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STRATO Homepage-Baukasten at a glance
- Vendor
- STRATO GmbH
- Headquarters
- Not stated on the vendor’s pages as of 1 Nov 2026
- Data hosting
- Not stated on the vendor’s pages as of 1 Nov 2026
- Free plan
- Not stated on the vendor’s pages as of 1 Nov 2026
- Panel verdict
- The AI panel rates STRATO Homepage-Baukasten 2.5/5, the mean of 6 judges. STRATO's Homepage-Baukasten is a German website builder that scored strongest on pricing transparency and legal compliance. how scores are made
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- Vendor pages captured 28 Oct 2026 to 1 Nov 2026; evaluated by the panel 29 Oct 2026. all sources
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The panel's verdict
STRATO's Homepage-Baukasten is a German website builder that scored strongest on pricing transparency and legal compliance. Every SmartWebsite plan is priced publicly with its introductory and regular price, VAT included and "Einrichtung: 0 €", and legal texts — AGB, revocation notice, privacy policy and imprint — are generated with IT-Recht Kanzlei and updated automatically when the law changes. The weakest areas are SEO and marketing and forms and business: beyond an AI SEO assistant for meta data and marketingRadar on every plan, we found no public information on sitemaps, redirects or visitor statistics, and the captured pages give different figures for rankingCoach; contact or custom forms, spam protection and storage of entries are likewise undocumented. Hosting and portability spans 4-6 — five of six judges scored 6, citing German data centres, a permanently included domain with SSL and 10 GB webspace, while the freelance designer scored 4 over the absence of documented export and backups placed on the customer.
Speaks for it
- All three SmartWebsite plans are priced publicly with introductory and regular prices, VAT included and 'Einrichtung: 0 €'
- Legal texts — AGB, revocation notice, privacy policy and imprint — are generated with IT-Recht Kanzlei and updated automatically when the law changes
- Hosting includes a permanently included domain with SSL certificate, 10 GB webspace, unlimited traffic and mailboxes on the own domain in German data centres, with at least 99 % availability in the annual average committed in the terms
- A WYSIWYG editor with 29 industry templates, over 130 designs, widgets and AI generators for website, text and images requires no programming
- STRATO GmbH in Berlin acts as processor under the GDPR, publishes a data processing agreement and runs its data centres in Germany
Held against it
- The multilingual function is listed as not available
- We found no public information on exporting the finished site, and the terms place regular backups on the customer
- We found no public information on contact or custom forms, spam protection, storage of entries or notifications
- We found no public information on a consent banner that blocks scripts until visitors consent, or on GDPR handling of form entries
- We found no public information on a subprocessor list with locations or on ISO 27001 or SOC 2 certifications
Best for
- You want a German provider: STRATO GmbH in Berlin, data centres in Germany, a published data processing agreement and German law with jurisdiction in Berlin
- You run a practice or small business and want legally generated AGB, revocation notice, privacy policy and imprint that update automatically when the law changes
- You want the full price visible before signing, with all three SmartWebsite plans published at introductory and regular prices including VAT
- You want a first site fast, from a WYSIWYG editor with 29 industry templates, over 130 designs and AI generators for website, text and images
Avoid if
- You need a multilingual site — the multilingual function is listed as not available
- You expect the provider to back up your site — the terms place regular backups on the customer
- You want e-commerce inside the plan price — a shop requires separate SmartWebshop tariffs or a switch to WooCommerce
- You are choosing a plan for the rankingCoach SEO tool — the captured pages give different figures for which plans include it
The scores
| Criterion | Panel median |
|---|---|
| Editor, templates & design control | 2 of 5 |
| Hosting, domains & portability | 3 of 5 |
| SEO, analytics & visibility | 2 of 5 |
| Forms, bookings & business features | 1.5 of 5 |
| Imprint, privacy & cookie compliance | 3 of 5 |
| European sovereignty | 3 of 5 |
| Pricing transparency | 3.5 of 5 |
Editor, templates & design control
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How this is scored
How a site gets built and how far the owner can shape it: the editor (drag and drop, sections, AI drafts), the template range, responsive and mobile editing, fonts and brand styles, multilingual pages, custom code, and roles for collaborators or clients.
