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53 tools for building, launching and growing a website, grouped by job. Tools I’ve used or researched, with notes on who each one is for.

AI Design Prompts

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Prompt libraries and design systems that turn Lovable, Cursor and Claude into a design studio.

MotionSites AI

MotionSites AI

Animated landing-page prompts for Lovable, Bolt, Cursor and Claude.

Best for: Animated hero sections and full landing pages

From $49

Visit MotionSites AI
Aura

Aura

AI landing-page builder with thousands of remixable templates.

Best for: Designers who want a template and an AI editor in one

Check pricing

Visit Aura
SaaSFrame

SaaSFrame

Library of real SaaS screens, Figma files and AI prompts.

Best for: Product designers researching SaaS patterns

Check pricing

Visit SaaSFrame
getdesign.md

getdesign.md

Ready DESIGN.md design systems for AI coding tools.

Best for: Keeping AI-built UI consistent

Check pricing

Visit getdesign.md
21st.dev

21st.dev

Community React and Tailwind components delivered as prompts.

Best for: Free components for AI coding tools

Check pricing

Visit 21st.dev

Website Builders

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No-code builders for landing pages, portfolios and small business sites.

Relume

Relume

AI sitemaps and wireframes for Figma and Webflow.

Best for: Planning a site structure in minutes

Free plan

Visit Relume
Framer

Framer

No-code builder with the best motion tools and AI layout generation.

Best for: Designers, portfolios and startup landing pages

Free plan

Visit Framer
Webflow

Webflow

Pro no-code builder with a real CMS for marketing sites.

Best for: Agencies and content-heavy marketing sites

Free plan

Visit Webflow
Wix

Wix

All-in-one builder with templates, booking and online store.

Best for: Small businesses that want everything in one place

Free plan

Visit Wix
Squarespace

Squarespace

Polished templates for portfolios, shops and restaurants.

Best for: Creatives and small brands that care about looks

Check pricing

Visit Squarespace
Hostinger

Hostinger

Cheap hosting with an AI website builder included in the plan.

Best for: Budget sites and first websites

Check pricing

Visit Hostinger
Carrd

Carrd

Simple one-page sites for a few dollars a year.

Best for: Link-in-bio and single-page sites

Free plan

Visit Carrd

AI App Builders

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Describe an app in plain English and get a working product.

Lovable

Lovable

Full-stack apps and landing pages from a chat prompt.

Best for: Founders validating an idea fast

Free plan

Visit Lovable
Base44 website

Base44

Wix-owned AI app builder with built-in backend and auth.

Best for: Internal tools and simple SaaS apps

Free plan

Visit Base44
Bubble

Bubble

Visual app builder for complex web apps, now with AI.

Best for: Complex apps with custom logic

Free plan

Visit Bubble
10Web

10Web

AI WordPress builder with hosting included.

Best for: Getting a WordPress site generated by AI

Check pricing

Visit 10Web
Bolt

Bolt

Chat-based builder for apps, sites and prototypes.

Best for: Developers prototyping in the browser

Free plan

Visit Bolt
v0

v0

Vercel's AI builder for React and Next.js UI.

Best for: Next.js teams shipping UI fast

Free plan

Visit v0

Hosting & Domains

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Where to host your site and buy a domain, from cheap starter plans to managed cloud.

Namecheap website

Namecheap

Cheap domains with free privacy, plus shared hosting.

Best for: Buying a domain and simple hosting

Check pricing

Visit Namecheap
Cloudways website

Cloudways

Managed cloud hosting on DigitalOcean, AWS and Google Cloud.

Best for: Fast WordPress and WooCommerce sites

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Visit Cloudways
Kinsta

Kinsta

Premium managed WordPress hosting on Google Cloud.

Best for: High-traffic WordPress sites and agencies

Check pricing

Visit Kinsta
SiteGround

SiteGround

Reliable shared and WordPress hosting with great support.

Best for: Small business WordPress sites

Check pricing

Visit SiteGround
Bluehost website

Bluehost

Beginner-friendly WordPress hosting recommended by WordPress.org.

Best for: First WordPress blog

Check pricing

Visit Bluehost
GoDaddy

GoDaddy

The largest domain registrar, with hosting and a builder.

Best for: Domains and one-stop small business setup

Check pricing

Visit GoDaddy

Themes, page builders and plugins for faster, better-looking WordPress sites.

Elementor

Elementor

The most popular drag-and-drop page builder for WordPress.

Best for: Designing WordPress pages visually

Check pricing

Visit Elementor
Divi website

Divi

Theme and visual builder with a huge layout library.

