The best website builder for videographers
The best website builder for videographers will help you create a professional site and win more clients.
Using the best website builder for videographers means you can present your content in a way that's far more professional than sharing clips on YouTube, Vimeo or social media. It also makes it easier for potential clients to find your best work.
We've personally tested and selected a range of excellent web building services in this guide, and have combined our own hands-on experience with thousands of customer reviews to create this list. When testing, we kept in mind ease of use, functionality and feature set and overall aesthetic and importantly for videos, storage.
We'll start with a quick glance at our top three, and then on to the full list. If you're not a videographer, though, see our guide to the best website builders for small businesses. And if you're primarily a stills shooter, see our roundup of the best website builders for photographers.
Best website builder for videographers: top 3
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1. Wix: best overall from $10 / £9 a month
Wix enables videographers to build a site showcasing their videos quickly, easily and cheaply. Choose from 900+ templates, add your own content, and you'll have your own website online. Premium plans start from around $10 a month.
2. Squarespace: best-looking from $16/£16 a month
Squarespace stands out when it comes to beautiful templates that showcase video projects in the best light. There are also great SEO tools to make your site findable, and you can add an online store. Plans start at $16 per month.
3. Weebly: best storage for just $10 a month
Videographers on a budget will love Weebly for its low starting price, great storage options and ease of use. There's a wide range of templates, and you can always try the free option first and then upgrade.
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Wix makes it easy to build a website without knowing anything about code, and starts at very low prices. It gives you over 900 templates to get you started, including dozens of portfolio designs you can use to showcase your videography work. There are also some great online store templates if you want to sell products.
When we reviewed Wix, we particularly appreciated the industry-leading SEO support features, and found it super-easy to use. Once you've chosen a template, just use drag and drop to add your text, images and videos, and you're done. If you like what you see, you can then head to Wix’s App Market, where you'll find numerous add-ons to customise it further. A quick search for 'video' delivers 36 different apps, many of which are designed specifically to help you showcase your videos on your website.
Wix's cheapest plans are cheap indeed, and there's even a free plan. Don't get too excited, though: the storage you get with this is very limited (just 500MB), so you will likely have to pay a premium price if you want to host your videos. That said, you could always upload your videos to YouTube instead, and then embed them on your website. For info, see our Wix review and our comparison of Squarespace vs Wix.
The best for aesthetics
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Want to present your video clips in the most visually attractive way possible? Of course you do. Then you should know that Squarespace has, in our opinion, the most beautiful templates amongst all website builders. And they're constantly updated to keep up with the latest web design practices. So if you want your site to look slick and professional, Squarespace is a worthwhile investment that could help you earn more money in the long run.
When we reviewed it, we thought it ideal for anyone visual as the formats are so flexible. And while we once thought it fiddly, this time we found it pretty easy. However, the flipside of that is that there's more functionality if you dig around a little. You get virtually everything you'll ever need to showcase your videos, without having to install third-party apps or programs. (There are a few third-party extensions available, but these are mainly focused on ecommerce.)
Squarespace doesn't have a free tier, but does offer a 14-day free trial. For more info, see our Squarespace review.
Best for video storage
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Weebly is similar to Wix, with one big difference. If you want to host a lot of videos on your site, you can get unlimited storage for just $18 per month. Note that individual file uploads are limited to 1GB a time, but that's still a very generous deal.
Weebly's interface is also very easy to use, partly because it's less feature-rich than some. Many videographers will be attracted by this “idiot-proof” editing, but note that you will only be able to place elements in pre-coded positions.
There are some excellent ecommerce tools, and Weebly’s templates, too, are good quality. Although its selection is much smaller than that of some rivals (with just seven portfolio templates), each design is attractive and professionally built. Finally, the Weebly App Center contains a great selection of plugins to help you manage your videos. A search for "video" reveals 61 different options, many of which are free. For more details, see our full Weebly review.
Cheapest initial cost
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Hostinger is another web-builder provider that offers an AI-powered option for quickly creating a website in just a few clicks. As with others, the AI is more A than I, but to be honest, and Hostinger doesn't have the back up of a wide range of templates to fall back on: there are only about 150. Where Hostinger does excel, though, is on price – at least for the first 12 months.
