Portfolio builders

Cliux vs Readymag

Pick Cliux if you want a freeform canvas with a store, bookings, a blog and memberships behind it, priced without a views meter. Pick Readymag if you want a design tool with animations, typography controls, code export and a free plan that publishes one site.

In Readymag’s own words: “A human-powered design tool for creating distinctive websites

Side by side

What each product offers

Every figure in the right-hand column links to the page it was read on and the day it was read. Cliux figures are read from the product's own catalogue.

FeatureCliuxReadymag
Lowest paid plan$9 a month per published site, or $90 a year; building and previewing is freePersonal: $14 a month billed yearly, $19 a month billed monthly[1]
Free planFree to build and preview with a password-protected share link. A personal site is free to build and preview; publishing it is $9 a month. An agency's Starter plan is free and publishes 2 client sites; Agency and Scale add sites and seats.Yes: 1 website with up to 10 pages on a Readymag domain, with Readymag branding; forms and custom code are preview only[1]
Fees on your sales0% platform commission on any sale; payments go to your own Stripe account and Stripe's processing fee appliesnot found on official pages (no selling feature on the plan table)[1]
Editor modelFreeform canvas: drag anything anywhere, pixel placement, with a separately tunable phone layoutA design canvas: drag, resize and arrange elements, with separate desktop, tablet and mobile layouts[2]
Sites per planPersonal: as many sites as you publish, $9 a month each; Starter: free, 2 client sites and 2 seats; Agency $49 a month for 15 client sites and 10 seats; Scale $99 a month for unlimited client sites and unlimited seats1 published website on Free and Personal, 5 on Freelancer, unlimited on Advanced[1]
Team seats and client accessAgency console: owners and admins reach every client site; a site role reaches only the sites it is granted; custom roles with 8 permission keys1 collaborator on Personal, 2 on Freelancer, 10 on Advanced, custom on Extra[1]
Selling onlineOnline Store: physical and digital products, card or bank transfer, shipping zones, stock, discount codes; no product variantsnot found on official pages[1]
BlogBlog with categories, tags, authors, comments and schedulingnot found on official pages (no blog row on the plan table)[1]
FormsForms with a submissions inbox, spam filtering, email alerts and webhooksForms on paid plans; preview only on Free[1]
Custom codePage code panel in the editor: your own JavaScript, addressing elements by name, in a sandbox; no server-side codeCustom code on paid plans; preview only on Free[1]
Custom domainConnect a domain you already own: two DNS records (@ and www) pointing at Cliux, certificate issued for you; every site also keeps a Cliux address1 website with a custom domain on Personal, 3 on Freelancer, 10 on Advanced; a year of a .xyz domain free on paid plans[1]
AI site generationNonenot found on official pages[2]
Starting points11 design themes x 8 site types, then change anythingTemplates or a blank page; no count is published[2]
Code exportNoneCode export on Advanced[1]
SupportEmailStandard support on the self-serve plans; priority support with a personal manager on Extra[1]
Pages or projects per planOne-click publish with version history and rollback; up to 200 pages per siteUp to 10 pages on Free; unlimited on paid plans[1]
Views per monthHosted by Cliux on a Cliux subdomain; no published uptime figure10,000 views a month on Personal, 25,000 on Freelancer, 75,000 on Advanced; more for a fee[1]
Client proofingPassword-protected share previews with an expiry and a comment thread for whoever reviews; no per-image proofing galleriesnot found on official pages; websites and pages can be password-protected and transferred to another account[1]

Where they lead

Where Readymag is stronger

  • A design canvas with animations, custom cursors and advanced typography[2]

  • Code export on Advanced and PDF export[1]

  • A free plan that publishes one website, and large education discounts[1]

  • Import from Figma[2]

Where we differ

Where Cliux is different

  • Freeform canvas: drag anything anywhere, pixel placement, with a separately tunable phone layout

  • 11 built-in apps on every published site, no per-tier ladder: Blog, Online Store, Bookings, Events, Restaurant, Community, Donations, Members Area, Paid Subscriptions, Forms, Smart Chat

  • 0% platform commission on any sale; payments go to your own Stripe account and Stripe's processing fee applies

  • One-click publish with version history and rollback; up to 200 pages per site

  • Agency console: owners and admins reach every client site; a site role reaches only the sites it is granted; custom roles with 8 permission keys

  • Starter: free, 2 client sites and 2 seats; Agency $49 a month for 15 client sites and 10 seats; Scale $99 a month for unlimited client sites and unlimited seats

Moving over

How a move from Readymag works

There is no import tool. This is what a switch involves, step by step.

  1. There is no import tool, and Readymag's code export on Advanced is not something Cliux reads. Both editors are canvases, so the layout thinking carries over; open the Readymag project beside a new Cliux site and rebuild each page.

  2. Publish on your free Cliux address, share the password-protected preview with whoever signs off, and keep the old site live until you are happy.

  3. Point your own domain at Cliux: two DNS records, and the certificate is issued for you; the Cliux address keeps working beside it.

Frequently asked questions

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Yes. Readymag is a design canvas with separate desktop, tablet and mobile layouts; Cliux is a freeform canvas with a derived, tunable phone layout.

Cliux plans are priced per site or per agency, not per view. Readymag plans carry monthly view limits, from 10,000 on Personal.

A personal site is free to build and preview; publishing it is $9 a month. An agency's Starter plan is free and publishes 2 client sites; Agency and Scale add sites and seats. Readymag's Free plan publishes one website of up to 10 pages on a Readymag domain, with branding.

Cliux has a built-in store, bookings and paid memberships with 0% commission. No selling feature appears on Readymag's plan table.

Not from Cliux. Readymag offers code export on Advanced and PDF export.

Get started

Build it on the canvas, then decide.

Building and previewing costs nothing. Publishing with your own domain is $9 a month on a personal site, and the agency Starter plan publishes 2 client sites for free.

Sources (2) and editor’s note, checked on 2026-09-18
  1. [1]readymag.com › pricing
  2. [2]readymag.com

Editor’s note: the facts on this page were checked on 2026-09-18 against Readymag’s own pages; prices and plans change, and the other product’s site is the authority on itself. Not read on official pages: The pricing page is a JavaScript app; the figures were read from the rendered page; Selling, blog and analytics beyond Google Analytics: not on the plan table; Regional pricing: prices shown in USD only. Readymag is a trademark of its owner; this page is not affiliated with or endorsed by Readymag. Spotted something out of date? Tell us and we will correct it.

  • Why Cliux?
  • Freeform canvas
  • Ten business cores
  • Phone layout, derived
  • Your own domain
  • Developer mode