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The best free AI website builder for UK small businesses (2026)

Published 19 October 2026 · Checked 19 October 2026, prices change

How we research: this roundup is based on each vendor’s official documentation, help centre and published pricing, read on 19 October 2026. We haven’t tested these tools hands-on for this page, and we haven’t been paid to include any tool. Checked 19 October 2026, prices change.

Most small businesses need a simple website: what you do, where you are, your prices, reviews and a way to get in touch. Three tools with free plans can now help you build one with AI: Framer (a website builder with AI features and a content management system), Lovable (builds a site or web app from chat prompts) and Canva (turns a Canva design into a website). Here’s what each free plan actually allows, based on each vendor’s published pricing and documentation.

Best free pick

Framer

Framer is the best free AI website builder for most UK small businesses: the Free plan publishes a real site on a free Framer domain, with a content management system (CMS) and 500 AI credits to try, and the cheapest upgrade, Basic at £10 a month (£8 a month billed yearly), adds your own domain and removes the “Made in Framer” badge. Framer is a Dutch company, and you can switch off AI training in your workspace settings. Visit Framer ↗

Also consider: Canva for the quickest simple site if you already design in Canva (free sites carry a “Designed with Canva” footer) · Lovable if your site needs app features, such as storing enquiries in a database, built by chatting (5 free build credits a day).

Free plans compared

	Framer	Lovable	Canva
Free plan	£0: free Framer domain, 1 GB bandwidth, 500 AI credits to try; 10 CMS collections, 1,000 pages, 5 MB uploads	£0: 5 build credits a day (up to 30 a month), 20 Cloud credits a month, 5 lovable.app domains	£0: up to five live websites on the free my.canva.site domain, up to 10 sections per page
Branding on free sites	“Made in Framer” badge until you upgrade or connect a custom domain	Lovable badge (removing it is listed on Pro)	“Designed with Canva” footer, which can’t be removed on Free
Your own domain	Paid plans only; a complimentary domain is included on yearly billing	Custom domains from Pro	Connecting a domain you already own needs Pro; Canva also sells domains
Paid from	Basic £10 a month, or £8 a month billed yearly	Pro £22 a month, or £19 a month billed annually: 100 monthly credits	Pro £100 a year for one person
How the AI helps	Credits power Framer’s AI agents and other AI features	Builds the whole site or app from chat prompts	Free includes up to 20 Standard or Premium AI uses
Used to train AI?	Non-Enterprise inputs and outputs may be used unless AI training is disabled in workspace settings	Free and Pro content may be used from 9 September 2026 unless you switch it off in account settings; your visitors’ data isn’t used	Privacy policy says it may use your content to train its AI; manage this in your privacy settings
Where data is stored	Hosted on AWS; region not stated on the pages we read	Lovable Cloud: the EU, US or Asia Pacific region you select	United States

Prices as shown in pounds for a UK visitor on framer.com/pricing (“Any applicable sales tax will be added at checkout”), lovable.dev/pricing and canva.com/en_gb/pricing (Canva’s yearly price), checked 19 October 2026. Lovable and Canva don’t say on these pages whether VAT is included. VAT: UK VAT (standard rate 20%, see GOV.UK) may be added at checkout unless the vendor says otherwise; if you’re VAT-registered, check how the supplier invoices you and ask your accountant how to record it.

1. Framer — best free pick for a business website

Framer is a website builder with AI features that run on credits. The Free plan publishes to a free Framer domain with 1 GB of bandwidth and 500 AI credits to try, and Framer’s pricing FAQ says free projects get 10 CMS collections, 1,000 pages, 5 MB file uploads and one free locale. To connect your own domain you need a paid plan: Basic is £10 a month, or £8 a month billed yearly, and Pro is £35 a month, or £23 a month billed yearly (Framer pricing). The “Made in Framer” badge disappears once you upgrade or connect a custom domain and republish (Framer help).

Pick Framer if…

You want a polished brochure site with room to grow, such as a blog, case studies or a services list in the CMS.
You’re happy on a Framer address while you build, then £8 a month billed yearly for your own domain.
You want an EU supplier: Framer B.V. is based in Amsterdam. Switch off AI training in your workspace settings if you don’t want your inputs used (Framer AI notice).

