In the matter of Wix.com · session 2026
Wix, on trial. Continuously.
CanvasVerdict is an independent court with a single defendant: Wix. We build and run real Wix sites, weigh what the record shows, and rule for or against — whichever way the evidence points.
Case summary
Re-examined Aug 2026
Full reasoning, evidence and dissents in the complete opinion.
Latest case files
Full docket →The Real Cost of a Wix Site: Domains, Email and Apps
The plan price is only the opening bid. We audit the full Wix bill — domain renewals, $6/mo email, app creep — and run year-one versus renewal-year numbers for three setups.
When to Leave Wix (and Where to Go)
The four signals that you've outgrown Wix, an honest inventory of what you can and cannot take with you, and the orderly exit procedure — plus where to go by case.
Wix vs WordPress (2026): Convenience vs Control
The real costs on both sides, the portability question Wix loses outright, and the maintenance burden WordPress carries. A split ruling, decided by who you are.
Wix vs GoDaddy Website Builder (2026): No Contest?
GoDaddy argues price and speed; Wix argues everything else. We examine both cases — and both renewal records — before ruling on capability versus a cheap first year.
Wix Free vs Premium: When Upgrading Actually Pays
The free plan is a fine holding cell, but three specific triggers justify paying Wix. We name them, match each to a plan, and run the promo-versus-renewal arithmetic.
Most of the web's Wix review coverage was written once, ranked, and left standing while the prices underneath it moved. This court sits differently: the matter of Wix is never closed here, because the product, the promotions, and the renewal invoices keep changing — and a verdict that ignores new evidence is not a verdict, it is a relic.
What this court does
We try one platform and its ecosystem in depth, rather than fifty platforms thinly. That means rulings on the Wix editor and its 2026 AI tools, on all four premium plans and what they renew at, on the matchups people actually deliberate — Squarespace, WordPress, GoDaddy — and on the questions a builder faces after signing up, from SEO settings to the day they consider leaving. Every proceeding is grounded in sites we operate on Wix ourselves.
How rulings work
Each ruling states a score, the evidence for it, and the objections against it. The docket is re-examined monthly: we re-check plan pricing, promotional cycles, and renewal behavior, and we log what changed. When the facts move, the ruling moves — scores here can go down as well as up, and a case is reopened whenever the record demands it. Price evidence gets particular scrutiny, because the gap between Wix's first-year promotion and its renewal invoice is where most buyer regret lives.
A ruling is not a rating widget. Where the evidence favors a competitor, we say so and point you there; where a Wix plan is the wrong purchase for a use case, the opinion names the better venue. The theatrics — exhibits, objections, cross-examinations — dress up an ordinary discipline: verify the figure, date the figure, publish the figure.
Our independence
This court is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Wix.com Ltd. We earn referral commissions when readers choose a platform through our links — and that cuts in both directions, since we hold affiliate relationships with Wix and with its competitors. Whichever way you rule for yourself, our finances look the same, which is precisely the point. The full accounting is in our affiliate disclosure.
Where to start
Three entry points, depending on the question you walked in with:
- Our full Wix review — the complete 2026 opinion: every count, every objection, and the current 8.0 ruling.
- Wix pricing explained — the four plans, the renewal evidence, and the add-on math behind the real annual bill.
- How to use Wix — the practical walkthrough for a first build, from template choice to publish day.
The bench is in session. If a figure on this site disagrees with what Wix's checkout shows you today, that is evidence — send it in, and the record will be amended.