How much does BrixCanvas cost and what is free?

BrixCanvas starts free and moves to a paid plan from US$9.99/month when you want your business tools live for real visitors. The free tier is not a trial timer: you can build your site, test every built-in app, and use Brixie (the AI assistant) for advice and planning without a credit card. Hosting and SSL are included. The paid step, Pro, is what switches bookings, selling, events and similar tools on for actual customers.

What you get for free

According to BrixCanvas, the free starting point covers more than a demo:

• No credit card required to start building.
• Hosting and SSL included — you are not paying separately to put a site online.
• Build and test every app for free — bookings, stores, events, memberships and the rest can be set up and tried before you pay.
• Brixie's advice and planning are free — talking through your site and planning changes costs nothing.
• 22 original templates plus AI-generated starting points from a one-sentence description.

The key distinction: on the free tier you can build and test the business tools, but they are not switched on for real visitors. That is what Pro does.

What Pro costs and what it changes

BrixCanvas describes its pricing logic as "pay for capacity, not basic features." In practice that means the paid plan is about taking your bookings, sales, events and memberships live — not about unlocking core editing or hosting. If you only need a published informational site, the free path covers building and hosting it; you pay when the site needs to do business.

How Brixie's credits work

Brixie is the AI co-pilot, with 144+ defined website skills across guiding, reviewing, planning and building. Two things matter for cost:

• Talking and planning are free. You are not charged for asking questions or getting advice.
• You see the exact credit cost before she changes anything. Building actions are metered, but the price is shown up front, so there is no surprise spend.

This is the main cost-control mechanism: free conversation, transparent cost before any AI edit, and your review of every draft.

Choosing between free and Pro

• Stay free if you are building, testing, or running a site that only needs to present information. You still get hosting, SSL, templates and AI help.
• Go Pro if real visitors need to book, buy, register or join. That is the point where the built-in tools have to be live, and where the US$9.99/month starting price applies.

The practical test is simple: ask whether a customer needs to transact on your site. If yes, you are in Pro territory. If no, the free tier is a complete build-and-host option rather than a countdown.

For current plan details and any capacity tiers above the starting price, check the pricing page at brixcanvas.com/pricing, since the US$9.99/month figure is described as a starting price rather than a flat rate.