Tilda
Assemble a responsive landing site from a curated block library and export it
The core loop is small enough for a capable coding agent to produce a useful local version in one sitting. For Tilda, assemble a responsive landing site from a curated block library and export it. The hard boundary is large block library, hosted forms, animation polish, and publishing convenience, plus editor polish, hosting, templates, and ecosystem.
Build verification: not recorded. How we judge buildability
What you give up
- large block library, hosted forms, animation polish, and publishing convenience
- large template marketplace
- managed hosting and CDN
- advanced CMS
- commerce and agency workflows
Why people still pay
People still pay for Tilda because the page renderer is reproducible, but customers pay to avoid becoming their own hosting and browser-compatibility team. The recurring cost buys responsive rendering, forms, domains, certificates, deploys, backups, template maintenance, and browser regressions, not just the visible interface.
Your build guide
The stack, security requirements, and agent rules for a focused replacement.
Before you start
- Runtime and tools: TypeScript, React, a Node build process and versioned JSON content with static HTML/CSS output.
- Before starting: Licensed assets, a user-owned static hosting target and sample desktop/mobile content; forms need a separately authenticated server endpoint.
Use these project rules and optional skill references alongside the prompt. Review each skill before adding it to your agent; the AGENTS.md export includes the same guidance.
Project rule — domain: Store Site, Page, BlockInstance, DesignToken and BuildManifest; content and layout options are separate and every exported route comes from a validated slug.
Project rule — scope and recovery: Use fixed components with accessible markup. Forms require a real endpoint; no invented testimonials, arbitrary user scripts or claim that a static export includes hosted CMS features.
Project rule — acceptance: Remove a block reused on one page, change a global font and export; other instances remain intact and missing assets are flagged before publication.
Project rule — delivery: document real setup commands and permissions; do not claim a build, accuracy level, performance result or security certification that has not been demonstrated.
Recommended skill: frontend-design — compose the proposed responsive site sections with deliberate typography, spacing and honest content. Follow the maintainer's installation instructions and match its requirements to the chosen runtime.
Recommended skill: seo-audit — review crawlability, metadata and evidence-based on-page findings without promising search rankings. Follow the maintainer's installation instructions and match its requirements to the chosen runtime.
Implementation plan
Phase 1
Pin the working slice and create its example input: Assemble a responsive landing site from a curated block library, edit content/assets and export clean static pages. Confirm setup: Licensed assets, a user-owned static hosting target and sample desktop/mobile content; forms need a separately authenticated server endpoint.
Phase 2
Implement persistence and write-time invariants before decorating the UI: Store Site, Page, BlockInstance, DesignToken and BuildManifest; content and layout options are separate and every exported route comes from a validated slug.
Phase 3
Connect the working view to real saved state. Keep drafts separate from the published manifest. Escape content, allowlist components and URLs, and publish a complete revision atomically with rollback to the preceding revision.
Phase 4
Expose the app-specific limits and recovery path in context: Use fixed components with accessible markup. Forms require a real endpoint; no invented testimonials, arbitrary user scripts or claim that a static export includes hosted CMS features.
Phase 5
Walk through this concrete acceptance case and preserve its exported evidence: Remove a block reused on one page, change a global font and export; other instances remain intact and missing assets are flagged before publication. Finish the README and backup/restore instructions; report unfinished capabilities explicitly.
Build the following focused alternative to Tilda. Implement the focused workflow below first; the verdict is not evidence of a completed or production-certified build. WORKING SLICE Assemble a responsive landing site from a curated block library, edit content/assets and export clean static pages. SETUP AND ARCHITECTURE Use TypeScript, React, a Node build process and versioned JSON content with static HTML/CSS output. Prerequisites: Licensed assets, a user-owned static hosting target and sample desktop/mobile content; forms need a separately authenticated server endpoint. Before integrating anything, record actual versions and permissions, plus model files or provider limits only where used, in the README; make unavailable dependencies visible rather than simulating success. DOMAIN MODEL AND INVARIANTS Store Site, Page, BlockInstance, DesignToken and BuildManifest; content and layout options are separate and every exported route comes from a validated slug. IMPLEMENTATION CONTRACT Keep drafts separate from the published manifest. Escape content, allowlist components and URLs, and publish a complete revision atomically with rollback to the preceding revision. Provide an input/setup view, the main work view, and a review/export view appropriate to this workflow. Preserve the last saved state if a job or save fails. Include empty, loading, permission-denied, partial and retryable-error states. Log identifiers and error categories without secret values or unnecessary private content. APP-SPECIFIC BOUNDARY AND RECOVERY Use fixed components with accessible markup. Forms require a real endpoint; no invented testimonials, arbitrary user scripts or claim that a static export includes hosted CMS features. ACCEPTANCE SCENARIO Remove a block reused on one page, change a global font and export; other instances remain intact and missing assets are flagged before publication. Also reopen the app after an interrupted operation, confirm the saved record/export remains inspectable, and document the recovery action. These are implementation acceptance requirements, not a claim that this guide has been tested. DELIVERY Deliver a runnable repository with migrations or project-format versioning, a non-sensitive example, environment/permission setup, the exact manual acceptance steps, and a backup/export-and-restore walkthrough. Implement the working slice before optional integrations; list any deferred paid-product capabilities honestly. Do not add capabilities outside the working slice just to resemble the original product. PROJECT RULES FOR AGENTS.md Keep the domain invariants above executable at the write boundary. Propose scope changes before adding providers or permissions. Never fabricate source evidence, publish results, identity matches or successful delivery. Preserve user originals and require an explicit confirmation for destructive changes or external publication.
