An honest comparison

Kavi vs Wix, side by side.

Wix gives you a drag-and-drop builder, with booking built in. Kavi builds your site for you, then keeps it running. Here's how they compare for wellness practitioners, including when Wix is the better choice.

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$0 to build

$89/month

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theyogahivenj.com

The Yoga Hive yoga studio website homepage, built by Kavi

lukeketterhagen.com

Luke Ketterhagen yoga teacher website homepage, built by Kavi

heartstudiodn.com

Heart Studio yoga studio website homepage, built by Kavi

Let’s be honest.

You can build your own site on Wix. And the result will probably look like it.

Wix gives you every tool and total freedom. What it can't give you is a designer's eye. No shame. You're a teacher, not a designer. With Kavi, the design is our job.

Side by side

What you get with each.

Who builds it: You do, with Wix's editor, starting from a template or from its AI site builder.; We do. Our guided onboarding captures your voice and vision, then shapes a strategy for your site.
Design: You plan and design it. Modern and trustworthy is harder than it looks.; A custom design by a 20-year pro. You approve the design direction before anything is built.
Up front: $0, plus your time. Or hire a designer.; $0 to build.
Monthly: $17 to $39/month billed annually for most practitioner sites. Taking payments or paid bookings starts at $29.; $89/month billed annually, or $109 monthly. Design, hosting, updates and support included.
Updates: You make them. Hours of your time every month, or hundreds of dollars paid to a professional.; 4 content edits a month, handled by us. Classes, events, retreats and articles you edit yourself, anytime.
Editing any page yourself: Yes, any page, anytime.; Classes, events, retreats and articles, yes. Other page changes are requests, done within 3 to 5 business days.
Booking: Wix Bookings is built in, from the $29 Core plan. This is a real strength of Wix.; We connect the booking system you use, Acuity, Mindbody and Momence included. Or use Kavi's simple built-in schedule.
Payments: Built in from Core. Card processing applies, with no separate Wix fee on sales.; Through your own Stripe account, with Stripe's standard fee.
Online store, member areas, email campaigns: Yes, through Wix's built-in tools and its app market. Some apps cost extra.; Not built for large stores. Member areas and email campaigns are on our roadmap.
Support: 24/7 help, including Wix's AI assistant.; Sean, directly. Replies within 1 to 2 business days.
Commitment: Month to month, or a year paid up front.; 12 months, paid monthly or annually. After that, stay at $49/month, host only at $19/month, or take your code.

Who builds it: WixYou do, with Wix's editor, starting from a template or from its AI site builder.; KaviWe do. Our guided onboarding captures your voice and vision, then shapes a strategy for your site.
Design: WixYou plan and design it. Modern and trustworthy is harder than it looks.; KaviA custom design by a 20-year pro. You approve the design direction before anything is built.
Up front: Wix$0, plus your time. Or hire a designer.; Kavi$0 to build.
Monthly: Wix$17 to $39/month billed annually for most practitioner sites. Taking payments or paid bookings starts at $29.; Kavi$89/month billed annually, or $109 monthly. Design, hosting, updates and support included.
Updates: WixYou make them. Hours of your time every month, or hundreds of dollars paid to a professional.; Kavi4 content edits a month, handled by us. Classes, events, retreats and articles you edit yourself, anytime.
Editing any page yourself: WixYes, any page, anytime.; KaviClasses, events, retreats and articles, yes. Other page changes are requests, done within 3 to 5 business days.
Booking: WixWix Bookings is built in, from the $29 Core plan. This is a real strength of Wix.; KaviWe connect the booking system you use, Acuity, Mindbody and Momence included. Or use Kavi's simple built-in schedule.
Payments: WixBuilt in from Core. Card processing applies, with no separate Wix fee on sales.; KaviThrough your own Stripe account, with Stripe's standard fee.
Online store, member areas, email campaigns: WixYes, through Wix's built-in tools and its app market. Some apps cost extra.; KaviNot built for large stores. Member areas and email campaigns are on our roadmap.
Support: Wix24/7 help, including Wix's AI assistant.; KaviSean, directly. Replies within 1 to 2 business days.
Commitment: WixMonth to month, or a year paid up front.; Kavi12 months, paid monthly or annually. After that, stay at $49/month, host only at $19/month, or take your code.

