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AI website builder checklist: 12 things to check before you pick one

A practical 12-point checklist for comparing AI website builders, from design quality and code ownership to SEO basics, pricing and lock-in.

The short answer

Check design quality, mobile output, editing in plain language, code ownership, publishing, custom domains, SEO basics, speed, pricing as you grow, image support, accessibility and how easy it is to leave. The checklist below takes about twenty minutes per tool.

01The checklist

  • 1. Does the same prompt give two genuinely different designs?
  • 2. Does it look right on a phone without fixes?
  • 3. Can you change things by asking in plain language?
  • 4. Can you download the code?
  • 5. How many steps from finished to live?
  • 6. Can you use your own domain, and on which plan?
  • 7. Are page titles, descriptions and headings set properly?
  • 8. Does the published site load fast on a phone?
  • 9. What does it cost at ten pages and real traffic?
  • 10. Can you start from an image or screenshot?
  • 11. Is text readable, with enough contrast?
  • 12. If you leave, what do you take with you?
Where Orlume fits

How Orlume answers the list: Orlume runs a multi-agent pipeline: a design pass decides layout, typography, hierarchy and spacing first, and separate agents then write and check the code, so design is never a side effect of code generation. Code download starts on the Personal plan. Deployment is one click: press Publish in the workspace, pick a name, and the site is live at name.orlume.site with no hosting to set up. Custom domains are part of the Pro plan.

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Written by the Orlume team · Updated October 2026

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What is the most important thing in an AI website builder?

For most people, design quality and how easy it is to change: you will spend more time refining than generating.

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