Websites and hosting decision
NETTIFY
A competent developer can build a usable AI-assisted site generator + editor and host it (prior art like Webstudio and Hugo lower effort), but replicating Nettify's managed hosting polish, Vipps/payment plumbing, domain management and ongoing SEO/support is operationally heavier — so a partial self-hosted replacement is realistic, the full paid product less so.
Visit website↗$399/mo
$4,788/yr
Read off the official pricing page.
$100one-off100 h to build
$50/mo6 h/mo upkeep
On cash alone, building overtakes the subscription at 1 seat.
Open-source builds that already do this
Every project below is open source and already does this job today. Fork one, self-host it, or take the parts you need - the build prompt further down assumes an empty file, and this is the shortcut past that. Licences differ; check the one on each card before you ship. All NETTIFY alternatives, with the arithmetic →
What a replacement has to do
- Prompt an LLM to generate site structure and copy, render pages in an editor with live preview, publish static/SSR pages to hosting with HTTPS/DNS, collect and store lead form submissions and send email notifications, and surface basic analytics (visitors, active users, top pages).
What it still won’t have
- Managed hosting, SLA and platform polish
- Built-in Norwegian payments (Vipps) and prewired courier integrations
- Domain registration included and managed for you
- Ongoing SEO service (monthly managed SEO)
- Vendor support and delivered 'we do it for you' plan
What remains hard
- Product polish and ongoing maintenance
First-year cost
Keep paying
Paying is—cheaper in year one.
On cash alone, building overtakes the subscription at 1 seat.
Money you would actually spend
Time you would spend
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What you would spend
What we assumed
The verdict above measures whether you could build it. This one is only about money.
Runnable build prompt
Build a minimal self-hosted website-builder: use Next.js for the frontend and editor, a Node.js API with PostgreSQL for persistence, and Vercel or DigitalOcean for hosting (static export + optional serverless functions). Core features in scope: 1) LLM-backed site generator endpoint (call OpenAI-compatible API) that produces page templates and copy from a short prompt; 2) WYSIWYG editor with live preview and save to Postgres; 3) publish workflow that exports a static site and deploys it (or serves SSR) with automated HTTPS and DNS helpers; 4) lead form handling with inbox, CSV/JSON export and email notifications via SMTP or SendGrid; 5) lightweight analytics collecting pageviews and active users; include error handling, input validation, unit tests for API endpoints, and integration tests for the publish flow. Out of scope: payment provider integration (Vipps), managed SEO retainer, and a white-glove 'we build it for you' service.
How we checked
How the score was reached
- Partly verdict base52
- An open-source build was found+5
- 4 cited sources+3
- Price verified on pricing page+3
- 3/3 assessment runs agreed+4
- Evidence score67
The base comes from the verdict. Everything under it is a check that either happened or did not, and each one is a fact frozen in this record rather than a judgement made at render time - so the same evidence always produces the same number.
How scoring works →Cited sources · 4
Every page the run actually retrieved.
- official productNettify — official product
- official pricingNettify — pricing
- open sourcewebstudio-is/webstudio
- open sourcegohugoio/hugo
Integrity checks
What held up, and what did not.
