GoDaddy website builder review 2024: Features, benefits & prices

GoDaddy is a very well-known provider of various website services. Originally known more for its domain registration product, it has since developed and launched its own popular website builder.

GoDaddy offers a good range of templates for users to choose from and is well-priced against its competitors. It also offers one of the more competitive free trial options of the website builders we’ve compared, meaning that it might be a good choice for any user or business that is keen to test the water before committing.

In this review, you can find out more about GoDaddy.

GoDaddy website builder: Overview

GoDaddy’s website builder platform is one of several products they offer, including domain name registration, website hosting and marketing suites.

Like other website builders, the GoDaddy product is designed with simplicity in mind, offering a drag-and-drop editing function along with easy-to-use content management systems.

What’s more, the range of tools that GoDaddy offers could make it an attractive choice for users or businesses who are keen to have all of their operations available from one account, from page creation all the way through to marketing.

However, others may be concerned that a product offering so many options might not be as specialist in any one of those products as their competitors. You can take a look at our best website builder page if you want to take a look at other options.

With its cheapest plan coming in at just £6.99/month, GoDaddy does stand out as one of the cheapest website builders we’ve compared, narrowly beating top competitor Wix and with its lowest cost option being almost half the price of Squarespace.

If you want to find out more about how everything works, it might be worth visiting our how to use GoDaddy page before continuing.

GoDaddy website builder prices

Plan	Features	Cost
Basic	Website security Custom domain On-the-go editing 24/7 customer support Analytics	£6.99/month
Standard	All Basic plan features SEO tools Additional social media connections Email marketing sends	£8.99/month
Premium	All Standard plan features Recurring online appointments Group events Payments for appointments Email and text reminders	£11.99/month
Ecommerce	All Premium plan features Product listings Flexible payments Shipping options Discount and promo features	£12.99/month

As well as being one of the better-known website builders on the market, GoDaddy also offers some of the cheapest plans too.

Beaten only by WordPress and Hostinger, GoDaddy’s most basic plan provides a good all-around experience that makes it better value for money than many competitors, beaten only by Wix. However, that’s only if you plan to create a basic site without advanced functionality.

If you want to basic SEO tools, for example, you’ll need to pay for at least the Standard plan at £8.99 per month. We would recommend this to anyone keen on ranking on Google and other search engines.

Likewise, if you need appointment functionality, you’ll need to go for the Premium plan, at £11.99 per month; and for ecommerce functionality, you’ll need the Ecommerce plan, at £12.99 per month.

GoDaddy pros and cons

Offers a good range of templates
Well-priced compared to competitors
Offers a range of tools through its main brand
One of the highest-rated builders on Trustpilot

Some features are hidden behind higher prices
Not the most advanced ecommerce builder on offer
Offers fewer templates than some website builders

GoDaddy features

GoDaddy offers a range of products and features that are likely to be of interest to individuals and businesses who are planning to get online. Take a look at the sections below to find out more.

Ease of use
Design and templates
Ecommerce functionality
Tools
User reviews

You can read on below for our overview on all of GoDaddy features. Or you can click any of the options in the list above to skip ahead.

Ease of use

GoDaddy offers 100s of professionally designed templates that can make it incredibly easy for beginners or experienced website owners to get online.

GoDaddy’s websites are mobile-optimised as standard and also include a range of additional features including professional images for you to use and built-in tools for SEO, email marketing and social media marketing. Bear in mind that some of these features will be locked to the more expensive plans, though.

Like other website builders, GoDaddy also provides a range of simple customisation options, with users able to make changes to their site with just a few clicks. GoDaddy also provides AI-powered advice through its InSight tool that can help you build an effective online presence.

Design and templates

GoDaddy offers over 200+ professionally designed templates that you can choose from. While this isn’t as many as Wix or WordPress, it does provide an incredible range of options.

Thanks to the simple customisation tools that GoDaddy offers, it is also easy for you to tailor your site more specifically to your needs, meaning that you can be confident that your website will be unique, without sacrificing quality.

GoDaddy InSight, an AI-powered tool, can also help to automate some design decisions, reducing the need for expertise on your part.

Ecommerce functionality

If you’re planning to launch an online store then GoDaddy could be a good option for you. However, you should bear in mind that you’ll need to opt for GoDaddy’s most expensive Ecommerce plan if you want access to them.

The Ecommerce plan costs £12.99/month and comes complete with all of the premium features that GoDaddy offers. It allows you to connect unlimited marketing platforms, send up to 25,000 emails a month and some other features.

With the Ecommerce plan, you can begin listing products, accepting flexible online payments, providing shipping options and offering discounts and promotions.

If you are interested in online retail, then it might be worth checking out our best ecommerce website builder page to compare other providers.

Tools

GoDaddy offers a range of tools and functionality from its cheapest plan up. This includes the ability to integrate social media marketing, email marketing and appointments.

However, to get access to some of the more advanced options, including SEO tools, you’ll need to pay more. The more expensive plans also increase how much you can use some of the tools provided.

For example, with the cheapest Basic plan, you can only connect one social media platform and send five social media posts; this is increased to three channels and 20 posts with the Standard plan.

User reviews

GoDaddy has a Trustpilot score of 4.7, with 84% of its users rating it 5 stars. This is one of the most impressive scores of all the sites we’ve reviewed.

Many customers called out the quality of customer service, although some reviews did mention hidden costs with some of the features on offer.

GoDaddy review: Final thoughts

GoDaddy offers a range of products that can make getting online easy, and its website builder could be a great choice for many users.

The range of plans is reasonably priced, though it is worth remembering that you’ll need to pay more for some of the more advanced features. However, even GoDaddy’s more expensive plan comes in cheaper than some competitors’ cheaper plans.

Overall, GoDaddy is a good choice if you’re looking for a one-stop shop for all of your online products, from the website builder itself to domain registration, hosting and marketing. It’s also a good choice if you’re planning to build a simple website without any advanced functions – for those people, it’s probably one of the best value options around.

Bryn Glover

Bryn is the founder and editor of WebsiteJumpStart. He has worked in the digital field for over a decade and was editor for Startups.co.uk - the UK's leading small business website - and for NerdWallet UK before launching WebsiteJumpStart to help people and businesses get online with ease.

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