0 — Not a website editor; the product hosts files or code that are built elsewhere.
3 — An editor with a small set of templates and fixed layouts, where colours and texts change but structure, mobile view and languages are not described.
5 — A visual editor with a template gallery for several industries, layouts that adapt to mobile, brand colours and fonts, a blog, and the option to add pages in a second language or custom code snippets.
8 — Fine design control documented: free layout or section editing, separate mobile and breakpoint editing, reusable components or global styles, built-in multilingual sites with translated URLs, user roles for collaborators or clients, and site versions or history that can be restored.
10 — Design work at a professional level without leaving the tool: a design system with variables and components, interactions and animations, a CMS with custom collections, staging or branching before publishing, client handover with restricted editing, and the editor documented in depth.
The Small-Business Owner
The editor needs no programming, design templates cover trades like company websites, gastronomy, clubs and freelancers, AI drafts the site, text and images, and the layout adapts to mobile — my joinery page would be up on a Sunday. But the multilingual function is listed as not available, and we found no public information on custom code, separate mobile editing, brand fonts, a blog or roles for collaborators. 7 2 1
The Freelance Web Designer
The editor page shows a WYSIWYG editor with design templates, responsive design, widgets and free AI generators for website, text and images, and the homepage pitches 29 industry templates in over 130 designs — enough variety for my restaurant and consultant clients. But I found no public information on separate mobile or breakpoint editing, reusable sections, site history or roles for clients and collaborators, and the features page lists the multilingual function as 'Nicht vorhanden', which rules out the bilingual sites half my clients ask for. 1 2 7
The Marketing Lead
The web editor is WYSIWYG with a wide catalogue — 29 industry templates and more than 130 designs — plus responsive layouts, widgets, an image database and free AI website, text and image generators, which is enough to build a landing page without the agency. We found no public information on separate mobile editing, custom code, collaborator roles or version history, and the features page lists the multilingual function as not available. 7 2 1
The Practice Owner
The web editor is documented as a WYSIWYG tool with a wide gallery — 29 industry templates and over 130 designs — plus responsive layouts, widgets, an image database and AI website, text and image generators, which is enough for a clean, readable practice site. The multilingual function is stated as not present, and we found no public information on separate mobile editing, custom code snippets or collaborator roles. 7 2 1
The Data Protection Officer
A WYSIWYG editor with design templates across several industries, responsive layouts and AI generators for site, text and images is documented, with twenty-nine industry templates and over 130 designs via the design service. The multilingual function, however, is explicitly listed as not available, and we found no public information on separate mobile editing, custom code snippets or collaborator roles. 7 2 1
The Skeptic
The captured pages show a WYSIWYG web editor with design templates, responsive layouts, widgets and AI generators for websites, text, images and meta data, backed by 29 industry templates and over 130 designs. The multilingual function is stated as not available, and we found no public information on custom code, separate mobile editing, roles for collaborators or version history. 7 1 2
Hosting, domains & portability
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How this is scored
What runs the site once it is built: included hosting, custom domains and domain registration, SSL, email mailboxes, speed (CDN, image optimisation), backups and restore, availability commitments — and whether pages, content and media can be exported when the owner moves on.
0 — No hosting; the product produces a design or files and the owner finds a host.
3 — Hosting on a subdomain with a custom domain on paid plans, but SSL, backups, storage limits and export are not described.
5 — Hosting included with a custom domain (or one included for a first year), free SSL, stated storage or bandwidth, a CDN or speed optimisation, automatic backups or a restore function, and an export of at least blog posts or content.
8 — Hosting described in depth: data-centre locations named, a stated uptime commitment, versioned backups with self-service restore, email mailboxes on the own domain, performance figures or Core Web Vitals addressed, and a documented export of pages, content and media.
10 — Hosting the owner can rely on and leave: an uptime SLA with credits, the hosting region selectable, DDoS and security measures named, a complete site export (code or standard formats) documented step by step, and domains transferable without fees or lock-in.
