If you run a cleaning service or a salon with 0–5 employees, the website decision isn't really 'which builder is best' — it's which one gets a credible, mobile-friendly service page live with a working inquiry or booking form, without turning into a second job. This comparison holds five builders to the same task for two test businesses (a cleaning service and a salon): publish one service page, check the mobile layout, add an inquiry or booking form, and make one owner edit after launch. It's built from each vendor's own current pricing and help-center documentation — a documentation and screenshot-style walkthrough, not an independently timed hands-on build — so treat the effort notes as what each vendor's own steps show, not a lab measurement.
What actually matters for these two businesses
- Does the plan you actually need include a working inquiry or booking form, or does that require a second subscription?
- What does the plan cost after the promo period, not just at signup?
- Does editing the site mean one editor, or a separate mobile editor you have to remember to open?
- How many steps does a simple owner edit (a new price, a new hour) take after launch?
| Builder | Entry-level plan (promo price) | Plan needed for a working inquiry/booking form | Renewal / full-price note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wix | $17.77/mo (Light, annual promo) — already includes a working contact/inquiry form | Light's contact form covers simple inquiries; Core ($29.77/mo or higher) adds online payments and an Appointment field for real appointment booking | Promo pricing; confirm renewal rate at checkout |
| Squarespace | roughly $16–19/mo (Basic; exact USD varies by source — confirm at checkout) | No native appointment booking on any tier — add Acuity Scheduling, roughly $16–61/mo depending on calendar count | Squarespace raised prices 19–26% across its popular tiers in 2026 |
| Hostinger | $2.99/mo (Premium, requires a 48-month prepay) | Same plan — booking tools are included in both the template Website Builder and the AI Builder, no separate paid add-on | Renews at $10.99/mo once the prepaid term ends |
| GoDaddy | $9.99/mo (Basic) | Premium — GoDaddy's own pages list it at $14.99/mo on one page and $15.99/mo on another; it includes appointment booking | GoDaddy's comparison page shows this tier renewing near $39.99/mo |
| WordPress.com | Free ($0) already includes a working contact form | Personal, $9/mo (discounted to roughly $2.75/mo only on a 3-year prepay), to install a dedicated booking plugin | Discounted rates require multi-year prepayment; month-to-month is the full listed price |
| Builder | Service page setup | Mobile layout | Inquiry / booking form | Owner-edit task |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wix | Template editor with pre-built service sections; Core and above add a native Appointment field and payments for booking | Mobile version is auto-generated from your desktop edits, but fine-tuning it means opening a separate mobile editor; turning the mobile view off reverts phones to the desktop layout instead of removing a step | Light includes 4 lead-capture contact forms (up to 10 fields each) — enough for a cleaning service's quote requests; Core adds payments via Wix Forms and an Appointment field for real appointment booking | Keeping desktop and mobile in sync can mean editing in two places |
| Squarespace | Standard page/section editor; no native appointment-booking block on any tier | Responsive by default; one editor with a Desktop/Tablet/Mobile preview toggle, plus a separate Preview mode you can't view while editing | No native booking form — add a third-party Acuity Scheduling embed (restaurants can instead use OpenTable) | Edits happen in the same shared editor; checking the live result means exiting edit mode into Preview |
| Hostinger | Service page built in the template Website Builder, or a custom page in the AI Builder — same hosting plan either way | Vendor-documented responsive templates; not independently tested in this comparison | Add a Contact form element or a pre-built Contact form section, set a thank-you redirect, and view or export submissions from the dashboard | Form submissions are viewable and exportable without an added subscription |
| GoDaddy | Appointments > Services > Add Service: choose the appointment type, set pricing/location/staff | Vendor-documented responsive builder; not independently tested in this comparison | Premium includes appointment/event booking with optional online deposit or full-payment collection, set up via Appointments > Services > Add Service — GoDaddy documents this as a booking and payment feature, not a general-purpose inquiry form | Changes save and go live immediately — no separate publish step |
| WordPress.com | Block editor with service-page sections | One editor for every screen size, with a Desktop/Tablet/Mobile preview toggle built in | Native Form block works on every plan, including Free, with no plugin; a dedicated booking plugin needs Personal ($9/mo) or higher | Edits happen in the same block editor used to build the page |
Builder by builder, for a cleaning service and a salon
Wix
For a cleaning service that just needs a quote-request form, Wix's own help documentation confirms the Light plan ($17.77/mo, annual promo) already includes 4 lead-capture contact forms with up to 10 fields each — no upgrade needed just to collect inquiries. A salon that wants real appointment booking needs Core ($29.77/mo) or higher, which adds online payments through Wix Forms and a dedicated Appointment field. The tradeoff on both tiers: Wix auto-builds a mobile version from your desktop edits, but getting it to look right means opening a genuinely separate mobile editor rather than just toggling a preview — budget extra owner time for that step, especially after you add photos or rearrange sections.
