Website Platform Comparison

WordPress, Shopify, Squarespace, Webflow or a custom build? Skip the 3,000 word article. Answer five quick questions about what actually matters to you and get a personalised recommendation, scored against all five platforms.

Find your best-fit platform

Five questions. Your recommendation and a full scored comparison appear once you're done.

1 What type of site do you need?
2 How important is being able to edit the site yourself?
3 What is your budget range for the build?
4 How important is SEO to your business?
5 Do you need any of these? select all that apply

Answer these 5 questions to get a personalised platform recommendation.

This tool runs entirely in your browser. Nothing you enter is sent anywhere, stored or saved.

How to use this tool

  1. Answer the five questions about your site type, editing needs, budget, SEO priority and required features.
  2. Get a best fit recommendation with a match percentage, plus a ranked score for all five platforms so you can see how close the runners up are.
  3. Scan the full capability table and directional cost ranges. Prefer to see the raw comparison first? Use "Show full comparison anyway" any time.

How the recommendation works

Every platform starts with the same base capability scores across nine categories — ease of use, design, SEO, ecommerce, performance, scalability, ongoing cost, customisation and build budget fit. Your answers don't change those scores; they change how much each category counts for you. Tell us ecommerce is essential and the ecommerce score starts pulling far more weight in the result.

We then score each platform against your weighted priorities and show the match as a percentage. The comparison table always shows the raw, unweighted capability of each platform, so you can see the full picture — not just the version tuned to your answers. It's guidance to shortlist from, not a substitute for a proper scoping conversation.

Need help choosing or building?

This comparison gives you the shortlist. We can help you make the final call based on your requirements, budget and growth plans. If you need it built, we design and develop on WordPress, Shopify, Webflow and custom frameworks.

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