Wix or custom design?
If you want to build the site yourself and pay monthly, Wix is a quick start; the site stays on Wix’s platform and can only move elsewhere by being rebuilt. With custom design a designer draws the site for your business, and the code and the accounts are in your name; with Paftane a Starter site is live in 2 weeks.
WixA site builder you set up yourself
A studio you talk toAt a glance
Who builds it
WixYou, with a template You, with a template and an editor.
A designer, for your business For you: Your evenings don’t go into building a site.
Getting started
WixYou start today You can start today.
The sheet first; Starter 2 weeks The sheet first, then the design; Starter 2 weeks. For you: Not today, but with a date.
Payment
WixA subscription, while the site is up A monthly or yearly subscription, for as long as the site is up.
The project once; hosting yearly The project fee once, in three parts; domain and hosting yearly, in your name; care optional. For you: You don’t have to pay us every month to keep using your site.
Portability
WixStays on Wix The site stays on Wix; moving means rebuilding it.
Take it wherever you like The code and the accounts are yours; take them anywhere. For you: Your site isn’t tied to one platform.
Side by side
| Subject | WixA site builder you set up yourself |  A studio you talk to |
|---|---|---|
| DesignFor you: Visitors don’t mistake you for a template. | Starts from a template | From your sheet, made for youDrawn from your sheet, in your business’s voice |
| Technical setupFor you: You don’t wrestle with technical settings. | The settings are on youYou set it up in the editor’s settings | SEO, speed, llms.txt in placeSEO setup, speed and llms.txt come ready |
| UpdatesFor you: Either way, you change the words yourself. | You, in the editor | You, in the panel; 30 days of care on usYou, in the client panel; the first 30 days of care are on us |
Which one suits you?
Six cases where Paftane stands out and three where the other way fits better, both told honestly.
Someone draws it for your business, and the code and the accounts are yours.
- A one-page plan firstPages, time and price written on one sheet; the work starts with the sheet you approve.
- Two rounds at each stageTwo rounds of changes on the sheet, the design and the code; written down before work starts.
- A preview every FridayWith a preview link you watch the site grow, without waiting for a meeting.
- Search Console and analyticsSet up on launch day, the accounts in your name; you see your visitors in your own panel.
- Prices on the sitePackages and prices are on the site; fixed in the written quote unless you change the scope.
- Checked on a phone before launchBefore handover we check speed and accessibility on a real phone, one by one.
You want to build the site yourself and test an idea fast.
- A very tight budget, and you enjoy building.
- You want to test an idea within a few days.
- A design made for your business can wait.
Already have a site on Wix? You can move it to us: we rebuild the pages and the content and point the old addresses to the new pages. Move your site to us →
Common questions
Not answered here? Ask Paf or tell us about your project.
Is Wix or custom design better?
If you want to build the site yourself and pay monthly, Wix is a quick start; the site stays on Wix’s platform and can only move elsewhere by being rebuilt. With custom design a designer draws the site for your business, and the code and the accounts are in your name; with Paftane a Starter site is live in 2 weeks.
Can I move my Wix site to Paftane?
Yes. Wix doesn’t let you take a site to another host, so we rebuild the pages and the content and move them. Every old address points permanently to its new page.
Move your site to us →Isn’t Wix cheaper?
The monthly fee looks low; but you build the site yourself and keep paying for as long as it is up. Custom design costs more at the start, and in return the design, the setup and the ownership are yours; after that the domain and hosting are paid yearly, both in your name. Which fits depends on your budget and your time.
Site builders have AI now. What’s the difference?
A site builder’s AI fills in a template quickly. Here AI speeds up the process; a designer draws your site and every step moves forward with your approval.
Does Wix or a custom site rank better on Google?
It depends more on the content and the technical setup than on the platform. With us the titles, the sitemap, structured data and speed are in place from day one; nobody can guarantee rankings.
Still not sure?
Tell Paf about your business in a sentence; it draws a sheet with the pages, the time and the price. Then you decide.