Website Platform reviews from Reddit
Summary
We analyzed 265 Reddit reviews across 38 subreddits and 53 posts to rank the best Website Platform brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/SEO, r/smallbusiness, r/Entrepreneur, r/LawFirm, r/WebsiteBuilder. Top-rated brands include WordPress (4.7/5), Wix (3.9/5), Shopify (4.3/5).
Stats
Reviews265
Subreddits38
Posts53
Brands97
Products6
265 reviews from
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By Brand
/By Product
#1
WordPress
4.7
(60)
"I'd highly recommend to use WordPress."
"I’d recommend building the website on Wordpress and use a front end builder like Divi."
"Wordpress is the way to go for real estate."
"1. **WordPress + Elementor**: A bit of a classic, but with Elementor, it’s drag-and-drop heaven."
"Cheapest alternative is wordpress. Wordpress is completely free and you can start with a prebuilt theme."
"Wordpress"
"Recommend WordPress, easy maintenance and the digital marketing team would find easy for SEO"
"Go for WordPress, Connect with u/seahawkmedia"
"Wordpress or Vvveb CMS both are easy to use and have free SEO plugins."
"WordPress!"
#2
Wix
3.9
(32)
"Wix is the easiest one to get started."
"Wix 100% My agency has no problem ranking them for lawyers."
"Its been wonderful for a small 2 person firm."
"Solid platforms to start with."
"Super easy drag-and-drop, but can get pricey as you scale."
"Please use wix or squarespace. They are easy to use and have good support."
"Most likely Wix if you're doing it without much experience."
"Wix seems like a good idea. But I suggest going through the free trial first to see if they have the features you want."
"Wix- it's relatively cheap and probably the most user-friendly platform."
"Wix. You can make it by yourself"
#3
Shopify
4.3
(28)
"+1 for Shopify"
"For SEO, I would go with Shopify if you're e-commerce."
"Shopify is fantastic for all the additional e-commerce functionality, ease of use and general awesomeness."
"Its a $1 for first 3 months and then 39.99 its UI is easy to use and trust me I used WIX, Wordpress, and Squarespace."
"Bro Shopify Goated."
"Definitely Shopify with complete ecosystem."
"Yea shopify seemed like the right option off rip."
"Shopify is easiest for ordinary people."
"Shopify is one of the best choices."
"Shopify is probably the simplest to set up and get going."
#4
Squarespace
4.1
(21)
"At the beginning squarespace."
"Squarespace ++"
"We made a custom one on square space in like 1 hour."
"I use Squarespace for my business and it works great."
"Solid platforms to start with."
"Sleek designs, EASY to use, but limited in deep customization."
"Squarespace and Webflow are alternatives too."
"Squarespace could do the job for you, but it depends on what your payment process looks like."
"These platforms provide easy-to-use interfaces and customizable templates."
"Fairly intuitive to use if you are at all familiar with the basics of any creative software/application."
#5
WooCommerce
4.2
(6)
"While Shopify caters big ecommerce stores, WooCommerce is ideal for small to any size of business."
"We have achieved very good rankings with woocommerce and shopware."
"You can this on woocommerce by making a custom catalog and integrate payments."
"Woo commerce is the best option for drop shipping."
"I use WooCommerce as well, because I have a different audience to attract."
"Woocommerce will be much cheaper, even for free if you know how to get the stuff you need for free."
#6
Binance
4.8
(4)
"Binance, they have so many coins!! Got long/short, leverage tradin etc"
"I personally like Binance best."
"Binance is your best bet I think. Has all of those coins, staking options and low fees"
"I like binanace, their iOS app allows easy training."
#7
Webflow
4.8
(4)
"They have premade templates you can use and it's not terribly expensive."
"Webflow"
"I personally love Webflow. Even if you don't know how to code, it's got some beautiful templates."
"If you're looking for alternatives, Webflow and Pixpa also offer decent seo features."
#8
Pixpa
4.0
(4)
"You could try out Pixpa, works very well for me."
"Shifted to Pixpa due to a high subscription rate. Pixpa worked very well for my small photography business."
"Pixpa it's a good platform to build a portfolio just around 6 bucks."
"You can try out Pixpa it's specially designed for photographers and artist."
#9
Gemini
4.3
(3)
"Super low trading fees when using their desktop active trader app."
"I also use Gemini to earn interest on LTC at 4.5%."
"I use Gemini and haven’t had any problems with it."
#10
Framer
4.3
(3)
"Framer if you want to do something crazy and beautiful."
"Think Framer is pretty easy to use if you have a bit of experience with web or design software."
"Heard good things about Framer."
#11
GoDaddy
3.0
(4)
"I am happy with my website platform."
"We use Scoutbook and then just get a GoDaddy website."
