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Generative AI is transforming the way websites are built.
With a few prompts, you can now build a prototype of your website, and after a few more hours of editing content and style, you can hit the publish button on your site.
In this article, we’ll highlight four AI-powered tools that allow you to create a fully functional website without any coding or design skills—just tell the AI what you need, and watch your website come to life.
Want that? Let’s begin!
How Are AI Website Builders Different from ‘Classic’ Website Builders?
AI website builders differ from traditional website builders in a big way. Instead of manually dragging and dropping components, you just start with a prompt.
The AI quickly generates the first draft of your site, including the layout, text, and graphics, in seconds.
From there, you can let the AI fine-tune elements like text and images or manually customize everything to fit your needs.
Once you’re happy with the design, you can publish the site directly from the tool—without using a separate hosting service—and even connect your domain effortlessly. However, not all AI website builders would provide this service but the best ones do!
Overall, these AI-powered website page builders save you time you would otherwise spend dragging and dropping things, and they allow you to quickly get the first draft of your site off the ground.
Top AI-Powered Website Builders for Every User
The AI website builder market is quite dynamic, with new tools coming up now and then. We’ve picked the tools that caught our attention and would be relevant to different sets of users.
Here’s detailed information about each:
Butternut
Butternut makes building a website incredibly simple—no account required to get started. Just input your website name and a brief description, and Butternut takes care of the rest.
Once your first draft is ready, you can edit every component, from tweaking text to regenerating images using AI.
Whether you want to write from scratch or modify with prompts, Butternut gives you flexibility. When you’re ready to go live, you’ll need an account, and connecting your domain is quick, though it’s a paid feature.
Prompt 1: Create a landing page for a fair trade chocolate brand called “ChocoFair
The Result
This is what ButterNut came up with in terms of the landing page. The background is eye-catching but the tagline definitely needs some work.
As you scroll down, the homepage details about the features. The AI has picked up a good bundle of features that a fair trade chocolate brand should have.
Even though there are separate services pages, the homepage itself provides a glimpse of what services are offered. This is great.
Testimonials have been added toward the end of the homepage. While this does the job, it isn’t the most effective.
It would be better to sprinkle them across the homepage. This way, the visitor will notice whether they scroll to the end or not.
The services page looks clean and minimal, but this also makes it boring. It would be difficult to grab the user’s attention with such a design. The design could be enhanced by using more vibrant visuals or icons to make the offerings stand out more and better align with the brand’s identity.
How much editing can you do?
ButterNut provides basic-level edit options. You can:
- Add new pages
- Change themes
- Upload images
- Delete, hide or change page sequence
- Add sections
- Edit Navbar (upload logo, add contact information)
- Regenerate with AI
The Regenerate Feature
AI is used to create the first draft of the website, and after that you can use the Regenerate feature to edit specific components of the site.
Clicking the Regenerate button at the top generates a new page.
When you click on Regenerate, it asks you about the company name and keyword again. However, not much changed after I regenerated. The images were still the same and the copy was changed. The tagline moved from “Indulge in Pure Delight” to “Indulge in Ethical Delight”.
But you can also use this feature on specific components, like a heading.
The regenerate for this specific component made the description more detailed. The heading of the feature, however, remained the same.
The same works for images.
ButterNut also provides an option to change themes. With theme options, you can choose a color set and fonts that match your needs. This is a known feature for page builders, but it is good enough for basic design needs.
What’s the design quality like?
The website design looks sleek and professional, with a clean layout and inviting visuals.
The landing page instantly captures attention with its rich chocolate theme and warm color palette. The structure is easy to navigate, with clear headings, beautiful imagery, and well-placed calls to action.
However, there’s room for improvement.
Sections like the features could be more eye-catching, so that the reader actually reads them. One could also add blurbs of testimonials on the landing page. This means the reader notices the good reviews while scrolling.
Overall, the design nails the balance between text and visuals, and with a few tweaks to typography and button placement, it could really elevate the user experience.
ButterNut pricing
- Pro plan: $15/mo
- Enterprise plan: Custom pricing
Final Verdict
The website design feels as if it is from the 2000s. Hence, it needs a lot of work. Since there aren’t many editing options, there isn’t much that you could do. There’s also a lack of images, catchy headlines, colors or other visual elements. Overall, casual web creators, small business owners, startups use this to get a headstart on their project but that’s about it.
Gamma App
Gamma makes creating websites and slide decks a breeze with its prompt-based setup and design wizard.
It’s not just for websites—you can also build slide decks, and its team collaboration and sharing features are top-notch. With AI-powered editing, you can easily update images and text through simple prompts.
