Best Jimdo Alternative 2024: Our TOP 5 Picks

Jimdo wants to be known as THE website builder for freelancers. Of course, savvy freelancers rarely make a decision without first weighing all available alternatives – and there are quite a few alternatives to Jimdo.

Ranked 12 out of 15, Jimdo is a bit behind in our website builder comparison. Many competitors performed much better. In this article, you can find out more about who they are and what we think they do better than Jimdo.

Which Jimdo alternative is right for you depends on, among other things, what exactly bothers you about Jimdo. Here are some drawbacks of the platform:

In the EXPERTE.com Website Builder Review, we thoroughly tested 15 providers. In our ranking, eleven of them ranked higher than Jimdo. Here are five of the best alternatives:

Our top pick, Wix, stands out with a well-rounded package that outshines most other website builders, including Jimdo, in almost every way.

Wix's editor is undoubtedly more complex, but it strikes a better balance between depth and user-friendliness. Unlike Jimdo, you need to actively participate in designing your website here.

In the drag-and-drop editor, you can freely place elements, and for each element, section, and strip, you can make countless settings. The selection of templates and elements is significantly larger and more versatile than Jimdo's.

With regard to Jimdo, Wix's features are in a league of their own. The platform's built-in tools prepare you for just about anything.

There's a comprehensive blogging solution with built-in monetization features and a flexible shop system that lets you sell different types of products—physical items, downloads, event tickets, or webinars. If a feature is missing, you might find it in Wix's well-stocked app store.

Another plus: With Wix, you can easily create multilingual websites. With Jimdo, this is only possible with a less elegant workaround.

Because Wix offers significantly more features and customization options, the editor is much more complex. For users who want more control and flexibility in designing their website, this is a clear advantage—but it does require a bit more time to get used to.

If there's one thing Squarespace is known for, it's the elegant, image-heavy designs. Compared to that, Jimdo's templates seem more functional and utilitarian. And once you pick a template, Squarespace gives you more tools to customize it to your needs (without coding).

Squarespace also leads in features: The blog and ecommerce features are more advanced, and Squarespace offers teams more ways to collaborate on a website project.

However, Squarespace's design philosophy can backfire: The image-heavy templates are a hit for creative websites, but some users might prefer a more down-to-earth, functional approach like Jimdo.

Plus, unlike Jimdo, Squarespace doesn't offer a free plan. You can't host your website for free on a Squarespace domain.

Wix and Squarespace are too complicated for your needs, and you don't want to do much designing yourself? In that case, you might want to stick with beginner builders that, like Jimdo, limit design freedom to make creating a functional, professional website as easy as possible.

In this category, Strikingly impressed us. Aimed at complete beginners, Strikingly was initially developed for creating simple one-pagers. Now, it also supports multipage websites. However, the focus remains on simple projects that can be completed quickly.

Strikingly also follows a "design-on-rails" approach: You mainly design with section templates that you can only customize to a limited extent. However, the selection of templates is much larger than Jimdo's, and Strikingly also supports blogging and more SEO features than Jimdo.

Compared to most other platforms, Webflow is in a league of its own. It's a hybrid of a website builder and a content management system, Webflow is more complex and technical to use, but offers much more flexibility than classic website builders.

Webflow doesn't require coding, but a grasp of basic coding and web design concepts is key to unlocking its full potential. Webflow visualizes backend processes but keeps their logic in the visual editor unlike traditional builders.

You essentially code visually on a frontend canvas, and Webflow automatically turns your actions into code.

Webflow gives you exceptional freedom to customize your website—something you won’t find with website builders like Jimdo or even Wix and Squarespace. However, Webflow targets a different audience. If you want nothing to do with coding and need lots of help and pre-made content, Jimdo might be a better fit.

If you're ready to dive into Webflow, the platform offers fantastic tutorials and learning materials through Webflow University.

We've already explained that Jimdo's ecommerce features can't compete with the best in the business. The contrast is even sharper when we don't limit our selection to regular website builders with integrated ecommerce features, but also consider dedicated shop systems like Shopify.

Shopify clearly outshines Jimdo (and all other website builders where ecommerce is just an extra feature) when it comes to online stores: It offers more flexible product management, a wealth of built-in marketing features, and seamless integration of various sales, payment, and delivery options.

Jimdo is a website builder aimed at complete beginners. It strives to make designing websites as quick and easy as possible, but in doing so, it strips away a bit too much.

In simplifying the range of features and customization options, it ends up feeling a bit restrictive, like being squeezed into a creative corset. That's why many other providers in our website builder comparison outperformed Jimdo.

Our top choice, Wix, delivers a more well-rounded package. Squarespace stands out with sleeker designs. Strikingly is better for beginners who want to get started quickly. Webflow bridges the gap between a CMS and a website builder, while Shopify is better suited for ecommerce projects.

You can find detailed reviews of these and other website builders in the comprehensive Website Builder Comparison. Want to set up an online store instead? We've also reviewed 10 popular shop systems to help you find the right fit.