A Wix alternative with no editor to learn.
Wix gives you an editor that can build a large site. Minispace gives you one page, made from a chat in minutes, then helps it win customers.
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Wix is a website builder with a drag-and-drop editor, an AI agent called Aria, templates, a store and bookings. It can build a large site with many parts. Minispace does one thing first. You chat with Mini, your AI designer, and she makes a one-page website from your own words and photos in minutes. Both have a free plan. On Wix, your own domain starts with Light, at $17 a month billed yearly. On Minispace it is on Launch, at $19 a year.
Minispace or Wix: which to pick
Pick Wix if you need many pages, an online store or bookings today. Payments and scheduling start on its Core plan, at $29 a month billed yearly. Pick Minispace if one page can say what your business does, and you would rather chat than learn an editor. You see the page before you pay, and Launch puts it on your own domain for $19 a year.
Why owners pick Minispace
Three reasons. The start: you answer a couple of questions and add a few photos. Mini picks colors from your photos and builds the page while you watch. The changes: click any part of the page and tell Mini what to change. The price: your own domain is $19 a year, and you see the page before you pay. And the website is where it starts. On Launch, every sign-up and message lands in People.
When to pick which
Pick Minispace if
- You want a page made for you from a chat.
- One page can say what your business does.
- You want your own domain for $19 a year.
- You want to change your page by asking for it.
Pick Wix if
- You want AI and drag and drop together, and control of every detail.
- You need many pages or an online store.
- You need to take payments or bookings on your site today.
- You build with other people on one site.
Side by side
| Feature | Minispace | Wix |
|---|---|---|
| How you start | A chat with Mini. She builds the page from your words and photos. | A prompt to its AI or a template, then the Wix editor. |
| How you change it | Click a part and tell Mini. Undo it if you don't like it. | Drag and drop in the editor, with its AI agent, Aria. |
| Free planMinispace's is on a minispace subdomain. Wix's is on a Wix address, with Wix branding and no online payments. | Yes | Yes |
| Your own domainWix's yearly plans come with a voucher for a domain name for the first year. With Minispace you buy the name from a registrar and connect it. | On Launch, $19 / year | From Light, $17 a month billed yearly |
| Pages | One page | Many pages |
| Online store | Not yet. A button opens the link you already use. | From Core, $29 a month billed yearly |
| Bookings | Not yet. A button opens the link you already use. | From Core |
| Design | Mini designs the page. You ask for changes. | Templates, and full control in the editor. |
What each costs
| Plan | Minispace | Wix |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0, on a minispace subdomain | $0, on a Wix address with Wix branding |
| Your own domain | Launch, $19 / year | Light, $17 a month, billed yearly |
| Bookings and selling | Not yet. A button opens the link you already use. | Core, $29 a month, billed yearly |
| Higher plans | None. Launch is the one paid plan. | Business, $39 a month, and Business Elite, $159 a month, billed yearly |
Questions, answered.
Is Minispace a free Wix alternative?
Building your page with Mini is free, so you see it before you pay. Launch is $19 a year and puts it on your own domain. Wix has a free plan too: it puts your site on a Wix address with Wix branding, and you can't take online payments on it.
How much does Wix cost?
On Wix's US pricing, Light is $17 a month, Core is $29, Business is $39 and Business Elite is $159. Each is the price per month for a yearly subscription, paid in full and before tax. Wix says its prices vary by location. On Minispace, Launch is $19 a year.
Does Wix have an AI website builder?
Yes. Wix's editor, Wix Harmony, mixes AI with drag and drop. Its AI agent, Aria, can generate pages, sections, text and images, and you refine them in the editor. On Minispace there is no editor. You chat with Mini to build the page and to change it.
What can Wix do that Minispace can't?
Many pages, an online store and scheduling, from its Core plan up. Minispace builds one page, with no bookings or payments on the page itself yet. Today a button on your page opens the link you already use. It is what we're building next.
Can I use my own domain with Minispace?
Yes, on Launch, at $19 a year. You buy the domain name from a registrar and keep it there. We walk you through connecting it, step by step.
Can I move my Wix site to Minispace?
There is no import. Tell Mini about your business and add your photos, and she builds a new page in minutes. If you already own a domain, you can connect it on Launch.