{"id":1479,"date":"2017-08-14T02:36:26","date_gmt":"2017-08-14T09:36:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ultimatewb.com\/blog\/?p=1479"},"modified":"2025-06-16T15:36:34","modified_gmt":"2025-06-16T22:36:34","slug":"which-website-builder-companies-use-their-own-website-builder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ultimatewb.com\/blog\/1479\/which-website-builder-companies-use-their-own-website-builder\/","title":{"rendered":"Which Website Builder Companies Use Their Own Website Builder?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ultimatewb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/use-own-website-builder-vs-custom-code.jpg\">    <picture>\n                <img src=\"https:\/\/www.ultimatewb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/use-own-website-builder-vs-custom-code.jpg\"\n             srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ultimatewb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/use-own-website-builder-vs-custom-code.jpg 1019w, https:\/\/www.ultimatewb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/use-own-website-builder-vs-custom-code-300x221.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ultimatewb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/use-own-website-builder-vs-custom-code-768x566.jpg 768w\"             sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, (max-width: 1200px) 75vw, 1200px\"\n             width=\"1019\"\n             height=\"751\"\n             alt=\"use-own-website-builder-vs-custom-code\"\n             loading=\"lazy\"             decoding=\"async\"\n             class=\"wp-image-6538\" >\n    <\/picture>\n    <\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Compare Website Builder Software and Find Out Who Really Stands Behind Their Product<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If a website builder is truly the best, the company selling it should use it for their own site, right? Surprisingly, that\u2019s not always the case. In fact, many <strong>popular website builder platforms<\/strong> don\u2019t use their own software to power their official website &#8211; often due to limitations in customizability, flexibility, or performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u2705 <strong>Website Builder Companies That Use Their Own Software<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We found <strong>only six website builder companies<\/strong> whose own websites are built using their own website builder software:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ultimatewb.com\">UltimateWB<\/a><\/strong> (yes, we do!)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>WordPress<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Drupal<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Joomla<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>phpBB<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>osCommerce<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>These platforms show confidence in their product by using it themselves &#8211; and we give credit where it\u2019s due. At <strong>UltimateWB<\/strong>, we don\u2019t just develop and sell our website builder, we actually <strong>run our business on it<\/strong>. That means we know it inside and out and are constantly improving it based on real-world use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ultimatewb.com\/features\">UltimateWB is also a <strong>fully customizable website builder<\/strong><\/a> with modern design capabilities, SEO tools, fast performance, and built-in apps &#8211; ideal for businesses, blogs, forums, and e-commerce website<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udeab <strong>Website Builders That Don\u2019t Use Their Own Website Builder<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Here\u2019s a list of <strong>website builder companies that don\u2019t use their own platform<\/strong> to build their official site. Some of these are very well known, but they rely on other tools behind the scenes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>BigCommerce<br>GeoCore<br>GoDaddy Website Builder<br>Google Sites<br>Jimdo<br>Magento<br>Moonfruit<br>Ning<br>PhotoShelter<br>phpFox<br>PrestaShop<br>Shopify<br>Squarespace<br>SMF<br>SocialGo<br>vBulletin<br>VistaPrint SiteBuilder<br>uCoz<br>Volusion<br>Webs<br>Weebly<br>Wild Apricot<br>Wix<br>Yahoo SiteBuilder<br>Yahoo Store Builder<br>Zen Cart<br>Zenfolio<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s worth asking: If a company doesn\u2019t trust their own <strong>site builder software<\/strong>, should you?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udcac <strong>Know More Website Builders? Let Us Know!<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019re always updating this list. If you come across another <strong>website builder<\/strong> that uses (or doesn\u2019t use) its own platform for its website, feel free to share and we\u2019ll add it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83e\udde9 <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ultimatewb.com\/compare-website-builders\">Which Website Builder Should You Use?<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>When choosing the <strong>best website builder software<\/strong> for your project, it\u2019s important to consider:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Do they actually use their own platform?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Is the software flexible and customizable?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Is it optimized for performance and SEO?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Can it grow with your business?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>UltimateWB checks all these boxes &#8211; we trust it to run our own business, and you can too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ultimatewb.com\/blog\/whats-the-best-website-builder-for-seo\">Get the details: What\u2019s the Best Website Builder for SEO?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ready to design &amp; build your own website? Learn more about&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ultimatewb.com\/\">UltimateWB<\/a>! We also offer&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ultimatewb.com\/web-design-packages\">web design packages<\/a>&nbsp;if you would like your website designed and built for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Got a techy\/website question? Whether it\u2019s about UltimateWB or another website builder, web hosting, or other aspects of websites, just send in your question in the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ultimatewb.com\/ask-david\">\u201cAsk David!\u201d form<\/a>. We will email you when the answer is posted on the UltimateWB \u201cAsk David!\u201d section.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Compare Website Builder Software and Find Out Who Really Stands Behind Their Product If a website builder is truly the best, the company selling it should use it for their own site, right? Surprisingly, that\u2019s not always the case. 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