Lesson 3: How to choose an HTML page builder?
The subject of this lesson have already been covered on MonsterPost which is why I welcome you to check out the compilation article where top 4 HTML page builders are compared.
What's the Best Drag-and-Drop Website Builder?
| Novi Builder | HTML Builder | Variant Builder | Arсhitect Builder | |
| Edit text | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| Add/Remove blocks (sections) | YES | YES | YES | - |
| Add/Remove elements (widgets) | YES | - | - | YES |
| Stylized text (bold, italics, color, etc.) | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| Multiple pages creation | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| Tools for designers | YES | - | - | YES |
| Fonts set management | YES | - | - | YES |
| Change site icon | YES | - | - | - |
| Copy/paste elements from 1 page to another | YES | - | - | - |
| Project backup | YES | - | YES | - |
| Responsive design | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| Save project in the web browser cache | YES | YES | YES | |
| Save project and edit from any device | YES | - | - | - |
| Autosave | YES | - | - | YES |
| Publish site on server | YES | - | - | - |
| Download source code .zip | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| Import/Export | YES | - | YES | - |
| SEO | YES | - | YES | YES |
| Extra pages development | YES | - | - | - |
| Page preview | YES | - | - | - |
| Dividing blocks by categories | YES | YES | YES | - |
| Search blocks by name/category/contents | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| Search pages by title | YES | - | - | - |
| Grid setup | YES | - | YES | - |
| Media library support | YES | - | YES | - |
| Edit URLs | Uses plugin | YES | YES | YES |
| Edit labels | Uses plugin | - | - | - |
| Replace images | Uses plugin | YES | YES | YES |
| Replace YouTube/Vimeo videos | Uses plugin | - | YES | YES |
| Replace font icons | Uses plugin | - | YES | - |
| Replace SVG icons | Needs plugin | - | - | - |
| Navigation setup | YES | YES | YES | - |
| Map setup | Uses plugin | - | YES | - |
| Contact form setup | Uses plugin | - | YES | - |
| Sider setup | Uses plugin | - | YES | - |
| Background images setup | Uses plugin | - | YES | - |
| Countdown timer setup | Uses plugin | - | YES | - |
| Sections height setup | Needs plugin | - | YES | - |
| MailChimp Form setup | Uses plugin | - | YES | - |
| CampaignMonitor form setup | Uses plugin | - | YES | - |
| Parallax setup | Uses plugin | - | YES | - |
| Accordion setup | YES | - | YES | - |
| Tabs setup | Needs plugin | - | YES | - |
| Instagram/Twitter/Facebook setup | Uses plugin | - | YES | - |
| Facebook/Disqus comments setup | Needs plugin | - | YES | - |
| Built-in color schemes setup | Coming soon | - | YES | - |
| OWL Carousel | Uses plugin | - | - | - |
HTML Builders for Business
| Novi Builder | HTML Builder | Variant Builder | Arсhitect Builder | |
| Sells as a standalone product | YES | YES | - | YES |
| Any HTML site import | YES | - | - | - |
| Tools to create extra pages featuring basic content | YES | - | - | - |
| Tools for the creation of the block | YES | - | - | - |
| User scenario tools | YES | - | - | - |
| Plugin development API | YES | - | - | - |
Features of HTML Builders for Developers
| Novi Builder | HTML Builder | Variant Builder | Arсhitect Builder | |
| JS code editor | YES | - | - | YES |
| CSS code editor | YES | - | - | YES |
| HTML code editor | YES | - | - | YES |
| HTML sections editor | YES | YES | - | - |
| Highlighting elements in the source code with a click in the working space | YES | - | - | - |
This tutorial is a part of the "How to Build and Maintain an HTML5 Website?" free course.