually, featured plan)
Free planYes (free plan, no credit card required)
GoDaddy's pitch is speed: describe your coaching practice, and the Airo AI builder produces a complete site with copy, images and structure in minutes. For a coach who has been "about to build a website" for six months, that is a feature, not a gimmick. The free plan lets you publish on a GoDaddy subdomain, and the featured Professional plan at $24.99 a month billed annually adds bookings, payments and product selling with SEO and marketing tools included.
The catch is the fine print. GoDaddy's pricing is promotional: the intro rate you see is the first-term price, and renewals run roughly double, so budget the renewal, not the ad. Design control is limited next to Squarespace or Showit; you get a clean, standard site, not a distinctive one. And confirm which builder you are buying, since GoDaddy sells several overlapping products. Best for coaches who value done-today over distinctive.
What we like- The Airo AI builder generates a full site from a description in minutes
- A real free plan with 50 monthly AI credits and no card required
- 24/7 phone support, a rarity among builders
Watch out for- GoDaddy's product lineup is confusing, with classic builder, Airo AI Builder and WordPress products overlapping
- Intro prices roughly double at renewal
- Design flexibility is the weakest of the nine
#7
Duda
Best for: Coaches who want agency-grade build quality, or who hire a designer
Visit duda.co
Starting price$25/month (Basic plan; $19 with annual billing)
Free planFree trial (14 days; no free plan)
Duda is the builder your web designer wishes you would pick. Sites come out fast, secure and technically clean, with the kind of performance scores that help SEO. The visual editor supports real design work without code, and the platform's client management, white labeling and team permissions make sense if a designer builds your site and you just edit content afterward.
The honest catch is the audience mismatch. Duda's plans assume you manage sites for clients: Basic at $25 a month ($19 annual) covers one site, and the Team and Agency tiers add seats and client portals a solo coach does not need. There is no free plan, only a 14-day trial. A design-conscious coach who hires a freelancer gets a better result here than on Wix; a DIY coach on a budget gets more value from Squarespace or WordPress.com.
What we like- Client-grade output: fast AWS hosting, clean code, strong Core Web Vitals scores
- White-labeling and client management on higher tiers
- AI content and SEO assistants plus a visual editor designers respect
Watch out for- Built for professionals managing client sites, so solo coaches pay for agency features they will not use
- Ecommerce costs extra per site
- The Basic plan covers a single site with limited team seats
#8
Webflow
Best for: Coaches who want total design control and are willing to learn the tool
Visit webflow.com
Starting price$14/month (Basic site plan, billed annually)
Free planYes (Starter plan on a webflow.io subdomain)
Webflow is the power tool. A coach with strong visual taste, or one working with a designer, can build a site that looks nothing like a template: custom animations, unique layouts, exact typography. The CMS plan at $23 a month annual runs a real blog and resource library, and the SEO controls (meta, schema, redirects) are the best in class. Hosting is fast and managed, so there is no server to babysit.
The catch is the education. Webflow thinks like a web designer, not like a consumer product, and beginners routinely bounce off the interface. The pricing also needs a map: site plans (per published site) are separate from workspace plans (for the people building), though a solo coach usually needs only a site plan. A coach who will invest a weekend learning gets the best-looking site for the money; a coach who wants launch-by-Friday should pick Squarespace or Wix.
What we like- True pixel-level design freedom with clean code output, the closest to custom development without coding
- Built-in CMS handles blogs and resource libraries well
- Fast managed hosting with strong SEO controls included
Watch out for- The steepest learning curve of the nine
- Pricing has two dimensions (site plans plus workspace plans) that confuse beginners
- The $14 Basic plan has no CMS, so blogging coaches need the $23 CMS plan
#9
Showit
Best for: Personal-brand coaches whose site must look like no one else's
Visit showit.com
Starting price$22/month (Showit plan, billed annually)
Free planFree trial (14 days, no credit card required)
Showit is the photographer's builder that coaches adopted. You place every element exactly where you want it, with separate mobile and desktop designs, so the site can look like a magazine instead of a template. The clever part is the blog: Showit handles the visual site while WordPress (hosted for you) powers the blog, which means real SEO plugins and content tools. Showit's own page lists the tiers plainly: $22 a month annual for Showit alone, $27 with the Basic blog, $39 with the Advanced blog, all with a 14-day free trial and no card required.
The honest catch is the two-system reality and the price stack. A coach who blogs for SEO pays at least $27 a month annual, and selling courses or products means integrating Shopify or WooCommerce rather than using built-in commerce. Templates cost extra from third-party designers. But for a personal-brand coach whose website is the brand, nothing else at this price looks this custom.
