Alternative to Wix
A Wix alternative: when to move to web hosting
Wix is an all-in-one website builder, and web hosting is a different kind of product, so the real question is whether you want a builder or your own site. If you are happy with Wix, you may not need to move. If you want WordPress or your own code on UK servers, our hosting is an alternative. A Wix design cannot be exported as it stands.
Compare fairly
What to check before choosing between Wix and Limitless Hosting
Compare like with like. These are the points worth checking on any host's own site, with what applies to us in the last column.
| What to check | On Wix's own site | Limitless Hosting |
|---|---|---|
| Type of product | An all-in-one website builder with hosting included | Web hosting, where you install WordPress or your own site |
| Price shown | Check the plans page for your UK price and currency | Yearly prices shown from £10.03 to £133.79 |
| Whether the domain is free only for the first year, and its renewal price | Check the terms on the plans page | .co.uk or .uk £9.99 a year and £9.99 at renewal |
| Moving your design out | Check whether you can export your pages and what you keep | We migrate sites that are on standard hosting; a builder design usually needs rebuilding |
| Email on your domain | Check what is included and what is paid extra | Unlimited email accounts on every plan |
| Help when stuck | Check the support options on your plan | Live chat (open 24/7) plus tickets |
Prices and terms change. Always read the checkout page for the full cost, including what you will pay when the first term ends.
About Wix
What Wix is good for
Wix is a website builder. You choose a design, drag blocks around, and the hosting, the editor and the security are all part of one service. That suits people who want to get a site online without installing software or learning how a server works. For a small portfolio, a one-page business site or a simple online shop, that all-in-one approach can be exactly right.
Web hosting is a different kind of product. You get space on a server, and you decide what to run on it. WordPress is the most common choice, but you can also upload a hand-coded site or run a Node.js or Python app. You gain control of the files and the database, and you take on a bit more responsibility for updates.
So this page is not an argument that one is better. It is a guide to the difference, and to what you would need to do if you decided to move.
What we saw
What the Wix plans page showed us
We read the Wix plans page on its own website. It showed the figures below. The prices on the page were in US dollars, marked as for reference only, so we have not copied them. Your UK price may differ.
| Item | What Wix showed (checked on 8 November 2026) |
|---|---|
| Paid plans listed | Light, Core, Business and Business Elite |
| Currency on the page | US dollars, shown "for reference only", with a note that prices and currency vary by location |
| Billing shown | Prices for yearly subscriptions, paid in full at purchase, with other periods available |
| Free domain | A free domain for one year was shown on the paid plans listed; the voucher is not included when renewing or upgrading an existing plan, and must be used within 60 days of purchase on a new domain bought from Wix |
These notes describe the Wix page on the date above and may have changed since. Check the current UK price, billing terms and domain voucher conditions on wix.com before you decide.
See our plans and prices
Six plans, with the yearly price and the renewal price shown. Fifteen days to change your mind on your first hosting order.
Who suits what
When Wix may suit you, and when we might
Wix may suit you if
- You want a drag-and-drop editor and no software to maintain
- You want design, hosting and updates handled in one place
- Your site is simple and unlikely to outgrow a builder
- You prefer one supplier for everything
- You are happy to stay inside that platform
Limitless Hosting may suit you if
- You want WordPress or your own code on a standard host
- You want to move your files and database to another host in future
- You need many email addresses on your own domain
- You want UK servers in London
- You are comfortable with a little more setup
Pricing
How to compare hosting prices honestly
Hosting prices are rarely a single number. Many providers show a low price for the first term, then a higher price when it renews, and the length of the first term varies a great deal. A fair comparison puts three numbers side by side: what you pay today, what you pay at the first renewal, and what you pay over three years including any domain and email you need.
That applies to every host, including us, and including Wix. Open each checkout page, pick the term you would really buy, and write down the total and the renewal figure. Check whether prices are shown with or without tax, whether a free domain is free only for the first year, and whether the plan you are looking at includes the email and databases you need.
Our own plans are priced per year when billed yearly: Very Small is £10.03, Small is £21.18, Medium is £33.45, Large is £44.60, Limitless is £66.89 and Limitless Plus is £133.79. A .co.uk or .uk domain is £9.99 a year and £9.99 at renewal. Billing terms cost about the same per month, so choose the term that suits your cash flow. You can read more in our guide to how much web hosting costs in the UK.
