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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. Durable starts at $22, Pagesmith at $21. Both have a free tier.

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 month$21 month
Public APINoNo
PlatformsWebWeb
CompanyDurablePagesmith
Last verifiedSep 6, 2026Sep 1, 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
  • Grow caps image generation at 500 a month despite being the top self-serve tier

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 locked into their hosting forever. It bills in euros only, and 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 includes SEO, forms and analytics
  • Four clear tiers scale from one site to twenty with team seats

Cons

  • All billing is in euros, so USD cost varies with exchange rates
  • Free plan's 20 monthly credits cover very little beyond an initial build

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

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