The Small-Business Owner
One domain with its SSL certificate is permanently included, there are mailboxes on the own domain, ten gigabytes of webspace, unlimited traffic, data centres in Germany and a commitment of at least 99 percent availability in the annual average in the terms. Backup products are named, but we found no public information on self-service restore or on exporting the finished site when I move on — only importing from other builders is described. 7 2 6 5
The Freelance Web Designer
Hosting itself is documented well beyond the basics: a domain permanently included with SSL, 10 GB webspace, unlimited traffic, two mailboxes, German data centres and a minimum 99 % availability in the yearly average. What I miss as the person who has to move a client one day is export — the only migration documented runs into STRATO, from Wix, Jimdo or WordPress — and the terms place regular backups of all data on the customer, with STRATO BackupControl merely named. 2 5 6 7
The Marketing Lead
A domain is permanently included with an SSL certificate, 10 GB webspace and unlimited traffic, STRATO names its own German data centres, a minimum 99% annual availability is committed in the terms (99,99 % quoted for the webhosting offer), and two mailboxes run on the own domain. We found no public information on exporting pages, content or media — only imports from WordPress, Wix or Jimdo into STRATO are documented — and self-service restore of versioned backups is not described, with the terms making regular backups the customer's job. 2 6 7 1 5
The Practice Owner
Hosting comes with a permanently included domain, an SSL certificate, two mailboxes, 10 GB webspace and unlimited traffic, in German data centres, with at least 99% availability guaranteed in the terms and a backup solution named. For a practice that may want to move one day, we found no public information on exporting pages and content out — only importing sites from other builders in is described. 2 6 5 7
The Data Protection Officer
Hosting in named German data centres, a permanently included domain with SSL, ten gigabytes of webspace, unlimited traffic and two mailboxes are documented, and the terms promise at least 99 percent availability in the annual average. Portability is the weak point: only importing from WordPress, Wix or Jimdo is described, we found no public information on a documented export of the built site, and the terms put regular backups on the customer. 6 5 2 7
The Skeptic
Hosting comes with a permanently included domain, an included SSL certificate, 10 GB webspace, unlimited traffic, mailboxes on the own domain and German data centres, and the terms commit to at least 99 % availability in the annual average — while also expecting the customer to make regular backups. Leaving is the open question: moving a site in from five other builders is documented, but we found no public information on exporting pages, content or media. 1 2 5 6 7
SEO, analytics & visibility
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How this is scored
How the site is found and measured: page titles and descriptions, clean URLs and redirects, sitemaps and indexing, structured data, local SEO, page speed for search, built-in or connectable analytics, newsletter or social sharing, and guidance for the owner who is not an SEO.
0 — No search settings at all; pages cannot be given titles or descriptions.
3 — Page titles and descriptions can be edited, but sitemaps, redirects, analytics and indexing control are not described.
5 — Editable titles, descriptions and URLs, an automatic sitemap, 301 redirects, social sharing previews, built-in visitor statistics or a documented connection to an analytics tool, and SEO guidance or a checklist inside the product.
8 — SEO documented in depth: structured data, canonical and noindex control, robots.txt editing, image alt texts and compression, local business listings or a Google Business connection, multilingual SEO with hreflang, and privacy-friendly analytics without third-party cookies.
10 — Visibility as a strength: full technical SEO control including server-side rendering and speed figures, AI search or answer-engine readiness addressed, search data shown inside the editor, marketing tools (newsletter, campaigns, A/B tests) built in, and every setting explained in the help centre.