Plus, you can connect your domain and fully customize your brand identity with logos, colors, and fonts.
Prompt: A website for a Digital Marketing Agency called “Digital 3000” with services across content marketing, social media, growth marketing.
You can also choose between different themes. This is not something we can see in ButterNut.
The Result
The homepage feels very basic and boring at the first glance. The image used isn’t relevant and the copy used is vague as well. But this is to be expected if you enter just one prompt for a whole site.
Unlike ButterNut, you have the choice to add buttons or links in the top bar.
As I scroll further down, there comes the About us section. Most contemporary websites would add these sections at the very end or not add them at all. So, making this the first section as a visitor scrolls down doesn’t feel right. The overall look of the section is also boring.
The homepage gets visually appealing as I scroll down further which is great. I’d change the image but the flow chart used for the Our Approach is good.
The clients section has been very well clubbed with the results brought for these clients. And the fact that all of this in the form of a table is another good thing.
How much editing can you do?
Gamma has quite a few editing features as compared to the other AI website builders. One feature that truly shined out for me was the AI editing feature. You can ask the AI to make an edit by putting in a prompt.
You can also insert different cards and templates for the same as provided by Gamma.
Changes to the layout can also be made, and there are multiple layout options to choose from.
Apart from these interesting editing features, you can also add images, videos, webpages, links, charts etc. You can change font size, colors, and the way forms or buttons look.
Image Editing in Gamma
Images can also be changed with ease. You can choose from different AI models to create the image you need.
If you miss a content section, you can add one with a single prompt.
Overall, Gamma offers a good mix of advanced and basic features.
What’s the design quality like?
The website maintains a uniform structure across the different sections, making it visually cohesive.
However, the design relies heavily on a template-style format, with most sections following a similar visual style. While this consistency is a strength, it can also make the pages feel monotonous.
In the “Our Clients” section, the logos of the companies are quite packed together. This could be overwhelming for users. Spacing them out or using a carousel format could reduce the visual clutter and make each logo stand out more.
The color palette is very neutral, which helps in maintaining a professional tone, but it also risks appearing bland. A few accent colors, used sparingly, could enhance visual interest without compromising the clean look.
Gamma pricing
- Free: $0/per seat/per month
- Plus: $8/per seat/per month
- Pro: $15/per seat/per month
Final Verdict
Gamma isn’t built solely for website creation; it’s designed to handle slides, documents, and websites, aiming to excel in all three areas.
Its use of AI in the editing process is well-thought-out and easy for new users to grasp. Compared to ButterNut, Gamma offers more advanced features, including a wider range of components and pre-made layouts (like cards) to choose from. However, the neutral color palette often makes the websites feel dull and uninspiring.
That said, Gamma’s versatility is its strength—you can also create presentations and generate documents with it. If you’re looking for a simple, user-friendly tool that covers multiple use cases, it’s worth a try.
CodeDesign AI
Next up on the list we have is CodeDesign.
CodeDesign helps you generate and customize sites efficiently, while the code export option gives you control if you want to modify the underlying code. Additionally, you can publish your site on any platform you choose.
We put CodeDesign to the test, and here are the results:
Prompt: Build a website for a local pet adoption center called ‘Paws & Whiskers,’ featuring available pets, adoption process details, and donation options
The Result
The homepage feels clean, calm, and concise—impressive for AI-generated content. The copy is strong, but the company name’s placement and font could be improved.
As we go down, there’s an option to embed a video. This is a smart feature and I haven’t seen the other AI website builders do it as well. However, the video here is irrelevant.
Next up, visitors can start seeing the cat and dog options available. The image used, however, isn’t relevant. It could add some customer testimonials or a video in its place.
This tool stands out by avoiding the typical “FAQ” heading, showing its smart design. The section is also much more visually appealing.
How much editing can you do?
I was pleasantly surprised at the amount of editing one can do with CodeDesign. You could change and customize basically everything about the generated website design.
You can edit text, adjust images with shadow control, customize borders, and tweak corner rounding. The layers panel lets you rearrange headers, text blocks, and images, giving full control over your site’s structure and layout.
The AI magic feature also lets you regenerate the copy produced by it. There are options like improve writing, make text shorter or longer.
However, the same cannot be done for images.
What’s the design quality like?
The design of the website is clean and visually appealing, with a simple, minimalist style that makes everything easy to navigate. The fonts and colors are consistent and professional, and the images align nicely with the text, giving it a balanced, polished look.
Buttons like “View Dogs” and “Donate Now” make it super easy to get around, which is great.
