What AI assistants actually recommend when buyers ask about website builders — measured weekly across 4 engines, published as open data.
Updated 2026-08-02 · 52 sampled answers · rolling 4-week window · methodology
Rankings are measured from sampled AI answers — never editorial, never paid. Orbator builds AI-visibility tooling; when Orbator itself appears in any category, it is measured by the same rules as everyone else.
Sample: 52 AI answers · Window: Jul 5, 2026 – Aug 2, 2026 (4-week rolling) · trend vs prior 4 weeks (42 answers)
Across 52 sampled AI answers from 4 engines, Wix is recommended most often — appearing in 82.7% of recommendations, followed by Squarespace (82.7%) and Webflow (53.8%).
This is a measurement of share of voice across 4 AI engines — not an editorial pick. See the full ranking below.
| # | Product | Share | Trend | Engines | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wix wix.com Best for: AI recommends Wix most when buyers ask “best no-code website builders for non-technical founders” (100% of those answers) | 82.7% 95% CI 70.3–90.6% 43 mentions · avg pos 2.6 first pick 48.8% | — | GEMINI 90.5%CHATGPT 100%CLAUDE 71.4%PERPLEXITY 76.2% | Claim |
| 2 | Squarespace squarespace.com Best for: AI recommends Squarespace most when buyers ask “best website builders for small businesses and personal brands” (100% of those answers) | 82.7% 95% CI 70.3–90.6% 43 mentions · avg pos 3.5 first pick 14% | — | GEMINI 90.5%CHATGPT 100%CLAUDE 71.4%PERPLEXITY 76.2% | Claim |
| 3 | Webflow webflow.com Best for: AI recommends Webflow most when buyers ask “best no-code website builders for non-technical founders” (100% of those answers) | 53.8% 95% CI 40.5–66.7% 28 mentions · avg pos 4.7 first pick 7.1% | — | GEMINI 52.4%CHATGPT 66.7%CLAUDE 42.9%PERPLEXITY 57.1% | Claim |
| 4 | Hostinger hostinger.com Best for: AI recommends Hostinger most when buyers ask “simpler alternatives to complex website building platforms” (70% of those answers) | 46.2% 95% CI 33.3–59.5% 24 mentions · avg pos 4.9 first pick 12.5% | — | GEMINI 52.4%CLAUDE 57.1%PERPLEXITY 42.9% | Claim |
| 5 | Shopify shopify.com Best for: AI recommends Shopify most when buyers ask “best website builders for small businesses and personal brands” (100% of those answers) | 46.2% 95% CI 33.3–59.5% 24 mentions · avg pos 7.4 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 71.4%CHATGPT 100%CLAUDE 28.6%PERPLEXITY 19% | Claim |
| 6 | WordPress wordpress.com Best for: AI recommends WordPress most when buyers ask “best website builders for small businesses and personal brands” (90% of those answers) | 44.2% 95% CI 31.6–57.7% 23 mentions · avg pos 6.9 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 57.1%CHATGPT 33.3%CLAUDE 42.9%PERPLEXITY 33.3% | Claim |
| 7 | Carrd carrd.co Best for: AI recommends Carrd most when buyers ask “simpler alternatives to complex website building platforms” (90% of those answers) | 32.7% 95% CI 21.5–46.2% 17 mentions · avg pos 6.3 first pick 29.4% | — | GEMINI 38.1%CHATGPT 66.7%CLAUDE 28.6%PERPLEXITY 23.8% | Claim |
| 8 | Framer framer.com Best for: AI recommends Framer most when buyers ask “how do I build a fast, SEO-optimized website for my startup without a developer” (66.7% of those answers) | 30.8% 95% CI 19.9–44.3% 16 mentions · avg pos 6.5 first pick 12.5% | — | GEMINI 28.6%CHATGPT 100%CLAUDE 28.6%PERPLEXITY 23.8% | Claim |
| 9 | GoDaddy godaddy.com Best for: AI recommends GoDaddy most when buyers ask “simpler alternatives to complex website building platforms” (60% of those answers) | 25% 95% CI 15.2–38.2% 13 mentions · avg pos 5.3 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 38.1%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 19% | Claim |
| 10 | Elementor elementor.com Best for: AI recommends Elementor most when buyers ask “how do I build a fast, SEO-optimized website for my startup without a developer” (44.4% of those answers) | 17.3% 95% CI 9.4–29.7% 9 mentions · avg pos 5.2 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 23.8%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 14.3% | Claim |
| 11 | Square Online Best for: AI recommends Square Online most when buyers ask “which website builder is best for service businesses that need booking and payments” (55.6% of those answers) | 17.3% 95% CI 9.4–29.7% 9 mentions · avg pos 7.6 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 19%CHATGPT 33.3%PERPLEXITY 19% | Claim |
| 12 | SITE123 site123.com Best for: AI recommends SITE123 most when buyers ask “simpler alternatives to complex website building platforms” (70% of those answers) | 13.5% 95% CI 6.7–25.3% 7 mentions · avg pos 3.6 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 19%PERPLEXITY 14.3% | Claim |
