Novex vs Wix: who owns the website?
Both can get you a working website. The difference is where it lives and what you can take with you. This comparison uses Wix's own documentation and the Novex Terms, and it will be out of date when either changes, so check both before you decide.
- Reviewed
- November 6, 2026
- Wix source
- Wix developer documentation, "About exporting your site to code" (Studio Two, beta)
- Novex source
- Novex site and Terms
At a glance
| Novex | Wix | |
|---|---|---|
| How you build | Describe it in plain language; AI agents plan, design, build and deploy it | Visual editor, with AI tools available |
| Where it is hosted | Infrastructure you own | Wix hosts it. Wix is testing an export-to-code option (see below) |
| Database | Real database included in builds | Wix data and apps, run on Wix |
| Taking the site elsewhere | Deployed on infrastructure you own; apps are under a permissive license for commercial use | Export to code is in beta for Studio Two sites. Per Wix, the exported site can run on a Node host but still loads media and calls APIs from Wix, and some things do not export |
| Price | One plan, $499 per month | Several plans; see Wix |
What Wix says about exporting
Wix is testing an export that turns a Studio Two site into a runnable React project you can host yourself. In Wix's documentation, dynamic pages cannot be exported, visitors cannot log in on the exported site, and the running site still depends on Wix for fonts, media and business features. It is a beta and covers Studio Two, not every Wix site.
Where Novex is different
Novex starts from the other direction. The site, its database and its hosting are on infrastructure you own from the first deploy, so there is no later export step to rely on. The trade-off is that Novex is a newer product from a small company, and Wix has a far larger template library, app market and support organization.
Which should you pick?
If you want a familiar editor and a large marketplace, Wix is a reasonable choice. If your priority is that the site, its data and its hosting belong to you from day one, look at Novex. Ask either company the same four questions: where is it hosted, who holds the data, what may I do with the result, and what happens if I leave.
Sources: Wix: About exporting your site to code; Novex Terms.
Questions
Can you export a Wix website?
Wix is testing an export that turns a Studio Two site into a React project you can host yourself. In its documentation, dynamic pages do not export and the exported site still depends on Wix for media and some features. It is a beta.
Is Novex better than Wix?
It depends on your priority. Novex puts the site, database and hosting on infrastructure you own from the first deploy. Wix has a larger template library, app market and support organization.
Does Novex use my own hosting?
Novex deploys sites with a real database to infrastructure you own.
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Last reviewed 2026-11-06.