Squarespace
Squarespace's own plan and feature comparison lists no native appointment-booking tool on any tier — the restaurant-only OpenTable integration doesn't help a cleaning service or salon. A salon that wants online booking needs to add Acuity Scheduling (Squarespace's own scheduling product) as a second line item, roughly $16–61/mo depending on how many calendars it needs. That's on top of the base plan, and Squarespace raised prices 19–26% across its popular tiers in 2026, so check the current checkout price rather than an older quote. The upside: one shared editor with a device-preview toggle, so there's no separate mobile editor to maintain.
Hostinger
Hostinger's advertised $2.99/mo Premium rate requires paying for 48 months upfront; the plan renews at $10.99/mo once that term ends, which is the number to budget against, not the headline price. Both its template Website Builder and its AI Builder include booking tools on the same hosting plan, and adding a contact form is a documented drag-and-drop or section-insert step with an exportable submissions list — useful for a cleaning service collecting quote requests without a separate CRM.
GoDaddy
GoDaddy's Premium tier is the one that matters for a salon: its documented Appointments > Services > Add Service flow lets you set appointment type, price, location and staff, and changes go live immediately with no publish step. GoDaddy's own pages don't agree on the exact Premium price — one lists $14.99/mo, another $15.99/mo — and a separate comparison page shows that tier renewing near $39.99/mo, roughly a 150% jump from the lower intro figure. Confirm the number at checkout before committing.
WordPress.com
WordPress.com is the only builder here where even the Free plan has a genuinely working inquiry form — the built-in Form block needs no plugin and is available on every tier. A salon that wants a dedicated booking plugin needs to move to a paid plan; WordPress.com's own support documentation confirms plugin installation is available starting at Personal ($9/mo), the lowest paid tier, not only on pricier plans. Editing happens in one block editor with a built-in device-preview toggle, so there's no separate mobile pass required.
Decision framework
- Salon needs real appointment booking with deposits, in one subscription: GoDaddy Premium or Wix Core cover this without adding a second tool — confirm the current Premium/Core price at checkout since GoDaddy's own pages disagree.
- Cleaning service just needs quote requests, not scheduling: Wix Light, WordPress.com's Free plan, or Hostinger's cheapest tier all include a working contact form without extra cost.
- You're already committed to Squarespace's design: budget for Acuity Scheduling as a second subscription if you need booking — Squarespace's own feature list confirms it has none natively.
- You want the lowest sticker price and don't mind prepaying years upfront: Hostinger's and WordPress.com's lowest rates both require long prepaid terms; if you'll pay monthly, compare the renewal price instead of the promo price.
- You dislike maintaining a second mobile layout: Squarespace and WordPress.com share one editor with a device-preview toggle; Wix's separate mobile editor adds a recurring step every time you update the page.
Where Beside fits
Beside lists a website builder and maintenance feature on its platform roadmap, but as of this comparison it is not a shipped, self-serve, publicly priced product, so it isn't evaluated alongside the five builders above. Beside's currently live, paid product is its AI phone line and receptionist, used by more than 21,000 businesses; as of September 25, 2026, access to Beside's broader agentic product no longer requires a waitlist. None of that establishes a launch date, price, or self-serve workflow for the website-builder feature specifically — if you need a site live now, the comparison above reflects what's actually available today.