How this compares to what you’re on now.
Most people who hire me are already paying for a website platform. These pages lay out the trade-offs honestly, side by side — including the cases where staying where you are is genuinely the smarter call.
vs Squarespace
Squarespace is great until you hit the wall — templated design that looks like everyone else, performance you can't fully control, and features that stop where their blocks do. Hesperos rebuilds you a custom Next.js site you still edit yourself, with none of the template ceiling.
vs Wix
Wix gets you online fast, but the trade-offs show over time — templated layouts, heavy pages that drag on mobile, and a site locked to their hosting that you can never truly own. Hesperos rebuilds it as a fast, custom Next.js site with a CMS you own and edit yourself.
vs Google Sites
Google Sites is free and quick, but it looks it — generic layouts, weak performance, and no real control or ownership. I rebuilt a Paris film festival off Google Sites into a bespoke Next.js app and more than doubled its mobile speed.
vs Webflow
Webflow is one of the best visual builders out there — but it's still a hosted platform with monthly fees, CMS limits, and a site you don't fully own. A custom Next.js build trades the visual editor for total control, real ownership, and no platform ceiling.
vs WordPress
WordPress runs a huge share of the web, and you do own your content — but plugin sprawl, security patching, and slow page loads are the price. A modern Next.js build gives you the speed and security of current tooling, with a focused CMS instead of a plugin pile-up.
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