The Small-Business Owner
There is an AI assistant for the meta data, a marketingRadar feature and a top plan marketed with an SEO focus; the plan comparison lists rankingCoach on the top plan while another features page marks it as not present. Beyond that we found no public information on sitemaps, redirects, visitor statistics or local search help for the customer nearby who searches for a carpenter. 7 1 2
The Freelance Web Designer
The web-editor page documents an AI SEO assistant for the site's meta data, marketingRadar appears on every plan and rankingCoach only with the top plan, which is sold with an SEO focus. Beyond that I found no public information on sitemaps, redirects or visitor statistics, so for a doctor who needs to be found locally I would be relying on a meta-data tool plus a bundled SEO add-on. 1 2 7
The Marketing Lead
There is an AI SEO assistant for the site's meta data plus the marketingRadar, and the captured pages give different figures for the rankingCoach tool's availability by plan. We found no public information on sitemap generation, 301 redirects, editable clean URLs, structured data or built-in visitor statistics, so clean URLs and redirects would have to be verified elsewhere before I migrate anything. 7 1 2
The Practice Owner
Meta titles and descriptions are handled by an AI SEO assistant, a marketingRadar tool is listed on every plan, and the Pro plan is sold with an SEO focus; the captured pages give different figures for whether rankingCoach is included. We found no public information on sitemaps, redirects, analytics connections or local search settings, which matters for patients finding a practice nearby. 7 1 2
The Data Protection Officer
An AI SEO assistant for the site's meta data is documented and a marketing tool is present on all plans; the captured pages give different figures for the rankingCoach SEO tool, shown on the top plan in one place and as not available in another. We found no public information on sitemaps, redirects, redirects handling, visitor analytics or indexing control. 7 1 2
The Skeptic
An AI SEO assistant for the website's meta data is documented and the Pro plan is marketed with an SEO focus; the captured pages give different figures for whether rankingCoach is included, from present in Pro on one page to listed as not present on another. We found no public information on sitemaps, redirects, visitor statistics or indexing control. 7 1 2
Forms, bookings & business features
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How this is scored
What the site does for the business beyond showing pages: contact and custom forms with spam protection and notifications, where form entries are stored, appointment bookings, member areas, events, integrations with CRM or calendar, payments and a small shop as an add-on — judged as features of a website, not as a shop system.
0 — No forms and no interactive features; the site shows pages only.
3 — A contact form that sends an email, with spam protection, storage of entries and further business features not described.
5 — Custom forms with several field types, spam protection and email notifications, entries stored or exportable, and at least one further business feature (bookings, member area, events or a small shop) described.
8 — Business features documented in depth: forms with conditional fields, file uploads and confirmation emails, appointment booking with calendar sync, member areas or gated pages, payments, integrations with named CRM, newsletter or automation tools, and an app or extension marketplace.
10 — The site runs a small business: forms, bookings, payments, invoices or memberships work together with consent and data retention settings per form, an API or webhooks for form data, and a documented integration ecosystem — while the shop stays one feature among several.
The Small-Business Owner
Appointment booking is described as an additional function, the site can be upgraded to a full shop via SmartWebshop or WooCommerce, and password protection exists. But we found no public information on the contact or enquiry form itself — field types, spam protection, where entries are stored and how they land in my inbox. 2 1 6
The Freelance Web Designer
The features page names appointment booking as one example of additional functions, password protection is listed on the security page, and a shop arrives only as separate SmartWebshop tariffs or via WooCommerce. I found no public information on contact or custom forms, their spam protection, notifications or where entries are stored — the first thing every practice and restaurant site needs. 1 2 6 7
The Marketing Lead
Appointment booking is named as an example of the builder's additional functions, and a shop arrives as an add-on through separate SmartWebshop or WooCommerce tariffs with payment processing and product management. We found no public information on contact or custom forms, spam protection, where entries are stored or export, or on CRM, calendar and newsletter integrations — exactly the pieces that decide whether an enquiry reaches our CRM instead of a mailbox. 2 1
The Practice Owner
Appointment booking appears only as a passing example of additional functions, and a shop upgrade with payment processing (SmartWebshop or WooCommerce) is described. As a practice owner I need far more here: we found no public information on contact forms, where form entries are stored or notified, or whether patients can cancel appointments online. 2 1
The Data Protection Officer
Appointment booking is named as one example of additional functions, a shop arrives via a separate SmartWebshop or WooCommerce upgrade with payment processing, and password protection exists. Beyond that we found no public information on contact or custom forms, field types, spam protection, where entries are stored or notifications — and nothing on retention periods for form entries, which is the first thing I look for. 2 1 6
The Skeptic
Appointment booking is named among the additional functions, and a shop can be added through separate SmartWebshop or WooCommerce tariffs, so the site does more than show pages. The form side is undocumented: we found no public information on contact or custom forms, spam protection, where entries are stored or notifications. 2 1 6
Imprint, privacy & cookie compliance
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What the product does so that the owner's site is legal in Germany and the EU: an imprint page, privacy-policy and legal-text generators or partners, a cookie consent banner that blocks scripts until consent, GDPR-compliant forms, a data processing agreement for visitor data, fonts and media served without third-country transfers, and accessibility under the European Accessibility Act.
