NorthLuma vs every other AI website builder

Light plan from ~$17/mo ($204/yr equivalent). Free tier exists but carries Wix branding + URL.

Per-vendor pricing page; verify regional pricing.

Personal plan from ~$16/mo ($192/yr equivalent) billed annually.

Basic Site plan from ~$14/mo ($168/yr equivalent) billed annually, per site.

Per-site pricing scales: 5 sites = 5 × monthly fee.

Mini plan from ~$5/mo ($60/yr equivalent). Free tier publishes to framer.website subdomain.

Starter from ~$12/mo ($144/yr equivalent); higher tiers add CRM + invoicing.

AI Starter from ~$10/mo ($120/yr equivalent) billed annually.

Bundled with Hostinger Premium hosting from ~$3.99/mo (~$47.88/yr first-year; renewals higher).

First-year promo pricing; renewal pricing ~$11/mo per published Hostinger plan.

Starter from ~$7/mo ($84/yr equivalent); free tier with mixo.io subdomain.

Subscription from ~$25/mo (scales to hundreds), plus a separate hosting bill — ≈$300–960/yr for a brochure site vs NorthLuma $49 once.

Wix ADI / Wix AI Website Builder available; AI features tied to paid Premium tier.

AI-assisted setup (Blueprint AI) included in trial. Generates copy + design recommendations.

AI Site Builder in beta as of 2026; access varies by account tier.

Framer AI for text + image generation; integrated into the editor.

AI-generates the first draft in seconds; published site requires paid plan.

AI generates a WordPress site from a single prompt; requires signup + paid trial.

Chat-driven AI site + web-app generation; bundled with paid hosting.

AI generates a landing page from a one-sentence brief; free tier supported.

Strong AI: generates full-stack React/Supabase apps from prompts. More capable for apps; NorthLuma focuses AI on clean static sites.

Free tier exists but uses wixsite.com subdomain + carries Wix branding. Custom domain requires paid tier.

14-day free trial without credit card on most regions. After trial, paid plan required.

Free Starter plan with webflow.io subdomain; allows up to 2 projects. Custom domain requires paid Site plan.

Free plan publishes to framer.website subdomain. Custom domain on paid tier.

Generate-and-preview without credit card; publishing custom domain requires paid plan.

7-day free trial; credit card required upfront on some regions.

No free tier; 30-day money-back guarantee on paid hosting.

Free tier publishes to mixo.io subdomain; custom domain requires paid plan.

Free tier ~5 build credits/day (metered). NorthLuma: generate + preview free with no credit meter.

No HTML export. Output is hosted on Wix infrastructure only.

Wix support article explicitly states sites cannot be downloaded as HTML.

Limited XML export (blog content + pages). No CSS/JS/template export.

HTML/CSS/JS export available on Workspace + Site plans (CMS Site plan required for CMS sites).

No HTML export of the live site. Component code copy possible inside the editor.

No HTML export. Output hosted on Durable infrastructure only.

WordPress site can be exported as a standard WP backup; bring-your-own-host migration possible.

Hosting-tied output; export options limited to what Hostinger's control panel exposes.

No HTML export; output hosted on Mixo infrastructure only.

Exports a React + Supabase app (two-way GitHub sync) — real, but needs a developer + build toolchain to run. NorthLuma ships clean static HTML/CSS/JS you double-click.

High lock-in. Pay monthly indefinitely or lose the site. No path to external host.

High lock-in. All sites hosted on Squarespace infrastructure.

Medium lock-in. Export possible but per-site fees if hosted on Webflow.

High lock-in. Output hosted on Framer infrastructure only.

High lock-in. Pay monthly indefinitely.

Medium lock-in. Hosted on 10Web infrastructure by default; WP export theoretically possible.

High lock-in to Hostinger hosting. Site lives on Hostinger infrastructure.

High lock-in. Output hosted on Mixo infrastructure.

Default path hosts on Lovable Cloud; the live site stops if you stop paying unless you self-host the React app. NorthLuma: host anywhere free, forever.

Vendor claims "minutes" via AI Website Builder; signup + plan selection required first.

Vendor claims "minutes" via Blueprint AI; signup required.

Vendor positions Webflow as design-first; AI Site Builder claims "minutes".

Vendor claims "in minutes" for AI-generated sites.

Vendor claims "30 seconds" for AI generation.

Vendor claims "in minutes" for AI WordPress generation.

Vendor claims "in minutes" via chat-driven AI generation.

Vendor claims "in seconds" from a one-sentence brief.

Minutes from a prompt — fast, like NorthLuma. Even match.

Marketing pages show AI builder screenshots; full AI flow requires signup.

Templates browsable publicly. Blueprint AI flow requires signup to view output.

AI Site Builder requires signup. Visual designer demo publicly browsable.

Public Framer Gallery shows finished sites; AI generation flow gated by signup.

Public generate-and-preview without signup; full publishing gated.

Marketing video shows AI flow; running the AI generator requires signup.

Public landing page with feature claims; running the AI requires Hostinger account signup.

Public generate-and-preview without signup; publishing requires account.

Public template gallery (~150); generation flow behind signup. NorthLuma previews your own site free before paying.

Buyer rents the published site. No source files transferred.

Site content owned by buyer; site source code remains on Squarespace.

Exported code owned by buyer; CMS data export requires paid Site plan.

Content owned by buyer; site source remains on Framer infrastructure.

Content owned by buyer; source code remains on Durable infrastructure.

Generated WordPress site + content owned by buyer; can be migrated to another WP host.

Content owned by buyer; site infrastructure tied to Hostinger.

Content owned by buyer; source code remains on Mixo infrastructure.

Code is exportable but is a React/Supabase app tied to a build toolchain. NorthLuma: plain HTML/CSS/JS you own outright on a one-time payment.