Top 10 Web Design Software Review

There's always the option of paying big bucks to have the professionals design a website for you. But with a large variety of affordable web design software available, there's no good reason not to take matters into your own hands. On today's market there is ample web design software for aspiring site creators of every skill level.

Top 10 Web Design Software side-by-side comparison chart

 

See the TopTenREVIEWS comparison chart to compare feature sets, specifications and see why we ranked the products the way we did.

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Top10 Web Design Software Programs

Here are the best Web Design Software programs in descending order. For the full review click on the link. For more info, see our summaries below.

1. CoffeeCup Visual Site Designer
2. Serif WebPlus
3. Web Easy Professional
4. NetObjects Fusion
5. Evrsoft First Page
6. HTML-Kit Tools
7. AceHTML 6 Pro
8. UltraEdit
9. TopStyle
10. BestAddress HTML Editor

#1 CoffeeCup Visual Site Designer

Winner of the TopTenReviews "Gold Award"

Talented people often shy away from creating a website because the prospect is just too intimidating. HTML, PSP, JavaScript and other obscure terms scare off would be web designers. Our "TopTenREVIEWS Gold Award" winner in the category of web design software takes the frustration of hard coding out of web design with a truly WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) interface.

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#2 Serif WebPlus

Winner of the TopTenReviews "Silver Award"

Serif WebPlus X2 is overflowing with useful site design features. In addition to a wealth of templates, helpful wizards and YouTube, Flash and media utilities, Serif's web design software is easy to use. In a sphere of programs bogged down by confusing code editors and headache inducing technical jargon, Serif WebPlus X2 is a welcome alternative.

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#3 Web Easy Professional

Winner of the TopTenReviews "Bronze Award"

When it comes to web design software, there are typically two options: the professional level visual design suites that cost an arm and a leg (Dreamweaver), and the lightweight code editors for the technically savvy IT crowd. Web Easy Pro 7 offers a visually oriented interface ideal for newcomers to web design. Web Easy 7 Pro's major advantage is the fact that it requires virtually no knowledge of HTML or other markup languages to use.

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#4 NetObjects Fusion

NetObjects Fusion 11 has everything you need to build a compelling interactive website from scratch. From advanced Flash intros to classic HTML-based FAQ pages, NetObjects Fusion 11 can do it all. In contrast to other code-based web design programs, NetObjects Fusion 11 was developed with creative users in mind-desktop publishers, graphic designers and layout specialists will feel right at home.

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#5 Evrsoft First Page

Evrsoft's previous web design tool was popular with casual developers and the pros alike. In 2006, Evrsoft rolled out their updated utility, Evrsoft First Page 2006, designed to tackle the more dynamic cyberscape that is web 2.0. In addition to a feature loaded HTML editor, Evrsoft First Page brings a wellrounded set of extras and utilities that make web design approachable for even the most inexperienced site creator.

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#6 HTML-Kit Tools

HTML-Kit has the feel of a project built by web designers for web designers. To be clear, HTML-Kit Tools isn't the ideal product for a first time website creator-it requires a healthy understanding of markup languages to maximize its effectiveness. For a more experienced site designer, HTML-Kit Tools offers a strong feature set and a nofrills interface that will satisfy the technically proficient eager to have maximal control over their code.

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#7 AceHTML 6 Pro

Regarding UI and approachability for beginner web developers, AceHTML 6 is a bread and butter HTML editor. You won't find some of the more flashy features of professional grade web design tools, but you will find a reliable utility with plenty of handy extras. Both experienced webmasters and novice site creators will appreciate AceHTML 6 Pro's straightforward approach.

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#8 UltraEdit

The latest incarnation of UltraEdit, v. 15.00, represents the application of years of fine tuning and input from writers, web developers and programmers. UltraEdit is a text editor at its core, but due to its strong feature set and coherent internal organization it functions beautifully as a web development tool. It should be said that beginning site developers might struggle with advanced options available on UltraEdit. Its huge feature set can be daunting at initial use, but thanks to thorough customization options, UltraEdit can be configured for any web environment, whether commercial, casual or just for fun.

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#9 TopStyle

TopStyle Pro 4 is not going to be an ideal tool for users new to HTML and CSS looking to build a website for the first time. Instead, TopStyle Pro 4 is better suited to updating old HTML sites and editing sites in CSS. Thanks to a live FTP editing mode, code checker and code converter, TopStyle Pro 4 is a competent utility for the designer well versed in HTML and CSS.

#10 BestAddress HTML Editor

In our trials, we found programs that give users the option to do both coding and visual design to provide the most satisfying user experience. Multimedia Australia's BestAddress HTML Editor offers a WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) editor that runs side-by-side with a text based HTML editor. Pros will appreciate the option to tinker with code and streamline a page's data load. For newcomers, BestAddress HTML Editor's visual editing is an ideal means of creating a website without learning an entire code language.