SimpleUpdates Studio is a hosted website builder and content management system for creating and updating sites without coding. Its web-based visual editor uses drag-and-drop controls, with more than 36 elements, over 200 icons, and more than 100 templates. Site content tools include blogs, galleries, forms, collections, and custom HTML and CSS. The free Starter plan has limited features, unlimited pages and storage, and SSL. Pro costs 37.00 USD per month and covers one website, unlimited pages and storage, SSL, up to two domains and three email addresses, and all Pro layouts, blocks, and elements. Both plans include free personal calls and technical-question support. SimpleUpdates lists contact form app integration; legacy CMS notes also document Stripe integration for store payments and forms. It says payment information goes to the processors customers select and is not collected or stored by SimpleUpdates. The company says it serves commercial and nonprofit clients, including businesses and ministries, and traces its history to a web service founded in 1995.
Who it is for
SimpleUpdates suits businesses and nonprofit organizations, including ministries, that want to build and update a website without coding. Its tools also accommodate sites needing blogs, galleries, forms, or collections.
What is good
- Drag-and-drop builder with more than 36 elements
- More than 100 templates
- Free plan includes unlimited pages and storage
- Pro includes two domains and three email addresses
- Technical support calls included with Starter and Pro
What to know first
- Starter has limited features
- Pro is 37.00 USD per month
- Service is web-based
Verdict
SimpleUpdates combines a visual site builder with content tools for organizations that need to maintain a website. Starter offers a free way to begin, while Pro adds a website, domains, email addresses, and the full set of Pro layouts, blocks, and elements.
SimpleUpdates plans and pricing
All plansCompared on church website builders
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- $37/mo
- Custom domain
- Yes
- Event calendar
- Yes
- Staff pages
- Yes