| 13 | Google Sites sites.google.com Best for: AI recommends Google Sites most when buyers ask “simpler alternatives to complex website building platforms” (70% of those answers) | 11.5% 95% CI 5.4–23% 6 mentions · avg pos 7.3 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 14.3%CHATGPT 33.3%PERPLEXITY 9.5% | Claim |
| 14 | PageSpeed Insights pagespeed.web.dev Best for: AI recommends PageSpeed Insights most when buyers ask “how do I build a fast, SEO-optimized website for my startup without a developer” (66.7% of those answers) | 11.5% 95% CI 5.4–23% 6 mentions · avg pos 19.7 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 14.3%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 9.5% | Claim |
| 15 | Acuity acuityscheduling.com Best for: AI recommends Acuity most when buyers ask “which website builder is best for service businesses that need booking and payments” (88.9% of those answers) | 9.6% 95% CI 4.2–20.6% 5 mentions · avg pos 3.7 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 9.5%PERPLEXITY 14.3% | Claim |
| 16 | SimplyBook.me simplybook.me Best for: AI recommends SimplyBook.me most when buyers ask “which website builder is best for service businesses that need booking and payments” (66.7% of those answers) | 9.6% 95% CI 4.2–20.6% 5 mentions · avg pos 4.8 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 9.5%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 9.5% | Claim |
| 17 | Canva canva.com Best for: AI recommends Canva most when buyers ask “simpler alternatives to complex website building platforms” (30% of those answers) | 9.6% 95% CI 4.2–20.6% 5 mentions · avg pos 6.3 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 14.3%CHATGPT 33.3%CLAUDE 14.3% | Claim |
| 18 | IONOS ionos.com Best for: AI recommends IONOS most when buyers ask “hosted website builders vs static site generators for startup websites” (33.3% of those answers) | 9.6% 95% CI 4.2–20.6% 5 mentions · avg pos 6.5 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 14.3%PERPLEXITY 9.5% | Claim |
| 19 | Webador webador.com Best for: AI recommends Webador most when buyers ask “simpler alternatives to complex website building platforms” (50% of those answers) | 9.6% 95% CI 4.2–20.6% 5 mentions · avg pos 10.8 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 9.5%PERPLEXITY 14.3% | Claim |
| 20 | WordPress.org wordpress.org Best for: AI recommends WordPress.org most when buyers ask “which website builder is best for service businesses that need booking and payments” (33.3% of those answers) | 7.7% 95% CI 3–18.2% 4 mentions · avg pos 3.3 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 14.3%PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 21 | Jimdo jimdo.com Best for: AI recommends Jimdo most when buyers ask “simpler alternatives to complex website building platforms” (30% of those answers) | 7.7% 95% CI 3–18.2% 4 mentions · avg pos 6.3 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 14.3%PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 22 | Weebly weebly.com Best for: AI recommends Weebly most when buyers ask “simpler alternatives to complex website building platforms” (50% of those answers) | 7.7% 95% CI 3–18.2% 4 mentions · avg pos 6.5 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 9.5%PERPLEXITY 9.5% | Claim |
| 23 | Strikingly strikingly.com Best for: AI recommends Strikingly most when buyers ask “simpler alternatives to complex website building platforms” (30% of those answers) | 5.8% 95% CI 2–15.6% 3 mentions · avg pos 9 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.8%PERPLEXITY 9.5% | Claim |
| 24 | TechRadar techradar.com Best for: AI recommends TechRadar most when buyers ask “best website builders for small businesses and personal brands” (50% of those answers) | 5.8% 95% CI 2–15.6% 3 mentions · avg pos 10 first pick 0% | — | CHATGPT 33.3%PERPLEXITY 9.5% | Claim |
| 25 | Netlify netlify.com Best for: AI recommends Netlify most when buyers ask “hosted website builders vs static site generators for startup websites” (44.4% of those answers) | 5.8% 95% CI 2–15.6% 3 mentions · avg pos 11.5 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.8%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 26 | Vercel vercel.com Best for: AI recommends Vercel most when buyers ask “hosted website builders vs static site generators for startup websites” (33.3% of those answers) | 5.8% 95% CI 2–15.6% 3 mentions · avg pos 11.5 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.8%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 27 | Next.js nextjs.org Best for: AI recommends Next.js most when buyers ask “hosted website builders vs static site generators for startup websites” (66.7% of those answers) | 5.8% 95% CI 2–15.6% 3 mentions · avg pos 13.5 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.8%PERPLEXITY 9.5% | Claim |
