Same brief, four AI builders, one afternoon each. The brief: a site for a real one-person local business, with a homepage, services, photos, and a contact form. No design skills allowed, minimal manual fixing, judged on what a normal person would actually end up with.
The contenders
| Builder | Entry price | Free tier? | Full review |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wix AI | [PRICE] | Yes, with ads | Wix review |
| Hostinger AI | [PRICE] | No, cheap first year | Hostinger review |
| Framer AI | [PRICE] | Yes, on framer domain | Framer review |
| Durable | [PRICE] | Trial | Coming soon |
Round 1: the first draft
[MIKE: 2-3 paragraphs of your real experience. Which draft was usable immediately, which one hallucinated services the business doesn't offer, which one's stock photos were laughable. Be specific and opinionated, this is what ranks and converts.]
Round 2: making changes
The first draft is the demo. The edit experience is the marriage. [MIKE: real notes on what it was like to change a headline, swap photos, add a page in each. This is where the four tools separated hard for me.]
Round 3: the boring stuff that matters
Domains, email capture, mobile rendering, page speed. [MIKE: your measured notes. Run each result through PageSpeed and screenshot the scores; nobody else covering these tools bothers.]
Verdict
[MIKE: your call. Suggested frame from the testing: one winner for most people, one winner if looks matter most, one budget pick, one avoid-for-now.]
Winner for most people: [WINNER]. Try it and judge the draft yourself.
Try [WINNER] freeWhich one should you pick?
- Local business, want it done: [PICK] — start here
- Portfolio or brand where design sells: Framer — try the free tier
- Absolute simplest, least control: Durable
- You might blog seriously later: skip all four, read the main guide for the WordPress path