However, there’s room for improvement—some sections could use a bit more contrast to stand out, and the overall layout could benefit from a bit more variation to break up the uniformity and keep it engaging.
CodeDesign pricing
CodeDesign has lifetime deals that it provides to its users. At the time of writing, this was the deal being provided by CodeDesign.
Final Verdict
Overall, CodeDesign is a smart AI website builder that delivers better results compared to ButterNut or Gamma with the same effort and time. It also lets you preview how the site looks on laptops, tablets, and mobiles.
While the edits may be tricky for beginners, experimenting helps you get the hang of it. Plus, you can easily connect your domain and integrate it with WordPress, making CodeDesign a strong choice.
Dora AI
Dora AI is an exciting website builder that’s currently in beta, and it’s all about making website creation smarter and more creative. What’s really cool is that it can generate 3D websites, giving your site a whole new level of depth and interaction.
It’s perfect if you want to get more creative without the hassle, and since it’s in beta, you get to try out new features before anyone else and even help shape how the platform evolves.
Here’s how it performed in the test:
Prompt: Build a crowdfunding platform for eco-friendly projects called ‘GreenFund,’ where users can create campaigns, showcase their sustainability efforts, and receive donations or investments from supporters.
One thing worth mentioning is that it’s a beta project. I had to try twice to get these results because the first time, the website just crashed for me.
You get four options out of which one needs to be chosen. You need to spend credits for each step.
The Result
Dora AI has used a green color scheme to reinforce its sustainability message, that’s a good element. The well-organized sections like “Empowering Eco-Friendly Innovations” and “Sustainable Solutions” look great as well.
This section feels cluttered and unclear. The message isn’t immediately obvious, and the phrase “Hear from our” cuts off abruptly, with an awkward font shift.
Even though the color scheme is great, the design lacks good-quality relevant images. The design also feels monotonous and can get boring.
How much editing can you do?
The editing capabilities felt pretty similar to CodeDesign. You can adjust the layout by modifying sections like “Nav,” “Footer,” or individual containers. Advanced design skills are helpful, and experienced web creators will feel home in Dora.
You can’t regenerate individual segments of text or images with AI, which is surprising. Potentially this is a feature that will be added soon.
You also have control over vertical scrolling settings, padding adjustments, and device-specific configurations to ensure the site looks good on various screens.
SEO settings like title and description can also be fine-tuned, giving you the ability to optimize your site for search engines.
What’s the design quality like?
Dora AI’s design is a solid starting point, especially considering it’s generated with just one prompt. While there’s room for improvement, such as reducing the amount of text on pages and making buttons like “Invest” and “Explore” stand out with more contrast, the overall layout provides a functional base.
Enhancing the typography to be slightly bolder could help guide the reader’s attention more effectively, and incorporating a few icons or subtle animations would add some extra flair, making the site feel more engaging. Overall, it’s a decent design to get started with and can easily be improved upon.
Dora pricing
- Starter: $0/per month/per site
- Basic: $14/per month/per site
- Pro: $25/per month/per site
- Custom: Contact sales
Final Verdict
The end results are professional, with plenty of flexibility to tweak the design. However, they lack a visual appeal.
Can you use Dora AI for some basic designs that help you get started? Even with all the edits, a final product cannot be achieved. Like with other tools, you will need to do lots of manual edits to get the site you want.
Build websites with AI Chat Assistants
The featured website builders connect to AI platforms (large language models) in the background. An alternative way to build prototypes of your website is working direclty in ChatGPT, Claude, or any other AI chat assistants.
The difference is that you do not get a dedicated user interface for website building. Instead, these tools create the code and you have to continue the workflow in a separate tool.
A screenshot of Claude AI being used to create a newsletter landing page.
Depending on your technical skills, you might wanna give Claude AI or ChatGPT a try for building a landing page.
Wrapping Up
In conclusion, AI-powered website builders offer a fast and efficient way to generate a first prototype of your website in no time. Invest a few more hours and you get a decent looking site ready.
Tools like Butternut are perfect for quickly launching simple sites, while Gamma provides more customization options without sacrificing ease of use.
Dora AI, with its advanced editing features, is ideal for professionals with web design experience, though it may feel overwhelming for casual users.
CodeDesign stands out with the best overall design and editing experience.
Most of these tools let you create an initial version for free, but require a paid account for full customization and publishing. Whether you’re a small business, startup, or just need a quick prototype, these AI tools can help you get a solid foundation quickly.
While they save time by removing the need for manual drag-and-drop, your creativity and experience will ultimately shape the final result, making it unique.