Weebly
Square's classic drag-and-drop website builder — simple sites and small stores, but in maintenance mode.
Acquired — still operating
Acquired by Square in 2018; still operating in core markets but services wound down in 67 countries in Sept 2026 and the platform is in maintenance mode.
About
Weebly is a veteran drag-and-drop website builder acquired by Square in 2018. It offers an easy WYSIWYG editor, theme-based sites, and ecommerce tied into Square's payments ecosystem, with a free plan and paid tiers (Personal ~$10/mo, Professional ~$12/mo, Performance ~$26/mo).
Buyers should know where it stands in 2026: Square is winding down Weebly services in 67 countries by September 20, 2026, and the platform has not shipped major feature or theme updates in over a year. New users are increasingly redirected toward Square Online instead. Weebly still operates in core markets (US, UK, Canada, Australia, much of Western Europe) and remains a workable choice for a quick small site, but independent reviewers no longer recommend it for new projects, citing dated templates, weak SEO controls, and poor support. Data export for WordPress/WooCommerce migration is possible.
What it can do
- Classic drag-and-drop WYSIWYG editor with mobile app
- Theme-based sites with automatic responsive design
- Ecommerce with Square payment processing and inventory
- 355+ apps in the Weebly App Center plus Square CRM/Appointments integration
- Page-level SEO settings, custom permalinks, and 301 redirects
- Free hosting, SSL, and up to 10 sites per account
Setup
- Sign up for the free plan and pick a theme.
- Drag and drop elements to build pages; add a store via Square if selling.
- Upgrade to a paid plan for a custom domain and removed Square ads.
- Publish on a weebly.com subdomain or your own domain.
Prerequisites
Free to start; paid plan for a custom domain.
Use cases
Works with
Trust score — 6/10
Scored 6/10 (METRICS tier, metrics-v1). Evidence: 2026 independent reviews consistently report maintenance mode — no major feature/theme updates in over a year, and Square winding down service in 67 countries by Sept 2026. Strengths: genuinely easy editor, cheap plans, deep Square payments integration. Docked for: (1) platform is in maintenance mode with an unclear future — not advisable for new projects; (2) dated templates and weak SEO/technical controls vs. modern builders; (3) sub-50% positive user sentiment on Trustpilot, with support complaints. License: proprietary SaaS, closed-source.
How the trust score is built
Full methodology →- Adoption · stars/downloads, log-scaled vs peers
- 7.0/10
- Maintenance · recency, releases, issue load
- 4.0/10
- Openness · license + docs
- 2.0/10
- Manual review · sanity read + red-flag check
- 5.0/10
- · Acquired by Square 2018; maintenance mode in 2026, no major updates in 12+ months
- · Services wound down in 67 countries by Sept 2026; still operating in US/UK/CA/AU
- · New users redirected toward Square Online
Sources
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