Webnode Review 2025: Only Worth It for Beginners?

The popularity of website builders has skyrocketed in recent years. More and more providers are popping up, offering users plenty to choose from, but also making it harder to pick a platform.

There are a few website builder pioneers who sensed the trend towards easier website creation long ago and Webnode is one of them – so how good is the builder today?

Webnode is simple and user-friendly, but this ease of use comes at the cost of flexibility. There are hardly any design settings, just basic section templates. That's why Webnode is one of the fastest.

Creating a Webnode account only takes a few clicks. Since there's a free version, you don't need to provide payment details to sign up. You only pay when you want to publish your website without Webnode branding and on a custom domain (more on the pricing later).

When you start your first project, you need to choose whether it's a website, an online store, or a blog. The lines are blurred these days, and you can add an online or blog to your business website at any time (or vice versa).

Then you'll face another choice: you can create your website the traditional way with a template, or use Webnode's new AI assistant.

The latter generates three templates based on your business description and fills them with some pages and content. If you don't like the suggestions, you can ask the tool to generate more choices. Unfortunately, the AI-generated templates are quite plain and outdated—they can't compete with hand-crafted templates.

So, we'll stick with the classic templates for now. After you select one, you'll enter the editor where you can adjust your website's design and content.

You'll start with a tutorial that introduces the builder's main features. It's short because there's not much to learn here.

Webnode's editor keep things simple. At first, you'll only see two areas: The main menu bar (1), where you can manage your pages and adjust all other website settings, and the website preview (2), where you'll edit your website's content.

By heading to Settings > Design , where you'll also be able to adjust colors and fonts (more on that later).

The content design options are also limited. Every Webnode website is basically made up of three things:

Webnode isn't for designers and website creators who want to let their creativity run wild. Not only are its design settings limited, but so is the amount of control you have over your website's layout and content.

Webnode's editor supports drag-and-drop, so you can move and rearrange elements with your mouse. On-page content fits together like puzzle pieces: when you move an element, other content automatically adjusts to its placement.

The amount of drag-and-drop freedom you have is limited compared to other editors like Wix or Squarespace, but elements snap nicely into the layout. Sometimes it takes a few tries to get a block in the "right" place without accidentally moving other content. As a result, the editor isn't as intuitive as it first seems.

It's good that you can quickly undo unwanted changes by clicking the arrows in the top menu. However, there's no live preview or option to view the mobile version of your website.

Design plays a minor role when using Webnode. You don't get much control over basic details like colors and fonts. So, the look of your website is primarily determined by the design template you choose.

With around 200 design templates divided into categories, Webnode offers a convincing selection of templates for your projects. Some templates are nicer than others, but most designs are conventional and give websites a modern look that's perfectly suitable for small businesses.

Because customization options are limited, you should pick a template that is as close as possible to the design you want for your website.

As mentioned, we were disappointed with Webnode's AI templates. They seem like regular templates stripped of their personality. Until the AI improves, classic templates provide a more visually appealing foundation for your website.

If you head to Settings > Design you'll find the global design options for your project. These settings apply across your entire website.

Unfortunately, the options are pretty limited, and you only have control over the following aspects:

Global design options are quite limited. It's especially disappointing that there are no settings for basic aspects like a website's color scheme. At the very least, Webnode could east offer some predefined color palettes for more than just text.

A few more settings are available directly in the section menu, but you can count them on one hand. You can adjust the section's background and add animations like parallax effects or a color overlay, but nothing more.

It's challenging to escape the generic look of Webnode's templates with its built-in tools.

In the page management section, you can add new pages and adjust settings for your existing ones. You can hide certain pages from navigation or restrict page access. SEO settings are also available here—more on that later.

You can easily rearrange page order by dragging them up or down to the desired position. Subpages and sub-subpages are also possible.

