Zyro Alternatives After Its Move to Hostinger

Zyro was a cheap drag-and-drop website builder with AI writing tools, owned by Hostinger. It no longer exists as a separate product. In January 2023 Hostinger stopped marketing Zyro and launched the same builder under its own name, as TechRadar reported on January 20, 2023. A later Hostinger blog post from April 5, 2024 says all Zyro clients have moved to Hostinger and that all sales and services of Zyro are discontinued.

Former Zyro users who stayed are now on Hostinger Website Builder, which keeps Zyro's editor and adds Hostinger's hosting. Anyone shopping for a new builder can compare it with the six options below, ordered from the closest match for a small business site to the tools for designers.

Prices below are as of November 8, 2026. Our method is on How we review tools.

Quick comparison

Hostinger Website Builder

Hostinger Website Builder is what Zyro became, so a Zyro user will recognise the drag-and-drop editor, the templates (now 900+) and the AI helpers. Every plan includes hosting, a free domain for the first year and free mailboxes for a year, and an AI assistant can help set up an online store.

Premium covers up to 3 sites for US$1.99 a month on a 48-month term, paid upfront as US$95.52. Unlimited at US$2.79 a month (US$133.92) removes the site cap and adds e-commerce, and Cloud Startup costs US$7.99 a month (US$383.52). All plans carry a 30-day money-back guarantee.

Best for: Small businesses that want a cheap site with hosting and email in one bill.

Pricing:

• Premium: US$1.99/month for 48 months (US$95.52 upfront), renews at US$10.99/month; up to 3 sites.
• Unlimited: US$2.79/month (US$133.92), renews at US$16.99/month.
• Cloud Startup: US$7.99/month (US$383.52), renews at US$25.99/month.
• Prices exclude VAT.

Watch out for:

• The headline price depends on a four-year prepayment, and renewal jumps to US$10.99 a month on Premium, per the Hostinger builder page.
• The domain and mailboxes are free for the first year only, then billed separately.

Official site: Hostinger Website Builder.

Wix

Wix gives the most freedom of any mainstream builder: you can drop any element anywhere on the page. Scheduling, events and e-commerce are built in, and the App Market adds hundreds of Wix-made and third-party apps such as Zapier and Google Analytics. A free plan publishes to a wixsite.com subdomain with Wix ads, so you can build before you pay.

US prices billed yearly start at US$17 a month for Light, then US$29 for Core, US$39 for Business and US$159 for Business Elite. Zyro's AI tools have a counterpart in Wix's AI website builder, which turns a prompt into a draft site.

Best for: Owners who want to place every element by hand and add features through apps.

Pricing:

• Free: wixsite.com subdomain with Wix ads.
• Light US$17/month, Core US$29/month, Business US$39/month, Business Elite US$159/month, all billed yearly (US prices).

Watch out for:

• Prices and currency change by country, per the Wix plans page, so check the rate shown for your location before comparing.
• Free-form placement means more work to keep pages tidy on mobile.

Official site: Wix.

Squarespace

Squarespace trades some freedom for templates that look finished on day one. Plans run from Basic at US$19 a month billed yearly (US$25 monthly) to Advanced at US$99 (US$139 monthly), and Squarespace says yearly billing saves up to 36%; on its listed prices the saving is 24% to 29%.

For shops, the step that matters is Core at US$29 a month billed yearly. It drops the online store transaction fee to 0%, where Basic takes 2%. Card processing is extra on every plan, from 2.9% + US$0.30 on Basic and Core.

Best for: Service businesses and small shops that want a polished look without design work.

Pricing:

• Basic US$19/month billed yearly or US$25 monthly; 2% store fee.
• Core US$29 or US$39; 0% store fee. Plus US$49 or US$65. Advanced US$99 or US$139.
• 14-day free trial, no card.

Watch out for:

• Nothing is free once the 14-day trial ends. On Basic, the Squarespace pricing page also lists a 2% cut of shop sales and 7% on digital content and memberships.

Official site: Squarespace.

