Veloċi vs Wix · Squarespace · GoDaddy · Weebly · Canva — Europe
We ran Veloċi against the five builders people across Europe actually compare: what each one can do (including what we can't), how long a site takes, and what a site with its own domain, hosting and a mailbox really costs over five and ten years — at renewal prices, not the starter prices that get you in the door.
Five years · site + .com + hosting + one mailbox
Cheapest plan that allows your own domain, plus a .com and one business mailbox, at each product's renewal price.
*Canva isn't a full site builder — no business email, store, blog or export, so it's shown for reference. Squarespace is shown at its Personal annual price; Business is higher.
The five rent you the website; the monthly fee never ends and the site disappears the month you stop. Veloċi sells you the site once. Hosting is optional, flat, and the files are yours either way.
The comparison ledger
Wix and Canva give you a blank canvas; we don't, on purpose — we build the site for you. You'll find crosses in our column where they belong.
| Feature | Veloċi | Wix | Squarespace | GoDaddy | Weebly | Canva |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cost to get your site | €95 once | from €16/mo | from €15/mo | from €9/mo | from €9/mo | free; €14/mo Pro for your domain |
| Time to a finished first draft | Minutes | Hours | Hours | ~1 hour | Hours | Hours |
| One-off price, no subscription | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Download and own your site files | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| First draft written for your trade — copy, photos, structure | ✓ | ◐ | ◐ | ◐ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Live Google reviews pulled into the site | ✓ | ◐ | ◐ | ◐ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Curated photo library for your industry | ✓ | ◐ | ◐ | ◐ | ◐ | ✓ |
| Blank canvas / free-form design | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ◐ | ✓ |
| Online store | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ◐ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Blog | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Bookings / appointments | ◐ | ✓ | ◐ | ✓ | ◐ | ✗ |
| Multi-language sites | ✗ | ✓ | ◐ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Built to score 100 on Google Lighthouse | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Price never rises at renewal | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Domain renewal shown before you buy | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | — |
| Business email at your domain | ours, from €44/yr | Google resold | Google resold | Microsoft resold | Google resold | ✗ |
| Domain, email and hosting connected for you by a person | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ◐ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Developer access to the code | the full HTML is yours | ◐ | ◐ | ✗ | ◐ | ✗ |
The fine print, in plain English
What it really costs
Same shopping list for everyone: the cheapest plan that allows your own domain, a .com, and one business mailbox — at renewal prices.
| Veloċi | Wix | Squarespace | GoDaddy | Weebly | Canva | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Site / plan | €95 once + Basic hosting €59/yr | Light €16/mo | Personal €15–€21/mo | Basic €9/mo | Personal €9/mo | Pro €14/mo |
| .com domain | €13/yr, flat | free yr 1, then ≈ €16 | free yr 1, then ≈ €18 | ≈ €11 yr 1, then ≈ €21 | free yr 1, then ≈ €18 | via partner |
| One business mailbox | €44/yr | Google Workspace €77/yr | Google Workspace €77/yr | Microsoft 365 email €99/yr | Google Workspace €77/yr | not offered — third party |
| 5-year total | €675 | ≈ €1,389 | ≈ €1,343–€1,730 | ≈ €1,153 | ≈ €1,012 | ≈ €974* |
| 10-year total | €1,255 | ≈ €2,793 | ≈ €2,705–€3,478 | ≈ €2,307 | ≈ €2,042 | ≈ €1,948* |
| …if you host the files yourself | €380 / €665 | not possible — no export | not possible | not possible | not possible | not possible |
Year one always looks cheap: Wix, Squarespace and Weebly give the domain free and GoDaddy discounts it. Year two is the real price — and it's the price you pay for the next nine years.
The fine print, in plain English
The deep dives
Minutes to a finished draft, one-off price, files you own. With a Dublin café's real five-year receipt.
Read the comparison → Domains.com €13, .com €13 — same price every year, shown before you buy. Year-by-year against the "free first year" offers.
See the numbers → Hosting & emailTier by tier against what each rival actually sells, including where theirs is cheaper but lesser.
Compare the tiers → AIWhat AI is genuinely good at, what it can't do, and what your customers actually want in the first two seconds.
Read it → Coming soonA branded team drive at your own domain, priced against Dropbox and Google One.
In preparationPick your trade. Watch the whole site appear in about a minute. Pay once — and only if you like what you see.