0 — Nothing for the site's legal obligations; the owner is left to add every legal page and banner from outside.
3 — Pages for an imprint and privacy policy can be added by hand, and a simple cookie notice exists, but consent blocking, a data processing agreement and form data handling are not described.
5 — A cookie consent banner, a data processing agreement offered to customers, documented GDPR handling of form entries, and help for imprint and privacy pages (templates, a generator, a named legal-text partner or a help article).
8 — Compliance worked out for EU sites: a consent banner that blocks scripts and embeds until consent and logs it, legal texts kept current by a named provider or a warranty against cease-and-desist letters, fonts and maps served without US transfer, and accessibility features or an accessibility statement.
10 — Compliance as part of the product: consent management with granular categories and records, legal texts maintained for several EU countries, every embed and script assessed for consent, accessibility to WCAG 2.1 AA documented with tooling, and the vendor's share of liability stated in its terms.
The Small-Business Owner
Legal texts are the strong point: with IT-Recht Kanzlei you create the terms, revocation notice, privacy policy and imprint in a few clicks and they update automatically when the law changes, an optional Abmahnschutz add-on exists, a data processing agreement is published, GDPR conformity is claimed and the vendor posts an accessibility statement. We found no public information on a cookie consent banner that blocks scripts on my own site until visitors agree. 6 1 5 4
The Freelance Web Designer
Legal support is the strongest part: together with IT-Recht Kanzlei customers create AGB, a Widerrufsbelehrung, a Datenschutzerklärung and an Impressum in a few clicks, and those texts are updated automatically when the law changes; cease-and-desist protection comes as an optional add-on and a data processing agreement is published. I found no public information on a consent banner that blocks scripts on customer sites or on GDPR handling of form entries, and the accessibility statement I saw covers the vendor's own site. 1 3 4 6
The Marketing Lead
STRATO works with IT-Recht Kanzlei so owners generate AGB, a withdrawal notice, privacy policy and imprint in a few clicks, with those texts automatically updated when case law changes; an optional cease-and-desist protection add-on is offered and an accessibility statement is published at a dedicated address. A data processing agreement is available, but we found no public information on a consent banner that blocks scripts on the owner's own site or on GDPR handling of form entries. 6 1 4 3
The Practice Owner
Legal texts are a real strength: together with the IT-Recht Kanzlei, STRATO generates the imprint, privacy policy, terms and revocation texts and updates them automatically after legal changes, with an optional Abmahnschutz, a published data processing agreement and an accessibility statement. The part a regulator would ask me about first — a consent banner that blocks scripts until visitors agree — we found no public information on, nor on GDPR handling of form entries. 6 4 5 1
The Data Protection Officer
A data processing agreement is published for filing, legal texts for the imprint, privacy policy, terms and revocation notice are generated with the named partner IT-Recht Kanzlei and automatically updated when the law changes, Abmahnschutz is offered as an option, and an accessibility statement is published. For a higher score I would need to see a consent banner that blocks scripts and embeds until the visitor agrees, documented GDPR handling of form entries, and fonts and maps served without a US transfer — on all three we found no public information. 6 5 4 1
The Skeptic
Legal texts for the site are genuinely covered: AGB, revocation notice, privacy policy and imprint are generated with a named partner, IT-Recht Kanzlei, and updated automatically when the law changes; cease-and-desist protection is offered as an optional add-on, a data processing agreement is published, and an accessibility statement under the European Accessibility Act exists. We found no public information on a consent banner that blocks scripts on the customer's site until visitors consent, or on GDPR handling of form entries. 6 1 4 3
European sovereignty
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Who the contracting entity and the parent company are, where the sites, the form entries and the visitor data are hosted, and who the subprocessors are (hosting, CDN, email delivery, analytics, payments, AI features). Independently sourced by the sovereignty pipeline; the data subjects here are the owner's own visitors and customers, so the whole chain counts, not only the editor.
