You'd rather own it
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Solid Simple Sites alternative
A Solid Simple Sites alternative you own.
Solid Simple Sites builds tradie websites for $99 a month with nothing upfront. Repeater builds them for a one-off $1,083 inc GST for up to 5 pages, with free hosting on a Cloudflare account in your name. Here is how the two offers line up.
Build $1,083 once
Hosting free
You own the account
$3,564$99 a month, GST not stated
$1,083Repeater, 5 pages, inc GST
$2,523Repeater with care, inc GST
$99 a month36 months, nothing upfrontrented
Repeater, up to 5 pages$1,083 once, hosting freeowned
Repeater with care+ the optional $40 a month care planowned
Side by side
Solid Simple Sites and Repeater, compared.
Taken from what each business publishes on its own website. Both build simple, fast sites for trades and service businesses. The difference is how you pay and what you are left holding.
| Solid Simple Sites | Repeater | |
|---|---|---|
| Upfront | $0 | $1,083 one-off for up to 5 pages |
| Monthly | $99, covering hosting, maintenance and support | $0: hosting on your own Cloudflare account is free; the care plan is $40 if you want it |
| Three years (36 months) | $3,564 | $1,083 without care, $2,523 with care |
| GST | Their site does not say | Every price includes GST |
| Pages | Up to 5 | Up to 5 in the $1,083, then $127 a page |
| Changes after launch | Unlimited, included in the $99 | $120 an hour in 15-minute blocks, quoted first; not in the care plan |
| Online shop | Not offered | Add-on, $1,275 one-off |
| Logins, database, admin panel | Custom booking systems not offered | Online booking add-on $586; logins and a database quoted to need |
| Who holds the site | Their terms don't say; ask before you sign | You: the site, hosting account and domain are in your name |
| If you stop paying | Site stays up until the billing period ends | Site keeps running on your account; hosting is free, so there's no bill unless you chose the care plan |
| Lock-in contract | None | None |
Solid Simple Sites details are from solidsimplesites.com as published on 17 October 2026 and may have changed since; check their site for current terms. Their site does not say whether its prices include GST. Repeater's website prices are as listed on our websites page, in AUD and including GST.
Which suits you
Both are fair deals. They suit different people.
A monthly plan with changes included is easy to start and suits a business that wants someone else to look after the site for good. Paying once suits a business that wants the site as an asset it keeps.
You want it cheaper over time
After the build, hosting is free, however many people visit. Over three years that is $0 of hosting. The care plan is optional, at $40 a month, and changes are $120 an hour, quoted first.
You need it to sell
An online shop is a $1,275 add-on and online booking is $586, each paid once. When the site needs logins, a database or an admin panel, we quote it to what you need.
Prefer one monthly bill after all? Repeater's Digital Presence plan is $99 a month ex GST for the website, hosting, automated SEO, a CRM and a monthly report, with the build a separate $199 one-off.
See one running
Tradie sites we've built as demos.
Fictional businesses, each with its own layout, colours, services and quote form. Open one on your phone and you'll see how yours would work.
Wrenfield Plumbing
A call-back form and call-out prices on one card in the hero, with one copper Call button.
Pitchwell Roofing
A marked-up roof report on a peach panel, built for a roofer who sells on photo reports.
Redgum Hollow Landscapes
A drawn planting plan in the hero, apricot and white bands and numbered sections.
See all the demo sites and prices, or try a design with your business name on it.
Questions
Comparing the two, asked plainly.
No. Repeater is run by Aphileon Pty Ltd and has no connection to Solid Simple Sites. This page compares the two offers so you can pick the one that suits you.
On the prices each business publishes, Solid Simple Sites is $99 a month with nothing upfront, which is $3,564 over 36 months. A Repeater site of up to 5 pages is $1,083 once with free hosting, so it is $1,083 over 36 months, inc GST. The care plan is optional at $40 a month; with it, 36 months comes to $2,523. Their $99 includes unlimited changes; ours are $120 an hour inc GST in 15-minute blocks, quoted before we start.
With Repeater, the site, the Cloudflare account and the domain are in your name from day one, so the site keeps running if you stop working with us. Solid Simple Sites' published terms say the site stays up until the end of the billing period after you cancel and do not say who owns it after that, so ask them before you sign up.
Yes. An online shop is an add-on at $1,275 one-off and online booking at $586, both inc GST, on top of the $1,083 build. Logins, a database and an admin panel are quoted to what you need. Solid Simple Sites lists e-commerce and custom booking systems as things it does not build.
Yes. If you would rather not pay for the build in one go, Repeater's Digital Presence plan is $99 a month ex GST for the website, hosting, automated SEO, a CRM and a monthly stats report, with the build a separate $199 one-off.
Repeater is not affiliated with, endorsed by or connected to Solid Simple Sites. "Solid Simple Sites" is used here only to name the business we are comparing against.