Websites.ly
Verified Oct 16, 2026 ActiveDescribe a site in chat and it writes the pages, with an HTML editor and version history behind it.
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Pricing
- Pricing model
- Freemium
- Paid options from
- $19/mo
- Billing
- Monthly
Free plan to start. Monthly: Starter $19 (250 AI edits and 250 tokens), Pro $49 (1,000), Business $99 (3,000). Yearly plans work out to $13, $33 and $66 a month, billed $153, $394 and $796 up front, with the allowance granted for the year; fees are non-refundable under the terms.
Use tool ↗About Websites.ly
This builder makes multi-page sites from a chat description and then lets you keep editing the result: an in-app code editor gives direct HTML, CSS and JavaScript access, a file manager holds media, and version history rolls back a bad change. Templates are organised by trade, from restaurants and lawyers to contractors, realtors, non-profits and bakeries, for people who would rather start from a layout than a blank prompt. Sites publish to a free subdomain or to a custom domain the tool connects for you. Plans are metered in AI edits and tokens rather than by site count, and the footer credits the New York studio DevelopingNow as the developer.
- Platforms
- Web
- API
- Not confirmed
- Last verified
- Oct 16, 2026
Verified sources
- Starter $19, Pro $49, Business $99 per month with 250 / 1,000 / 3,000 AI edits; yearly $13, $33, $66 a month billed $153, $394, $796 on the pricing page (15 October 2026)websites.ly ↗
- Chat builder, code editor with HTML/CSS access, multi-page support, file manager, version history, custom domains and a free subdomain; the home page counts 19,890+ users (15 October 2026)websites.ly ↗
- Terms of Use (last updated 1 January 2026): paid plans renew automatically and fees are non-refundable except where required by law (15 October 2026)websites.ly ↗
- Footer reads 'Developed by DevelopingNow'; DevelopingNow, Inc. is an app studio at an address in Brooklyn, New York (15 October 2026)developingnow.com ↗
Is Websites.ly legit?
We don’t label tools safe or unsafe. Below are the records we checked ourselves, each with the date we read it.
- Domain registered
- Dec 13, 2015 (10 years ago)Registry record (RDAP), registrar Libyan Spider Network (int), looked up Sep 6, 2026
- TLS certificate
- Issued by Google Trust Services, valid until Nov 29, 2026Seen in our own connection to the site on Oct 16, 2026
- Last checked
- Oct 16, 2026The site answered
- Operated by
- DevelopingNow, Inc., United StatesOur research, card verified Oct 15, 2026
Pros & cons of 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
- Subscriptions renew automatically and the terms say fees are non-refundable
- No API, export path or team collaboration described
Best for
- 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
Not for
- Applications with logins, databases or dynamic data
- Teams that need collaborative editing or staging environments
Watch out: The yearly plans grant their whole allowance for the year, not per month - Starter is 3,000 edits for the year, not 3,000 monthly.
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