Strikingly
An AI site builder generates a full site from the business name and a short description.
Website builder for entrepreneurs and creatives, with a simple store, memberships and an iPhone app for editing on the go.
- Starting price
- Free; Limited from $8 / month
- Free trial
- Free plan with unlimited free sites
- Output
- Websites, simple online stores and membership sites hosted on Strikingly
Overview
Strikingly is a hosted website builder for entrepreneurs and creatives who want a site without code or design skills. Sites are edited by clicking on any element and publish instantly, from a browser or from the iPhone app. Free sites run on a Strikingly address, while paid plans add custom domains, a larger store and more sites. Paid plans are sold for terms from one month up to five years.
Our take
Strikingly suits a founder or creative who wants a small site with a few products or a members area running quickly, and who may want to make changes from a phone. If selling is the main business, Wix or Squarespace carry a bigger store on better terms at the same price level. A single profile or sign-up page is cheaper on Carrd, and anyone who wants full control over layout and code should pick Webflow or Framer instead.
Key Facts
| Category | |
|---|---|
| Starting price | Free; Limited from $8 / month Limited is $8 a month billed yearly for 2 sites; Pro is $16 and VIP $49 a month, both billed yearly. Monthly and multi-year terms are also sold. |
| Free trial | Free plan with unlimited free sites |
| Output | Websites, simple online stores and membership sites hosted on Strikingly |
Screenshots
Placeholders. They are replaced as soon as the vendor sends material, and both open the same short form.
Features
- What it makes
- Websites for founders, small businesses and creatives, with a simple store, a blog and members-only content
- Styling and layout control
- Templates with custom colors, galleries, video backgrounds, media sliders and password protection, edited by clicking any element
- CMS and dynamic content
- A simple blog where each post gets its own page, plus registration and login for members-only content
- Hosting and domains
- Hosted by Strikingly; custom domains on paid plans, with a free domain for the first year on yearly Limited and Pro plans. Storage per site is 1 GB on Limited, 20 GB on Pro and 100 GB on VIP
- SEO controls
- Site title and meta description under Settings > Basic Info, and a custom title tag and meta description for each page in its SEO settings. A Connect to Google service verifies a custom-domain site in Google Search Console and submits the sitemap, which is resubmitted automatically when pages are added or removed
- E-commerce
- Simple Store with coupons, shipping and digital goods, paid through PayPal or Stripe; 1 product on Limited, up to 300 on Pro and up to 500 on VIP, with transaction fees of 5%, 2% and 0%
- Publishing and code export
- Sites publish instantly to Strikingly's fully managed cloud hosting, with free SSL on custom domains. Pro and VIP can restore historical versions and embed custom code; Strikingly's pricing page describes no export of a site's files
- AI features
- An AI site builder generates a full site from a site name and a short description of the business, with advanced settings before generation; an AI logo maker sits beside it
Integrations
- PayPal
- Stripe
Deployment and Support
- Deployment
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- Cloud (SaaS)
- Browser-based
- Support
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- Email helpdesk
- Chat, 24/7
- Phone
- Company size
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- Freelancers
- Small and mid-sized
Pros and Cons
Strengths
- Unlimited free sites on a Strikingly address
- Store, blog and memberships in one account
- Sites can be built and published from the iPhone app
- Phone support and a dedicated account manager on VIP
Limitations
- The Limited plan sells a single product and takes a 5% transaction fee
- Limited caps each site at 5 pages and 50 GB of bandwidth
- Custom email costs extra, at $25 a year
Pricing
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Free
$0
Unlimited free sites on a Strikingly address.
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Limited
$8 / month
Billed yearly. 2 sites, up to 5 pages each, 1 product, 5% transaction fee.
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Pro
$16 / month
Billed yearly. 3 sites, up to 100 pages each, up to 300 products, 2% transaction fee, memberships.
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VIP
$49 / month
Billed yearly. 5 sites, up to 500 products, 0% transaction fee, multiple membership tiers, phone support and a dedicated account manager.
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