Alternatives / Wix
Looking for an open source Wix alternative? We compared 9 open source website builders, visual editors, and CMS platforms by license, self-hosting, CMS features, and pricing. They range from true visual builders to headless CMS platforms, and several are open core or partly proprietary.
Written by Maxime DERAME
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| Alternative | Best for | License |
|---|---|---|
| Webstudio | Closest visual builder with full CSS | AGPL-3.0-or-later core |
| Ycode | Visual builder with a built-in CMS | MIT |
| Plasmic | Visual builder that outputs React | MIT + AGPL-3.0 (platform) |
| Builder.io | Visual headless CMS (platform is proprietary) | MIT SDKs / proprietary hosted platform |
| Webiny | Serverless CMS on AWS (paid editions) | MIT core / Enterprise components |
| Drupal | Complex content sites | GPL-2.0-or-later |
| Frappe Builder | Drag-and-drop pages on Frappe | MIT |
| Silex | Static sites with 11ty | AGPL-3.0 |
| Grida | Canvas design tool for developers | Apache-2.0 |
We looked for open-source tools that overlap with Wix's core: designing websites visually, managing content, and publishing without hand-coding everything. We verified each project's license, recent activity, stars, and self-hosting in its repository. Wix is an all-in-one hosted builder, so the list mixes visual builders, CMS platforms, and design tools, and we flag open-core and partly proprietary projects. See our methodology for the full criteria.
Wix bundles templates, hosting, a domain, ecommerce, and a visual editor. Webstudio, Ycode, Plasmic, Silex, and Frappe Builder are visual builders, Builder, Webiny, and Drupal are CMS platforms, and Grida is a design canvas. None includes hosting and templates in one product, so expect to assemble hosting, a domain, and a CMS yourself.
Webstudio is the closest: a visual builder with full CSS control, a headless CMS connection, and hosting anywhere. Ycode adds a built-in CMS in a visual builder, and Frappe Builder offers drag-and-drop pages for teams already on the Frappe ecosystem.
Builder's repository is MIT, but its hosted platform is proprietary. Webiny's Community Edition is MIT, while its Business and Enterprise editions are commercial. Plasmic's platform directory is AGPL-3.0, and Webstudio has a proprietary optional animation package. Ycode self-hosting needs your own Supabase and Vercel accounts.
Most projects had commits within days of this update. Ycode is young and small.
Wix is a proprietary hosted builder that locks your site to its platform, charges by plan for domains, storage, and features, and does not let you export a working site elsewhere. Open-source alternatives let you self-host, own your code and data, avoid plan limits, and move providers freely, at the cost of running hosting yourself and a less polished all-in-one experience.
Webstudio is an open-source visual website builder that connects to any headless CMS, supports all CSS properties, and can be hosted anywhere, including on Webstudio's cloud. The core is AGPL-3.0-or-later, while an optional animation component package is proprietary and requires accepting an EULA.
Pricing: Free self-hosted; hosted plans are paid.
Visual development and headless content platform for React, Next.js, Vue, Svelte, and other frameworks. The public MIT BuilderIO/builder repository contains SDKs, integrations, examples, and plugins; the complete hosted platform is proprietary and not an entirely open-source CMS.
Pricing: Hosted platform is commercial; public MIT repository covers SDKs and integrations.
MIT-core serverless enterprise CMS designed for AWS infrastructure including Lambda, DynamoDB, S3, and CloudFront, with GraphQL, multi-tenancy, lifecycle hooks, custom code, and infrastructure as code. Enterprise directories use separate licensing.
Pricing: Self-hosted on AWS; Enterprise code and features are separately licensed.
Plasmic is a visual builder for React for building apps, websites, and content, with Figma import, data connectors, and code generation that you can integrate into your own codebase. Everything outside the platform directory is MIT, while the platform directory is AGPL-3.0, and self-hosting is available.
Pricing: Free self-hosted; hosted plans are paid.
GPL-2.0-or-later CMS with structured content, themes, modules, multilingual support, permissions, workflows, APIs, and enterprise extensibility. Can render complete websites or serve headless content. GitHub repository is a mirror; canonical development takes place on Drupal.org.
Pricing: Free and open source; self-hosted or available through third-party services.
Silex is an open-source online tool for visually creating static sites with dynamic data, compatible with 11ty for static generation and CI/CD deployment. It can be self-hosted with Docker, Node.js, or CapRover, and there is also a desktop app. It is AGPL-3.0.
Pricing: Free and open source; self-hosted.
Grida is an Apache-2.0 canvas and application-building platform combining UI/UX design, SVG editing, forms, databases, AI tools, developer SDKs, and design-to-code workflows.
Pricing: Free and open source under Apache-2.0; hosted services may be offered separately.
MIT visual website builder on the Frappe Framework, with drag-and-drop editing, responsive layouts, reusable components, dynamic backend data, and publishing.
Pricing: Free and open source; self-hosted with the Frappe ecosystem.
Ycode is an MIT-licensed visual website builder and CMS for creating and managing sites without writing code, available as a self-hosted project or as a managed cloud service. Self-hosting needs your own Supabase and Vercel accounts.
Pricing: Free to self-host; the managed cloud is paid.
| Alternative | Type | License | Self-hosted | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Webstudio | Visual builder | AGPL-3.0-or-later core | Yes | Wix-style sites |
| Builder.io | Visual headless CMS | MIT repo / proprietary platform | Partly | Marketing teams |
| Plasmic | Visual builder for React | MIT + AGPL-3.0 (platform) | Yes | React teams |
| Webiny | Serverless CMS | MIT (Community) + commercial | Yes (AWS) | Enterprise content |
| Drupal | CMS | GPL-2.0-or-later | Yes | Complex sites |
| Frappe Builder | Page builder | MIT | Yes | Frappe users |
| Silex | Static site builder | AGPL-3.0 | Yes | Static sites |
| Grida | Design canvas | Apache-2.0 | Yes | Designers and developers |
| Ycode | Visual builder and CMS | MIT | Yes (Supabase and Vercel) | Small sites |
Want the closest visual builder to Wix
Webstudio supports all CSS properties, connects to any headless CMS, and can be hosted anywhere, though its core is AGPL-3.0.
Want a visual builder with a built-in CMS
Ycode is MIT-licensed with a CMS, but self-hosting needs Supabase and Vercel accounts and the project is young.
Want to design visually and keep React code
Plasmic generates production React code with Figma import and data connectors, with an AGPL-3.0 platform directory.
Want static sites generated with 11ty
Silex builds static sites visually with dynamic data and self-hosts with Docker or Node.js.
Need a mature CMS for complex content
Drupal offers modular, enterprise-grade content management, with a steeper learning curve.