A custom WordPress site costs $3,000 to $15,000 to build. A custom JSX (React) site costs $15,000 to $75,000 at most agencies (Verlua, 2026). The build is the cheap part. Over 24 months, a WordPress site with SEO runs $18,904 to $54,000. The build quote just doesn't say so.
Key Takeaways
01
WordPress wins the first check and loses every month after. Plugins, patches, and hosting never stop billing.
02
Almost no website quote includes SEO. That's the biggest bill you'll pay, and it's not on the page.
03
The 100K Site is $0 down, $1,500 a month. Hosting, support, website updates, and SEO are all included. No one-time fees. You own it at month 24.
The Bill Nobody Shows You
Here's 24 months, line by line. Every number is sourced below the table.
The Bill Nobody Shows You: 24 months, line by line
24 months
Custom WordPress
Custom React (agency)
The 100K Site (JSX)
Build
$3,000 to $15,000
$15,000 to $75,000
$0 down
Hosting
$480 to $4,800
In upkeep
Included
Maintenance
$2,400 to $7,200
$6,000 to $50,000
Included
Plugin licenses
$1,000 to $3,000
$0
$0
SEO
$12,024 to $24,000
$12,024 to $24,000
Included
Total
$18,904 to $54,000
$33,024 to $149,000
$1,500 a month
Who owns the code
Depends on your contract
Depends on your contract
You own it at month 24
Sources: build costs and React upkeep, Verlua, 2026. WordPress maintenance, plugins, and hosting, Codeable, 2026. SEO at the most common retainer, Ahrefs survey of 439 SEO providers. The 100K Site: $1,500 a month, no one-time fees, you own it at month 24.
Interactive
Plug in your own quote. Watch the WordPress side climb.
Editable estimates. The starting numbers are the low end of every range in the 24-month table above, sourced under it.
Custom WordPress
Custom React (agency)
24-month cost of a custom WordPress site, a custom React site from an agency, and The 100K Site
24 months
Custom WordPress
Custom React (agency)
The 100K Site (JSX)
Build
$3,000
$15,000
$0 down
Hosting
$480
In upkeep
Included
Maintenance
$2,400
$6,000
Included
Plugin licenses
$1,000
$0
$0
SEO
$12,024
$12,024
Included
Total
$18,904
$33,024
$1,500 a month
01. The WordPress Quote Is the Down Payment
A custom WordPress site costs $3,000 to $15,000 to build (Verlua, 2026). That's the number on the quote. It's also the last time the bill is that small.
Then the meter starts. Maintenance runs $100 to $300 a month. Plugin licenses run $500 to $1,500 a year. Hosting runs $20 to $200 a month. That's straight from Codeable's 2026 maintenance guide, and it's a WordPress shop saying it.
Two years in, you've spent $6,880 to $30,000. And nobody's done any SEO yet.
I watched this for years. Owners paying $100 to $300 a month to keep WordPress running. Not to grow it. To keep it on.
02. A Custom React Site Costs More Up Front. Here's Why.
Most agencies charge $15,000 to $75,000 to build a custom React site, then $3,000 to $25,000 a year to host and maintain it (Verlua, 2026).
You're paying for custom work. Every page is written in code, not dropped into a theme. That's why it's fast. That's also why it costs more on day one.
The catch at most agencies: every text change goes back to a developer, and he bills by the hour. That's the line AI just killed. You tell it what to change, in plain English, and it ships. Here's how that works.
Hosting, plugins, renewals, retainers. On WordPress the meter never stops.
03. WordPress Charges Rent. Forever.
WordPress is cheaper than a JSX site on day one. After that, it isn't.
Every plugin renews. Every update can break something. Every security hole is your problem, and there are a lot of them. WordPress had 11,334 new security holes in 2025. 46% had no fix ready when they went public (Patchstack, 2026).
When one hits you, the cleanup runs $200 to $1,500 (KlashTech, 2026). That's not in the quote either.
A JSX site has no plugins and no database to break into. No rent. No 2 a.m. surprise bill.
04. SEO Is the Biggest Bill, and It's Not on the Quote
Your website quote stops at "live." Getting found is a separate check.
The most common SEO retainer is $501 to $1,000 a month (Ahrefs, survey of 439 SEO providers). Over two years that's $12,024 to $24,000, on top of the site.
That's what flips the math. The $5,000 WordPress site plus upkeep plus SEO is a $20,000 site in two years. And you're still running plugins.
