iPage – is a full-service web hosting provider with over 20 years of experience and millions of hosted websites. Launched in 1998, the platform delivers a range of services such as shared, dedicated and VPS hosting in addition to domain registration as well as baseline website building tools. iPage is a part of Endurance International Group that owes some other globally recognizable platforms including Bluehost.
1&1 IONOS – is one of the largest hosting providers in Europe, which is headquartered in Germany and works great for small-to-mid businesses. The company currently manages over 8 million customer contracts and powers more than 12 million domains in its local data centers found across the globe, which deliver top notch performance and security.
Google Sites – is a website builder, simple enough to be mastered by newbies yet it provides a no-hassle and intuitive web development and hosting platform. It’s the reincarnation of Jotspot, which was acquired by Google back in 2006. Today, Google’s site builder looks nothing like Jotspot, other than the fact that both are hosted wiki systems which allow collaborative content creation, modification, and extension.
Adobe Dreamweaver CC – is a powerful offline visual website development tool, the sphere of application of which goes down to the creation, publishing and further management of different types of websites and offline apps. The program is included into the Creative Cloud service, which makes it possible to enjoy the entire spectrum of its advantages.
Magento – is one of the most robust CMS platforms. Launched in 2007, the system delivers a huge list of features in addition to vast integration capabilities to build a solid digital store. It is packed with add-ons and apps making it a doubtless fav for millions of merchants across the globe. Despite all the great features, Magento will hardly be a good idea for beginners. Non-technicians might find it challenging to set up a website due to a complicated dashboard and interface.
WordPress (current version – 5.2) – is a powerful Content Management System, which works great for the development of various web projects due to the abundance of extensions. The engine is used to build blogs and information portals, but it’s also possible to launch even a web store with it by means of plugin integration.
Weebly – is a versatile website builder, which allows creating great-looking websites without the necessity to write a single line of code. The website builder comes with a convenient drag-and-drop editor and uses a “box” model, which lets you modify your website structure and design with regard to your web building needs.
Bookmark – is a cloud-based AI-powered website builder. It looks innovative and modern, compared to standard systems of this type at first sight. Despite the niche competition, it impressed me with the balanced set of features this website builder offers. Founded in 2014 in Toronto by David Kosmayer, Bookmark has quickly gained popularity around the world due to its innovative approach to the web development process.
Wix – is the most renowned website builder all over the world. During the past few years we’ve seen tremendous growth in Wix; these were years of expansion and growth for the company. It has introduced a series of powerful business management apps, improved eCommerce, developed the Mobile Solution and hit over 147 million signups and 3,5 million paid websites in over 190 countries.
Adobe Portfolio – is a worthy platform for both beginner photographers and dedicated pros looking for a simple way to establish a recognizable public face online. While professional galleries are probably the best way to introduce your skills and creativity, Adobe Portfolio appears to be a solid software that lets you manage and curate the content as well as benefit from worthy design features, build catchy dynamic galleries, and introduce yourself to the global web audience.