Navigation settings are surprisingly extensive and can be found in the header section options. Here, you can choose different menu types and styles, add a search bar, and prevent the menu from disappearing when users scroll.

Since its design tools are limited, only quick adjustments are possible with Webnode: create a page, choose a section template, replace content – and that's about it. This makes the selection of section types important, but unfortunately, Webnode has cut back in this department.

You'll be covered for most standard content like "About Us" pages, testimonials, price lists, and portfolios. In some sections, you can choose a few styles for displaying lists, but the differences aren't too significant. A bit more variety in terms of page and section layouts would be nice

Webnode doesn't offer much beyond the standard templates. Industry-specific templates (e.g., for restaurants, event pages, or medical practices) are also missing.

Here you can see a comparison of the page and section templates Webnode offers:

The selection of elements you can add within sections is even smaller – which isn't surprising since free drag-and-drop design isn't part of Webnode's user concept, as mentioned above.

Overall, there are 13 block types: These include essentials like text, images, buttons, and so on. There's also an HTML section where you can add custom code.

Compared to other builders that focus more on customizing sections, Webnode's selection is quite small. Even many standard blocks are missing:

Image management is very basic in Wedbnode. You get some stock photos, but there's no way to filter or search through them, making finding the right picture very tedious. There also isn't an interface with stock photo providers, and other website builders offer more in this area.

There are no image editing options: Unlike most other builders in our review, Webnode doesn't come with a built-in photo editor. This means you can't even crop or rotate images on the platform.

Webnode's features are limited to the basics. You can create a blog or store, but the platform is unable to meet more complex needs.

When it comes to blogging, Webnode sticks to the basics and keeps things simple. First, you need to add a blog to your website with the appropriate page template. You then manage your posts directly on the blog page, where articles are displayed sorted by date.

In the blog's editor, you get nearly the same tools and elements as in the regular editor: you can insert images, buttons, HTML code, and other blocks.

You can choose different styles for listing posts on your blog page.

Unfortunately, there are hardly any other blog management features. For example, you can't use categories or tags to organize and group your posts. Webnode suggests creating different categories as subpages of your blog as a workaround, but you have to give up a navigation level for that. Other builders take a simpler approach.

You also have to do without advanced features like blogging templates or the ability to assign authors. Webnode treats blogging more as a sideshow than the main event: What's available might be enough for business websites that want to run a small blog, but it won't cut it for full-time blogs.

Webnode supports most SEO settings needed by small business website operators. In the page settings area, you can edit page titles, meta descriptions, URLs, and meta keywords.

Here, you can also choose to hide individual pages from search engines by using the noindex tag. A sitemap is created automatically.

However, you can't configure everything manually. For example, setting up 301 redirects isn't possible in Webnode's dashboard. You also can't add structured data or edit the robots.txt file.

If you want full control over your website's SEO, you might face some issues with Webnode. But the website builder isn't aimed at this audience anyway.

Here you can see a comparison of Webnode's SEO features:

The trend of sticking to basic features continues with Webnode's approach to ecommerce. The store platform is functional and best suited for small shops with manageable inventories. Compared to other website builders' ecommerce solutions, it's quite inflexible and doesn't support digital products or different product types.

You also need to add an online store using the appropriate page template first. Then, you can manage your store's products in the "Products" entry that appears in the navigation menu.

Managing products is easy. In the detail menu, you can upload product images, add descriptions, and create variations. If you define multiple variation groups, like colors and sizes, all possible variations will be automatically created. You can set individual prices and quantities, but unfortunately, it isn't possible to upload variation-specific images.

You'll be able to assign products to specific categories to better organize them and make your store more user-friendly for visitors.

Speaking of presentation, you're given different style options for displaying your products, setting the number of columns, and adding category filters.

Contact information as well as shipping and payment methods can be specified in the settings area. The options here are less extensive than on other ecommerce platforms: you can offer PayPal and credit cards (via Stripe) as payment methods, but that's it.