| 28 | Git git-scm.com Best for: AI recommends Git most when buyers ask “hosted website builders vs static site generators for startup websites” (44.4% of those answers) | 5.8% 95% CI 2–15.6% 3 mentions · avg pos 14 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 9.5%CLAUDE 14.3% | Claim |
| 29 | WeWeb weweb.io Best for: AI recommends WeWeb most when buyers ask “what should I use to build a professional website without coding skills” (44.4% of those answers) | 5.8% 95% CI 2–15.6% 3 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 14.3% | Claim |
| 30 | Zapier AI zapier.com Best for: AI recommends Zapier AI most when buyers ask “what should I use to build a professional website without coding skills” (33.3% of those answers) | 5.8% 95% CI 2–15.6% 3 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 14.3% | Claim |
| 31 | SeedProd seedprod.com Best for: AI recommends SeedProd most when buyers ask “which website builder is best for service businesses that need booking and payments” (33.3% of those answers) | 3.8% 95% CI 1.1–13% 2 mentions · avg pos 3 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 9.5% | Claim |
| 32 | Calendly calendly.com | 3.8% 95% CI 1.1–13% 2 mentions · avg pos 4 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 9.5% | Claim |
| 33 | Readdy | 3.8% 95% CI 1.1–13% 2 mentions · avg pos 4 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 9.5% | Claim |
| 34 | Stripe stripe.com Best for: AI recommends Stripe most when buyers ask “which website builder is best for service businesses that need booking and payments” (33.3% of those answers) | 3.8% 95% CI 1.1–13% 2 mentions · avg pos 4 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 9.5% | Claim |
| 35 | Supabase supabase.com | 3.8% 95% CI 1.1–13% 2 mentions · avg pos 4 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 9.5% | Claim |
| 36 | Astra | 3.8% 95% CI 1.1–13% 2 mentions · avg pos 6 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.8%CLAUDE 14.3% | Claim |
| 37 | GeneratePress generatepress.com | 3.8% 95% CI 1.1–13% 2 mentions · avg pos 6 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.8%CLAUDE 14.3% | Claim |
| 38 | TinyPNG tinypng.com Best for: AI recommends TinyPNG most when buyers ask “how do I build a fast, SEO-optimized website for my startup without a developer” (33.3% of those answers) | 3.8% 95% CI 1.1–13% 2 mentions · avg pos 9.5 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 9.5% | Claim |
| 39 | Google Search Console Best for: AI recommends Google Search Console most when buyers ask “how do I build a fast, SEO-optimized website for my startup without a developer” (44.4% of those answers) | 3.8% 95% CI 1.1–13% 2 mentions · avg pos 13 first pick 0% | — | CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 40 | HubSpot CRM hubspot.com | 3.8% 95% CI 1.1–13% 2 mentions · avg pos 14 first pick 0% | — | CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 41 | Contentful contentful.com | 3.8% 95% CI 1.1–13% 2 mentions · avg pos 15.5 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.8%PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 42 | Ahrefs ahrefs.com | 3.8% 95% CI 1.1–13% 2 mentions · avg pos 19 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 9.5% | Claim |
| 43 | Astro astro.build Best for: AI recommends Astro most when buyers ask “hosted website builders vs static site generators for startup websites” (44.4% of those answers) | 3.8% 95% CI 1.1–13% 2 mentions · avg pos 24 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.8%PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 44 | Hugo gohugo.io Best for: AI recommends Hugo most when buyers ask “hosted website builders vs static site generators for startup websites” (55.6% of those answers) | 3.8% 95% CI 1.1–13% 2 mentions · avg pos 24 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.8%PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 45 | Blaze blaze.tech Best for: AI recommends Blaze most when buyers ask “what should I use to build a professional website without coding skills” (33.3% of those answers) | 3.8% 95% CI 1.1–13% 2 mentions first pick 0% | — | CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 46 | Dev.to dev.to Best for: AI recommends Dev.to most when buyers ask “hosted website builders vs static site generators for startup websites” (33.3% of those answers) | 3.8% 95% CI 1.1–13% 2 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 9.5% | Claim |
