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Durable vs Websites.ly

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, Websites.ly at $19. Both have a free tier.

DurableGenerates a service-business site, then sells the CRM around itWebsites.lyDescribe a site in chat and it writes the pages, with an HTML editor and version history behind it.

Side by side

FactDurableWebsites.ly
CategoryWebsite BuildersWebsite Builders
Pricing modelFreemiumFreemium
Starts at$22 month$19 month
Public APINoNo
PlatformsWebWeb
CompanyDurableWebsites.ly
Last verifiedSep 6, 2026Sep 6, 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

Websites.ly

A site builder that does not trap you in a visual editor - you can drop into the HTML when the chat gets it wrong, and version history means a bad prompt is recoverable. Everything is metered in AI edits, and 250 a month on the entry plan goes quickly during a first build.

Pros

  • Direct HTML and CSS access alongside the chat builder
  • Version history to restore an earlier state of the site
  • Multi-page sites and custom domain connection, not just a landing page
  • Free tier and a free publishing subdomain

Cons

  • Metered in AI edits, and the entry plan's 250 disappear fast on a first build
  • No company name, address or country published
  • No API, export path or team collaboration described

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 Websites.ly if you need

  • Small businesses that need a brochure site without an agency
  • People who want prompt-built pages but occasional hand edits
  • Trades with an existing template - restaurants, realtors, contractors

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