Wix vs Toolbox
Wix is a good website builder. Whether it's the right one for you comes down to one question: do you want to build and look after a website yourself? Here's a straight comparison, including the cases where Wix is the better pick.
Pick Wix if
- You like figuring out software and don't mind spending a few evenings on it
- Keeping the monthly bill as low as possible matters most
- You want to change things yourself, any time, without asking anyone
- You need an online store, online booking, or other add-ons from a big app market
Pick Toolbox if
- You'd rather be on a job, or on the couch, than building a website
- You want the words written for you, by people who know the trades
- You want business email set up and working on your phone without touching any settings
- You want to text someone "add this photo" or "change my hours" and have it done
How They Compare
| Feature | Wix | Toolbox |
|---|---|---|
| Who builds it | You do, with a drag-and-drop editor, templates, or Wix's AI builder. You can also pay a Wix expert separately. | We do. You answer a few questions and send photos. |
| Time to get live | As fast as you can build it. Plan on a few evenings to do it well. | Five business days from when you start your plan. |
| Price | Free plan available. Paid plans are $17, $29, $39 and $159 a month, billed yearly. | $99, $149 or $199 a month, billed monthly. No setup fee. |
| Your own domain, no ads | Paid plans only. The free plan shows Wix branding and can't use your own domain. | Every plan. |
| Business email | A separate purchase, not part of the website plans. | Included and set up for you: 1, 3 or 6 addresses depending on the plan. |
| Who writes the words | You do, with help from AI tools. | We do, for your trade and your service area. |
| Updates | You log in and make them yourself, any time. | Text or email us and we make them. Pro includes two a month, Premium is unlimited. |
| Commitment | Prices shown are for a year paid up front, with a 14-day money-back guarantee. | Month to month. Cancel any time. |
| Help | 24/7 customer care and a large help center, for a product used by millions. | The two people who built your site, by phone, text or email. |
| If you leave | A Wix site can't be moved to another host. Your domain and your content stay yours. | Same. The site stays with us; your domain and your content stay yours. |
Wix details and prices checked on wix.com/plans on September 20, 2026. They change, so look there for today's numbers. Wix is a trademark of its owner. Toolbox Marketing Co is not affiliated with Wix.
The Honest Math
On price alone, Wix wins, and it isn't close. Wix's cheapest paid plan is $17 a month billed yearly, or about $204 a year. Add a business email address and you're still well under $400. Toolbox Starter is $99 a month, or $1,188 a year.
What you're paying us for is the part Wix leaves to you: deciding what goes on the site, writing it, finding your way around an editor, setting up the email, and keeping it all current. Some people enjoy that. If that's you, save the money and use Wix. You'll get a perfectly good website.
A lot of contractors are in a different spot. They started a DIY site once, got it half done, and it's been half done for two years. If that sounds familiar, the cheaper option has already cost you more than it saved.
Straight Answers
Not move, rebuild. Wix sites can't be exported to another host, so we build you a new one using your existing text and photos as a starting point. If you own your domain, it comes with you, and your address stays the same.
Wix has a 14-day money-back guarantee, so if you just signed up, you can still change your mind. Past that, it's your call. Some people wait until renewal, and some switch now and let the old plan run out. We won't push you either way.
No. We build each site by hand. That's why we can keep them fast and why you never have to log in to anything.
Because Wix is software and Toolbox is a service. With Wix you're renting a tool. With us you're paying two people to build the site, write it, host it, set up your email and keep it updated.