Best for: Agencies building many WordPress sites

Check pricing

Visit Divi
Astra

Astra

Lightweight, fast WordPress theme with starter templates.

Best for: Fast blogs and business sites

Check pricing

Visit Astra
GeneratePress

GeneratePress

Minimal, performance-first WordPress theme.

Best for: Speed-focused bloggers

Check pricing

Visit GeneratePress
Rank Math

Rank Math

All-in-one SEO plugin for WordPress.

Best for: On-page SEO and schema in WordPress

Check pricing

Visit Rank Math

Templates & Assets

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Website templates, UI kits, stock photos and fonts.

Creative Tim

Creative Tim

Large library of UI kits, templates and dashboards.

Best for: Admin dashboards and React UI kits

Check pricing

Visit Creative Tim
Envato

Envato

Unlimited templates, stock, fonts and graphics in one subscription.

Best for: Designers who need lots of assets

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Visit Envato
UI8

UI8

Premium UI kits, Framer templates and 3D assets.

Best for: UI designers buying high-end kits

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Visit UI8
Freepik

Freepik

Stock photos, vectors, icons and AI image tools.

Best for: Cheap stock visuals for websites

Check pricing

Visit Freepik
Shutterstock

Shutterstock

Huge licensed stock photo and video library.

Best for: Commercial-safe stock photos

Check pricing

Visit Shutterstock

Email & Forms

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Newsletters, email marketing and form builders for growing an audience.

Kit

Kit

Email marketing for creators, formerly ConvertKit.

Best for: Creators selling to their newsletter

Free plan

Visit Kit
beehiiv

beehiiv

Newsletter platform with growth and ad tools.

Best for: Publishers growing a newsletter

Free plan

Visit beehiiv
MailerLite

MailerLite

Simple, affordable email marketing with landing pages.

Best for: Small businesses on a budget

Free plan

Visit MailerLite
Brevo website

Brevo

Email, SMS and CRM with a generous free plan.

Best for: Transactional and marketing email together

Free plan

Visit Brevo
Tally

Tally

Form builder that works like a doc, free for most uses.

Best for: Free forms and surveys

Free plan

Visit Tally
Typeform

Typeform

Conversational forms and quizzes.

Best for: Beautiful one-question-at-a-time forms

Free plan

Visit Typeform

Sell digital products, courses and memberships without building a store.

Systeme.io

Systeme.io

Funnels, email, courses and a website builder in one free tool.

Best for: Solo creators selling courses and digital products

Free plan

Visit Systeme.io
Stan Store

Stan Store

Link-in-bio store for digital products and coaching.

Best for: Creators selling from Instagram and TikTok

Check pricing

Visit Stan Store
Podia

Podia

Sell courses, downloads and memberships from one site.

Best for: Course creators

Check pricing

Visit Podia
Gumroad

Gumroad

The simplest way to sell a digital file.

Best for: One-off digital downloads

Check pricing

Visit Gumroad

SEO & Analytics

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Keyword research, rank tracking and privacy-friendly analytics.

Semrush

Semrush

All-in-one SEO suite: keywords, audits, rank tracking.

Best for: Serious SEO and competitor research

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Visit Semrush
SE Ranking website

SE Ranking

Affordable SEO platform with rank tracking and audits.

Best for: Freelancers and small agencies

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Visit SE Ranking
Mangools

Mangools

Beginner-friendly keyword research (KWFinder) and SERP tools.

Best for: Bloggers doing their own keyword research

Check pricing

Visit Mangools
Fathom Analytics

Fathom Analytics

Privacy-first, cookie-free website analytics.

Best for: GDPR-friendly analytics without banners

Check pricing

Visit Fathom Analytics
Plausible

Plausible

Open-source, lightweight Google Analytics alternative.

Best for: Simple privacy-friendly stats

Check pricing

Visit Plausible

Launch Toolkit

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Legal pages, widgets, chat and everything else you need before launch day.

iubenda

iubenda

Privacy policy, cookie banner and terms generator.

Best for: Legal pages and GDPR compliance

Check pricing

Visit iubenda
Termly website

Termly

Free policy generator and consent management.

Best for: Free privacy policy and cookie consent

Free plan

Visit Termly
Elfsight

Elfsight

No-code widgets: reviews, Instagram feed, chat, forms.

Best for: Adding widgets to any site without code

Free plan

Visit Elfsight
Tidio

Tidio

Live chat and AI chatbot for websites.

Best for: Customer support chat on small sites

Free plan

Visit Tidio