"Avoid the GoDaddy web builder."
"I quickly ran into limitations."
#12
Square
4.0
(3)
"Offers free plan to start with."
"Offers website builder starting with a free basic plan."
"Square for not food service"
#13
TroopWebHost
5.0
(2)
"We have been using TWH for ten years. Can’t say enough good things about the support they provide along with a solid platform."
"We've been using troopwebhost for over 10 years for our troop, it meets all our needs and the support has been incredibly responsive on the few times when we've needed assistance."
#14
Next.js
5.0
(2)
"The fastest growing app in history ChatGPT uses Next.js."
"I think Next might be a great fit for your use case using incremental static regeneration (ISR)."
#15
Dorik
5.0
(2)
"The easiest to use, and my clients love it because of the small learning curve."
"The top three WordPress alternatives are: Dorik."
#16
Zoho
4.5
(2)
"Both are great for service-based businesses that need invoicing, scheduling, and client management all in one."
"Zoho also has a website builder - use that."
#17
Mood Sewciety
4.5
(2)
"HIGHLY recommend Mood Sewciety!!! They have free patterns for a large range of sizes so even plus size ladies like myself can make their clothes!!"
"[Mood Sewciety] again sells fabrics and offers many free printable PDF patterns through their blog."
#18
Podpage
4.5
(2)
"It was really simple and automated a site from my RSS feed."
"Podpage as well!"
#19
Fantrax
4.0
(2)
"Is by far the best free option."
"Fantrax. Not a great mobile app but one of the best for customization"
#20
Luxury Presence
4.0
(2)
"Luxury Presence has templates you can modify and look great."
"If you want real estate specific look into luxury presence."
#21
Orion Protocol
5.0
(1)
"Orion Protocol will soon the best place for trading, IMO."
#22
QuadrigaCX
5.0
(1)
"Definitely check out QuadrigaCX. Nobody in Canada gets near the volume they do."
#23
Rurrux Studio
5.0
(1)
"Without a doubt Rurrux Studio is the best filmmaker site. no upload or storage limits, you can create a filmtr.ee page which i use as a portfolio and they have a range of other marketing services for filmmakers and film studios."
#24
Indeed
5.0
(1)
"Indeed is still the biggest and easiest website for job postings."
#25
Bitstamp
5.0
(1)
"Bitstamp is great since it is an European exchange"
#26
Bitpanda
5.0
(1)
"Bit panda is also great and will introduce the possibility to buy stocks and crypto on the same exchange."
#27
HostWinds
5.0
(1)
"I use HostWinds. The cost is less than the electricity to host it myself. They support WordPress and other platforms."
#28
Custom Web Design
5.0
(1)
"I think the best way to stand out from other realtors in your area is actually to have professional web design and content creation that ranks you high on Google searches."
#29
Elementor
5.0
(1)
"SEO friendly, fast, easy to use and scale up."
#30
Letterpad
5.0
(1)
"It's one of the best blogging platforms that I have come across."
#31
HubSpot
5.0
(1)
"We did from zoho and already save an hour a day per person."
#32
Groove
5.0
(1)
"I think that you might wanna have a look at grooves platform where you can both create your own websites and webshops."
#33
22 Slides
5.0
(1)
"The pro's with 22 Slides is its only $10 a month and no upsell. 30 days free trial."
#34
Podcastpage.io
5.0
(1)
"It's as simple as it gets and you can create a full podcast website in under a minute."
#35
HoneyBook
5.0
(1)
"Both are great for service-based businesses that need invoicing, scheduling, and client management all in one."
#36
1stdibs
5.0
(1)
"1stdibs"
#37
Calendly
5.0
(1)
"Calendly can do everything, include charge for appointments."
#38
Square Appointments
5.0
(1)
"I use Square Appointments. 😊👍"
#39
SEMrush
5.0
(1)
"SEMrush"
#40
Magento
5.0
(1)
"My competitors that get most of the organic traffic are all on Magento."
#41
Janeapp
5.0
(1)
"Janeapp is great for health practitioners."
#42
Vagaro
5.0
(1)
"Vagaro for fitness and salon."
#43
Acuity
5.0
(1)
"Acuity for professional services."
#44
Scoutbook
5.0
(1)
"Scoutbook is the official advancement platform."
#45
GitHub Pages
5.0
(1)
"GitHub pages is great, highly recommend for most people."
#46
vcita
4.0
(1)
"You could look into www.vcita.com."
#47
Odoo
4.0
(1)
"What about Odoo?"
#48
4.0
(1)
"Free, looks good enough, and we get some nice benefits cause our school has g suite"
#49
Payhip
4.0
(1)
"Use Payhip.com. Its free but they take a cut of the sales you make."
