Wix
Migrating clients from WordPress to a simpler page builder, Building a simple, editable informational website for a local business, Creating a free website without intrusive ads
It's a capable, easy-to-use builder for simple sites, but you are locked into their platform and it's not for complex or custom-coded projects.
Multi-author news-type sites, Users who need to modify code directly
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FIRST-HAND READS
What people reported, in their own words. Every line links to where it was said.
“wix could be also super useful for your case since its a colossus”
MIXED · features · Reddit · 2026-08-13
“Options like Wix, you are completely locked into their ecosystem. You can't host a Wix site anywhere, and if you stop paying them, your website will be gone”
NEGATIVE · Hacker News · 2026-02-05
“The WiX Toolset unlocked access to the Windows Installer in ways no other installation build tool does”
MIXED · features · Hacker News · 2025-07-25
“the Wix Toolset is such a steaming pile of garbage and waste of everyone's time who have had the misfortune to work with it”
NEGATIVE · documentation · Hacker News · 2025-07-24
“couldn't find any alternatives that allowed for the automation that I could achieve with WiX”
MIXED · features · Hacker News · 2025-07-24
“I've used WiX for a specific project in my work when I've needed MSI”
MIXED · features · Hacker News · 2025-07-24
“I ended up choosing Wix over Squarespace because Squarespace didn't provide backup>restore functionality. That's a pretty low bar...”
LUKEWARM · features · Hacker News · 2025-06-19
“Wix, webflow, framer and squarespace all handle basic sites easily. I've made custom solutions in all of them. Each has its weaknesses.”
LUKEWARM · features · Reddit · 2025-05-18
“Wix has mini versions of Hubspot and 1/20 the price. Good if e-commerce is your primary but for me its invoicing and marketing.”
LUKEWARM · features · Reddit · 2025-04-22
“which I'm starting to regret). They're super unclear about how taxes work. They push you to sign up for Avalara, which automatically collects taxes for all states, but it doesn't separate the taxes when collecting the entire payment. When I asked Wix about economic nexus and whether I only need to collect taxes in other states once I hit their thresholds, they seemed confused and asked if I had documentation proving I didn't need to pay taxes elsewhere yet.”
NEGATIVE · support · Reddit · 2025-01-21
“I couldn't run my business if I didn't have wix.com for my website”
POSITIVE · Reddit · 2024-09-27
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