It almost permanently offers steep 12-month discounts (ignore the countdown clock on the discount on the home page – it's not for real). That can make the starting price as low as around $2 / £2 for the first year. Just remember that the price will jump after the initial discount expires.
We first reviewed Hostinger back in 2020, and it's improved a lot since then. It has several plans, which makes it easily scalable. You can always start on the cheapest plan and upgrade if you want to add e-commerce functionality and analytics to help you learn more about your customers and make sure you're hitting the right mark with future projects.
See our full Hostinger review (2020) for more details
Most flexible
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Web hosting giant HostGator has its own website builder called Gator. And while it's not aimed at videographers specifically, you should still consider it due to its generous storage and bandwidth limits, flexible editor, and a range of freebies.
At the heart of Gatar lies a drag-and-drop editing interface that we found offers excellent design flexibility, allowing you to place elements in pixel-perfect positions. It enables you to add and remove different design elements as required, and customise global settings to ensure your site looks exactly the way you envisioned.
If you don’t have much design experience, though, that might be a little intimidating. Another option is to get started using the AI intelligent site builder. This asks you a few questions about the type of site you want, then provides you with a personalised design that you can customise as needed.
All three price plans include unmetered bandwidth. Note, though, that this is governed by the company’s terms of use – there will be a point where you will be asked to upgrade to a more advanced plan if you use too many resources. For full details, see our Gator review.
Best for speed
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If throwing together a basic portfolio quickly is your priority, we recommend Site123. When we tested it, we found it's a brilliant platform for beginners because it's so easy to master. Basically, what it lacks in advanced features, it makes up for in speed and ease of use. The theme library features more than 200 templates, and while these are fairly basic, that makes it easy to get online fast. Just choose the one you like, add your own content, and hit publish.
On the downside, Site123 isn't specifically aimed at videographers. And it doesn’t offer any dedicated video tools, or any particularly useful apps.
There's a free forever plan, which is quite limited: it comes with just 250MB of storage and bandwidth. All premium plans come with a free domain for the first year, a free SSL certificate for additional storage, and a minimum of 10GB of storage. For more details, see our Site123 review.
Best specialist
06. Format
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Format is a specialised website builder for photographers and videographers who want to build an online portfolio. And so naturally, it offers a great selection of portfolio-specific tools.
There are 73 portfolio templates to choose from, which we found particularly impressive when we tested it. Seven of these are designed specifically for videographers, with various design and styling elements that make it easy to share your work. You can also add a basic ecommerce interface to your portfolio, allowing you to potentially sell your work to interested clients.
The cheapest premium subscription only lets you upload 15 minutes of hosted video, which increases to 120 minutes with the priciest option. Again, though, there’s nothing stopping you from uploading your videos elsewhere and embedding them on your site. For more details, see our Format review.
Best for fine control
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The website builders we've covered so far rely on templates. That means you're going to end up with a 'cookie cutter' design that will look pretty similar to most other videographers' portfolios. If you're willing to put in a bit of effort, though, here's an alternative that will give you ultimate design control.
The WordPress.org content management system is free to download, and it comes with a great range of tools to help you create the website of your dreams. Note, though, that it doesn't include web hosting or a domain name: you will have to pay for both. That said, it’s possible to get started for no more than a few dollars per month.
The power of WordPress lies in the design flexibility it offers. The native editor is a little simplistic, but there are numerous third-party builders that you can use. You will also have full code access, enabling you to fine tune your site’s design.
The excellent theme and plugin libraries are also a major selling point. For one, there are tens of thousands of templates available in the official theme library and across the web. There are also countless WordPress plugins, and many of these can be used to enhance your video portfolio.
Don't get us wrong, though: if you've never used WordPress, and especially if you've never even heard of it, you might find it quite challenging and a drain on your time and energy to learn. So if you're keen to get your videography website online quickly, this won't be the option for you.
How to choose the best website builder for videographers
As a videographer, there are a number of things you should be looking for in a website builder service. The first thing to consider is how much work you want to put into your website, and how much work you want to showcase. Video takes up a lot of storage and bandwidth, particularly as 4K and above is becoming standard.
