Quick answer
- Best overall for trades: Wix. Bookings, payments and forms on paid plans, plus a free plan to try the editor.
- Cheapest: Hostinger Website Builder. From £2.39 a month on a 48-month term, with a domain for the first year.
- Best looking with little effort: Squarespace. Polished templates and a 14-day free trial.
What a trade website needs
- Click-to-call phone number at the top of every page on mobile. Most local searches happen on phones.
- A short quote request form with name, phone, postcode and job description, plus the option to attach a photo.
- Service and area pages: one page per main service and, if you cover several towns, a short page for each with genuine local detail.
- Proof: photos of real jobs, reviews and any trade body memberships or certifications you genuinely hold, such as Gas Safe registration for gas work.
- Booking (optional): useful for fixed-price jobs such as boiler services, cleaning or gutter clearing.
- Fast and simple: a few clear pages beat a big, slow site.
Comparison at a glance
| Builder | Try before you pay | Bookings | Price note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wix | Free plan; 14-day money-back on premium plans | Scheduling from the Core plan | Local pricing shown on Wix plans page |
| Hostinger Website Builder | 14-day free trial; 30-day money-back | Check current features on Hostinger's site | £2.39 a month on 48 months (£114.72 upfront), renews at £10.99 |
| Squarespace | 14-day free trial, no card needed | Check current features on Squarespace's site | UK prices shown on Squarespace pricing page |
The builders in detail
Top pick
1 Wix: best overall for trades
Wix covers everything most trades need: drag-and-drop pages, forms, a large template library and, from the Core plan, online payments and scheduling for bookable jobs. The free plan lets you build and test your site before paying, and premium plans let you connect your own domain and remove Wix branding.
Good points
- Bookings and payments on Core and above
- Free plan to try it properly
- 14-day money-back guarantee
- Plenty of templates for local services
Watch out for
- Free plan has Wix branding and a wixsite.com address
- Local prices vary and tax is added at checkout
2 Hostinger Website Builder: cheapest
If you just need a smart, simple site that gets calls, Hostinger's builder is the cheapest way in. The Premium plan includes up to three websites, a domain free for a year and two mailboxes per site free for a year, so you can have a proper business email address. AI tools help you write page copy if writing is not your thing.
Price checked 1 November 2026: £2.39 a month on a 48-month term (£114.72 upfront), renewing at £10.99 a month.
Good points
- Lowest upfront cost
- Domain and email for the first year
- AI writing tools
- 14-day free trial
Watch out for
- Long upfront commitment for the headline price
- Renewal is much higher
- Smaller app ecosystem
3 Squarespace: best looking with little effort
Squarespace templates look professional straight away, which suits higher-end trades such as kitchen fitters, landscapers and joiners who sell on the quality of their work. Its galleries make project photos look good. There is no free plan, but the 14-day trial needs no card.
Good points
- Polished templates and galleries
- 14-day free trial
- Free domain for the first year on annual plans
Watch out for
- No free plan
- Fewer add-ons than Wix
Five quick wins for trade websites
- Put your phone number and the areas you cover in the first screen of the home page.
- Set up and complete your free Google Business Profile, with the same name, address and phone number as your website.
- Add before-and-after photos with a sentence about each job and the town it was in.
- Ask every happy customer for a review and link to your review profiles from the site.
- Reply to quote requests quickly. Speed often wins the job.
New to all this? Start with our step-by-step guide to setting up a business website in the UK.
Sources we checked
All checked on 1 November 2026. Prices and features change, so confirm on the provider's site before you buy.