Strikingly

Strikingly built its name on scrolling one-page sites, which is how many Zyro users built theirs. It keeps a free plan, and paid tiers are billed yearly in USD: Limited at US$8 a month, Pro at US$16 and VIP at US$49.

Each tier caps sites, pages and products. Limited allows 2 sites with 5 pages each, Pro allows 3 sites with 100 pages and up to 300 products, and VIP lifts the store to 500 products with no transaction fee. Our Strikingly alternatives page compares it with other builders.

Best for: Freelancers and small businesses who want a one-page site with a light store.

Pricing:

• Limited US$8/month, Pro US$16/month, VIP US$49/month, billed yearly (monthly billing also offered).
• Domain add-on US$24.95/year; custom email US$25/year.

Watch out for:

• The US$8 Limited plan sells only one product and takes a 5% transaction fee, per the Strikingly pricing page. Pro still takes 2%.

Official site: Strikingly.

Carrd

Carrd is the cheapest real replacement for a simple Zyro landing page. For US$19 a year, Pro Standard runs up to 10 sites, each on its own domain if you like, with forms. Pro Lite at US$9 a year covers 3 sites but no custom domains. A free account builds up to 3 sites on a Carrd subdomain.

Bigger site counts are priced in steps, from US$39 a year for 25 sites up to US$599 for 1,000. Pro features, including custom domains and advanced forms, can be tried free for 7 days without a card.

Best for: Founders and creators who need a landing page, a link page or a portfolio for almost nothing.

Pricing:

• Free: Carrd subdomain.
• Pro Lite US$9/year (3 sites). Pro Standard US$19/year (10 sites, custom domains, forms). Pro Plus US$49/year (25 sites, advanced forms).

Watch out for:

• Every Carrd site is a single page, per the Carrd homepage, so a multi-page site with a blog is out of scope.
• There is no product catalogue or cart. Selling means payment-enabled forms on Pro or embedded Stripe, PayPal or Gumroad widgets.

Official site: Carrd.

Framer

Framer is the designer's builder. It works like a design canvas, with animation, a CMS and AI site generation, and publishes straight to hosting. The free plan includes a Framer domain, 1 GB of bandwidth and 500 AI credits to try.

Basic costs US$10 a month billed yearly for 30 pages, 2 CMS collections and 50 GB of bandwidth. Pro at US$30 a month raises that to 150 pages and 10 collections. Extra editors cost US$20 a month each.

Best for: Startups that want a marketing site with motion and a design team in charge.

Pricing:

• Free: Framer domain, 1 GB bandwidth.
• Basic US$10/month, Pro US$30/month, billed yearly.
• Extra editors US$20/month; content editors US$10/month.

Watch out for:

• There is no native store, so selling needs a third-party embed, and seats add up at US$20 per extra editor, per the Framer pricing page.

Official site: Framer.

Webflow

Webflow sits at the far end from Zyro. It exposes real HTML and CSS concepts in a visual editor and adds a full CMS, so agencies use it to build sites that clients then edit.

Site plans start at Basic for US$15 a month and Premium at US$25 a month, both billed yearly per site. E-commerce plans and workspace seats are priced on top.

Best for: Designers and agencies who want pixel-level control and a CMS.

Pricing:

• Starter: free, webflow.io subdomain, 2 static pages, 50 CMS items.
• Basic US$15/month and Premium US$25/month per site, billed yearly.
• E-commerce and workspace seats priced separately.

Watch out for:

• Expect the steepest learning curve here. Starter, the free tier on the Webflow pricing page, publishes just two static pages on a webflow.io address, so it works as a sandbox rather than a live site.

Official site: Webflow.

How to choose

When to stay on Hostinger

If your Zyro site already moved to Hostinger Website Builder and it works, staying is usually the cheaper choice until the term ends. Rebuilding on another platform takes time, and the 48-month prepayment is not refunded after the 30-day money-back window. Compare the renewal rate, US$10.99 a month on Premium, with the yearly price of your next builder before the plan renews, using the Hostinger plan details.

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