Fair question. Here's the straight answer — what you actually get, what you don't, and what it really costs either way.
Medixa Launch ($197 one-time + $49/mo) vs their cheapest plans. Every row is something a local business actually needs.
| Medixa Agency Launch + Care |
Wix Core $29/mo |
Squarespace $23/mo |
Lovable Not for local biz |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🌐Professional website | Built for you. Custom design. | You build it yourself | You build it yourself | You build it yourself |
| ✍️Copywriting — we write the words | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| 📍Google Business Profile (GBP) optimized | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| 🔍On-page SEO + meta titles & descriptions | Done for you | DIY tools only | DIY tools only | ✗ |
| 🗺️Local SEO — rank in your city | Built in from day one | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| 🔒SSL certificate + security | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| 🌍Domain + hosting included | Bundled in plan | Hosting yes, domain extra | Hosting yes, domain extra | Hosting extra |
| ⭐Review management | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| 🔧Ongoing maintenance & edits | 2 edits/month included | You do it yourself | You do it yourself | You do it yourself |
| 📞Click-to-call + online booking | Built in day one | Available, you set it up | Available, you set it up | ✗ |
| ♾️Unlimited revisions before launch | ✓ | You revise it yourself | You revise it yourself | You revise it yourself |
| ⏰Your time spent on this | Zero | 40–80 hours to learn & build | 30–60 hours to learn & build | Requires developer skills |
| 📄Contract / lock-in | Month-to-month. Cancel anytime. | Annual billing — locked in | Annual billing — locked in | Annual billing — locked in |
We're comparing Medixa's 5-month total against what the others charge for an entire year. Similar price — completely different experience.
This is the part that doesn't fit in a comparison table.
If you ever want to leave, cancel with one message — no fees, no waiting, no awkward conversation. Your domain is yours. We'll transfer it to you within 48 hours, clean and complete, at no cost.
We don't lock clients in because we don't need to. If the work is good, nobody leaves. That's how we think about it.
Rated across five things that actually matter when you're a local business trying to get found and get calls.