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Restaurant website builders, honestly compared

What PlatePages, Wix, Squarespace, Canva, Square Online, Carrd and Hostinger cost for a café or restaurant, what each is best at, and when you should choose one of them instead of us.

Prices checked 13 October 2026 · US dollars, yearly billing

OptionFirst yearBest for

PlatePages US$99 Same price every year, everything included Cafés and restaurants that want a beautiful site and menu, done for them, that they update from their phone Try free

Wix About US$204 Light plan, US$17 a month billed yearly Owners who want to design every pixel themselves and need online ordering built in vs PlatePages

Squarespace About US$192 Basic plan, US$16 a month billed yearly Restaurants that want an elegant general website and are happy to design and maintain it vs PlatePages

Canva Free, or a Canva Pro plan Free on a my.canva.site address; your own domain needs Canva Pro A free one-page site or a menu design when budget is zero vs PlatePages

Square Online Free, plus card fees Free plan with fees on every online order; Plus is US$49 a month Restaurants whose main goal is taking online orders and payments, especially if they already use Square vs PlatePages

Carrd About US$19, plus a domain Pro Standard plan, needed for your own domain The cheapest possible one-page site, if you are happy to build it yourself vs PlatePages

Hostinger Website Builder About US$36 at first, then about US$132 From about US$3 a month when you prepay 4 years; renews at about US$11 a month Owners who want a cheap general website and email hosting, and will build it themselves vs PlatePages

We make PlatePages, so we're not neutral, but every price comes from each company's public website and each comparison says when the other option is the better choice. Prices change and differ by country. Spotted something out of date? Tell us. Wix, Squarespace, Canva, Square, Carrd and Hostinger are trademarks of their owners. PlatePages is not affiliated with or endorsed by them.

What makes PlatePages different

Made only for food businesses

Sold-out switches, today's specials, section times, sizes and extras, allergens and dietary filters. Things a general website builder leaves you to work out.

Designed for you, still yours

4 restaurant templates and 9 font pairings (36 looks), any brand colour, your logo and photos, your own homepage order and up to 10 extra pages for catering, events or private dining. It can't end up broken on a phone.

One price, every year

US$99 a year with hosting, security, your own domain, QR codes and a printed menu included. No setup fee, no renewal jump, no commission.

Live today

Paste your menu from a PDF or your old website and it becomes a real menu with sections, prices and sizes. Most cafés are online the same day.

Read our guide: the cheapest way to get a restaurant website in 2026

Try it with your own menu.

Free for 14 days, no card needed. Most cafés are live the same day.

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