Drag-and-drop website builder for creating websites, blogs, and online stores without coding.
Creating professional websites, blogs, or online stores requires coding skills or expensive designers, making it difficult for non-technical individuals and small businesses to establish an online presence.
Creating professional websites, blogs, or online stores requires coding skills or expensive designers, making it difficult for non-technical individuals and small businesses to establish an online presence.
Provides a drag-and-drop builder with templates, hosting, e-commerce tools, and mobile support to enable quick, code-free website creation.
Provides a drag-and-drop builder with templates, hosting, e-commerce tools, and mobile support to enable quick, code-free website creation.
Acquired by Square, Inc. (now Block, Inc.) for approximately $365 million in cash and stock.
Event Year: 2018
Acquirer: Block, Inc. (formerly Square, Inc.)
Acquired by Square, Inc. (now Block, Inc.) for approximately $365 million in cash and stock.
Event Year: 2018
Acquirer: Block, Inc. (formerly Square, Inc.)
Weebly is a user-friendly web hosting and development platform designed for individuals and businesses to build websites, blogs, and online stores. It emphasizes simplicity through a drag-and-drop interface, enabling users without technical skills to establish an online presence. As a subsidiary of Block, Inc., Weebly continues to provide tools that support business growth across various devices.
Founded in 2006 by David Rusenko, Chris Fanini, and Dan Veltri while they were students at Penn State, Weebly started as a solution to simplify personal website creation. The platform launched its beta versions that year and officially expanded with features like WYSIWYG editing in 2007. Over the years, it evolved to include multilingual support, e-commerce capabilities, and integrations with services like Square for payments.
Weebly's drag-and-drop builder allows customization using templates for portfolios, business sites, and e-commerce stores. Key offerings include mobile-responsive designs, built-in hosting, SEO tools, and marketing features such as email capture and abandoned cart recovery. The platform supports free plans alongside premium options, making it accessible for first-time users. E-commerce tools enable inventory management, tax handling, and shipping integrations.
Weebly is a user-friendly web hosting and development platform designed for individuals and businesses to build websites, blogs, and online stores. It emphasizes simplicity through a drag-and-drop interface, enabling users without technical skills to establish an online presence. As a subsidiary of Block, Inc., Weebly continues to provide tools that support business growth across various devices.
Founded in 2006 by David Rusenko, Chris Fanini, and Dan Veltri while they were students at Penn State, Weebly started as a solution to simplify personal website creation. The platform launched its beta versions that year and officially expanded with features like WYSIWYG editing in 2007. Over the years, it evolved to include multilingual support, e-commerce capabilities, and integrations with services like Square for payments.
Weebly's drag-and-drop builder allows customization using templates for portfolios, business sites, and e-commerce stores. Key offerings include mobile-responsive designs, built-in hosting, SEO tools, and marketing features such as email capture and abandoned cart recovery. The platform supports free plans alongside premium options, making it accessible for first-time users. E-commerce tools enable inventory management, tax handling, and shipping integrations.
Total Raised: $76.67M
Last Round: Acquired
Total Raised: $76.67M
Last Round: Acquired
Freemium with premium subscriptions and enterprise plans
Freemium with premium subscriptions and enterprise plans
Small businesses, entrepreneurs, individuals, artists needing online presence
Small businesses, entrepreneurs, individuals, artists needing online presence
Used by 0.5% of websites as of March 2025.
Hiring: unknown
Used by 0.5% of websites as of March 2025.
Hiring: unknown
Primarily aimed at small businesses, entrepreneurs, artists, and individuals seeking an online presence, Weebly caters to those avoiding complex coding. Users can create professional sites for showcasing work, selling products, or blogging. Its mobile app facilitates on-the-go management, and enterprise plans address larger-scale needs.
Primarily aimed at small businesses, entrepreneurs, artists, and individuals seeking an online presence, Weebly caters to those avoiding complex coding. Users can create professional sites for showcasing work, selling products, or blogging. Its mobile app facilitates on-the-go management, and enterprise plans address larger-scale needs.
Weebly operates on a freemium model with paid upgrades for advanced features like custom domains and ad removal. Deep integrations with payment processors like Square enhance its e-commerce functionality. The platform has expanded to include analytics, marketing automation, and plugin support through releases like Weebly Carbon in 2015.
Weebly operates on a freemium model with paid upgrades for advanced features like custom domains and ad removal. Deep integrations with payment processors like Square enhance its e-commerce functionality. The platform has expanded to include analytics, marketing automation, and plugin support through releases like Weebly Carbon in 2015.
In 2018, Weebly was acquired by Square, now Block, Inc., integrating its capabilities into a broader ecosystem for sellers. Post-acquisition, it maintained operations with ongoing updates. As of available information, it powers a portion of websites globally, focusing on ease of use for non-technical users.
In 2018, Weebly was acquired by Square, now Block, Inc., integrating its capabilities into a broader ecosystem for sellers. Post-acquisition, it maintained operations with ongoing updates. As of available information, it powers a portion of websites globally, focusing on ease of use for non-technical users.
Weebly stands out for its intuitive interface in the website builder market. It addresses pain points like technical barriers by prioritizing accessibility and scalability for growing businesses.
Weebly stands out for its intuitive interface in the website builder market. It addresses pain points like technical barriers by prioritizing accessibility and scalability for growing businesses.