05. The 100K Site Is One Bill. Nothing Up Front.
The 100K Site is $0 down, $1,500 a month. No build fee. No setup fee. No one-time charge. Hosting, support, website updates, and SEO are all included. At month 24, the site and the code are yours.
Here's the deal:
It costs more than a bare-bones WordPress site. If you want the cheapest thing online, buy that. Seriously.
It costs less than most agency React builds, and you never write the $15,000 check.
It's one bill. No host. No plugin renewals. No SEO retainer. No developer invoice to change your Saturday hours.
Tell us what to change, or tell your AI. Nothing falls on you.
Want to own it sooner? Move up an SEO tier and it's yours in 18 months. Go Balls Out and it's yours in 12.
06. 12 Website Platforms, Same Three Questions
WordPress isn't your only option. So I graded 12 of them on what actually costs you money: 5-year cost, mobile speed, and whether AI search can read them. Every number links to a public source. No affiliate money.
Compare any two builders, side by side.
Pick a platform from each dropdown. Wins highlight green. Losses get crossed through. The tally counts wins across 6 categories.
WordPress
VS
The 100K Site
Side-by-side comparison of WordPress and The 100K Site
Category
WordPress
The 100K Site
Page Speed
4s
1.1 to 1.2s
Support Response
240 min
Same-day
Hours/Month Lost
8 hrs
0 hrs
Annual Subscription
Varies
$0 down, $1,500 a month
Ease of Use
D
A+
AI Integration
D+
A+
Final tally
1 / 6
5 / 6
Page-speed numbers source the HTTP Archive 2025 Web Almanac where measured. Cost figures source each builder's public pricing page.
Faster pages are cited about 3× more often by ChatGPT (SE Ranking).
Page speed by builder, 2025.
Mobile Core Web Vitals pass rates and LCP performance per platform, real published 2025 numbers, sorted best to worst. Cells marked “≥X%” are honest mathematical lower bounds (CWV passing requires LCP to pass, so LCP-good rate is always at least the overall CWV rate). Sources: HTTP Archive 2025 Web Almanac CMS chapter and Ecommerce chapter, CWV Technology Report, PageSpeed Matters 2026 ecommerce study, Hostingstep 2025 CWV study, and createawebsite.io 2025 review. Site123 has no published 2025 CWV number from any aggregate source we could locate, so it is omitted here rather than fabricated. It still appears in the per-builder review section below.
Builder
Mobile CWV pass rate
Mobile LCP good
Note
The 100K Site
100%
100%
Hand-built; about 1.1 to 1.2 seconds on mobile in production, well under Google's 2.5s good-LCP threshold.
Duda
85%
94%
Top performer. +11% YoY.
Hostinger
81%
≥81%
AI builder; review of 180+ client sites (Nov 2025).
GoDaddy Airo
78%
≥78%
Up from 40% in mid-2021 (CWV Tech Report snapshot).
Shopify
76%
86%
From Almanac Ecommerce ch., Fig 13.11.
Wix
74%
81%
+14% YoY, biggest gainer.
Webflow
67%
≥67%
CrUX, Jan 2020 – Nov 2025 (3M+ origins).
Squarespace
~66%
~74%
+7% YoY.
BigCommerce
52%
≥75% (2.4s p75)
Stencil default; CrUX rolling window ending Feb 2026.
Subscription times sixty months. Where a platform has known add-on costs (Shopify apps, WordPress retainers), we show the realistic range, not just the rack rate.
Builder
5-year cost
What that includes
Source
The 100K Site
$0 down, $1,500 a month
Hosting, support, website updates, and SEO are all included. You own it at month 24.
Self-hosted on a $5/mo VPS with no plugins can run near zero. Typical service-business install with hosting, premium theme, plugins, and a $100 to $300/mo agency retainer runs $6,000 to $20,000+ over 5 years.
AEO (Answer Engine Optimization) is the practice of structuring a page so AI search engines pick it as the answer. Two levers matter most: page speed (per the SE Ranking study above) and the quality of structured data emitted by the platform. Schema posture notes below come from each platform's own developer documentation.
Builder
Schema
Speed
AEO verdict
The 100K Site
Strong
Hand-coded per page: Article + FAQPage + Person + Organization + per-page-type extras.
About 1.1 to 1.2 seconds on mobile.
Built for AI search from the ground up.
Duda
Solid
Auto-emits Organization + WebSite + BreadcrumbList; FAQ schema with the FAQ widget.
94% mobile LCP good.
