As simple as Jimdo, but more complete.
Jimdo gets a site live in minutes, but you reach its limits fast. Vivlab keeps that simplicity while letting your store, your languages and your stats grow right along with you.
JimdoThe comparison in detail
Vivlab vs Jimdo, line by line
The criteria that really matter when you want to launch and sell online, with no blind spots. Jimdo has its strengths, and we point those out too.
| Criterion | All included, no code | Jimdo Website builder |
|---|---|---|
| Costs & commissions | ||
| Commission on sales | ✓0%. You keep 100% of every sale. | ✓0% Jimdo commission (payment provider fees billed separately). |
| Starting price | ✓Fixed prices, announced upfront: store, analytics and SEO included from the start. | ~From 0 |
| Transaction / payment fees | ✓No Vivlab fees. Payments through Stripe (card, Apple Pay, Google Pay, PayPal, Klarna, SEPA): only their fees apply. | ✓0% on Jimdo's side. |
| Extra costs | ✓Everything is included: e-commerce, analytics, translation, SEO and blog, with no apps or add-ons to buy. | ~Add-ons (legal texts and the like) sometimes cost extra. |
| Setup & technical | ||
| No-code building | ✓Visual block editor or AI page generation: mobile and desktop preview, publishing history. | ✓AI-assisted build, no code. |
| Hosting, HTTPS & backups | ✓Hosting and backups included; SSL certificate (HTTPS) generated and renewed automatically. | ✓Hosting and HTTPS included. |
| Maintenance & updates | ✓Automatic. You have nothing to update. | ✓Managed platform. |
| E-commerce store | ✓Included: physical and digital products, events and subscriptions, with variants, cross-sells and Click & Collect or Mondial Relay pickup. | ~A store is there, but with limited features. |
| Day to day | ||
| Multilingual | ✓AI translation of all your content (pages, products, blog, emails), with a dedicated URL per language. | ~Limited multilingual management. |
| Analytics | ✓Sales, average basket, conversion rate, sources and countries, no cookie banner, GDPR-compliant. | ~Basic statistics. |
| Search ranking (SEO) | ✓Fast pages, sitemap and robots.txt generated automatically, social previews for every page. | ~Basic SEO tools. |
| Support in French | ✓Real people supporting you in French: tracked support requests, email and video tutorials. | ~Support available, German company. |
| Data hosting & GDPR | ✓French editor, data hosted in the EU. | ✓European company (Germany), GDPR-compliant. |
Vivlab or Jimdo, made clear
Jimdo is free, so is it cheaper?
Jimdo has a limited free plan (with ads and a subdomain). The moment you want to sell with your own domain name, you need a paid plan. Vivlab offers clear flat-rate plans with e-commerce included.
Is the Jimdo store enough?
For a handful of products, yes. But its e-commerce, stats and multilingual features stay limited. Vivlab is built to support your business as it grows.
Is Vivlab as simple as Jimdo?
Yes. The visual block editor lets you publish without code, while giving you more depth when you need it.
Does Jimdo take a commission?
No, neither Jimdo nor Vivlab takes a commission. The difference comes down to how rich the features are and the support in French.
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