Not all managed CMS platforms
are built the same.
DIY builders leave you operating the software. Agencies hide the price until you call. Workspace CMS combines expert full-service management with transparent, published pricing — and no setup fees.
30 min · site audit included · no obligation
- All plans fully managed by 1Digital
- Transparent pricing on the pricing page
- No setup fee · cancel anytime
The honest comparison
What $89/mo actually gets you.
Most platforms leave you as the operator. One category hides the price until you call. Here's exactly where we sit.
| Feature | DIY BuildersWix · Squarespace · WordPress | Workspace CMS$89 – $449/mo | Managed AgenciesB12 · Hibu · Scorpion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $16 – $99/mo | $89/mo | $169/mo – or “call us” |
| Free website build | ✗ You build it | ✓ We build it (3 – 10 pages) | Setup fee: $1,999+ |
| Ongoing site management | ✗ You manage it | ✓ Unlimited managed updates | ✓ (opaque delivery) |
| Dedicated account owner | ✗ | ✓ Yours from day one | ✗ Call-center rep |
| SEO built into every plan | Plugin / paid add-on | ✓ Every plan, always | Bundled, not auditable |
| AI visibility tracking | ✗ | ✓ ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity | ✗ |
| Pricing on the pricing page | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ Demo-gated |
| Cancel anytime | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ Annual contracts |
Competitor data sourced from published pricing pages, June 2026. Managed agency pricing reflects published or quoted rates; some providers do not disclose pricing publicly.
What you get every month
Send us a message. We handle the rest.
Update your services, swap a photo, add a new team member, publish a blog post — just email or text us and it's done. No hourly billing. No project proposals. No waiting for a developer. Bigger projects (custom builds, redesigns, marketing campaigns) get scoped separately by our strategy team.
Handled for you, every month
- Unlimited content updates — copy, photos, hours, pricing, anything
- Text changes & image swaps
- Add new locations, services, or team members
- Galleries & before/after portfolios
- Blog & article publishing
- New pages using your existing site design
- Technical maintenance & security — handled automatically
- Hosting, SSL, daily backups — all included, no extra bill
- Speed & SEO monitored monthly — we fix problems before you notice them
- Submit updates from anywhere — email, ticket, or phone
Scoped separately (quoted by our team)
- Custom functionality & new integrations
- Custom-designed landing pages
- Brand-new page designs (not reusing your current templates)
- Custom application development
- Full site redesigns
- Ecommerce builds & complex checkout workflows
- Data migration & third-party software integrations
- Email configuration & hosting
- Ongoing marketing campaigns (SEO / PPC / Social / Email)
Quote-based projects are separate from your monthly plan — we scope them with you before any work starts. 'Unlimited' updates apply to normal business website maintenance as defined in our Fair Use Policy at /fair-use.
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