0 — Non-EU vendor and contracting entity, hosting unstated, subprocessors unnamed, and no data processing agreement offered.
3 — A privacy policy and a data processing agreement exist, but hosting location is unstated or non-EU and the subprocessors are not listed.
5 — EU hosting available or an EU contracting entity, a data processing agreement offered, but parts of the chain (CDN, email, analytics, AI features, support) run through non-EU providers or the subprocessors are listed without locations.
8 — EU hosting on named infrastructure, EU contracting entity, subprocessors listed with their locations, a data processing agreement published, and security certifications (ISO 27001, SOC 2) stated.
10 — Sovereign end to end and evidenced: European ownership, entity, hosting and every subprocessor, data export and deletion documented, and certifications published with their scope rather than implied.
The Small-Business Owner
STRATO GmbH in Berlin with United Internet as parent is the contracting party, the data centres are in Germany and a data processing agreement is published, so my visitors' data stays with a German firm. We found no public information on security certifications such as ISO 27001 or SOC 2 or on the subprocessors with their locations; US exposure in the terms arises only from optionally resold Microsoft products. 4 6 5 3
The Freelance Web Designer
The chain is visibly European where it counts: STRATO GmbH, registered in Berlin-Charlottenburg and part of United Internet AG, runs its own data centres in Germany, acts as processor under the GDPR, publishes a data processing agreement and names Berlin as the place of jurisdiction. But no subprocessor list with locations is published and no ISO 27001 or SOC 2 certification is stated; the Microsoft terms I found concern optionally resold Microsoft cloud products. 3 4 5 6
The Marketing Lead
The contracting entity is STRATO GmbH in Berlin under German law with an exclusive jurisdiction of Berlin (Charlottenburg), a published data processing agreement and a data protection officer, hosting runs in STRATO's own German data centres, and the parent is United Internet. We found no public information on a subprocessor list with locations or on security certifications such as ISO 27001 or SOC 2 for the builder, and the privacy policy's hashed sharing of customer data with US marketing platforms concerns the vendor's own marketing rather than the site chain. 4 5 6 3
The Practice Owner
STRATO GmbH is a Berlin company under German law and jurisdiction, the data centres are in Germany, and a data processing agreement is published, so my patients' data stays in Europe as far as the captured pages show. The chain is not fully documented: we found no public information on subprocessors and their locations, and the privacy notices describe hashed customer data being shared with Meta, LinkedIn, TikTok, Reddit and Google marketing services, along with AI training on personal data. 4 6 3 5
The Data Protection Officer
The contracting entity is STRATO GmbH in Berlin with register court and VAT identification, hosting runs in STRATO's own German data centres, the company declares itself a processor under Article 28 and the agreement is published. But no subprocessor list with locations is published, and the privacy policy names US marketing partners (Meta, LinkedIn, TikTok, Reddit, Google) receiving hashed customer contact data; we found no public information on ISO 27001 or SOC 2 certifications. 4 6 5 3
The Skeptic
The core of the chain is German and documented: STRATO GmbH in Berlin, registered at Berlin-Charlottenburg, under German law with the courts in Berlin, part of United Internet, with data centres in Germany and a published data processing agreement. Hashed customer master data is transmitted to US marketing partners (Meta, LinkedIn, TikTok, Reddit, Google Customer Match), a Microsoft cloud agreement covers optionally resold products, and we found no public information on subprocessor locations or certifications such as ISO 27001. 4 5 6 3
Pricing transparency
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How this is scored
Whether a buyer can compute the real cost over two or three years from public pages alone: the monthly price per plan, the introductory price and how long it lasts, the renewal price after it, setup fees, minimum term and notice, domain and mailbox renewals, transaction fees on sales, and which features (ad removal, extra languages, bookings, more storage) cost extra.
0 — No public prices at all; every customer is a sales call.
3 — A starting price or a free plan is shown, but what the plans include, what they cost after the first term or how the cost scales is unclear.
