What is Showit used for?

Showit is a commercial drag-and-drop website builder for photographers and creative businesses, with design templates and no coding needed. It is a good fit for photographers building a portfolio site and small creative businesses launching a branded site.

How much does Showit cost?

Paid plans for Showit start at $27 per month, and there is no free plan. A free trial is available.

Is Showit open source?

No. Showit is proprietary (closed-source) software and can't be self-hosted. Open-source alternatives to Showit include Webstudio, Microweber and Silex.

What are some alternatives to Showit?

Showit competes with Squarespace, Format and Pixpa. For open-source options, see Enlisted's ranked list of open-source Showit alternatives.

Showit: features, pricing and alternatives

About Showit

Showit is a commercial website builder made by creatives for creatives, mainly photographers and other creative businesses. Its drag-and-drop editor is meant to give designers freedom over the look of a site without writing code, so a portfolio or business site can match a brand closely.

The vendor sells website templates and runs a Design Market, and it lists a blog, a help center, a pricing page and a Spark Conference for its community. The site's testimonials come from entrepreneurs and creators who say they used Showit for sites, landing pages and sales funnels.

Showit is hosted software that is free for 14 days with no credit card required, followed by paid plans described on its pricing page. It suits solo creators and small creative businesses that want a design-led site rather than a rigid template.

Key features

Drag-and-drop website design
Website templates for creatives
Design Market for templates
Pages for landing pages and portfolios
Help center and tutorials

Good fit for

→Photographers building a portfolio site
→Small creative businesses launching a branded site

Tags: website-builder; drag-and-drop; photographers; creative-business; templates; no-code

Showit: questions and answers

What is Showit used for?: Showit is a commercial drag-and-drop website builder for photographers and creative businesses, with design templates and no coding needed. It is a good fit for photographers building a portfolio site and small creative businesses launching a branded site.
How much does Showit cost?: Paid plans for Showit start at $27 per month, and there is no free plan. A free trial is available.
Is Showit open source?: No. Showit is proprietary (closed-source) software and can't be self-hosted. Open-source alternatives to Showit include Webstudio, Microweber and Silex.
What are some alternatives to Showit?: Showit competes with Squarespace, Format and Pixpa. For open-source options, see Enlisted's ranked list of open-source Showit alternatives.