Veloxa Build AI Website Builder vs Durable
Durable generates a business website and adds tools to run the business, such as a CRM and bookings. Veloxa Build builds a website or web app from a chat. Here they are side by side on price, AI credits, hosting, domains and code, with Durable's figures taken from Durable's own pages and dated, including where Durable is the better pick.
Veloxa Build and Durable, feature by feature
Veloxa Build Free and Pro next to Durable Free, Launch and Grow. Prices in US dollars.
| Feature | Veloxa Build | Durable |
|---|---|---|
| Price per month | Free: $0. Pro: $25 a month, or $250 a year (yearly billing coming soon). | Free: $0. Launch: $25 a month, or $22 a month billed yearly. Grow: $49 a month, or $41 a month billed yearly. |
| Included AI | Free: $1 of AI usage a month (up to $0.25 a day). Pro: $20 a month. Priced at published per-token rates, with the cost of every message shown. | Free: 300 AI credits in total. Launch: 1,000 a month. Grow: 5,000 a month. |
| Hosting and publishing | Included on every plan, with HTTPS, at an address like yourname.veloxa.site. Hosting never uses AI usage, and sites stay online when it runs out. | Secure hosting with unlimited traffic. The Free plan gives a private preview on a durable.site address; publishing on your domain comes with a paid plan. |
| Custom domains | Coming soon (5 on Pro). Until then every site is published at an address like yourname.veloxa.site. | Paid plans: connect your own, or register one free (up to $20 on Launch; a $40 domain credit on Grow). |
| Builder badge removed | Removed on paid plans. | Paid plans. Free sites show a “Built with Durable” badge. |
| Code export and ownership | Download your project as plain HTML, CSS and JavaScript on every plan, including Free. No GitHub sync. | Not compared. Durable calls itself a “no code” builder and does not offer extensive HTML customization. |
| Backend and business tools | Built-in user sign-in, file storage and a key-value database for the apps it builds. No SQL database and no payments integration. | A built-in CRM (10 customers on Free, unlimited on paid plans), online bookings synced to your calendar on paid plans, paid bookings on Grow, and AI agents for blog posts and reviews. |
| Team members | Free: 1 person. Pro: unlimited members, no seat fees. | Teammates on Launch and Grow; unlimited team members on Grow. |
| Undo and history | Version history; restore any earlier version. | Undo for the most recent change in the editor. |
Price per month
- Veloxa Build
- Free: $0. Pro: $25 a month, or $250 a year (yearly billing coming soon).
- Durable
- Free: $0. Launch: $25 a month, or $22 a month billed yearly. Grow: $49 a month, or $41 a month billed yearly.
Included AI
- Veloxa Build
- Free: $1 of AI usage a month (up to $0.25 a day). Pro: $20 a month. Priced at published per-token rates, with the cost of every message shown.
- Durable
- Free: 300 AI credits in total. Launch: 1,000 a month. Grow: 5,000 a month.
Hosting and publishing
- Veloxa Build
- Included on every plan, with HTTPS, at an address like yourname.veloxa.site. Hosting never uses AI usage, and sites stay online when it runs out.
- Durable
- Secure hosting with unlimited traffic. The Free plan gives a private preview on a durable.site address; publishing on your domain comes with a paid plan.
Custom domains
- Veloxa Build
- Coming soon (5 on Pro). Until then every site is published at an address like yourname.veloxa.site.
- Durable
- Paid plans: connect your own, or register one free (up to $20 on Launch; a $40 domain credit on Grow).
Builder badge removed
- Veloxa Build
- Removed on paid plans.
- Durable
- Paid plans. Free sites show a “Built with Durable” badge.
Code export and ownership
- Veloxa Build
- Download your project as plain HTML, CSS and JavaScript on every plan, including Free. No GitHub sync.
- Durable
- Not compared. Durable calls itself a “no code” builder and does not offer extensive HTML customization.
Backend and business tools
- Veloxa Build
- Built-in user sign-in, file storage and a key-value database for the apps it builds. No SQL database and no payments integration.
- Durable
- A built-in CRM (10 customers on Free, unlimited on paid plans), online bookings synced to your calendar on paid plans, paid bookings on Grow, and AI agents for blog posts and reviews.
Team members
- Veloxa Build
- Free: 1 person. Pro: unlimited members, no seat fees.
- Durable
- Teammates on Launch and Grow; unlimited team members on Grow.
Undo and history
- Veloxa Build
- Version history; restore any earlier version.
- Durable
- Undo for the most recent change in the editor.
Durable facts checked on against their own pages: durable.com/pricing; help.durable.com/en/articles/15199759-removing-the-built-with-durable-branding-from-your-website; help.durable.com/en/articles/15199790-invite-and-manage-teammates-users; help.durable.com/en/articles/15199755-how-to-undo-your-last-change-in-the-editor; help.durable.com/en/articles/11322347-durable-domains-transfer-policy.
Prices and features change often. Veloxa Build figures come from our own plans. Tell us if something is out of date.
Who should pick which
Pick Veloxa Build if
- You want a web app, with user sign-in and stored data, not only a business website.
- You want to download your site's code and be able to host it anywhere.
- You want to publish a public site on the Free plan.
- You want a version history you can restore from, not only an undo for the last change.
Pick Durable if
- You run a local service business and want the website, a CRM and online bookings in one place.
- You want AI agents that write blog posts and handle reviews for you.
- You need a custom domain today, or want one registered for free.
- You want help getting found locally: Durable's plans include Google Business Profile tools and listings in local business directories.
Switching from Durable
Veloxa Build has no importer for Durable sites, so switching means rebuilding your site in Veloxa Build, using the Durable site as the reference.
How to move
- Collect what you want to keep from the Durable site: page text, images, your logo, and screenshots of the pages.
- Start a project in Veloxa Build, attach those files to your first message and describe the site. The AI can look at the images and screenshots you attach and read text files and PDFs.
- Refine it by chatting, or by clicking an element in the live preview and saying what should change.
- Publish to an address like yourname.veloxa.site, and keep the Durable site live until you are ready to move.
What does not carry over
- Nothing moves automatically: there is no Durable importer.
- Durable's CRM, bookings and AI marketing agents have no counterpart built into Veloxa Build, and there is no payments integration.
- A domain registered through Durable can be transferred out once your Durable subscription has been active for at least three consecutive months, according to Durable's transfer policy.
- Custom domains in Veloxa Build are coming soon, so leave your domain where it is until they ship.
Veloxa Build vs Durable: questions
How is Veloxa Build different from Durable?
Durable builds a business website and bundles tools to run the business, such as a CRM, bookings and AI agents for marketing. Veloxa Build builds websites and web apps from a chat, with built-in user sign-in, file storage and a key-value database, and it has no CRM or bookings.
Which costs less?
Veloxa Build Pro is $25 a month with $20 of AI usage and up to 25 published sites. Durable Launch is $25 a month, or $22 a month billed yearly, with 1,000 AI credits a month. Both have a free plan.
What does each free plan include?
Veloxa Build Free publishes 1 public site with HTTPS and includes $1 of AI usage a month. Durable Free gives a private preview on a durable.site address and 300 AI credits in total.
Can I use my own domain?
On Durable, yes, on paid plans, including a free domain registration. On Veloxa Build, custom domains are coming soon; today sites are published with HTTPS at an address like yourname.veloxa.site.
Can I take my site's code with me?
From Veloxa Build, yes: download the project as plain HTML, CSS and JavaScript on every plan, including Free. Durable's pricing page and help center do not describe a code export, so we have not compared it.
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