| 47 | PCMag pcmag.com | 3.8% 95% CI 1.1–13% 2 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 9.5% | Claim |
| 48 | Deelo deelo.ai | 1.9% 95% CI 0.3–10.1% 1 mentions · avg pos 4 first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 49 | Durable | 1.9% 95% CI 0.3–10.1% 1 mentions · avg pos 4 first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 50 | Setmore setmore.com | 1.9% 95% CI 0.3–10.1% 1 mentions · avg pos 4 first pick 0% | — | CLAUDE 14.3% | Claim |
| 51 | Mighty Sites | 1.9% 95% CI 0.3–10.1% 1 mentions · avg pos 6 first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 52 | Dorik | 1.9% 95% CI 0.3–10.1% 1 mentions · avg pos 7 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.8% | Claim |
| 53 | Lovable | 1.9% 95% CI 0.3–10.1% 1 mentions · avg pos 7 first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 54 | Semrush One semrush.com | 1.9% 95% CI 0.3–10.1% 1 mentions · avg pos 7 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.8% | Claim |
| 55 | Neve themeisle.com | 1.9% 95% CI 0.3–10.1% 1 mentions · avg pos 9 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.8% | Claim |
| 56 | Siter.io siter.io | 1.9% 95% CI 0.3–10.1% 1 mentions · avg pos 11 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.8% | Claim |
| 57 | Square Invoices squareup.com | 1.9% 95% CI 0.3–10.1% 1 mentions · avg pos 13 first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 58 | Ubersuggest ubersuggest.com | 1.9% 95% CI 0.3–10.1% 1 mentions · avg pos 17 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.8% | Claim |
| 59 | Lighthouse | 1.9% 95% CI 0.3–10.1% 1 mentions · avg pos 23 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.8% | Claim |
| 60 | Google Ads ads.google.com | 1.9% 95% CI 0.3–10.1% 1 mentions · avg pos 30 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.8% | Claim |
| 61 | Moz Keyword Explorer moz.com | 1.9% 95% CI 0.3–10.1% 1 mentions · avg pos 31 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.8% | Claim |
| 62 | Bubble bubble.io | 1.9% 95% CI 0.3–10.1% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | CLAUDE 14.3% | Claim |
| 63 | Cloudflare Workers cloudflare.com | 1.9% 95% CI 0.3–10.1% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 64 | Contentstack contentstack.com | 1.9% 95% CI 0.3–10.1% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 65 | Emergent emergent.sh Best for: AI recommends Emergent most when buyers ask “which website builder is best for service businesses that need booking and payments” (44.4% of those answers) | 1.9% 95% CI 0.3–10.1% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 66 | Gatsby gatsbyjs.com Best for: AI recommends Gatsby most when buyers ask “hosted website builders vs static site generators for startup websites” (33.3% of those answers) | 1.9% 95% CI 0.3–10.1% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.8% | Claim |
| 67 | Gloss Genius glossgenius.com Best for: AI recommends Gloss Genius most when buyers ask “which website builder is best for service businesses that need booking and payments” (33.3% of those answers) | 1.9% 95% CI 0.3–10.1% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 68 | Google Maps API developers.google.com | 1.9% 95% CI 0.3–10.1% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 69 | Jekyll Best for: AI recommends Jekyll most when buyers ask “hosted website builders vs static site generators for startup websites” (44.4% of those answers) | 1.9% 95% CI 0.3–10.1% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.8% | Claim |
| 70 | Network Solutions networksolutions.com | 1.9% 95% CI 0.3–10.1% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 71 | OptinMonster optinmonster.com Best for: AI recommends OptinMonster most when buyers ask “best website builders for small businesses and personal brands” (30% of those answers) | 1.9% 95% CI 0.3–10.1% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 72 | Zendo zite.com | 1.9% 95% CI 0.3–10.1% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 73 | wpbeginner.com wpbeginner.com | 1.9% 95% CI 0.3–10.1% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
Reading the numbers: Share is a point estimate on 52 sampled answers, so each row also shows its 95% CI — the Wilson score interval around that share. When two products' intervals overlap, the gap between them isn't statistically meaningful at this sample size. First pick is the share of a product's recommending answers where it was named first, which separates “always mentioned” from “usually the top recommendation”. Full methodology.
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