An honest comparison
PixelApps vs a free Google Site
Google Sites is free, simple and genuinely handy — for a school project, an internal team page or a quick event site, it does the job. As the public face of a business, though, it shows its limits quickly: minimal design control, no real branding, and very little to work with when it comes to being found on Google — ironic as that may be.
Where Google Sites wins
Credit where it's due — here's what the DIY option does well.
Completely free
No subscription, no hosting fees. If the budget is literally zero, Google Sites is a reasonable placeholder.
Dead simple
If you can use Google Docs, you can use Google Sites. There's almost nothing to learn.
Reliable hosting
It runs on Google's infrastructure, so it stays online. For basic pages, it's set-and-forget.
Where PixelApps wins
What you get with senior specialists on your side.
A site that looks like your business
Google Sites offers a handful of basic layouts. We design a custom site around your brand — the difference between a flyer pinned to a noticeboard and a proper shopfront.
Built to rank and convert
Free builder pages rarely rank well and aren't built to turn visitors into enquiries. We build for search performance and conversion from the first sketch.
Your own domain, done properly
We set up your domain, email and Google Business Profile so customers see a professional, consistent business everywhere they look.
Everything managed
Design, copy, updates, security, backups, monthly reports — all handled by senior designers and developers while you run your business.
The verdict
A free Google Site is better than no website — but only just. Customers judge a business by its website, and a free builder page tells them the business cut the corner. For $950 setup and $95 a month, you get a custom site that wins trust instead of apologising for itself.
Common questions
It can be a stopgap. But customers do judge: a free builder page signals a business that hasn't invested in itself. Most owners find the first real enquiry a proper site brings in pays for the setup many times over.
Being indexed and being found are different things. Free builder pages have very limited SEO control, so they rarely rank for the searches that matter. We build and optimise for local search from day one.
Yes — we'll build your new site, connect your domain properly, and set up your Google Business Profile so the free page can be retired.