24-hour vs a normal website
Our own offers, side by side.
Websites · DIY builders
A fast website vs Wix or Squarespace
in Malta: your time, or 24 hours with us.
Wix and Squarespace can get a simple site online if you have hours to spare. They are subscriptions you run yourself. If you need up to 15 pages live within 24 hours, without learning an editor, the 24-Hour Premium Website is €2,990, with a refund if we are late.
Short answer
Wix and Squarespace are website builders you subscribe to and edit yourself. Wix says you need a Premium plan to use your own domain and remove ads. Squarespace’s Malta pricing page on 9 November 2026 listed Basic from €12.98 a month when billed yearly. A done-for-you alternative is the 24-Hour Premium Website at €2,990, live within 24 hours of payment and content.
Key takeaways
- Is it faster to use Wix or Squarespace than to hire someone? It can be, if you already know the editor and have your texts and photos ready. If you still have to learn the tool, write the pages and connect a domain, a done-for-you 24-hour website is often the shorter path to a live site.
- How much does Squarespace cost? On squarespace.com/pricing, opened from Malta on 9 November 2026, Basic was €17.70 a month month-to-month or €12.98 a month billed yearly; Core was €28.32 or €20.06; Advanced was €49.56 or €34.22. Check their page before you pay, because prices change.
- How much does Wix cost? Wix’s website plans page lists Light, Core, Business and Business Elite. Prices vary by country and billing period, so we do not quote a figure we could not read clearly from the page. Their free-website page says you need a Premium plan to connect a custom domain and remove ads.
The split
Two different jobs.
A website builder gives you software and hosting. You pick a template, write the words, place the photos, connect the domain and keep the subscription going.
A done-for-you website is a project. You send the raw material; we design, write polish, build and launch. The 24-Hour Premium Website does that in 24 hours once payment and content are in, for €2,990 and up to 15 pages.
Neither path is “cheating”. They solve different problems. This page is about speed, cost of your time, and what the companies themselves publish. For a wider platform comparison, see WordPress vs Wix vs custom.
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Wix
What Wix publishes about free and paid sites.
Wix offers a free website. On its free-website page, opened on 9 November 2026, it says you can publish without spending. To connect a custom domain, remove ads and unlock advanced business features such as selling through an online store, it says you need to upgrade to one of Wix’s Premium plans.
It also says you can get a custom domain free for one year with the initial purchase of an annual Premium plan. Free sites use a wixsite.com address.
The plans page names Light, Core, Business and Business Elite. We could not extract a stable euro price from that page’s HTML the same day, so we do not invent one. Look at Wix’s own plans page for the figure that applies to you.
Squarespace
What Squarespace publishes on pricing.
Squarespace does not market a permanent free site in the same way. Its pricing page, opened from Malta on 9 November 2026, showed three website plans we could read clearly.
Basic was €17.70 a month if you pay month to month, or €12.98 a month when billed annually. Core, marked as recommended, was €28.32 or €20.06. Advanced was €49.56 or €34.22. Those are the figures on the page that day, in euro.
A year on Basic at the yearly rate is 12 × €12.98, which is €155.76 before any later change or add-on. Always check the live pricing page before you pay.
| Plan | Month to month | Billed yearly, shown per month |
|---|---|---|
| Basic | €17.70 | €12.98 |
| Core | €28.32 | €20.06 |
| Advanced | €49.56 | €34.22 |
Source: squarespace.com/pricing, opened 9 November 2026.
Your hours
Your time is the hidden cost.
Builders advertise that you can go live quickly. That is true of the software. It is less true of the work: choosing a layout, writing every page, exporting photos, connecting a domain, setting a form and checking the site on your phone.
If you enjoy that work and have a free weekend, a builder is a fair choice. If you run a restaurant in Sliema or a trade in Mosta and your evenings are already full, those hours have a cost even when the software looks cheap.
How long it takes you is personal. We do not invent a number of hours for “the average person”. Type your own estimate in the calculator below.
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Compare the numbers with your own hours.
The Squarespace yearly figures are the ones published on 9 November 2026. Wix is described in words, not a guessed price. Your hours and, if you type it, the value of an hour are yours.
DIY builder or a 24-hour website?
Squarespace yearly rates are taken from squarespace.com/pricing, opened 9 November 2026 from Malta. Wix prices vary by country, so they are not guessed here.
Your result
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Stay DIY
When a builder is enough.
Stay with Wix or Squarespace if you want to change pages yourself every week, you are happy to keep a subscription, and nobody is waiting on a fixed launch date.
It is also enough for a personal project or a test page. Just budget for a Premium plan if you want your own domain on Wix, and read the plan limits before you promise clients a shop or booking feature.
If you already built something and it feels messy, we can still quote a custom site. We will not pretend the 24-hour offer is a migration of a large shop.
Hire us
When to hire us instead.
Hire us when the date is close, when you want the writing polished for search, or when you do not want to learn another editor. The 24-hour offer includes up to 15 pages, SEO on each page, a form, WhatsApp and click-to-call, and 30 days of small changes after launch.
If we miss the 24 hours after payment and content are in, we refund 100% and you keep the website. Builder subscriptions do not work like that.
Compare our own offers next, in 24-hour vs a normal website, or go straight to the 24-Hour Premium Website.
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A few straight answers
What you might be wondering.
Is it faster to use Wix or Squarespace than to hire someone?
It can be, if you already know the editor and have your texts and photos ready. If you still have to learn the tool, write the pages and connect a domain, a done-for-you 24-hour website is often the shorter path to a live site.
How much does Squarespace cost?
On squarespace.com/pricing, opened from Malta on 9 November 2026, Basic was €17.70 a month month-to-month or €12.98 a month billed yearly; Core was €28.32 or €20.06; Advanced was €49.56 or €34.22. Check their page before you pay, because prices change.
How much does Wix cost?
Wix’s website plans page lists Light, Core, Business and Business Elite. Prices vary by country and billing period, so we do not quote a figure we could not read clearly from the page. Their free-website page says you need a Premium plan to connect a custom domain and remove ads.
Can I have my own domain on a free Wix site?
Wix’s free-website page says you need to upgrade to a Premium plan to connect a custom domain and remove ads. Free sites use a wixsite.com address.
Do you build sites on Wix or Squarespace?
Our 24-hour offer is a custom website we build and hand over, not a template inside those editors. If you already pay for Wix or Squarespace and want help, say so on the form.
What if I need an online shop?
A shop is outside the 24-hour brochure offer and is quoted separately. Builder plans that include selling are a different product; compare them on the platform’s own pricing page.
Sources
Where these facts come from.
- Wix: free website (opened 9 November 2026)
- Wix: website plans (opened 9 November 2026)
- Squarespace pricing (opened 9 November 2026)
- Malta Digital: 24-Hour Premium Website (opened 9 November 2026)
- Malta Digital: WordPress vs Wix vs custom (opened 9 November 2026)
Keep reading
Related guides.
WordPress vs Wix vs custom
A fuller platform comparison, not only about speed.
How long a website takes in Malta
Published timelines next to a done-for-you 24-hour build.
A useful first step
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