Most "free website" guides were written years ago, and free plans change. Google stopped building websites from Business Profiles, Zoho's free plan is now a trial, and some builders put their own ads on free sites. So on 14 November 2026 we read each provider's own pages and wrote down only what they say.
We make Aiva Chat, whose website, store and booking pages are free right now, so it's included and held to the same rule.
Step 1: Claim your Google Business Profile first
Whatever you build, do this first. Google says creating a Business Profile and listing your business is free. It's what shows up on Google Maps and in "near me" searches: your address, hours, phone, photos and reviews. Google's pages say it can also show your products and what's in stock, and take bookings through booking partners.
What it doesn't do any more, according to Google's current pages, is build you a website. You can add a link to one you already have, which is what the next steps are for.
Step 2: Choose where your website lives
What each provider's own page said on 14 November 2026. "Not stated" means the page didn't say.
| Option | Free? | Web address | Your own domain on free | Ads or branding | Store or catalog | Booking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Google Business Profile | Profile is free | No website offered | Links to your site | No | Products and stock shown | Through partners |
| Google Sites | Not stated | Not stated | Can connect up to 5 domains | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated |
| Wix Free | Yes, no time limit | yourname.wixsite.com/site | No, needs a paid plan | Wix branding, sometimes ads | No store or payments | Needs Core plan |
| Zoho Sites | 15-day trial only | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated for the trial | Not stated |
| WhatsApp Business app | Not stated | Inside WhatsApp, no website | Not applicable | Not applicable | Catalog, items approved by WhatsApp | Not stated |
| Aiva Chat | Free right now (Nov 2026) | yourname.aivachat.io | Not yet | "Powered by Aiva Chat" line in the footer | Catalog: ask, reserve or order on WhatsApp | Yes, free booking pages |
Each name links to the provider's page. Check it before you choose; these change.
Wix Free
Wix's Free plan has no time limit and needs no credit card. Your site lives at an address like yourname.wixsite.com/site and carries Wix branding, and sometimes ads. You get up to 500 MB of storage and 1 GB of bandwidth. Wix says the free plan has no ecommerce or way to take payments, booking needs the Core plan or higher, and connecting your own domain needs a paid plan.
Good for: a simple information site, if Wix's branding doesn't bother you.
Google Sites
Google's help pages say a site's owner can connect it to up to five custom domains, and the site must be public for that to work. Buying a domain through Google needs a Google Workspace plan. The pages we read don't state the price, the free web address, storage limits, or whether a store or booking is possible.
Good for: a basic page if you already use Google and have a domain.
Zoho Sites
Zoho's own pricing page shows a 15-day free trial, not a free plan: 5 pages, 500 MB of storage and 200 MB of bandwidth a month during the trial. After that it's a paid plan.
Good for: trying Zoho if you already use its other apps and plan to pay.
WhatsApp Business app
Not a website, but many Indian shops sell through it. WhatsApp's help pages say you can build a catalog of items with photos, prices and descriptions, share item links in chats and on Status, and group them into collections. Items show only after WhatsApp approves them.
Good for: taking orders from customers who already message you. It works best alongside a website, not instead of one: people searching Google won't find your catalog inside WhatsApp.
Aiva Chat
An Aiva Chat website is a one-page business site at your own address, like yourname.aivachat.io, with your services, hours, contact details and a contact form. The website, an online store catalog, booking pages and a listing in Aiva Find are free right now, as of November 2026, with no plan and no card.
- Store: customers search your products, ask about them, reserve for pickup or send an order on WhatsApp. Prices can be in rupees. Aiva Chat takes no payments; you take payment your usual way.
- Booking: customers pick a service and a time on your site.
- Languages: the site can be in English, Hindi, Gujarati, Spanish, Polish or German.
- Search: publishing sends your site to Google.
Watch for: you can't use your own domain yet, and the footer carries a small "Powered by Aiva Chat" line. You can write the site yourself for free. Having AI write the first draft uses your own OpenAI key during the 14-day trial or on a plan.
Good for: shops and service businesses that want a site, a product catalog and bookings in one place, in Hindi or Gujarati.
Step 3: Fill it in properly
A free site works as well as a paid one if the details are right. Before you publish:
- Name, address and phone exactly as on your Google Business Profile, so Google knows they're the same business.
- Hours, including holidays.
- Your services and prices in rupees, even as a range. Customers leave sites that don't say.
- A way to reach you that you'll answer: a phone number, WhatsApp, or a form.
- Photos of your shop, your team or your work, not stock images.
Step 4: Link everything together
Put your website address on your Google Business Profile, your WhatsApp Business profile and your Instagram bio, and print the QR code on your counter or visiting card. Every link points customers, and Google, to the same place.
Which should you choose?
- You only need to be found on Google Maps: a Google Business Profile, free.
- You want a simple free site and don't mind the provider's branding: Wix Free.
- You sell products or take bookings and want it free: Aiva Chat, plus a Google Business Profile.
- Your customers already order on WhatsApp: the WhatsApp Business catalog, linked from your website.
- You need your own domain from day one: a paid plan, whichever builder you choose.
See how it works: the free Aiva Chat website builder
Written by
Manoj Ghediya
Product and Engineering Manager
Manoj manages product and engineering at Woyce AI, the team that builds Aiva Chat. Manoj decides what gets built and makes sure it is built well: product discovery, roadmaps, and an engineering team that ships with AI-assisted workflows.
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