What we like- Complete drag-anywhere design freedom on desktop and mobile independently
- The WordPress-powered blog tiers give real SEO and plugin power
- Support is famously fast and human
Watch out for- The $22 base plan has no blog
- Blogging coaches need the $27 Basic Blog or $39 Advanced Blog tier annual
- No native ecommerce, so selling runs through Shopify or WooCommerce integrations
Headline monthly prices hide the billing math, so here is the first year as each vendor prices it. WordPress.com Personal: $48 for the year annual. Weebly Professional: $144 annual. Wix Light: $204 annual, but selling needs Core at $348. Squarespace Basic: $228 annual; Core, the realistic coach tier, $348. GoDaddy Professional: about $300 at the $24.99 intro rate, then roughly double on renewal. Showit: $264 annual without a blog, $324 with the Basic blog. Webflow: $168 annual for the Basic site plan, $276 for the CMS plan a blogging coach actually needs. Duda Basic: $228 annual. Kajabi Basic: $1,716 annual, the outlier by design.
Then add what the plan excludes. Custom domains run $12 to $20 a year after any free first year. Email marketing beyond starter limits, scheduling upgrades, premium templates ($50 to $200 one-time on Showit and Squarespace) and payment processing (around 2.9% plus 30 cents nearly everywhere) all sit outside the plan price. A realistic first-year budget: $150 to $400 on the budget builders, $350 to $600 on Squarespace or Wix Core, and $1,700-plus on Kajabi, which should be paying for itself in program sales.
What a coach's website actually has to do
Forget feature lists and grade each platform on the four jobs. One, explain the offer in ten seconds: every platform here does this, but Squarespace, Showit and Webflow make it look premium. Two, capture the lead: an email signup with a lead magnet. Wix and Kajabi include email marketing; the rest pair with a separate email tool. Three, book the call: Wix Bookings, Squarespace Scheduling and GoDaddy's booking tools are native; WordPress.com needs the Business plan plus a plugin; Showit and Webflow need an embedded scheduler like Calendly. Four, take the payment: native checkout on Wix Core and up, Squarespace Core and up, Kajabi, GoDaddy Professional and Weebly; Stripe or PayPal links work everywhere as a fallback.
Match the platform to the business model. 1:1 coaching with discovery calls: Squarespace, Wix or WordPress.com, whichever editor you like. Group programs and courses: Kajabi if revenue justifies it, Wix Online Programs if it does not. Personal brand with heavy content: Showit with the WordPress blog, or Webflow with the CMS plan. Just starting out: Wix free plan or WordPress.com Personal, then upgrade when clients arrive.
How we chose
We opened each vendor's own homepage and checked plan prices against the vendor's own pricing page or homepage pricing statements, then compared coach-specific fit: booking, payments, email, course delivery and design control. Where vendors publish only promotional first-term prices, we said so instead of presenting them as permanent.
Frequently asked questions
What is the cheapest website platform for a coach?
WordPress.com Personal at $4 a month billed annually ($48/year) is the cheapest custom-domain option, followed by Weebly Professional at $12 a month annual. Wix's free plan costs nothing but shows Wix branding and uses a Wix subdomain. All three get a credible site live; the paid tiers remove branding and allow selling.
Do I need Kajabi as a coach, or is a website builder enough?
A website builder is enough until you sell programs at volume. Kajabi earns its $143-a-month annual price when course or program revenue already covers it, because it replaces a website builder, a course platform and an email tool. For 1:1 coaching with discovery calls, Squarespace or Wix at $29 a month does everything you need.
Which platform is best for booking discovery calls?
Wix Bookings and Squarespace Scheduling (Acuity) are the most complete native options: clients pick a time, pay if needed and get reminders. GoDaddy includes booking tools on its Professional plan. On WordPress.com you need the Business plan plus a booking plugin; on Showit and Webflow you embed a scheduler like Calendly.
Can I sell online courses without Kajabi?
Yes. Wix Online Programs (Core plan and up) delivers paid courses. WordPress.com with the Business plan runs LMS plugins like LearnDash. Showit pairs with a WordPress LMS on its blog tiers. Kajabi's advantage is having courses, email, checkout and community in one system rather than the lower cost.
Will my coaching website show up on Google?
All nine include the SEO basics: custom page titles, meta descriptions, mobile-friendly pages and SSL. Real rankings come from content and backlinks, not the platform. If blogging for SEO is your strategy, prefer WordPress.com, Showit, Webflow's CMS plan or Wix.
Can I switch platforms later without losing everything?
You can, but budget a rebuild: page content, blog posts and customer lists export, while designs, templates and automations do not transfer. Starting on the free plans (Wix, WordPress.com, Weebly, Webflow Starter) makes sense: validate the offer and the audience before investing in a design you would have to rebuild to move.
Sources we checked (9)
- https://squarespace.com/
- https://www.wix.com/
- https://wordpress.com/
- https://www.kajabi.com/
- https://www.weebly.com/
- https://www.godaddy.com/
- https://duda.co/
- https://webflow.com/
- https://showit.com/
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Shihab has spent more than a decade helping SaaS and e-commerce brands grow through search. He writes Rankite's software buying guides from pricing pages, documentation and public user reviews. More about Shihab.