Orders are managed in the main Webnode dashboard. Here, you can also review incoming orders and view visitor statistics and customer profiles.

You can also create discounts that apply to all orders or those that exceed a certain total. There are three discount categories: free shipping, percentage, and fixed amount. You can also emphasize sales prices for individual items by clicking on "Sales promotion" in the product menu.

Here's a comparison of Webnode's ecommerce features:

Multilingual support is impressively simple with Webnode, so long as you have a premium plan. You can add new languages by going to Settings > Languages.

Your website's content is automatically copied, and visitors can choose their preferred language from a menu. However, you need to translate the content yourself.

Here are a few features we haven't mentioned yet:

Compared to other website builders, Webnode's features are quite limited. There aren't any marketing tools worth mentioning: You can collect user data and ask visitors to sign up for a newsletter, but Webnode doesn't have integrated email marketing.

Unfortunately, Webnode doesn't have an app store to make up for missing features with third-party integrations.

Here's a comparison of Webnode's advanced features:

In Webnode's Help center, you'll find a detailed manual with lots of tutorials and step-by-step guides. Its articles are easy to read, well-organized, and filled with images. Some tutorial videos are also included. Of course, there's a search function too.

While browsing, we occasionally found outdated support entries. They were marked as such, but sometimes they were the only results for certain search terms. This meant that we couldn't get answers to all our questions, and had to contact the provider's direct support team.

You can only contact Webnode's support team through a contact form. A hotline or live chat aren't offered.

At least we didn't have to wait long: We received a helpful response from a team member in less than 24 hours. She answered all our questions thoroughly and personally. The staffer we spoke to really knew Webnode's features, which isn't always the case in this industry.

Webnode is free to start: There's no cost for signing up or using its editor. However, with the free plan, you can't access many features and are limited to publishing your website on a not-so-professional Webnode domain.

There are four Webnode premium plans: Limited, Mini, Standard, and Profi. The differences aren't just in features but also in resources like storage and bandwidth:

You can find a current overview of Webnode's plans here:

How does Webnode's pricing stack up to other website builders? Direct comparisons can be tricky due to different plans, so we compare costs using two specific scenarios:

Price comparison 1: Basic website, ad-free, own domain possible

Webnode's Mini plan, which includes all of its builder's basic features, is relatively affordable. You pay about half as much as you would for more powerful website builders like Wix, Squarespace, or Webflow.

Price comparison 2: Online store, ad-free, own domain possible

In the ecommerce sector, Webnode is also one of the most affordable options. Only with Hostinger, Strikingly, and Webador can you get a slightly better deal:

Webnode offers a 15-day money-back guarantee on its premium subscriptions.

Webnode is best when you need something quick. Its builder is for users who don't want to spend long tweaking their website's design: Just pick a suitable template and add your content. The platform offers an easy, fast way to create attractive websites without technical know-how.

However, Webnode isn't the only website builder that limits design options for ease of use. Many other website builders take a similar approach, yet better balance depth and simplicity.

Webnode lacks many elements and template types that come standard with other builders. Even when offered, its blogging, ecommerce, and SEO features are very basic. So, when things get a bit more complex or you want to create custom content, you'll quickly push up against Webnode's limitations.

For simple, quick websites, Webnode might be worth a look, especially since it's relatively affordable. But for more ambitious projects, it lacks freedom and flexibility.

We created a demo page with Webnode's website builder, which you can visit here: Webnode Demo Page

For all builders in our comparison, we create a demo page with the same content: A homepage with Hero, About Me, Services, Testimonial, Pricing, and FAQ sections, a portfolio page, a blog, and a contact page.

Webnode offers page and section templates for most of this content, but the range and quality of these templates vary. We like the services and testimonials blocks, but the price list is a bit sparse. There's no real portfolio management, so we had to create and link blog posts for its entries.

We combed through review sites and summarized the recurring feedback we found for you:

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