Side by side
SGEN vs Sitewright
Both stand on agency website builders. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.
Free plan APIWeb
SGEN combines site building and hosting with included modules and a native store. The free Sandbox is limited to an SGEN staging URL; publishing on a custom domain requires a paid plan.
Visit SGEN Free plan APISelf-hostedWeb
Sitewright brings agency-oriented site management, client editing and static-site publishing into a self-hosted platform. Its deployment requirements and unsupported multiple-replica setup are important considerations for production use.
Visit SitewrightThe facts
| SGEN | Sitewright | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | Not published | Not published |
| Runs on | API, Web | API, Self-hosted, Web |
| Lowest paid plan | Indie: $39 a month | Not published |
| Plans published | 5 | None |
| Maker | Not published | Not published |
| Website | sgen.com | github.com |
| On agency website builders | #13 of 30 | #17 of 30 |
SGEN: what it does well
- Sandbox has no time limit and requires no card.
- All 23 native modules are included on every plan.
- The native store has no SGEN transaction fee.
- Foundation Pack includes hosting, SSL, CDN, WAF, and patching.
What to know first
- Sandbox sites use an SGEN staging URL.
- A custom domain requires upgrading to a paid plan.
- Indie includes 1 live site.
Sitewright: what it does well
- Free and Apache-2.0 licensed
- Clients can edit pages without code access
- CMS supports 17 typed dataset field types
- Supports localized pages, datasets and interface strings
- Provides version history and automatic pre-upgrade snapshots
What to know first
- Production requires Docker, a domain and TLS reverse proxy
- Registration is invite-only
- Multiple replicas are not yet supported
- Local stdio MCP bridge is deprecated
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