Website Builder vs. Custom Development: What's Actually Different

Wix, Squarespace, and similar tools are genuinely good at what they do — a simple, attractive page for a business that needs a basic online presence. The gap shows up once a business needs the site to actually do something.

Where Builders Work Fine

A simple portfolio, a menu page, a basic contact form — a builder handles this well, and there is no reason to pay for custom development to solve a problem a $16-a-month tool already solves.

Where They Stop Working

Live pricing calculated from real variables, booking systems tied to a calendar or dispatch schedule, payment processing with custom logic, or any workflow specific to how your business actually operates — these require real code, not a drag-and-drop template.