Wix US prices, billed annually, as of October 2026.
Current rates at wix.com/plans.

Show the math

What each one really costs.

Wix costs less per month, and that's worth saying plainly. But someone still has to design, write and update the site. Either it's you, and it costs your time, or it's a designer, and it costs theirs. Move the sliders to match your week.

Your Wix plan

Hours a month on your site2 hours

Updating classes and pages, fixing what breaks, keeping it fresh.

What an hour is worth$80/hr

Your own time, or what you'd pay a designer to do it.

Wix, really

$189/month

$29 plan + 2 hours × $80 = $160 of time

Kavi

$89/month

Design, hosting, updates and support. Your time on the site: $0.

That's $100 a month more than Kavi, before anyone builds the site.

That’s just upkeep. Building the site comes first: weeks of your evenings, or a designer, and a custom website usually costs thousands up front. With Kavi, it’s $0. Every plan is a 12-month commitment, and after year one it drops to $49/month with edits included, $19/month for hosting only, or you take your code.

Full Kavi pricing

Which fits

The right choice for you.

Choose Wix if

You enjoy building, and you want full drag-and-drop control of every page.
You want booking, payments and your website all in one Wix account.
You want the lowest monthly price, and you have the time to build the site yourself.
You don't want a commitment longer than a month.

No hard feelings. It's a good tool for that.

Choose Kavi if

You'd rather spend your time teaching than learning web design.
You want a site that looks custom, written from your own words.
You want updates handled, and a real person to ask.
You run classes, retreats or trainings, and want pages built for them.

That's exactly who Kavi is for.

Teaching yoga? See what a Kavi site includes for classes, retreats and trainings on websites for yoga teachers.

Also compare: Kavi vs Squarespace

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Real sites, not templates.

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Yoga Teacher

Heart Studio

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The Yoga Hive

Yoga Studio

Nourishing U

Wellness Retreats

In their words.

“Sean rebuilt my website with absolutely zero stress on me. The beauty and care he showed in the creation of it... no doubt it will be a great benefit to everyone who visits.”

Luke Ketterhagen

Yoga teacher & trainer

“Sean understood exactly what I wanted and executed it perfectly. The entire site was completed in less than a week, and the result is premium, clean, ultra-fast, and thoughtful in every single detail.”

Chan

Heart Studio

“Sean's knowledge runs deep. You can tell he's truly an expert. But what stood out most was his patience and kindness. I felt heard every step of the way. Talented, reliable, and truly great to work with.”

Katie Karvelas

Mindful Magnets

Kavi vs Wix questions

Plain answers, up front.

Yes, for wellness practitioners who want their website done for them. Wix gives you the tools to build and run a site yourself. With Kavi, we design it, build it, host it and keep it up to date, and you get a real person to ask.

Per month, yes. Wix's plans run $17 to $39 a month for most practitioner sites, billed annually, and taking paid bookings starts at $29. Kavi is $89 a month billed annually, or $109 monthly.

The difference is what's included. With Kavi there's no design or build cost, and updates are handled for you. With Wix, the design, the writing and the upkeep are yours to do, or yours to pay someone for.

Try the cost calculator with your own numbers.

Wix Bookings only works on Wix sites, so it would be replaced. If you teach on your own, Kavi's built-in schedule covers weekly classes and events, and you take payment through your own Stripe account. If you run a studio, a dedicated booking system like Mindbody, Momence or Acuity is the better home, and we connect it to your site.

I'll help you plan the move so your students aren't left guessing.

Yes. I'll review what you have, keep everything worth keeping, and rebuild it on Kavi. Same content, better home.

We connect your existing domain, so your web address stays the same.

Your classes, events, retreats and articles, yes, in your Kavi dashboard, as often as you like.

For other changes, like a new page or a fresh bio, your plan includes 4 content edits a month. Send them through the Kavi app and we handle them within 3 to 5 business days. If you want to rework your pages yourself every week, Wix is probably the better fit.

Every plan is a 12-month commitment, because your site is a custom build. After that you can stay on at $49/month with edits included, switch to hosting only at $19/month, or take your code and host it anywhere. No questions asked.

More questions? See the full FAQ or email me at hello@kavimade.com

Spend your time on your practice. We’ll handle the website.

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