Quick answer
Taskade Genesis builds a live website from one prompt, with forms that write to records, an AI agent, and automations attached. The Free plan publishes up to 3 apps on a Taskade URL, with no credit card. A custom domain needs Pro at $10 a month billed yearly. For pixel-level design control, Framer and Webflow are stronger.
Last updated: October 29, 2026. Competitor plans checked on each vendor's own pricing page.
| Builder | Free tier | Paid from | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taskade Genesis | Up to 3 live apps on a Taskade URL | Pro $10/mo billed yearly ($20 monthly), custom domain included | Sites that capture leads, read live records, or have a sign-in |
| Framer | Free site on a Framer domain | $10/mo per site billed yearly | Design-led marketing sites |
| Webflow | Starter site on webflow.io | Basic $15/mo per site billed yearly ($25 monthly) | Visual CMS sites with fine control |
| Wix | Free site on a wixsite.com address, with Wix ads | Light plan (price varies by country) | Small business sites built from a prompt |
| Squarespace | No free plan, 14-day trial | Basic $19/mo billed yearly | Polished templates for portfolios and shops |
| Lovable | 5 build credits a day, lovable.app address | $25/mo ($21 billed yearly) | A coded React site you own |
No free plan in this table connects a custom domain. Build your site from a prompt, clone a website kit from the Community Gallery, or compare plans on pricing.
Website Types
Landing Pages
"Create a landing page for my new SaaS product with features, pricing, and signup form"
Business Websites
"Build a website for my consulting firm with services, team bios, case studies, and contact"
Portfolios
"Generate a portfolio site showcasing my design work with project galleries and testimonials"
Event Sites
"Create an event website with schedule, speakers, registration, and venue information"
Connected to Your Business
Forms → Automation: Website submissions trigger workflows in your Taskade workspace
Leads → CRM: Contact information flows directly to your customer management
Content → AI: Update website content through natural language instructions
Analytics → Dashboards: Website performance data feeds your business intelligence
📚 Resources & Getting Started
Ready to generate your website? Explore these resources:
🚀 Get Started
- Taskade Genesis — Build AI-powered websites from one prompt
- Create Your First App — Step-by-step tutorial
- Community Templates — Browse and clone website templates
🧬 Understand the DNA
- How Genesis Works: Workspace DNA — Your workspace becomes your backend
- 🤖 Custom AI Agents — The Intelligence Pillar
- 🧠 Projects & Databases — The Memory Pillar
- ⚡ Automations & Workflows — The Execution Pillar
📖 Related Articles
📚 Learn More (Wiki)
- Genesis Overview — Complete guide to Genesis
- Living Trinity — Apps, Agents, Automations
- Workspace DNA — Your workspace becomes the backend
Sites that do something, not just say something
Taskade Genesis is at its best when the website has a job beyond looking good: a booking page that actually books, a member area that actually gates, a directory that reads live records, a calculator that computes, a portal where each customer signs in and you match their records to that login. That is what "connected to your workspace" buys you, and it is not what a design-first tool is optimizing for.
Be honest with yourself about which one you need. Choosing wrong here wastes weeks.
| What you need | Best fit | Why |
|---|---|---|
| A brochure site where art direction is the product | A design-first tool such as Framer or Webflow | Pixel-level control and a visual canvas are the whole point there |
| A site that captures leads and follows up automatically | Taskade Genesis | The form, the record, the routing, and the agent are one system |
| A site with a members-only area | Taskade Genesis | Visitor sign-in works on every plan. You match records to each login and test with a second account |
| A site whose content is really a data set | Taskade Genesis | Pages read live workspace records, so the site updates itself |
| A one-off single-page site with no back end | A page-only tool | Anything more is overhead you will not use |
For reference on the alternatives (checked October 29, 2026): Framer's entry paid tier is $10/mo billed yearly per site with separately billed seats, and Webflow's Basic site plan is $25/mo month-to-month or $15/mo billed annually. Neither free tier allows a custom domain. Taskade custom domains start on Pro (up to 10 per root workspace) and are unlimited on Business and up.
