The difference
Squarespace, Wix and the rest are good software. They give you the tools to make a website, and then the website is your job: the layout, the writing, the photos, and every change for as long as the site exists.
Curb is the other half. We build the site from what you already have, put it live on your own domain, and make every change after launch. You approve; you do not operate.
DIY builder or Curb
Getting started
DIY: Pick a template, then fill in every page.
Curb: Give us your address, or tell us about the site. We build it.
Writing the pages
DIY: Yours to do.
Curb: Written from your own material, in your voice.
Changes after launch
DIY: You log in and make them.
Curb: You ask. We make it on a preview, you approve, it ships.
Speed and SEO
DIY: Depends on what you add.
Curb: Every build has to clear 95+ on Lighthouse before it ships.
AI assistants
DIY: Varies by platform.
Curb: llms.txt, facts.json and a public MCP server on every site.
Leaving
DIY: Often an export of content only.
Curb: You own the code. Take the full source with you.
Want the specifics, vendor by vendor? See the full comparison.
Who it suits
Curb is the better fit if…
- You want a site, not a hobby.
- Your current site has not been touched in years.
- You would rather describe a change than make it.
- You want to be found by search engines and AI assistants.
A DIY builder is the better fit if…
- You enjoy designing pages yourself.
- You are selling products online.
- You need the lowest possible monthly price and have the time.
Questions about website builders
It does the job a website builder exists for — you end up with a website — but the work is ours. There is no editor. You describe what you want and we build and change it.
You can ask for any change in chat or by text, or connect your own AI assistant and have it propose edits. Every change is made on a preview first and goes live when you approve it. What you cannot do is drag boxes around — that is what keeps every page above the quality bar.
About the same as a DIY plan, with the work included. $29 a month up to ten pages and $59 beyond that, with hosting, SSL, forms and AI edits in the price.
Not yet. Online stores, where the catalogue and checkout are the product, are the one kind of site we do not build. If you sell online, a commerce platform is the better pick.
Yes. The migrate track moves it across as it is — same design, same pages, same URLs with redirects — so you keep what works and stop maintaining it.
Start with a free site check
Paste your current address for a free site check, then pick a plan and we start.
