The Best Drag & Drop Recruitment Website Builders

If you’ve just launched your recruitment agency and budgets are tight then a drag and drop recruitment website builder may be the best option for you. They work well for a lot of small businesses and “one man/woman bands”. I probably shouldn’t be recommending them as they are the “competition” but we offer a very different website offering.

If you don’t know, then template website builders are online platforms, which are typically pretty easy to get to grips with, albeit a little complicated in places, especially when it comes to advanced functionality but essentially they’re a platform that allows you to create a website for your recruitment agency with little to no technical or design knowledge and experience. 

You don't need to spend a lot of money on them and the big name providers can provide you with a website for as little as £30/month. I wouldn't recommend paying any more than this for a drag and drop template website builder, any little bells and whistles added to it won't be worth the extra money. There are a couple of drag and drop recruitment specific builders out there but I think you’d see better value from the large, international and well established template builders, which tend to be more reasonably priced, more performant, are fully mobile responsive, fully compliant and have better SEO scores. 

Speaking from a technically minded website and software developer perspective and speaking as an ex-recruiter I wouldn’t bother looking outside of this list if you’re looking for a drag and drop template website builder… 

Duda

Probably one of the least known options on this list but they’re a major brand supporting big international companies. Their websites have great stats when it comes to performance, SEO and best practices. Price wise you’re looking around $25 per month. 

Wix

Wix is an Israeli software company, a very similar proposition to its American counterpart, Squarespace. An easy to pick up template builder, well known, established and there’s a tonne of reading material and YouTube content, which can take you through how to set up your new website. Their websites tend to be visually appealing and very contemporary design focused. You’re looking at anything from £9 - £25 per month and that includes your hosting. 

Squarespace 

An American firm, which is easily confused with its close competitor Wix. Once again they’re a well known consumer and business brand. They’re great for a whole range of businesses including start up recruitment agencies. You’ll find a tonne of online reading material and video content talking you through how to set up your first website. Price wise you’re looking at £12 - £17 per month, including hosting. 

GoDaddy

Another one of the big boys and for some reason I see a lot of GoDaddy websites when I’m looking for recruitment firms to pitch. I’m not sure if part of their campaign is to target people about to start up recruitment agencies but it seems to be working. To be honest, design wise they always seem a little basic and boring when compared to the sites I see on Wix or Squarespace but that could just be down to whoever set up the website. It’s definitely the cheapest option and you’re looking at between £7 - £12 per month and that includes your hosting and emails too. 

Weebly

Probably one of the smaller companies but still a great option! There’s definitely less online support content when compared to Wix, Squarespace and GoDaddy but I found loads of video content with a quick, single search on YouTube. They also have recruitment specific templates available, which make the whole process a lot quicker. You’re probably looking at the £9 or £19 per month package. They actually have a free plan but I wouldn’t recommend it for a professional recruitment agency, you can’t pick a custom domain and your website has to carry random adverts. 

Webflow

Webflow is a slight step up compared to the previous mentions and caters to users seeking advanced design and customization capabilities. It does offer templates suitable for recruitment agencies but it separates itself through its highly customizable experience through its visual editor. I’ve actually come across a few “design agencies” that specialise in Webflow and try to charge thousands for their services. I really wouldn’t bother with agencies like this or if you do I’d negotiate hard on their prices. For example I could put together a great looking Webflow website in the space of a week - maybe two at a push. Price wise you’re looking around $23 per month for a plan that would suit what you’re looking for. 

Wordpress

I’ve included WordPress on this list but in all fairness to WordPress it’s a little bit more complicated and a higher tier (technically) when compared to the previous brands. There’s loads of ready made premium “themes” available, including plenty of recruitment website templates. A lot of it is drag and drop but it’s less intuitive than previous options, plus you will have to learn PHP if you want any real proper backend code happening. Price wise you’re looking at between £3 - £20 per month. 

If you do have a bigger budget then I'd recommend getting a custom build from a real UK based web developer. The build quality will be far superior, will be more secure and way more performant when it comes to speed and SEO. Let’s have a chat.