5 — Plans are public with prices and their main inclusions, but at least one commonly needed piece (the price after an introductory offer, domain renewal, a mailbox, transaction fees, an add-on) is unpriced or hard to find.
8 — Every plan priced publicly with the introductory price, its duration and the regular price after it, setup fee, minimum term and notice period, domain and add-on prices listed, and VAT treatment stated.
10 — Complete price computability: the cost of a given site over several years derivable from public pages, with every add-on, renewal, transaction and support fee, the cancellation terms and what happens to the site and domain after cancellation published.
The Small-Business Owner
I can work out the second year on the back of an envelope: the smallest plan is 0 €/Mon. for 1 Monat, danach 7 €/Mon. with Einrichtung: 0 €, the middle one 1 €/Mon. for 12 Monate, danach 12 €/Mon., the top plan 0 €/Mon. for 1 Monat, danach 18 €/Mon. with a 12-month term, all prices include VAT, the domain is permanently included, and the terms state one month's notice plus a possible 2,50 € per postal invoice. What stays open: the Abmahnschutz, the bookable 24/7 hotline and the separate shop tariffs are offered but not priced on these pages. 2 1 5
The Freelance Web Designer
The core cost is computable: '0 €/Mon. für 1 Monat danach 7 €/Mon.' for Basic, '1 €/Mon. für 12 Monate danach 12 €/Mon.' for Plus and '0 €/Mon. für 1 Monat danach 18 €/Mon.' for Pro, each with 'Einrichtung: 0 €', prices including VAT, a 12-month term for Pro and one month's notice. What a client cannot price from these pages are the add-ons my clients actually ask about — cease-and-desist protection, the SmartWebshop tariffs, the bookable 24/7 hotline — and the service fees are named without amounts, though a postal invoice is stated at 2,50 € per invoice. 1 2 5
The Marketing Lead
All three SmartWebsite plans are public with introductory price, its duration, the regular price after it and zero setup (Basic "0 €/Mon. für 1 Monat danach 7 €/Mon.", Plus "1 €/Mon. für 12 Monate danach 12 €/Mon.", Pro then 18 €/Mon.), prices include VAT, the domain is permanently included, and the terms state a one-month notice period with auto-renewal and four weeks' notice on price changes. Add-ons such as the cease-and-desist protection, the SmartWebshop tariffs and the 24/7 hotline are named without public prices, and service fees are listed with examples but no amounts, so a multi-year total cost cannot be fully computed. 2 5 1 7
The Practice Owner
All three SmartWebsite plans are priced publicly with the introductory price, its duration and the regular price after it — SmartWebsite Plus at 1 €/Mon. für 12 Monate, danach 12 €/Mon., Einrichtung: 0 € — plus VAT included, a one-month notice period and a 2,50 € fee for postal invoices in the terms. What keeps me from computing the full bill: the optional Abmahnschutz, the bookable 24/7 hotline and the SmartWebshop tariffs are all offered without prices. 2 5 1
The Data Protection Officer
All three plans are public with the introductory price, its duration, the regular price after it, a zero setup fee and prices including VAT, and the terms give twelve-month terms with one month's notice. The optional Abmahnschutz and the SmartWebshop tariffs are unpriced, and service fees are named without amounts apart from 2,50 € per postal invoice. 2 5 1
The Skeptic
Every plan is priced publicly with its introductory offer and the price after it — Basic at "0 €/Mon. für 1 Monat danach 7 €/Mon.", Plus at "1 €/Mon. für 12 Monate danach 12 €/Mon." — with "Einrichtung: 0 €", VAT included, a twelve-month term and one month's notice, plus a 2,50 € charge per invoice for postal delivery. The add-on edges stay fuzzy: service fees for contract transfer, reactivation or repeat invoices are named without amounts, and we found no public information on prices for the optional cease-and-desist protection, the optional 24/7 hotline or the separate shop tariffs. 2 5 1 7
European sovereignty — proven facts
0 of 6 dimensions provenBuilt only from facts shown on the vendor's own pages. A dimension we could not prove is left open, not scored as zero.
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Questions about STRATO Homepage-Baukasten
Is STRATO Homepage-Baukasten European?
