I build simple small business websites using Xara (Designer Pro). One of the companies I contract with has 4 other designers using Designer Pro or Xara Web Designer Pro (based on my suggestion as an alternative to Weebly). It works great for 70% of our business. It provides fast development and nice looking results.
PROBLEM: I also am a partner with ecwid for eCommerce. ecwid is fully responsive, it does not play nice with Xara variants. I need to find an alternative web development tool to use when Xara and a third party don't play well together. The typical eCommerce site will only be a few pages (maybe 3-5) with one of those pages as the "container" for the ecwid store. Not really looking to replace Xara, rather another tool in the box.
General Criteria: Desktop-based preferred, primarly Windows but cross-platform would be a mild plus, as one of our designers prefers Mac. Must allow me to insert a snipet of HTML code on a page for the ecwid store. Will publish to our own servers so don't want a "total solution" that is a web builder and hosting platform all together. Affordable, as it is another license/subscription out of my pocket in addition to Xara, JotForms, Storyblocks, etc... I use Xara primarly because it is easy to use and fast. Not interested in a complex product with big learning curve.
I have briefly looked at Coffeecup Site Designer, Website X5 Pro, Mobrise, WYSIWYG Web Builder but not fully vetted any of them. Your experience could save me much time.
Suggestions greatly appreciated. I have 4 sites pending that I need to build to house eCommerce.
THANKS!
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