Strong default; pairs fast pages with clean schema.
Wix
Solid
Auto-emits WebSite + Organization + BreadcrumbList. FAQ via dedicated widget.
81% mobile LCP good.
Decent baseline; depends on the builder using every feature.
Squarespace
Mixed
Article on blog posts; Product on Commerce. FAQPage requires code injection.
~74% mobile LCP good.
Fine for blogs; weak for service-area FAQ pages.
Shopify
Mixed
Strong for Product + Organization + BreadcrumbList. Weak for content pages.
Not in Almanac.
Optimized for product extraction; weak for content/info pages.
BigCommerce
Mixed
Auto-emits Product + BreadcrumbList by default; Organization at storefront.
Not in Almanac.
Strong for ecommerce; weak for content pages.
Webflow
Mixed
Fully editable per page; quality depends on the implementer.
Strong potential when built well.
Tool can do anything; default emits little.
WordPress
Mixed
Plugin-dependent (Yoast, Rank Math). Same install can ship perfect or none.
53% mobile LCP good.
Best when paired with Yoast/Rank Math + a fast theme.
Weebly
Weak
Limited; Product on Stores only. Article + FAQPage not auto-emitted.
52% mobile LCP good.
Weak default. Hard to recommend for AEO-driven sites.
Weak default. AI-builder branding does not map to AI search visibility.
Hostinger
Weak
AI-builder emits Organization + WebSite; Article + FAQ not auto-emitted.
Not in Almanac.
Weak default for AEO. Cheap entry, weak AI surface.
Honest review of each builder.
The 100K SiteHouse Pick
A
“Built it. Run it. Won't shut up about it.”
We use it. Our clients use it. After 25 years building sites every other way, this is the one we bet the company on. Loads in about 1.1 to 1.2 seconds. Updates by chat. No plugins. No 2 a.m. outages. No retainer creep. The 100K Site is a pre-built JSX (React) site. Every site I build is.
Pros
Loads in about 1.1 to 1.2 seconds on mobile, in my experience across production builds.
Hand-built schema graph on every page: Article + FAQPage + Person + Organization + per-page-type extras.
No plugins and no add-ons.
Updates by plain-English chat, no separate CMS to learn.
Cons
Monthly cost is higher than a DIY builder subscription.
Limited to projects we build; not a self-serve tool.
Best for
Service businesses that depend on Google rankings and AI-search visibility.
Not for
DIY hobbyists who want to drag-and-drop themselves.
Ease of UseA+SupportA+SpeedA+AIA+CostB
WordPress
D+
“Powerful. Fragile. Expensive once you total it up.”
We have built and maintained dozens of WordPress sites. The flexibility is real. So is the maintenance bill. 11,000+ vulnerabilities hit WordPress in 2025. 91% from plugins. Most owners pay $100 to $300/month to an agency just to keep the lights on. AI is bolted on through plugins. Each one is its own headache.
Pros
Powers ~40% of the web; biggest plugin library.
Full control of code and structure for skilled operators.
Schema available via Yoast or Rank Math at the post level.
Cons
11,000+ vulnerabilities reported in 2025; 91% from plugins (Patchstack).
Typical agency retainer: $100 to $300/month just to keep the lights on.
Mobile CWV pass rate: 45% (HTTP Archive 2025 Web Almanac).
Best for
Agencies and developers who want full control of every line of code.
Not for
Service-business owners who don't want to hire a full-time webmaster.
Ease of UseDSupportFSpeedCAID+CostB
Wix
B-
“Easy to start. Hard to win with.”
We built three test sites on Wix in 2025 and 2026. The drag-and-drop is genuinely friendly. Page speed has improved fast. Mobile CWV pass rate jumped from 55% to 74% year-over-year per the HTTP Archive 2025 Almanac. AI tools are decent for a legacy builder. For a hobby site, fine. For a business that depends on Google traffic, the editor-driven layout still ships heavier markup than a custom build.
Pros
Mobile CWV pass rate jumped from 55% to 74% YoY (HTTP Archive 2025).
Friendliest visual editor on the market.
Built-in schema for Wix Stores, Bookings, Restaurants.
Cons
Editor-driven layouts still ship heavier markup than a custom build.
FAQPage schema requires the dedicated FAQ widget.
Best for
Hobby sites, portfolios, and businesses that prioritize ease over speed.
Not for
Service businesses that depend on local SEO and AI-search visibility.