Yes. whats-best.ai classifies STRATO Homepage-Baukasten as EU-Made.
Where does STRATO Homepage-Baukasten store data?
Not stated on the vendor’s pages as of 1 Nov 2026.
Does STRATO Homepage-Baukasten have a free plan?
Not stated on the vendor’s pages as of 1 Nov 2026.
What are the best alternatives to STRATO Homepage-Baukasten?
As of 4 Nov 2026, the panel rates Duda (3.5/5), Wix (3.5/5) and WordPress.com (3.5/5) highest among the other 17 Website Builders products evaluated. Ratings that look equal are rounded to half stars; the order uses the unrounded rating, then the name. The highest-rated European alternative is Framer (EU-Made). Ratings are the AI panel’s opinion, formed from public evidence: how scores are made. The full list, with European products first: STRATO Homepage-Baukasten alternatives.
Where this could be wrong
- Evidence ages. The oldest capture behind this page is from 28 Oct 2026. Vendors change pricing and policies without notice; every fact reflects its source as of the capture date shown in the registry.
- Weak sourcing — Data processing agreement, Hosting location, Legal entity. Not confirmed on the vendor’s own pages as captured.
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What we left out
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- 23 product facts could not be confirmed on the vendor’s page as captured and were left out of this page and of the panel’s material. Know more? Tell us
- 7 pricing facts could not be confirmed on the vendor’s page as captured and were left out of this page and of the panel’s material. Know more? Tell us
- 6 compliance facts could not be confirmed on the vendor’s page as captured and were left out of this page and of the panel’s material. Know more? Tell us
- 4 hosting facts could not be confirmed on the vendor’s page as captured and were left out of this page and of the panel’s material. Know more? Tell us
- 2 legal facts could not be confirmed on the vendor’s page as captured and were left out of this page and of the panel’s material. Know more? Tell us
- 1 data fact could not be confirmed on the vendor’s page as captured and was left out of this page and of the panel’s material. Know more? Tell us
- 1 support fact could not be confirmed on the vendor’s page as captured and was left out of this page and of the panel’s material. Know more? Tell us
- 3 sovereignty dimensions could not be confirmed on the vendor’s own pages and are shown as unknown. Know more? Tell us
- 6 of the readings below were written against an earlier fact sheet — a fact has been corrected, added or pulled since. Until the panel next runs on this product you are reading the older judgement. Know more? Tell us
Sources (16)
The pages every claim on this page was read from — each one checked, dated, and kept verifiable.
- 1 Vendor homepage www.strato.de Checked 28 Oct 2026 Details →
- 2 Features page www.strato.de Checked 28 Oct 2026 Details →
- 3 Privacy policy www.strato.de Checked 28 Oct 2026 Details →
- 4 Legal notice www.strato.de Checked 28 Oct 2026 Details →
- 5 Terms of service www.strato.de Checked 28 Oct 2026 Details →
- 6 Security / trust page www.strato.de Checked 28 Oct 2026 Details →
- 7 Editor, templates & design control — found from sitemap www.strato.de Checked 28 Oct 2026 Details →
- 8 Editor, templates & design control — found from sitemap www.strato.de Checked 1 Nov 2026 Details →
- 9 Hosting, domains & portability — found from sitemap www.strato.de Checked 1 Nov 2026 Details →
- 10 Hosting, domains & portability — found from sitemap www.strato.de Checked 1 Nov 2026 Details →
- 11 SEO, analytics & visibility — found from sitemap www.strato.de Checked 1 Nov 2026 Details →
- 12 SEO, analytics & visibility — found from sitemap www.strato.de Checked 1 Nov 2026 Details →
- 13 Forms, bookings & business features — found from sitemap www.strato.de Checked 1 Nov 2026 Details →
- 14 Forms, bookings & business features — found from sitemap www.strato.de Checked 1 Nov 2026 Details →
- 15 Imprint, privacy & cookie compliance — found from sitemap www.strato.de Checked 1 Nov 2026 Details →
- 16 Self-hosting / on-premises installation docs — found from the homepage www.strato.de Checked 1 Nov 2026 Details →