The prompt that describes your site
"Build a site for my studio. Home, services, a case study list that reads from my projects, and a contact form. When someone submits the form, create a lead record, have an agent summarise what they asked for, and notify me in Slack."
Notice what that prompt contains that a template does not: a data source and a consequence. The case study list is not hand-typed content, it is a view of records, so publishing a new case study means adding a record rather than editing a page. The contact form is not a mailto, it is the first step of a workflow.
Frequently asked questions about AI website builders
Can AI build a whole website?
Yes. From one description you get pages, layout, copy, and the working parts, forms, data-backed lists, and sign-in, as a live site rather than a mockup you still have to implement. Refinement afterwards is conversational: you say what to change and it changes.
How much does an AI website builder cost?
Most AI website builders have a free plan without a custom domain. On Taskade, Free publishes up to 3 apps on a Taskade URL. Pro at $10 a month billed yearly, or $20 billed monthly, adds a custom domain, unlimited apps, and 50,000 AI credits a month. Framer starts at $10 a month per site billed yearly, Webflow Basic at $15, and Squarespace Basic at $19.
Can I use my own domain name?
Yes, on Pro plans and above. Pro at $10/mo billed annually connects up to 10 custom domains, and Business and up at $25/mo billed annually connect unlimited custom domains and add app colors and app SEO visibility. On Free the site is fully live and shareable, on a Taskade URL.
Will my AI-built website show up in Google?
App SEO visibility is a Business feature, so that is the tier to plan for if organic search matters to the site. It is worth deciding this before you build rather than after, because a site meant to rank and a site meant for a specific audience are different projects.
Can I edit the website after the AI builds it?
Yes, continuously, and in plain English. You describe the change and it is applied to the running site. Because content that comes from workspace records updates itself, most day-to-day changes are made by editing a record rather than by editing the site at all.
Do I need separate hosting for an AI-built website?
No. Publishing is part of the platform, so there is no host to choose, no deploy step to configure, and no server to keep running. That is the largest hidden cost of the traditional path and it disappears entirely.
Can my website collect leads?
Yes, and it does more than collect them. A submission becomes a live record, an agent can read and score it, and an automation can route it, notify someone, and push it into your CRM or a connected tool, all without a third-party form service in between.
Can visitors log in to my website?
Yes, through GenesisAuth, which is an email and password sign-in for the people you let in. It is email and password only, so there is no Google or social login for site visitors, and SAML or SCIM apply to your workspace members rather than to your site's audience.
Is there a free AI website builder here?
Yes. You can build and publish on the free plan, within a cap of three apps in total, so you can put a real site online without paying. The usual upgrade is a custom domain on Pro, or app SEO visibility on Business, not the building itself.
Will my site work on mobile?
Yes. Generated sites are responsive by default, so the layout adapts rather than needing a separate mobile version you maintain in parallel. Parts that read live workspace records reflow the same way, which matters more than it sounds: a data-backed list is exactly the kind of component that breaks on a phone when it was designed only for a desktop mock.
Should I use an AI website builder or a design tool?
Use a design tool when the visual is the product and you want to control every pixel. Use Taskade Genesis when the site has to do work: hold data, take submissions, gate access, and act on what arrives. Many teams do both, with a designed marketing site out front and a Taskade Genesis app behind the login.
Can my website update itself when my data changes?
Yes, and this is the reason to build here. Pages that read workspace records reflect changes immediately, so a new project, a new listing, or a changed price shows up without anyone republishing. See 12 AI websites you can build from a single prompt, compare AI website builders, or start on the website builder. If the goal is a single conversion page, use the landing page builder instead, and check which tier unlocks custom domains on pricing. To start from something already running, browse the community gallery.