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Durable vs Pagesmith

Two fact sheets from our own research, side by side — pricing, platforms, API access and status re-checked by us rather than quoted from the vendors.

The short answer

Cheaper paid plan
Pagesmith — $19/mo vs $22/mo for Durable
Free plan
Both have one
Higher Trust score
Durable — 94 vs 82 for Pagesmith
Best fit
Durable: Service businesses going from no website to a live one in an afternoon · Pagesmith: Developers who want an AI first draft they can later self-host
Status
Both up at our last check (Oct 15, 2026)

From our own records as of each tool's last check. Anything we have not confirmed is left out rather than guessed. How we verify

DurableGenerates a service-business site, then sells the CRM around itPagesmithBuilds an Astro-based website from a prompt or an existing site, with code export.

Side by side

FactDurablePagesmith
CategoryWebsite BuildersWebsite Builders
Pricing modelFreemiumFreemium
Starts at$22/mo$19/mo
Trust score94 / 10082 / 100
PlatformsWebWeb
CompanyDurableTrustdom Oy
Last verifiedOct 15, 2026Oct 15, 2026

What our research says

Durable

Aimed squarely at trades and local services that have never had a website, and honest about it — the generated site is a competent one-page brochure, not a design. The reason to pay is the CRM, invoicing and booking bolted around it; judged purely as a page builder it loses to the free tiers of the general-purpose tools.

Pros

  • The free tier is a genuinely usable live site, not a time-limited preview
  • Custom domain registration is included in the paid tiers rather than billed separately
  • The 15% annual discount means month-to-month is not punitively priced, unlike most tools here
  • CRM, invoicing and scheduling in the same subscription remove two or three other bills

Cons

  • The free CRM stops at ten contacts, which any working business passes in a fortnight
  • Generated sites share a recognisable structure, so differentiation has to come from the copy
  • No API and no export path, so the site and the customer records live where they were made
  • Even Grow, the top self-serve tier, meters the assistant and image studio at 5,000 AI credits a month

Pagesmith

Pagesmith stands out from typical AI site builders by handing you real Astro code you can export on paid plans, which matters if you don't want to be tied to its hosting forever. Hosting, forms, analytics and SEO basics are included from the start; the free tier's 20 monthly credits will not stretch far past a first draft.

Pros

  • Exports real Astro source code on paid plans instead of locking you in
  • Free tier requires no card and stays free with no time limit
  • Hosting on Cloudflare's edge with forms, database and analytics included
  • Pricing shown in dollars or euros, with yearly billing and a free domain

Cons

  • Free plan's 20 monthly credits cover very little beyond an initial build
  • Pro and Business include only one team seat
  • Prices exclude VAT, so EU buyers pay more than the headline

Which one fits

Choose Durable if you need

  • Service businesses going from no website to a live one in an afternoon
  • Sole traders who want contacts, invoices and a booking link in the same subscription
  • Anyone who would otherwise pay an agency four figures for a five-section brochure site

Choose Pagesmith if you need

  • Developers who want an AI first draft they can later self-host
  • Small businesses needing SEO fields, forms and analytics out of the box
  • Agencies managing a handful of client sites with white-labelling

Durable vs Pagesmith: the questions people ask

Is Durable cheaper than Pagesmith?

On published entry prices, Pagesmith starts lower — $19/mo against $22/mo for Durable. Entry price is the lowest paid plan as we last verified it; what each plan includes differs.

Does Durable or Pagesmith have a free tier?

Both: Durable has a free tier, and Pagesmith has a free tier.

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