Honest Comparison
Sawa Sites vs Wix & Squarespace
DIY builders are genuinely good tools. The real question is whether you want to spend your evenings building a website, or spend them running your business.
A DIY builder is right for you if
- You enjoy designing and have the evenings to spare
- Your budget is closer to $20 a month than $970 once
- A template look is good enough for your market
- You don't mind the subscription running forever
Sawa is right for you if
- You want it designed, written, and launched for you in 5 working days
- You want custom design and copy, not a template your competitor also uses
- You want to own the code and domain outright, no platform lock-in
- You'd rather pay once than every month forever
| Wix / Squarespace | Sawa Sites | |
|---|---|---|
| Who does the work | You do, evenings and weekends | We do, done in 5 working days |
| Cost over 3 years | $600 to 1,200+ in subscriptions | $970, once |
| Design | A template thousands of sites use | Custom design and copy, built around your business |
| Ownership | Locked to their platform | Your domain, your hosting, your code |
| Edits later | You, inside their editor | You, just by chatting with Claude Code |
| Arabic + English | Possible, fiddly to set up well | Native, both languages done properly |
If you have the time and enjoy the process, build it on Wix and enjoy it. If you'd rather have it done properly while you run your business, that's exactly what the flat $970 is for.
How that compares
Traditional agency
$3,000+
4 to 6 weeks
they hold the keys
Sawa Sites
$970 once
5 working days
100% yours, forever
DIY builders
$17+/month forever
you build it yourself
locked to their platform
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Full refund if you don't love the first design.