What to build a website on: a builder, WordPress or custom code
Tilda, WordPress or custom code? Each has a price, a ceiling and pitfalls. We help you choose without regret.
«What to build a website on» isn't a question of fashion but of money and the future. The same site can be assembled on a builder in a week or written from scratch in a month. The difference is in the ceiling, the speed and how dependent you are on someone else's platform.
Builders (Tilda, Wix)
The cheapest and fastest. Ideal for a landing page, a business card or testing an idea. Downsides: limited design, weaker technical SEO, a forever subscription and a ceiling you hit as you grow.
WordPress and CMS
The middle ground for content sites and stores: lots of ready solutions, more flexible than a builder. Downsides: plugins break and age, you need updates and security, and speed often suffers.
Service: Websites — we build it turnkey→Custom code
The most expensive upfront — and no ceiling afterward. Maximum speed, any logic, the best technical SEO, and the data and code fully yours. It makes sense when the site is the core of the business, not a business card. These are exactly the sites and web platforms we build turnkey at RADOBO.
How to decide
Testing an idea or need it «yesterday» — a builder. A content site or store with no unique processes — a CMS. The site must grow, handle load and describe your business — custom code. Not sure? Write to us — we'll advise honestly, even if it's «Tilda is enough for you».
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