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Wix is one of the most popular website builders on the market today. The platform includes more than 500 easy-to-customize templates, allowing anyone to create a high-quality website without coding. Wix offers five premium plans ranging from $15 CAD to $149 CAD-plus per month. Read our Wix pricing guide to discover the best option for your needs and budget.
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Wix
Starting price
$16 USD ($21.88 CAD) per month
Drag-and-drop editor
Yes
E-commerce in entry-level plan
No
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BlueHost
Starting price
$2.95 USD ($4.05 CAD) per month
Storage and bandwidth
Unmetered bandwidth, and SSD storage starts at 10GB
Extras and inclusions
Free domain name and SSL for a year, free CDN
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Squarespace
Starting price
$16 USD ($21.88 CAD) per month
Drag-and-drop editor
Yes
Standout Features
Free domain and SSL certificate, no transaction fees, award-winning templates
All Wix Plan Options
Wix Business and E-Commerce Plans
A Wix e-commerce business plan is required for individuals and businesses that want to create an online store, need more HD video storage, or want access to one of Wix’s powerful business apps such as Wix Bookings. These plans provide users with all the tools needed to establish and maintain an online store, such as creating a storefront, creating product catalogues, managing orders, integrating sales channels, and managing shipping and taxes.
All the business plans include a free custom domain, SSL encryption, the ability to accept secure online payments, the ability to start subscriptions and collect recurring payments and the ability to save customer payment methods so repeat customers can quickly check out.
Wix Business Plan ($36 CAD per month)
Best For: Small to medium-sized e-commerce businesses looking to sell through Wix
Business is Wix’s most popular plan. In addition to all the features offered in the Coreplan, Business also includes 100 GB of storage, ten hours of video, the ability to display pricing in local currency and an automated sales tax feature for $36 CAD per month.
This plan is a significant upgrade for online stores once they begin to get traction with sales, especially for stores that sell items internationally. The plan includes options to start dropshipping up to 250 products, advanced shipping features that offer end-to-end order fulfillment management and the ability to reach more potential shoppers by selling on online marketplaces. The plan also includes 1,000 product reviews, which is huge for building trust and credibility for your business.
Wix Business Elite Plan ($149 CAD per month)
Best For: E-commerce stores that need stronger Wix customer service
At almost double the price of the Business plan, the Business Elite plan includes unlimited storage space, video hours and dropship products as well as priority customer care. At $149 CAD per month, the plan also includes 3,000 product reviews, customized analytics reports that offer valuable customer insights and a loyalty program to reward returning customers.
The steep price hike might not make this plan feasible for most businesses. This plan is best for larger online stores that have a high number of monthly sales transactions, a bigger budget to devote to their websites and a need for fast customer service.
Wix Enterprise Plan (Contact Sales)
Best For: Small to midsize businesses looking for a complete, all-in-one website and digital marketing solution
Finally, for those who have a bigger need, Wix offers an Enterprise plan. The plan is designed for brands that want a complete digital solution. The Enterprise plan is custom-tailored to meet your business needs. It provides a personalized account manager, one-on-one training, collaborations with team members on how to best launch products at scale, consultations with industry experts on business-specific problems, custom storage, scalable billing solutions and more. You’ll need to contact the Wix sales team to sign up for this plan.
Additional Costs
Standard Wix plans don’t include any of the below features. If you need to buy a domain, professional email or want a better analytics dashboard, that may cost you extra.
Wix Domain Cost
To have a custom domain name for your website, you’ll need to pay a separate annual cost. The monthly cost for a paid Wix plan only covers website hosting. Domain prices vary depending on the type of domain extension, the length of your term, the level of privacy protection and your local currency & tax laws.
However, if you sign up for a yearly premium website builder plan, it will likely come with a one-year domain voucher. This means you’ll get a free custom domain for one year, after which time you’ll need to pay to renew it. Pay close attention to the parameters you choose when registering for the first time, so that you can save up and be prepared for this fee a year later.
Wix Email Cost
If you want your email address to contain your website’s domain name, e.g., [email protected] instead of [email protected], you can purchase a professional email mailbox starting at $7.80 CAD per month, per user through Google Workspace.
If you have multiple members on your team, you’ll need to purchase separate mailboxes for each email address.
Wix Ascend Cost
Ascend by Wix helps you market your business with email marketing, lead form captures, social media scheduling and more. It plugs in directly to your Wix site, so you can view insights and build automations without leaving Wix.
Wix offers three different Ascend plans, Basic ($10 per month), Professional ($24 per month) and Unlimited ($49 per month). The Unlimited plan gives you the ability to schedule an unlimited amount of campaigns, forms, automations and social posts, whereas the other plans are capped at a certain amount.
Technically, there is a free Ascend plan that is automatically included in your Wix site. If you want to unlock any of the premium features, you’ll need to upgrade to a paid Ascend plan.
Premium Apps
Wix has nearly 60 free apps, but if you want to use any premium apps, you’ll need to pay. Premium apps vary from $2.49 CAD to $50 CAD per month. Since most apps have a free and a paid version, you can try the free version of an app before you decide to invest in the paid version.
Keep in mind that Wix will auto-renew any subscriptions to paid apps, so if you decide to cancel, you’ll need to visit your account settings.
Featured Partners
1
Wix
Starting price
$16 USD ($21.88 CAD) per month
Drag-and-drop editor
Yes
E-commerce in entry-level plan
No
2
BlueHost
Starting price
$2.95 USD ($4.05 CAD) per month
Storage and bandwidth
Unmetered bandwidth, and SSD storage starts at 10GB
Extras and inclusions
Free domain name and SSL for a year, free CDN
3
Squarespace
Starting price
$16 USD ($21.88 CAD) per month
Drag-and-drop editor
Yes
Standout Features
Free domain and SSL certificate, no transaction fees, award-winning templates
Wix Website Pricing vs. Competitors
Canadian specific editing and research (including pricing) conducted by Anna Rey.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Is Wix free?
No.
How much does Wix cost?
Wix pricing runs from $15 CAD to $149 CAD per month. The pricing depends on what plan you choose and how many add-ons you buy. A paid, non enterprise-level plan that includes a custom domain name will run you anywhere from $22 CAD to $81 CAD per month.
Is Wix a good website builder?
Wix is very easy to use, affordable and will help anyone create a professional-looking website—no coding knowledge is necessary.
Does Wix take a percentage of sales?
Wix does not take a commission or percentage for sales. For e-commerce stores, Wix Payments takes a percentage of all card transactions, 2.9% plus $0.30 CAD. This rate is standard and in line with other major payment processors and eliminates the need to find an outside processor to take payments.
Do Wix plans come with a dedicated email account?
Once you have a domain through Wix, however, you can purchase a Google Workspace plan and receive a custom email address using your domain. Wix partners with Google to provide 30 GB of drive space and Google Docs, Calendar, Sheets and Slides.
Is there a free trial period for the Wix premium plans?
All Wix plans include a free 14-day trial period. Users can receive a full refund anytime within the first two weeks, no questions asked.
Can I keep my existing domain if I purchase a Wix account?
You can transfer your domain easily to Wix. After the transfer, Wix will become your domain host. This means your domain’s contact information, DNS settings and registration payments are all managed from within your Wix account.