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Tilda pricing
| plan | monthly | annual (per mo) | what you get |
|---|---|---|---|
| free | $0/workspace | $0/workspace | 1 website, 50 pages, Tilda subdomain and roughly 100 core blocks; no custom domainThe comparison table supplies the 50-page cap; the main pricing page only says 1 website. |
| personal | $15/workspace | $10/workspace | 1 website, 1,000 pages, custom domain and full block libraryAnnual subscribers can remove the Made on Tilda label. |
| business | $25/workspace | $20/workspace | 5 websites, 1,000 pages per website, custom domains, source-code export and API accessAnnual subscribers can remove the Made on Tilda label. |
free tier1 website with 50 pages on a Tilda subdomain; about 100 core blocks and no custom-domain connection
billingmonthly + annual; annual prices are effective monthly rates paid upfront
hidden costsCustom domains are not included; sending newsletters uses a separate Mailchimp or SendGrid account. Code export is restricted to Business, and the branding-removal option requires annual billing.
pricing sources checked 2026-08-14 · pricing source ↗
Questions about Tilda
Can you build your own Tilda with AI?
The verdict is yes for the scoped workflow. The core loop is small enough for a capable coding agent to produce a useful local version in one sitting. For Tilda, assemble a responsive landing site from a curated block library and export it. The hard boundary is large block library, hosted forms, animation polish, and publishing convenience, plus editor polish, hosting, templates, and ecosystem.
What does the Tilda build prompt cover?
The prompt starts with this scope: Assemble a responsive landing site from a curated block library, edit content/assets and export clean static pages. Full-product capabilities excluded from the comparison include: large block library, hosted forms, animation polish, and publishing convenience; large template marketplace; managed hosting and CDN. Follow the implementation plan and its prerequisites before expanding the build.
How do I use the prompt, AGENTS.md and agent skills?
Start with the Tilda prerequisites and stack, then copy the prompt into your coding agent. Save the project rules as AGENTS.md in the project root. Linked skills are optional packages or source instructions for specific tasks; review their current contents and install only those matching the chosen stack. A skill does not supply API credentials or verify the finished app.
How long will this Tilda project take?
The catalogue estimate is multi-day for the limited scope. Setup, integration approvals, debugging, deployment and ongoing maintenance can add time. This is an estimate, not a delivery guarantee.
What would I give up by replacing Tilda?
large block library, hosted forms, animation polish, and publishing convenience; large template marketplace; managed hosting and CDN; advanced CMS; commerce and agency workflows. People still pay for Tilda because the page renderer is reproducible, but customers pay to avoid becoming their own hosting and browser-compatibility team. The recurring cost buys responsive rendering, forms, domains, certificates, deploys, backups, template maintenance, and browser regressions, not just the visible interface.
What price is this guide comparing against?
The recorded Personal plan is $10/mo (annual-equivalent), checked 2026-07-31. Check the linked pricing source before buying. Building your own also has hosting, API and maintenance costs; the recorded amount is not a guaranteed saving.
What can I use instead of building Tilda?
Webstudio: Responsive visual building with reusable components and self-hosting; static export is less central than in Tilda. Publii: A desktop block editor that publishes static sites; hosting is separate and the output is yours. Plasmic: A hosted visual builder with reusable components and code deployment; less curated, more powerful and visibly branded. Compare all listed options at https://howtovibecodeit.dev/tilda/alternatives. Check each option's license, hosting needs and feature limits.