FNJ is listed first because it's ours; the rest are ordered by how closely they match what Carrd does.
01FNJ AI website builder
Made by usBest for: a marketing site you want to own as code
Responsive marketing websites: business sites, portfolios, landing pages and product marketing sites.
Designs every page from your description plus a screenshot, a link or your brand files, on a visual canvas at desktop, tablet and phone widths.
- Free plan
- No free plan. There's no trial either. The Site Pack is $29 once for 50 credits that never expire, about three complete sites of up to 10 pages.
- Paid plans from
- $29 once, or $25/month
- Code export
- Full code export. A Next.js App Router project or static HTML, downloaded or pushed to a branch of your own GitHub repository, on every plan.
- Hosting
- Host anywhere. FNJ doesn't host sites. Put the export on Cloudflare Pages, Vercel, Netlify or any host, with no FNJ runtime in the code.
Good at
- +Designs from references: screenshots, links or your own brand files
- +Desktop, tablet and phone layouts designed together, with real flex and grid
- +You keep the code: plain Next.js or HTML with no FNJ runtime
Watch out for
- −Marketing sites only: no forms, store, log-ins, databases or blog engine
- −No free plan or trial
- −You host the site yourself
02Strikingly AI Site Builder
Best for: a quick one-page or small site with a store, blog or memberships
Websites and landing pages for entrepreneurs and creatives, with an online store, blog and memberships.
Generates a full site from a site name and a short business description, which you then edit in the Strikingly editor.
- Free plan
- Free plan. Free plan publishes on a mystrikingly.com subdomain with 500 MB storage per site, 5 GB monthly bandwidth and one product at a 5% transaction fee; custom domains need a paid plan and branding removal starts on Pro.
- Paid plans from
- Not clearly published
- Code export
- No code export. Strikingly's help center says it doesn't allow site export or downloading site pages because the editor stays tied to its servers; leaving means rebuilding elsewhere.
- Hosting
- Must host with them. All sites use Strikingly's managed cloud hosting; exporting a site to host elsewhere is not supported.
Good at
- +Free plan that publishes on a Strikingly subdomain
- +Online store, blog and memberships built in
- +Hosting included on every site
Watch out for
- −No site or code export
- −Free plan: one product with a 5% transaction fee
- −Branding removal only from the Pro plan
03Mixo AI website builder
Best for: a fast one-page business site from a single description
Small-business websites and landing pages with contact forms, enquiry tracking, a blog and SEO settings.
Builds a business website from a short description of the business, including pages, contact forms and SEO setup, which you then edit with a click-to-edit editor.
- Free plan
- Free plan. Free forever: a live site on a Mixo-branded address (yourbusiness.mixo.site), a page about the business and a contact form; free sites display the Mixo badge. No credit card needed.
- Paid plans from
- $20/month, billed monthly (Business Site); 20% less with annual billing
- Code export
- Partial code export. Mixo offers a paid, on-request download of a site's source code for backup or migration: you buy it, then email support. Only published files are included, sites cannot be re-imported, and the format and price are not stated.
- Hosting
- Their hosting is optional. Hosting with SSL is included on every plan; the paid source-code download is the only documented way to take the site elsewhere.
Good at
- +Free plan stays live with no time limit
- +Builds and publishes a site from a single business description
- +Built-in contact forms and enquiry tracking
Watch out for
- −Free sites use a Mixo address and show the Mixo badge
- −No native store; payments use links to Stripe, PayPal or Gumroad
- −Code download is a paid manual request with unstated format
04Google Sites
Best for: a quick team, project or event site inside Google Workspace
Team, project, event and simple public sites built with drag-and-drop and Google Workspace embeds.
- Free plan
- Free plan. Sites can be created and published with a personal (consumer) Google Account; Google's help center shows no payment step. Sites publish to a Google Sites web address or a connected custom domain, public or restricted.
- Paid plans from
- Not clearly published
- Code export
- Content only. Google Takeout (Drive export) includes Sites drafts, published sites, site content, themes, navigation and attachments. Google's help page does not state the file format or a way to host the export elsewhere.
- Hosting
- Must host with them. Sites are published on Google (a Google Sites address or a connected custom domain); no self-hosting option is described.
Good at
- +Usable with a personal Google Account
- +Embeds Docs, Calendar and other Workspace content
- +Real-time co-editing and access controls
Watch out for
- −No code export documented; Takeout format not stated
- −No AI site generation or store features described
- −Buying a domain through Google Sites requires a Workspace plan
05Unicorn Platform
Best for: SaaS and app landing pages with a low-cost path to HTML export
Websites for SaaS, apps, directories, blogs and personal pages.
Unicorn Platform lets you build a site or make changes with prompts and offers an AI co-pilot alongside drag-and-drop section templates.
- Free plan
- Free plan. Free Lurker plan: up to 10 pages and 10 blog posts, but 0 published websites. No custom domain, HTML export or branding removal.
- Paid plans from
- $9/month billed yearly, or $14/month billed monthly (Maker)
- Code export
- Partial code export. HTML export on every paid plan (Maker and up): download assets and HTML pages to host yourself. Only static pages are included; dynamically generated pages won't work, and the directory component works only with Google Sheets data. Exports cannot be re-imported.
- Hosting
- Their hosting is optional. Unicorn Platform hosts sites with SSL and CDN; paid plans can export HTML to host on your own server, with media moved to your own file server.
Good at
- +HTML export on its cheapest paid plan
- +Prompt-based building plus section templates
- +Stripe payments and blog built in
Watch out for
- −Free plan cannot publish a site
- −Export covers static pages only; media must be re-hosted
- −Branding removal starts on the Startup plan
06Framer AI agent
Best for: designers who want a visual canvas, a CMS and hosting in one place
Marketing and professional websites with CMS, localization and analytics, designed on Framer's canvas and hosted by Framer.
An AI agent creates editable pages, sections, copy and visuals in your project, can create and fill CMS collections, build code components from a description, and review a site for contrast, typos, missing alt text and SEO gaps.
- Free plan
- Free plan. Free plan: Framer subdomain, 1 GB bandwidth, 500 AI credits to try agents (when the workspace has no subscription). The 'Made in Framer' badge is removed only by connecting a custom domain or upgrading. Framer calls the free plan ideal for non-commercial use.
- Paid plans from
- $10/month, billed yearly (Basic)
- Code export
- No code export. Framer's help center says it does not offer HTML export for self-hosting and has no way to export published sites as HTML files or static bundles.
- Hosting
- Must host with them. Sites are published on Framer's hosting; Framer says its performance features rely on its own infrastructure.
Good at
- +AI output stays editable on a visual design canvas
- +Built-in CMS, localization add-on and analytics
- +Free plan to design and publish on a Framer subdomain
Watch out for
- −No code or HTML export; sites must stay on Framer hosting
- −Free sites carry the 'Made in Framer' badge and no custom domain
- −No built-in store on the pricing page; selling relies on Marketplace plugins (e.g. Shopify storefront plugins)
