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Durable vs SlateHut

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

Free plan
Both have one
Public API
SlateHut has one; not confirmed by us for Durable
Higher Trust score
Durable — 94 vs 69 for SlateHut
Best fit
Durable: Service businesses going from no website to a live one in an afternoon · SlateHut: Non-technical founders who need a live site this week
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 itSlateHutGenerates a section-based website from a text prompt, then edits it visually.

Side by side

FactDurableSlateHut
CategoryWebsite BuildersWebsite Builders
Pricing modelFreemiumFreemium
Starts at$22/mo—
Public APINot confirmedYes
Trust score94 / 10069 / 100
PlatformsWebWeb, API
CompanyDurableSlateHut
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

SlateHut

SlateHut is a fast way to get a working, hosted website out of a prompt, with the CMS and form handling most small businesses need already wired in. The free tier is thin (about one AI generation a month) and the paid pricing is not published, so budget-conscious buyers will need to sign up to see real numbers.

Pros

  • Combines generation, visual editing, hosting and forms in one dashboard
  • API access is available on paid plans
  • Free plan needs no credit card to start

Cons

  • Paid plan prices are not published anywhere on the site
  • Free tier's AI credit allowance is small (about one generation a month)

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 SlateHut if you need

  • Non-technical founders who need a live site this week
  • Agencies spinning up simple client sites without custom code

Durable vs SlateHut: the questions people ask

Is Durable cheaper than SlateHut?

Durable starts at $22/mo. SlateHut has a free tier; what its paid plans cost is not confirmed by us yet.

Does Durable or SlateHut have a free tier?

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

Which has a public API, Durable or SlateHut?

SlateHut ships a public API, as of our last verification. A public API for Durable is not confirmed by us — check its developer docs before you plan an integration.

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