Communication Designer vs website builders
Builders give you hosting, forms, a CMS and a backend. We generate a complete responsive one-pager as HTML, CSS and JavaScript in a ZIP that you host anywhere. If your page needs accounts, a shop or a database, use a builder.
Choose Communication Designer when
- You need a landing page or campaign microsite fast, from a brief
- You want to own plain files and host them anywhere, with no platform lock-in
- You want the page, the ad copy and the social assets generated together
Choose Website builders when
- You need forms, logins, a shop, bookings or a database
- You want managed hosting, a CMS and non-technical editing
- You need many interlinked pages and a content structure
Side by side
| Criterion | Communication Designer | Website builders |
|---|---|---|
| Output | Static HTML/CSS/JS as ZIP | Hosted site on their platform |
| Backend | None | Forms, database, commerce |
| Hosting | Your choice | Included, tied to the platform |
| Billing | 5 credits per generation | Monthly plan |
| Editing | Edit the files or regenerate | Visual editor |
Limits worth knowing
- Forms in the generated markup need your own endpoint or a form service.
- Generation covers a single page; multi-page sites mean multiple runs.