Tool profile
Strikingly: cost, fit and limits
Strikingly is a template-based website builder that lets solo founders and small businesses publish one-page sites, small brochure sites and simple online stores, with an AI Site Builder and an AI Logo Maker listed on its homepage.
What to know first
Strikingly sells three yearly-billed plans: Limited at $8 a month, Pro at $16 and VIP at $49, plus a free tier whose limits the pricing page does not list. The homepage names AI Site Builder and AI Logo Maker but does not describe them. Store transaction fees fall from 5% to 2% to 0% as you move up the tiers. The privacy policy could not be opened.
Strikingly at a glance
| Maker | Not stated on the vendor pages, Not stated on the vendor pages |
|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes |
| Entry price | $8 per month, billed yearly |
| API access | No |
| Category | Best AI Website Builders in 2026, rank 14 of 14 |
| Website | strikingly.com |
Who Strikingly is best for
Solo founders with a one-page site
The Limited plan allows up to 5 pages per site and a custom domain option, which covers a landing page or a simple profile at the lowest listed price.
Small shops selling a few products
Simple Store takes PayPal or Stripe and supports coupons, shipping and digital goods, so a handful of items can be sold without a separate store product.
Owners who want a blog on a small site
Simple Blog gives each post its own page, which suits a business that posts occasionally and does not need a content system.
Strikingly plans and pricing
| Plan | Price | What it includes |
|---|---|---|
| Limited | $8 per month, billed yearly | One product store with a 5% transaction fee, 1 GB storage per site, 50 GB bandwidth, up to 2 limited sites and up to 5 pages per site. |
| Pro | $16 per month, billed yearly | Custom domain, Strikingly branding removed, store of up to 300 products at a 2% fee, 20 GB storage per site, unlimited bandwidth, 3 Pro sites, up to 100 pages. |
| VIP | $49 per month, billed yearly | Everything in Pro, a store of up to 500 products at a 0% fee, 100 GB storage per site, unlimited bandwidth and 5 VIP sites. |
Checked November 2026.
What Strikingly does
- AI Site Builder
- Listed as a top navigation link on the homepage. The page that was read gives no description of what it generates, so its scope is not verified here.
- AI Logo Maker
- Appears as a footer link with no description on the page that was read, so what it outputs and under which plans is not confirmed.
- Simple Store
- Sells products with PayPal or Stripe payments, coupons, shipping options, membership log-ins and digital goods. The product count and the transaction fee both depend on which plan the site is on.
- Simple Blog
- Each blog post gets an individual page. The homepage presents this as a light blog feature for occasional posting, not as a full content management system with editorial workflows or scheduling.
- Free HTTPS
- Every site gets HTTPS at no extra charge according to the homepage, so a certificate does not need to be bought, renewed or installed separately by the site owner on any plan.
How Strikingly handles your data
The vendor's policy was not checked for this. The privacy policy and data processing support articles returned HTTP 403 on every attempt, so no statement on model training, retention, hosting location or certifications was read on an opened page. Buyers who need those answers should request the privacy policy and a data processing agreement from Strikingly directly before putting customer data or a store on a site.
Where Strikingly falls short in practice
- Limited plan is small. The cheapest tier caps a site at 5 pages and 1 GB of storage, allows two limited sites and charges a 5% fee on store sales.
- Custom domain needs an upgrade. The homepage describes domain registration and connection as available after upgrading. Domain names are an extra $24.95 per year and custom email $25 per year.
- AI scope is undocumented. The AI Site Builder and AI Logo Maker are named but not described on the pages read, so credit limits, models and output quality cannot be judged from them.
Works with
Alternatives to Strikingly
Strikingly: common questions
How much does Strikingly cost per month?
As of November 2026 the pricing page lists Limited at $8 a month, Pro at $16 and VIP at $49, all billed yearly in USD. No monthly-billing price was shown. Domain names cost $24.95 a year and custom email $25 a year extra.
Does Strikingly have a free plan?
The site refers to unlimited free sites, but the pricing page does not list the limits of the free tier. The paid Limited plan is the first tier with published caps: 5 pages, 1 GB storage and a 5% store fee.
What transaction fee does the Strikingly store charge?
The fee depends on the plan: 5% on Limited, 2% on Pro and 0% on VIP. Product limits also rise with the tier, from a single product store on Limited to 300 products on Pro and 500 products on VIP.
Can Strikingly build a site from a prompt?
The homepage links to an AI Site Builder but does not describe how it works or what it generates. Anyone who needs prompt-to-site generation should test that feature before paying, since the pages read for this entry do not document it.
Where does Strikingly store customer data?
That was not verified. The privacy policy returned HTTP 403 during checking, and no opened page stated hosting location, retention or training use. Ask the vendor for its privacy policy and data processing terms before storing customer data. The vendor's policy was not checked for this.