Web design guide
The Best GoDaddy Website Alternative for Canadian Small Businesses
GoDaddy Websites is a monthly subscription builder. You pay every month, forever, just to keep your site online. There is another way. At GetFavours, we build you a custom website you actually own, for a one-time price starting at $49. You get the files, you keep your domain, and you never pay us again to stay live.
GoDaddy Websites Is a Rental, Not a Purchase
GoDaddy Websites is a monthly subscription builder. Like other rent-forever platforms, the deal is simple: you pay each month, and your site stays up. Miss the payments and the site comes down. You are renting space on their system, not owning a thing.
On top of the base subscription, builders like this tend to push upsells. Extra fees for features, add-ons, and tools you thought were included. The number on the sign-up page is rarely the number you end up paying.
What Renting Actually Costs Over the Years
A monthly fee feels small. It is not. A subscription builder keeps charging you month after month, year after year, for as long as your business is online. Three years, five years, ten years. The total quietly climbs into the thousands, and at the end you still own nothing.
Compare that to a one-time build. With GetFavours you pay once and you are done. Starter is $49 one-time. Business, with a multi-page site plus online booking or a quote form, is $149 one-time. Custom work starts from $399 one-time. No clock running in the background.
The Own-It Alternative: Built Once, Yours Forever
We design your site to fit your business, then hand it over. You get all the files and you keep your own domain. Host it wherever you like, even on a basic local host. There is no subscription holding your site hostage and no lock-in to any platform.
We also give you a plain-English PDF guide, written for a regular business owner, not a developer. It walks you through editing your own site, changing your hours, swapping a photo, updating prices, all in clear steps. If you ever want a hand later, an optional care plan runs about $19 a month, and it stays optional.
How GetFavours Compares to the Other Options
The closed builders charge monthly and limit your exit. Wix runs $17 to $159 per month on a closed platform, and you cannot export your site's design if you leave. Squarespace runs $16 to $99 per month with limited XML export that does not include images, and version 7.1 does not support XML export at all. GoDaddy Websites is, again, a monthly subscription builder.
The custom route usually means a big one-time bill. Freelancers charge $500 to $5,000, and agencies run $5,000 to $50,000 and up. GetFavours sits where a Canadian small business actually wants to be: a custom site you own, starting at $49 one-time, with no monthly fee attached.
Frequently asked questions
Is GetFavours really cheaper than staying on GoDaddy?
Yes, over any real stretch of time. GoDaddy Websites is a monthly subscription, so the cost never stops. GetFavours is one-time, starting at $49, with no monthly fee to stay online. The longer you would have rented, the bigger the gap.
Can I move my existing GoDaddy site to GetFavours?
We build you a fresh custom site that fits your business, then hand over all the files and let you keep your own domain. You point your domain at the new site and host it wherever you want. You are not stuck on any one platform.
Do I own the website, or am I renting it like with GoDaddy?
You own it outright. You get all the files and keep your domain, with no subscription required to stay live and no lock-in. That is the whole point. You own it, you do not rent it.
What if I am not technical? Can I still edit my own site?
Yes. Every site comes with a plain-English PDF guide written for a non-technical owner. It walks you through edits like changing hours, swapping photos, and updating prices in clear steps. If you would rather not, an optional care plan runs about $19 a month.
What does GetFavours charge, exactly?
Starter (single page) is $49 one-time. Business (multi-page plus online booking or a quote form) is $149 one-time. Custom starts from $399 one-time. An optional managed and hosting care plan is about $19 a month if you want it, and it is always optional.
Own your website — from $49
Pay once, own it outright, and edit it yourself with a plain-English guide — for any local business.