You won't necessarily be using tons of 4K footage on your site, but make sure you check how much storage is available. Some web builders provide unlimited storage, with Squarespace and Weebly excelling here.
Secondly, as a videographer, you probably aren't a coder, so you're likely to want an easy to use interface that allows you to build a website without knowing anything about web design. If you want to do as little work as possible, Wix and Weebly make everything easy with their drag-and-drop interfaces. Your website might not be particularly beautiful or win any prizes for functionality, but it'll do the job well enough. If you're comfortable with putting work into customisation, though, Squarespace or WordPress offer you more control over the look and feel of your site.
You'll still want your site to look as attractive as possible, so check the templates on offer before you start, making sure you like the aesthetic approaches. We think Squarespace has the cleanest templates, but other platforms are always refreshing their options.
How we tested the best web builder for videographers
We test website builders thoroughly to check whether they deliver what they promise. We compare the features of their plans and use their tools to create a working website in order to check the usability of their interfaces and the functionality of the tools provided.
Since most videographers won't want to code themselves, we compare the range of templates on offer and scrutinise their design aesthetics. We also explore all the options for video integration and test that the websites built on the platforms perform seamlessly on desktop and mobile. We also road-test customer support to ascertain the responsiveness of the help provided if problems occur.
FAQs
Do you need a website as a videographer?
There are many reasons to have a website as a videographer. The first is simply as a point of contact for people thinking of hiring you. Business cards can get lost, social media can get messy, but a website is entirely under your control and you can present all the contact details you need in the format that makes sense for you.
A website is also a great place to showcase your work. It allows you to curate a proper portfolio, categorise each clip clearly, and make everything searchable. More subtly, the way you design your website allows you to project your personality and aesthetic values as a creative professional.
Do I need to learn code to build a website?
No, you don't need to understand code to build a website. There are many website builder services that make it easy to do so, using a drag and drop interface. That means you choose a template, then just drag and drop your images and text into it. Any videographer who's used to using video editing software such as Final Cut or Premiere Pro should find this a doddle.
What should a videographer website include?
There are three important things that every videographer website should include. One is a 'Work' section, which includes video clips of your best work, to show what you're capable of. Ideally, your website would host these videos itself, but if you can't afford that much storage, you can always upload the clips to YouTube or Vimeo and link out or embed them in your site.
A videographer's website should also include an 'About me' page, that tells people what they need to know about you and the services you offer. And finally, you need a 'Contact' page with a telephone number, email address and/or contact form for people interesting in booking you.
Other content you may wish to include are social media buttons, a FAQ (frequently asked questions) section, and a blog. That said, only include the latter if you have time to update it regularly; otherwise it will just make you look lazy and disorganised!
What's the best website builder for videographers?
We believe that, in general, Wix is the best website builder for videographers. That's partly because its interface makes it easy to build a site, with no experience required, using any of 900+ templates. It's also because it's potentially very affordable, as long as you're happy to embed videos from YouTube or Vimeo.
If, however, you'd prefer to host your videos directly on your site, then we'd recommend either Weebly or Squarespace, which are more competitively priced on unlimited storage. Weebly is the best bet if ease-of-use is a priority, while Squarespace has the edge on the aesthetic appeal of its templates.
What's the best free website builder for videographers?
A number of website builders offer free plans. However, they are limited in terms of storage and bandwidth. So they're not a great choice for videographers who want to upload video content, which takes up a large amount of both. The only way you can really build a portfolio site with a free website builder, then, is to upload your video clips to YouTube or Vimeo, and link out to them from your website. If you're happy to do that, then we'd recommend Wix's free plan.
Note that you only get 500MB storage space and 1GB bandwidth, your site will also feature Wix ads, and its URL will be Wix-branded. That said, it's a good option for getting started with a videography website, and you can move to a paid plan further down the line if you want to do more.
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Tom May is an award-winning journalist and editor specialising in design, photography and technology. Author of the Amazon #1 bestseller Great TED Talks: Creativity, published by Pavilion Books, Tom was previously editor of Professional Photography magazine, associate editor at Creative Bloq, and deputy editor at net magazine. Today, he is a regular contributor to Creative Bloq and its sister sites Digital Camera World, T3.com and Tech Radar. He also writes for Creative Boom and works on content marketing projects.
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