// wix alternative
If Wix got you started but now feels slow, expensive, and impossible to leave, there's a better option. A fast, custom site you own outright, with no monthly platform fee, no lock-in, and a fixed price up front.
Wix is good at getting you started. The trouble usually shows up later, once the business is real and the website needs to pull its weight.
Stop paying and the site disappears. Everything you've built sits on Wix's terms, not yours, and the monthly fees never stop.
Wix loads a lot of code to make the editor work. That bloat is exactly what Google penalises and what makes mobile visitors bounce.
Wix sites can't be exported to another host. Moving means rebuilding, which is precisely why they make it hard.
Templates are shared by thousands of businesses. Yours ends up looking like two hundred others in the same niche.
Same job, two very different long-term outcomes. Here's the honest comparison.
| Wix | Made by Federica | |
|---|---|---|
| Cost | £10–30+/month, forever | From £900 once, fixed |
| Who owns it | Wix does (you rent) | You do (domain, hosting, code) |
| Speed | Drag-and-drop bloat | Fast by default (PageSpeed 99 on recent work) |
| Leaving | Can't export (rebuild required) | Yours to take anywhere, any time |
| Design | Shared template | Custom, built for your business |
| SEO | Limited control | Clean structure, schema, fundamentals built in |
| Support | Help articles + chatbots | You email the person who built it |
I'd rather be honest than win the wrong client. Wix is the right call if:
If that's you, keep your money. If you've outgrown it, that's exactly what I'm for.
The thing that keeps most people stuck is fear of losing their Google rankings or content in the move. That's a solved problem.
I rebuild your site properly, carry over your content, and set up redirects so the search rankings you've earned follow you across. You keep your domain, your email and your history. You stop renting.
Most brochure rebuilds take 2–4 weeks. You'll have a firm date and a fixed price before anything starts.
No monthly platform fee, no "request a quote". A custom brochure site starts at £900, a site you can edit yourself from £1,500. Not sure what you need? Tell me about your project and I'll give you an honest, fixed quote.
Over time, almost always. Wix is £10–30+ a month forever. That's £120–360+ a year, indefinitely, for a site you never own. A custom brochure site is from £900 once, then low-cost hosting (often a few pounds a month) on infrastructure you control. The break-even usually lands within two to three years, and after that you're saving every month.
Yes. I rebuild the site, migrate your content, and put proper 301 redirects in place so the authority you've built transfers to the new pages. Done right, rankings hold or improve because the new site is faster and better structured.
If that matters to you, yes. A CMS Website (from £1,500) gives you a simple dashboard to edit pages, publish posts and manage testimonials. If you'd rather not touch it, a Brochure site (from £900) means I handle updates for you.
No, that's my job, not yours. You don't touch hosting, DNS or code. You point me at your current site, we agree what stays and what improves, and I handle the move end to end. You own the result.
I'm based in Surrey but work with small businesses across the UK remotely. Moving off Wix doesn't require us to be in the same room.
Tell me where it's holding you back. I'll give you an honest read on whether a custom site is worth it for your business, and a fixed price if it is.