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
- You would rather pay a small amount monthly than one fee upfront
- 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 less than 7 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 us once than pay a builder every month forever
| Feature | Wix / Squarespace | Sawa Sites |
|---|---|---|
| Who does the work | You do, evenings and weekends | We do, done in less than 7 working days |
| What it costs over 3 years | A subscription every month, forever | One build fee to us. Your domain, hosting and a Claude plan for editing are billed to you directly |
| 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 we're for. Ask us what it costs; the figure is agreed before any work starts.