Our side
The figures on our side of the comparison
On every plan
What every Limitless Hosting plan includes
UK servers in London
Your site is served from London, which suits visitors in the UK.
LiteSpeed and Redis
A LiteSpeed web server with Redis object caching for dynamic sites.
Security layers
Free SSL, Imunify360, a ModSecurity firewall, DDoS protection and CloudLinux isolation.
Unlimited email accounts
Plus unlimited subdomains and MySQL databases, with spam protection and an external mail relay.
WordPress and apps
One-click WordPress, and Node.js and Python selectors.
Weekly remote backups
Kept for about a month. Take your own copy before big changes too.
Moving off a builder
What moving from a website builder really involves
The most important thing to understand is that a design built in a website builder generally cannot be lifted out and placed on a normal web host. The pages are stored in the builder's own format, and they depend on its editor. When people move, they usually rebuild the site in WordPress or another system, and bring the content across: text, images and page structure.
That is more work than moving between two ordinary hosts, which is a simple copy of files and a database. So be realistic about the effort. For a small site of a handful of pages, the rebuild may take a weekend. For a large shop with hundreds of products, it needs planning, and you should check what export options the builder gives you for products and customers.
The upside of rebuilding is that you end up with a site you can take to any host. Keep the old site running until the new one is finished and checked, so visitors never see a gap. Keep the same page addresses where you can, or set up redirects from old addresses to the new ones, so search engines and links keep working.
Moving
Moving a Wix site to hosting, step by step
Decide what you are keeping
List your pages, images, blog posts and any shop products you want to bring across.
Save your content
Copy text and download images. Check what export options your Wix plan gives you for blog posts and products.
Choose a plan and install WordPress
Use one-click WordPress and build the new site on a temporary address.
Check the domain
Find out where your domain is registered and when it renews. Moving the domain is a separate step, see our guide to transferring a domain.
Point the domain at the new site
When the new site is ready, change the DNS records. Our guide to pointing a domain to hosting explains how.
Before you decide
A checklist before you leave Wix or stay
- List every website, domain and mailbox you have with the provider today
- Find out when each plan and each domain renews
- Write down the price at renewal, not only the first-term price
- Export or back up your site files, database and email before touching anything
- Lower your DNS TTL a day before any change so it takes effect faster
- Confirm you can unlock your domain and get its transfer code, if you plan to move it
- Test the new site on a temporary address before changing DNS
- Keep the old plan running until the new one has been working for a few days
Being plain
What we do not offer
Limitless Hosting is UK web hosting. We do not sell reseller hosting for the UK, and we do not offer a drag-and-drop website builder or VPS servers. If any of those are what you need, check that Wix or another provider offers them on the plan you are looking at, and choose on that basis.
If you want a site you can build with WordPress, a custom PHP application, or a Node.js or Python app, our shared plans cover that, with one-click WordPress and selectors for Node.js and Python. Not sure which describes you? Ask our live chat before you buy.
Moving from Wix to us is a common request. On Small and higher plans billed yearly, our migration is free, and the Limitless Plus plan includes a free .co.uk or .uk domain for the first year when billed yearly.
- 15-day money-back guarantee on your first hosting order
- Free migration on Small and higher plans billed yearly
- Live chat open 24/7, plus tickets
- Weekly remote backups kept about a month
FAQ
Common questions
Can I export my Wix site to another host?
Check the export options in your Wix account. Generally a builder design is not portable as it stands, so people rebuild in WordPress and bring across the content.
Is web hosting cheaper than Wix?
It depends on the plan, the term and what you need. Compare the first-term price, the renewal price and the cost of the domain and email on each side, using each company's own checkout page.
Do you offer a website builder?
No. We offer web hosting with one-click WordPress, and Node.js and Python selectors.
Can you move my website for me?
Free migration applies to sites moving from another host on Small and higher plans billed yearly. A site built in a builder usually needs rebuilding rather than a copy.
Will my email change if I move?
Only if you change where your domain points its mail. We give you unlimited email accounts on every plan, and you can set up the records when you are ready.
Keep reading
Related pages
Thinking of moving from Wix?
Pick a plan, tell our live chat what you are moving, and keep the old plan running until the new site is checked.