799web vs Wix: One Flat $799 or a Subscription Forever?
Honest verdict: Wix is a fine DIY tool for hobby sites and testing an idea for free. For a real small business site, you'll spend $612–$5,724+ over three years on Wix (tiers climb every time you need a feature), plus 40–80 hours building it yourself, and never own the platform. 799web is $799 to build + a flat $25/mo to keep it live — $1,699 all-in over three years, custom-designed, and yours to keep.
Side-by-side
When each option genuinely makes sense
Not every business needs a custom site. Here's when Wix is honestly the right call — and when it isn't.
- It's a hobby site, personal project, or something you'll maintain yourself
- You want to test an idea for free before investing
- Lifetime spend under $500 matters more than long-term ownership
- You enjoy the drag-and-drop process and have time on evenings/weekends
- It's a real business site expected to bring in customers
- You want a custom design, not a template everyone else uses
- You'd rather have a flat $25/mo that never climbs than a tier that keeps upgrading you
- You want it live in a week, built by pros, without spending 40+ hours on it
Wix vs 799web, answered.
Is 799web really cheaper than Wix over time?+
Yes for any real timeline. Wix Business runs $17–$159/month and climbs with tiers — $612–$5,724+ over three years, plus app add-ons. 799web is $799 to build + a flat $25/mo to keep it live: $1,699 all-in over three years, and the $25 never climbs. Even against the cheapest Wix plan, 799web pulls ahead well inside year one.
Can I move my Wix site to 799web?+
Yes. We rebuild it custom-coded — content, pages, images, and SEO metadata come across. Wix doesn't export cleanly (that's a platform-lock feature, not a bug), so we recreate the design in code rather than migrate raw files. You keep your domain and any established search rankings.
Does Wix work for a real business?+
For simple brochure sites yes, but performance and SEO ceilings are lower than a custom site, and monthly costs never stop. Wix also throttles what you can customize once you're past their templates. If you plan to grow, need speed for ads, or want real SEO control, a custom build ages better.
Do I lose SEO switching from Wix?+
Not if you handle it right. We preserve URLs where possible and set 301 redirects for anything that has to move, so link equity carries over. Most sites see rankings hold and then improve — custom-coded pages load faster and pass Core Web Vitals more easily than Wix's default templates.
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