Ease of UseASupportBSpeedDAIB+CostC+
Shopify
C+
“Best-in-class for ecommerce. Add-on tax adds up.”
Shopify is the dominant ecommerce platform. Basic plan starts at $29/month with annual billing per shopify.com/pricing. The trap is the third-party app stack most stores need to do anything custom: in my experience, real-world Shopify operators run $200/month or more in apps to get basic functionality, on top of subscription. Schema is solid for products out of the box; weak for content pages.
Pros
Basic plan: $29/month with annual billing (shopify.com/pricing).
Strongest checkout, payments, and inventory tooling for ecommerce.
Cons
Typical operator runs $200+/month in third-party apps, in my experience.
Article + FAQPage schema requires custom theme code or apps.
Not in the HTTP Archive 2025 Almanac CMS chapter; CWV not directly measured.
Best for
Pure ecommerce businesses that need checkout, payments, and inventory.
Not for
Local service businesses that depend on content pages and local SEO.
Ease of UseB+SupportBSpeedCAIB-CostD
Squarespace
B+
“Pretty templates. Real support. Limited ranking power.”
We tested Squarespace for a portfolio client in early 2026. Templates are gorgeous. Editor is clean. Support actually answers. Mobile CWV pass rate is around 66% per the HTTP Archive 2025 Almanac, an improvement from prior years but still mid-pack. If your business depends on ranking for local search, Squarespace fights you on the things Google rewards.
Pros
Mobile CWV pass rate around 66% (HTTP Archive 2025 Almanac).
Strongest design templates of any builder we tested.
Real human support that responds within hours.
Cons
Limited SEO controls compared to a custom build.
FAQPage and HowTo schema require code-injection workarounds.
Best for
Portfolios, photographers, restaurants, and brands that prioritize design.
Not for
Local service businesses competing for Google's first page.
Ease of UseASupportASpeedC+AIBCostB-
GoDaddy Airo
C+
“Cheap, fast to build, generic output.”
We ran Airo through its paces in early 2026. It builds a site in 30 seconds. The site looks like every other Airo site. Templates are last-decade. AI markets hard but the output is generic. If you need a placeholder while you figure things out, fine. Not a long-term play.
Pros
Builds an AI-generated site in roughly 30 seconds.
Cheap entry pricing.
Cons
Templates produce near-identical sites for every business in the same vertical.
Schema output is template-driven and minimal (Organization + WebSite only).
Not in the HTTP Archive 2025 Almanac CMS chapter; CWV not directly measured.
Best for
Placeholder sites while a small business figures out a long-term plan.
Not for
Any business that depends on differentiated content or local SEO.
Ease of UseA-SupportCSpeedD+AICCostB+
Webflow
B-
“Brilliant tool. Wrong tool for service businesses.”
Webflow is genuinely impressive. The visual editor is the best in class for designers. The catch is the learning curve and the traffic-based pricing. For a plumber or HVAC owner who just needs leads, it is a tank when a truck would do.
Pros
Best visual editor for designers; near-custom output quality.
Schema is fully editable per page via custom code embeds.
Strong page speed potential when built well.
Cons
Learning curve; most owners spend 20+ hours on a single page.
Pricing climbs with traffic; entry is $14/mo, business plan $39/mo.
Best for
Design teams and agencies that live in the tool every day.
Not for
Solo service-business owners who just need leads.
Ease of UseC-SupportBSpeedA-AIC+CostC
Duda
B+
“The fastest builder almost no one knows about.”
Duda is the top-performing CMS in the 2025 HTTP Archive Web Almanac, with 85% of mobile sites passing Core Web Vitals (Almanac Figure 12.8). 94% of Duda mobile pages hit a 'good' LCP. Pricing is mid-pack: $25/month Basic monthly, or $19/month annual per duda.co/pricing. Built for agencies serving SMBs.
Pros
Top mobile CWV pass rate of any major CMS: 85% (HTTP Archive 2025).
94% of Duda mobile pages hit 'good' LCP (HTTP Archive 2025 Figure 12.9).
Auto-emits Organization + WebSite + BreadcrumbList; FAQ schema when the FAQ widget is used.
Cons
Lower brand recognition than Wix or Squarespace.
Agency-focused pricing tiers; the Basic plan suits a single SMB site.
Best for
Agencies building fast, schema-clean SMB sites for clients.
Not for
DIY users looking for a free or near-free starter.
