Duda vs Jimdo
Duda is sold to agencies that run client sites under their own name, with team seats, white label and a plan ladder counted in site subscriptions. Jimdo is for one small business that wants a finished site quickly, with a free start and a legal text generator for privacy policies. They only overlap when someone asks which builder to use for a client.
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Choose Duda ifyou build and maintain several client sites, want them under your own brand, and need team seats and per-client access.
Choose Jimdo ifyou run one small business, want to start on a free site, and would rather generate a privacy policy than write one.
Duda and Jimdo side by side
| Duda | Jimdo | |
|---|---|---|
| Our website builder rank | #3 of 16 | #6 of 16 |
| Established in | United States | Germany |
| List price, 4 November 2026 | Trial only; Basic $19, Team $29, Agency $52, White Label $149 per account per month on annual billing (USD) | Free website available; paid plans by the month or on a 12 or 24-month term, amounts absent from the readable page text |
| Free tier | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Self-hostable | — | — |
| Built for | An agency running fifty client sites under its own brand | A small EU business that needs a site with its legal pages this week |
| Not for | One business with one website | Anyone who wants control over layout and typography |
Both are reviewed in full in our website builder ranking: Duda and Jimdo.
Where they differ
Duda 2 · Jimdo 2 · open 0- 01
Starting without paying
Duda has nothing permanent for free; its route in is a two-week trial, card not needed, running with White Label features. Jimdo shows a Start for free button and says a free website can be upgraded at any time. For a first small site, Jimdo costs nothing to begin.
Edge: Jimdo
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What the published prices tell you
Duda publishes USD prices per account: Basic $19, Team $29, Agency $52 and White Label $149 a month on annual billing. The Jimdo pricing page text we read showed no plan names or prices, only monthly payment or a 12 or 24-month term. We can compare only the structure, not the amounts.
Edge: Duda
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Running more than one site
Duda counts site subscriptions: Agency and White Label include 4, with extra sites billed per site, and client accounts are unlimited. Basic, Team and the others are built around one site. Jimdo's pages describe a single business profile and site, nothing for handling a client portfolio.
Edge: Duda
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Legal pages and local business tools
Jimdo names a legal text generator for privacy policies, plus online bookings, payment links, smart forms and Jimdo Local for keeping one business profile current. Duda's builder page leans toward Dynamic Pages, Dev Mode and External Collections that sync from Airtable or Google Sheets. Different audiences, so a shop owner is better served by Jimdo.
Edge: Jimdo
When neither fits
If you want design freedom beyond a template or a portfolio tool, look at Wix or Squarespace, which sit between these two in scope.
Duda or Jimdo: questions
3 answersDoes Duda have a free plan?
Not permanently. Duda gives a 14-day trial, card not needed.
Can I start on Jimdo for free?
Yes, the pricing page FAQ says you can start with a free website and upgrade later.
Where do the two companies operate from?
Jimdo says Made in Germany since 2007. Duda's about page lists offices in Tel Aviv, Louisville, Reading and Florianopolis without naming a headquarters, and our data lists the United States.
Sources
Checked 4 November 2026- Duda pricing page: annual per-month prices of the four plans, site subscriptions, 14-day trial, no free plan.
- Duda website builder page: Dynamic Pages, Dev Mode and External Collections.
- Duda about page: office locations without a named headquarters.
- Jimdo pricing page: free start, monthly or 12 and 24-month terms, Made in Germany since 2007.
- Jimdo homepage: legal text generator, bookings, payment links, smart forms and Jimdo Local.