2. Canva — quickest if you already use Canva

Canva websites are available on Canva Free: you design pages in the Canva editor and publish them. Free users can have up to five live websites on the free my.canva.site domain, can publish up to 10 sections per page, and get a “Designed with Canva” footer that can’t be removed on the Free plan (Canva help). Connecting a domain you already own needs Canva Pro, shown at £100 a year for one person (Canva pricing). From the Publish panel you can add a cookie consent banner and connect Google Analytics (Canva help). Canva says it stores your data in the United States (Canva Trust Centre), and its privacy policy says it may use your content to train its AI, which you can manage in your privacy settings.

Pick Canva if…

You already make your social posts, flyers or menus in Canva and want a matching simple site today.
A short site is enough: up to 10 sections per page on Free.
You want a built-in cookie consent banner before you add analytics.

3. Lovable — sites with app features, built by chatting

Lovable builds websites and web apps from plain-English prompts. The Free plan gives 5 build credits a day (up to 30 a month) plus 20 Cloud credits a month, with up to 5 lovable.app domains. Pro is £22 a month, or £19 a month billed annually, with 100 monthly credits, custom domains and the option to remove the Lovable badge (Lovable pricing). Lovable says you own the projects and code you build. From 9 September 2026 it may use Free and Pro content to train its AI unless you switch off Use my Lovable content for model training in Account settings; your site visitors’ data isn’t used (Lovable docs). Lovable Cloud keeps data in the EU, US or Asia Pacific region you select (Lovable security).

Pick Lovable if…

Your site needs app features, such as storing enquiries in a database, not just pages.
You’re comfortable describing changes in chat and checking the result, within 5 free credits a day.
You want your app’s data hosted in an EU region.

Privacy note for UK businesses

Your website collects personal data as soon as it has a contact form, so publish a privacy notice before you go live. Cookies that aren’t strictly necessary, such as most analytics and marketing cookies, generally need visitors’ consent under PECR: see the ICO guidance on cookies. Check where each builder keeps your data: Framer hosts on AWS (the region isn’t stated on the pages we read), Lovable lets you choose an EU, US or Asia Pacific region, and Canva stores data in the United States. All three may use what you create to improve their AI unless you switch it off: in Framer’s workspace settings (Framer AI notice), Lovable’s account settings (Lovable docs) or Canva’s privacy settings (Canva privacy policy). See the ICO guidance on international transfers. This is general information, not legal advice.

FAQ

What is the best free AI website builder in the UK?

For most UK small businesses we’d start with Framer: its Free plan publishes a real site on a free Framer domain with a CMS and 500 AI credits to try, and Basic adds your own domain from £8 a month billed yearly. Canva suits a quick simple site if you already use Canva, and Lovable suits sites that need app features.

Can I use my own domain on a free plan?

Not on Framer or Lovable: Framer needs a paid plan to connect a custom domain, and Lovable lists custom domains on Pro. Canva Free publishes to the free my.canva.site domain; connecting a domain you already own needs Canva Pro.

Do free website builders add their own branding?

Yes. Free Framer sites show a Made in Framer badge until you upgrade or connect a custom domain, Lovable lists removing its badge as a Pro feature, and free Canva websites have a Designed with Canva footer that can’t be removed on the Free plan.

How much do Framer, Lovable and Canva cost?

As shown to a UK visitor: Framer Basic is £10 a month, or £8 a month billed yearly; Lovable Pro is £22 a month, or £19 a month billed annually; Canva Pro is £100 a year for one person. Framer adds any sales tax at checkout.

Do these website builders use my content to train AI?

They can, unless you switch it off. Framer may use non-Enterprise inputs and outputs unless AI training is disabled in workspace settings, Lovable may use Free and Pro content unless you opt out in account settings, and Canva lets you manage AI training in your privacy settings.

Have you tested these tools?

No. This roundup is based on each vendor’s official documentation and published pricing, checked on 19 October 2026. Prices change, so check the vendor’s page before you buy.

Sources

Official pages read on 19 October 2026. Checked 19 October 2026, prices change — always check the vendor’s own page before you buy.