BigCommerce Standard runs $39/month monthly or $29/month annual per the BigCommerce pricing pages. The Standard plan caps at $50,000 annual sales before forced upgrade. Auto-emits Product + BreadcrumbList by default. Native features replace many of the apps a typical Shopify operator pays extra for, which can drop the total ownership cost meaningfully versus Shopify.
Pros
More features built in than Shopify; less reliance on paid apps.
Auto-emits Product + BreadcrumbList schema by default.
Standard plan: $29/month with annual billing.
Cons
Standard plan caps at $50K annual sales before forced upgrade.
Smaller theme + app library than Shopify.
Not in the HTTP Archive 2025 Almanac CMS chapter; CWV not directly measured.
Best for
Mid-market ecommerce that wants Shopify capability with fewer recurring app fees.
Not for
Pure content sites or service businesses without an inventory of products.
Ease of UseB-SupportB+SpeedBAIB-CostC-
Weebly
B-
“Cheap, simple, and visibly aging.”
Weebly Personal runs $10/month per Website Builder Expert's 2026 review. Mobile CWV pass rate is 47% per the HTTP Archive 2025 Almanac, slightly above WordPress but well behind Duda and Wix. Square-owned and visibly under-invested in compared to its peers. Fine for a small portfolio or a club site.
Pros
Personal plan: $10/month, free plan available.
Genuinely simple drag-and-drop interface.
Cons
Mobile CWV pass rate: 47% (HTTP Archive 2025 Almanac).
Limited automatic schema; mostly Product on Weebly Stores.
Visibly under-invested in versus Wix, Squarespace, Duda.
Best for
Hobby sites, club sites, very small portfolios.
Not for
Anyone who depends on Google traffic or AI-search visibility.
Ease of UseA-SupportB-SpeedCAIC-CostA-
Site123
B-
“Cheapest path to a 'site exists' checkbox.”
Site123 Premium runs $12.80/month per Apptage's 2026 affordable-builders review. Free plan exists. Schema is basic Organization + WebSite. Output is template-driven and visibly so. Use it if the goal is just having a URL on a business card; pick something else if the goal is leads.
Pros
Premium plan: $12.80/month.
Free plan with subdomain available.
Cons
Heavy, generic templates.
Schema is minimal (Organization + WebSite only).
Not in the HTTP Archive 2025 Almanac CMS chapter; CWV not directly measured.
Best for
A cheap placeholder URL on a business card.
Not for
Any business that depends on search or AI-search visibility.
Ease of UseASupportBSpeedC-AID+CostB
Hostinger Website Builder
B
“Cheapest entry, with renewal-pricing fine print.”
Hostinger Website Builder advertises $2.99/month per Apptage's 2026 review. That's an introductory rate; renewal pricing is higher and worth checking before signing. The AI-builder mode emits Organization + WebSite. Article and FAQ schema are not auto-emitted. Reasonable for a low-stakes first site.
Pros
Introductory rate: $2.99/month with free first-year domain.
AI-powered design tools built into the editor.
Cons
$2.99/month is introductory; renewal pricing is higher.
Article and FAQ schema not auto-emitted.
Not in the HTTP Archive 2025 Almanac CMS chapter; CWV not directly measured.
Best for
First-time site owners who want the cheapest entry-year price.
Not for
Anyone who has been burned by introductory-rate renewal jumps before.
Ease of UseB+SupportBSpeedB-AIB-CostA
07. When Cheap Is the Right Call
Cheap is fine sometimes. I'll say it.
Testing an idea and need a page up this week? Use a builder. Running a hobby site, a club, or a portfolio? Squarespace or Wix is plenty. Selling 500+ products? Shopify has the checkout. Happy doing your own WordPress updates and your own SEO? Go for it.
But if your site's job is to make the phone ring every week, cheap is the expensive choice. Every buyer who bails on a slow page is a job that went to the other guys.
FAQ
How much does a custom WordPress site cost?
$3,000 to $15,000 to build (Verlua, 2026). Then $100 to $300 a month for maintenance, $500 to $1,500 a year for plugins, and $20 to $200 a month for hosting (Codeable, 2026). SEO is extra.
How much does a React website cost?
$15,000 to $75,000 to build at most agencies, then $3,000 to $25,000 a year to keep it running (Verlua, 2026). The 100K Site is $0 down, $1,500 a month. Hosting, support, website updates, and SEO are all included. No one-time fees.
Is WordPress cheaper than React?
To build, yes. Over two years, no. Add maintenance, plugins, hosting, and SEO, and a WordPress site runs $18,904 to $54,000 in 24 months.
