Comparison

bytebrise vs Wix, Jimdo, WordPress.

An honest comparison: when a website builder pays off, and when a custom build with bytebrise does. No marketing phrases, just the real trade-offs.

In short

Wix & Jimdo are cheap to start with and quick to set up, good for plain business-card sites under 5 pages with no growth ambitions. WordPress is powerful but maintenance-heavy (plugin updates, security holes, theme incompatibilities). bytebrise builds every site individually, with no builder limits and full ownership of the code, the right choice when your website should sell rather than just exist.

Direct comparison

	bytebrise	Wix	Jimdo	WordPress (self-hosted)
Initial cost	from 1,490 €, depending on package	0-300 €	0-200 €	500-3,000 € (theme + setup)
Monthly cost	from 49 €/mo, optional care plan	17-50 €	9-39 €	10-100 € (hosting + maintenance)
Lighthouse score (typical)	95+	55-75	60-80	75-95 (theme-dependent)
Mobile load time (LCP)	< 1.5 s	3-6 s	2.5-5 s	2-4 s
Code ownership	✓ full, you can switch anytime	✗ Vendor-Lock-in	✗ Vendor-Lock-in	✓ open source
SEO depth (Schema.org, JSON-LD)	Tailored per industry	Basic SEO, generic	Basic SEO	via plugin (Yoast/RankMath)
Multilingual (DE/EN)	✓ included	Add-on, paid separately	Add-on	Plugin (WPML, paid)
GDPR compliance out of the box	✓ Google Fonts local, EU hosting	Themes often load external fonts (US)	Mostly OK (EU servers)	Plugin-dependent
Maintenance (patches, updates)	Included in Care plan	Automatic (platform)	Automatic	Your responsibility, main cost driver
Custom functionality (e.g. industry-specific logic)	✓ anything	Limited to builder blocks	Very limited	Plugin-dependent, often fiddly
Delivery time (standard site, 5-7 pages)	2-3 weeks	1-7 days (self-built)	1-5 days	3-8 weeks
Scaling as you grow	Easily extensible	Migration needed beyond a certain point	Migration needed	Scalable, but maintenance-heavy
Point of contact	One person (Jakob)	Support ticket system	Support forum	depends on the agency

Who is each option right for?

Wix or Jimdo are the right choice if …

you need a plain business-card site with 3-5 pages, have no meaningful SEO goal (e.g. a private project, a club, a local restaurant with loyal regulars), and want to keep the budget under 1,000 € in the first year. Both platforms are enough for a "we exist" presence.

WordPress fits if …

you run a blog- or news-heavy project (magazine, publisher), already have someone on the team who maintains WordPress and resolves plugin conflicts, and will manage several hundred pieces of content long term. For solo freelancers without a tech background, WordPress quickly becomes a maintenance trap after 6-12 months: six plugins outdated, one breaks, theme no longer compatible.

bytebrise is the right choice if …

your website should win customers, not just inform them. You need a noticeably fast site (mobile LCP under 1.5 s as a KPI). You don't want to deal with updates, plugins, licences and performance tuning yourself. You want bespoke industry logic (therapist appointment booking, tax-advisor client-portal embed, architecture portfolio filters). And you plan to grow with the site over the next 1-3 years, without migration or data loss.

Common objections

"bytebrise is more expensive than Wix"

True on the initial price, bytebrise starts at 1,490 € (business-card package, see Pricing). Over 3 years the gap closes, because a Wix monthly plan incl. add-ons (multilingual, own domain, custom apps) runs 30-50 € and Lighthouse scores under 75 cost you SEO traffic over time. A bytebrise site with 95+ Lighthouse typically ranks 2-4x better for the same content.

"With Wix I can make changes myself"

With bytebrise too, we build a lightweight admin backend for every site that lets you change text, images and content yourself. No technical debt, no dependence on someone else's cloud.

"With WordPress I get a choice of themes"

True. The flip side: many themes load 200+ CSS and JS files, and the Lighthouse score drops accordingly. With a custom build, only the few KB your specific site actually needs are loaded, faster, safer, longer-lasting.

Detailed comparisons per platform

A more detailed comparison with FAQs, migration notes and a 3-year investment calculation, one dedicated page per competitor.