#50
UltimateWB
4.0
(1)
"I like to use UltimateWB. It has a built-in SEO tool for adding meta tags."
#51
OfficePools
4.0
(1)
"It’s good and free."
#52
Authorea
4.0
(1)
"For writing (also publishing)"
#53
Experiment
4.0
(1)
"For funding research"
#54
Academia.edu
4.0
(1)
"For research."
#55
ResearchGate
4.0
(1)
"For research."
#56
Zooniverse
4.0
(1)
"Has a 'project builder'"
#57
CrowdCrafting
4.0
(1)
"Similar things to what you’re talking about."
#58
Toast
4.0
(1)
"Toast for food service"
#59
Bentobox
4.0
(1)
"Bentobox"
#60
Coinbase Pro
4.0
(1)
"After quite a bit of research I’ve just settled with Gemini and Coinbase pro"
#61
KuCoin
4.0
(1)
"I use kucoin. Nice platform never had any issues."
#62
Teespring
4.0
(1)
"Try teespring."
#63
Bitfinex
4.0
(1)
"I like bitfinex, great UI and features (limit orders, trailing stops, etc), lots of volume."
#64
i-Square
4.0
(1)
"Check out i-Square. It's not as flashy as using Wix or WordPress but it can still look quite modern and it's designed for agents who want a DIY, cost-effective approach."
#65
cPanel
4.0
(1)
"I use cpanel. My host provides it. But it seems to get the job done."
#66
Redmine
4.0
(1)
"You can use Redmine+Git/Subversion plugins for maintaining the code."
#67
Beaver Builder
4.0
(1)
"[trybeaver.com](https://trybeaver.com)"
#68
Vimeo
4.0
(1)
"From my experience, any professional business, corporate, or reel material you want to host for clients, use Vimeo."
#69
DreamHost
4.0
(1)
"I use Dreamhost."
#70
Pinecast
4.0
(1)
"I hear really great things about Pinecast!"
#71
BannerOS
4.0
(1)
"You can sell files with the BannerOS platform - http://www.banneros.com"
#72
Civille
4.0
(1)
"Civille does offer websites for all different budgets."
#73
Silverstripe
4.0
(1)
"We went with Silverstripe."
#74
Kraken
4.0
(1)
"I think Kraken is a very good option for Europeans."
#75
Anchor
4.0
(1)
"If you want it free."
#76
Libsyn
4.0
(1)
"Libsyn if you have a budget to spend."
#77
Tumblr
4.0
(1)
"I use a modified tumblr template called hasaportfolio."
#78
OSF
4.0
(1)
"Take a look at the OSF Open Science Framework I think it'll do what you're looking for."
#79
Big Cartel
4.0
(1)
"I’m considering leaving Etsy for big cartel."
#80
Format
4.0
(1)
"For people that don't have time or the skill to do that i always refer them to Format.com because it's simple but very effective."
#81
Simple
4.0
(1)
"Checkout [Siimple](https://getsiimple.com), they’ve got great [templates like this for non-profits](https://getsiimple.com/demos/enso-nonprofit/) and they include hosting and domain names."
#82
DotNetNuke
4.0
(1)
"We're using dotnetnuke. As long as you are going to be building simple to middle of the road sites... it's great."
#83
Jobber
4.0
(1)
"Another solid option, especially for home service professionals managing multiple properties."
#84
Adobe Creative Cloud
4.0
(1)
"Worth looking at."
#85
Chartink
4.0
(1)
"Chartink.com might help. But it's not what you have expected though you'd find it helpful!"
#86
Liquide
4.0
(1)
"There's an app called Liquide. I've found it cool."
#87
Sport.WS
4.0
(1)
"For basketball - Sport.WS. Has salary and dynasty options"
#88
Minerva
4.0
(1)
"[Minerva] sells patterns and fabrics as well as having an "inspire me" section (kind of like an Instagram) and a craft club."
#89
RealFevr
4.0
(1)
"Keep an eye out for RealFevr, as it is the best fantasy app at the moment."
#90
Umso
4.0
(1)
"I have been using umso for all my website stuff - so far so good but limited flexibility but very easy to get going."
#91
TWH
3.0
(1)
"We use TWH, and I haven't yet seen anything about Scoutbook."
#92
CRS System
3.0
(1)
"Most small businesses could use The CRS System."
#93
Bubble.io
3.0
(1)
"Bubble.io- more programy but more control."
#94
Drupal
3.0
(1)
"Drupal has a drealty module with RETS integration."
#95
Carrd
3.0
(1)
"Take a look at carrd.co."
#96
Bubble
3.0
(1)
"You can give a no-code platform like Bubble a try."
#97
Weebly
2.0
(1)
"I set up a webpage early on through Weebly (there's a free option) but we barely got any traffic."
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