For small business
The AI website builder for small business that you actually own
Describe your business in a few sentences — or paste the address of the site you already have — and get a complete, lead-generating website with real copy, in one session. No code, no agency invoice, no monthly hosting bill, and no risk of losing the site if you ever stop paying.
The choice you were given
Three bad options, and a fourth one
Most small business owners pick between a template builder that traps the site on rented hosting, an agency quote that runs into thousands, and a “someday” project that never gets finished. All three end the same way: months pass and the phone still is not ringing.
PolyDraft is the fourth option. The agent does the research, the writing and the building; you review it and publish. The finished site lives in your own cloud account, so there are no platform hosting fees and no way for anyone to switch it off.
How it works
Three steps, no technical vocabulary required
- 01
Describe your business
Type a few sentences about what you do and who you serve — or paste your current website address and let the wizard read it for you. No forms full of jargon.
- 02
The agent researches and writes
It studies your industry and the competitors already ranking in your market, builds a keyword plan from live search demand data, and writes every page from that research. Nothing is invented — if a fact is not in your materials, it does not appear.
- 03
Review, then publish
Watch the site build in a live preview, ask for changes in plain language, then publish to a cloud account in your own name. Building costs nothing; you pay only when you publish.
The full sequence, including what the agent researches, is on the how it works page. If your offer is still being tested rather than established, the startup-stage version of this workflow is a closer fit.
Built to generate leads
A small business site earns its keep by producing enquiries
Looking good is table stakes. Everything below ships with the site so that visits turn into conversations, and so you can keep the site current without calling anyone.
Inquiry inbox with country info
Every enquiry lands in your admin panel tagged with where it came from, so you can spot which markets are actually contacting you.
Anti-spam that works quietly
Contact forms are protected by Cloudflare Turnstile — no puzzles for genuine customers, no inbox full of junk for you.
GDPR cookie consent
A consent banner ships with the site, so you are not scrambling for compliance after launch.
A blog you will actually use
A rich-text editor with categories, and posts that publish instantly. Answering the questions customers ask is the cheapest marketing there is.
Swap any photo yourself
The image library lets you replace a picture in place. The address never changes, so nothing on the site breaks.
Found by search and by AI
Structured data, sitemap, an llms.txt file and an AI-crawler-friendly robots.txt ship by default — because customers increasingly ask an assistant first.
The complete technical list lives on the seo website builder page.
What this replaces
| Designer or template builder | PolyDraft | |
|---|---|---|
| Upfront build cost | $1,000 – $10,000+ with a freelancer or agency | Free to build — you pay only to publish |
| Time to a live site | Weeks, dependent on revisions | Typically under 2 hours to a complete live preview |
| Copywriting | Billed separately or written by you at midnight | Original, research-backed copy included |
| Monthly hosting | Platform fees for as long as the site exists | None — the site runs in your own cloud account |
| If you stop paying | The site usually goes offline | A deployed site keeps running |
| Changing something later | Email your developer and wait | Edit it yourself in the admin panel, live instantly |
The freelancer and agency figures are common market ranges, not our numbers — adjust them to your own quotes in the website cost calculator.
Honest pricing
Free to build. Pay only to publish.
You can produce the entire site — research, design directions, every page, a live preview — without paying anything. New accounts receive 500 welcome credits, and adding a payment card grants a one-time 4,000-credit bonus with no charge and no subscription started.
- Starter $39/month or $390/year — 4,000 credits, 2 projects, up to 10 languages
- Pro $99/month or $990/year — 10,000 credits, 10 projects, up to 30 languages
- Top-ups from $20 for 2,000 credits — purchased credits never expire
- Refund requests accepted within 14 days via support
- No platform hosting fees — the site runs in your own cloud account
Full plan detail on the pricing page.
websites built
100+
industries served
20+
brief to live preview
Under 2 hours
These are our own verified build figures — we publish no review scores or client names we cannot show. See real examples in the showcase, including how this very site was built.
Small business questions
What is the best AI website builder for a small business?
The best one for a small business is the one that leaves you with a working lead machine you can operate yourself and a site you actually own. Judge candidates on three things: is the copy researched or generic, can you edit the site without a developer, and does the site survive if you stop paying.
How do I build a website for my small business?
Describe your business in plain language or paste your existing URL, review the researched site PolyDraft builds in the live preview, request any changes in chat, then publish it to your own cloud account. No code, no templates to wrestle with, and nothing to install.
Which website builder is best for a small business?
Template builders are cheapest to start and hardest to rank; agencies produce the best result at the highest cost. PolyDraft sits between them: agency-grade research and copy, produced in one session, with a real admin panel you run yourself.
How much does a small business website cost?
With PolyDraft, building and previewing the complete site costs nothing. Publishing requires a plan: Starter is $39 per month or $390 per year. There are no platform hosting fees on top, because the site runs in your own cloud account.
Is there a free website builder for small business?
PolyDraft is free to build with — the full build, research, design directions and live preview cost nothing, and new accounts get 500 welcome credits. A subscription is only needed to publish the finished site.
How do I choose a website builder in 2026?
Ask where the finished site is hosted, whether you can edit it without help, whether the copy is based on real research, and what happens if you cancel. Those four answers separate a business asset from a rented page.
Build it tonight, decide about publishing later
There is no cost and no card required to see your finished website. Start with one sentence about what your business does.