What does it cost to maintain a WordPress site?
$100 to $300 a month for a small business site, plus $500 to $1,500 a year in plugin licenses (Codeable, 2026). One malware cleanup runs $200 to $1,500 (KlashTech, 2026).
Why does a custom React site cost more to build?
Every page is written in code instead of dropped into a theme. You pay more on day one and less every month after, because there are no plugins to renew or patch.
Does a website quote include SEO?
Almost never. The most common SEO retainer is $501 to $1,000 a month (Ahrefs). The 100K Site includes SEO in the monthly price.
Do I own the site if I lease it?
Yes. At the end of the term, 24 months standard, the site and its code are yours.
Which website builder is best for AI search?
Hand-built sites with a complete schema graph (Article + FAQPage + Organization + Person) are the most reliably cited by ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews. Among hosted builders, Duda and Wix have the strongest mobile Core Web Vitals pass rates in the HTTP Archive 2025 Web Almanac (85% and 74% respectively), which correlates with higher citation rates per SE Ranking's 100,000-prompt study.
Is a JSX site faster than Wix?
Yes. The 100K Site loads in about 1.1 to 1.2 seconds on mobile. Wix's average mobile Core Web Vitals pass rate is 74% per the HTTP Archive 2025 Almanac, with average loads typically 4 to 6 seconds for editor-heavy pages.
How much faster is a hand-built site than WordPress?
Roughly 4 to 5 times faster on mobile in our production builds. WordPress's mobile Core Web Vitals pass rate is 45% per the HTTP Archive 2025 Almanac, with median LCP around 2.5 to 4 seconds depending on theme and plugin load. A clean JSX build loads in about 1.1 to 1.2 seconds.
Is WordPress good for small business?
WordPress is powerful but expensive once you total it up. 11,000+ vulnerabilities hit WordPress in 2025, with 91% from plugins (Patchstack), and most owners pay $100 to $300 per month to an agency just to keep the lights on. Service businesses that need a low-maintenance website usually do better on a hand-built or top-tier hosted builder.
Should I migrate from Squarespace to a JSX site?
If your business depends on local SEO or AI-search visibility, yes. Squarespace's mobile Core Web Vitals pass rate is around 66% per the HTTP Archive 2025 Almanac, and FAQ + HowTo schema require code-injection workarounds. A hand-built site clears those constraints and ships a complete schema graph by default.
What is the 5-year cost of a WordPress website?
A typical WordPress site runs $100 to $300 per month in agency retainer plus hosting, theme, and plugin costs, putting the 5-year total between $6,000 and $18,000 before any redesign or migration.
How do AI search engines pick which sites to cite?
Per SE Ranking's analysis of 129,000 domains and 216,524 pages, fast-loading pages (FCP under 0.4 seconds) average 6.7 ChatGPT citations, while slower pages (over 1.1 seconds) average just 2.1. Pages with a complete schema graph and clear, sourced answers are also surfaced more reliably. Speed plus structure plus citations is the formula.
Does Core Web Vitals affect Google rankings?
Yes. Google confirmed Core Web Vitals as a ranking factor in June 2021 as part of the Page Experience update. The thresholds: LCP at or below 2.5 seconds, INP under 200 milliseconds, CLS under 0.1.
What about Shopify or BigCommerce for ecommerce?
Both are solid for pure ecommerce. Shopify Basic is $29/month with annual billing per shopify.com/pricing; BigCommerce Standard is $29/month with annual billing. The trade-off: Shopify's app store typically adds $200/month or more in third-party tools, in my experience, while BigCommerce includes more features natively but caps the Standard plan at $50,000 annual sales.
Are these reviews paid or sponsored?
No. We do not take affiliate money from any builder we review. Grades reflect what we found on real client work and what public data shows. Every external stat on this page links to its source.
Will my SEO rankings transfer if I migrate?
Yes when migration is done right. A clean migration sets up 301 redirects from every old URL, preserves URL structure where it makes sense, and lets Google's crawler pick up the better, faster site. Rankings usually hold or improve within 30 to 60 days.
How long does The 100K Site take to build?
7 to 9 business days from kickoff to live site. Compare that to 4 to 8 weeks at most agencies, or 30 minutes for an AI-template builder where the output looks like every other site stamped from the same template.
Cheap to build and cheap to own are two different sites. WordPress is the first one. The 100K Site is the second.
Stop paying rent on a website. See yours running before you spend a dime.
