Jimdo

Name

Jimdo

Legal name

株式会社KDDI ウェブコミュニケーションズ

Website

https://jimdo.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Website Builder Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (5132), Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (51821)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Managed Application Platforms (App PaaS & Runtime Services) (HDABAAAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Multimodal Generation (Text-Image-Video-Audio) & Creative Toolchains (HDAAACAG), AI/ML Solution Integration & MLOps Enablement (BPAEAAAJ)

Keywords

• Website builder software
• AI website generation
• E-commerce platform
• Online booking system
• Business management tools

Headquarters

HQ city

Hamburg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Operations

Revenue model

1. Subscription - Premium Plans: Jimdo generates revenue primarily through subscription plans for its AI Builder and Creator products. Both products offer free tiers with premium upgrades available. Plans range from entry-level to enterprise-tier with varying features, contract durations (monthly, annual, biennial), and pricing.
2. Homepage Production Packs: Professional website creation service where Jimdo's team builds websites for customers. Three tiers available: Basic (148,000 JPY), Recommended (348,000 JPY), and Premium (from 550,000 JPY). Payment via bank transfer or credit card.
3. Affiliate Referrals: Jimdo pays commissions to affiliates (agencies and freelancers) who refer new premium customers. Commission up to 100 euros per premium plan subscriber through Impact Radius affiliate program.
4. Optional Add-ons: Additional revenue from optional services including rankingCoach (25,740 JPY/year), email packages (8,580 JPY), additional email accounts (1,290 JPY), additional domains (from 2,150 JPY), and Jimdo Local add-on for AI Builder.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Jimdo operates a cloud-based website and online business builder platform that enables solopreneurs and microbusinesses to create websites using AI-guided generation or drag-and-drop editing. The platform integrates website building with online bookings, payment processing, invoicing, smart forms, business listings, and an AI Companion assistant into a single connected system. It serves over 32 million websites globally and operates in 10 countries under the KDDI Group umbrella.

Product overview

Jimdo is a cloud-based website and online business builder platform operated by KDDI Web Communications (KDDI Group), offering two distinct website creation modes — Jimdo AI Builder (AI-guided, beginner-friendly) and Jimdo Creator (drag-and-drop with HTML/CSS customization) — alongside an integrated Online Store module. The platform is anchored by its AI-powered Companion chatbot that generates websites, analyzes business performance, and provides recommendations, combined with a suite of business tools including Jimdo Local (business listings), Jimdo Bookings (appointment scheduling), Smart Forms (AI intake forms), Invoices & Payment Links, and Legal Text Generator. Additional paid add-ons include rankingCoach for SEO and Brand Monitoring for competitive visibility tracking. The company also offers a professional Homepage Pack service (human-built websites), an Academic Plan for educational institutions, and an Affiliate Program. The platform is GDPR-compliant, PCI DSS certified, and servers are hosted in Europe, serving solopreneurs and microbusinesses across 10 countries with over 32 million websites created since 2007.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Jimdo Website Builder (AI Builder + Creator)
• Jimdo Online Store
• Jimdo Companion
• Jimdo Homepage Pack (Jimdo Homepage Production Pack)
• Jimdo Academic Plan
• Jimdo Affiliate Program

Quantifiable outcome

• 40% increase in inquiries and transactions with Jimdo Companion AI
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

AI capability8 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• KDDI Web Communications (株式会社KDDI ウェブコミュニケーションズ)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerKDDI Web Communications is the Japanese operating partner for Jimdo, managing all aspects of the Japanese market including sales, support, marketing, and product localization. The partnership has been operating since 2009, making Jimdo the leading website builder in Japan with domestic market share #1.
• Various Japanese Educational InstitutionscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJimdo provides free premium plans to universities, vocational schools, junior colleges, and high schools through its Academic Program. Partner institutions include Japan University of Science, Fukuyama University, Tokyo Visual Arts College, Kanda University of Foreign Studies, and others for educational use cases.
• Hiroshima Suishin Culinary and Confectionery CollegeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndustry-academia collaboration where students used Jimdo to create websites for a social experience project combining manufacturing, sales, and promotion learning outcomes.
• Nihon Kogakuin College (Japan Engineering College)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducational partnership where CG Imaging students used Jimdo to create portfolios and online exhibitions for career development.
• GooglecoreTechnology or IntegrationJimdo integrates with Google services including Google Business listings, Google Maps, Google Ads, and Google Search optimization. Websites are structured for visibility in Google search and Google Maps.
• Meta (Facebook/Instagram)coreTechnology or IntegrationJimdo integrates with Meta platforms for social media integration, allowing users to sell on Facebook and Instagram and promote their businesses through these channels.
• StripecoreTechnology or IntegrationStripe is used as the payment processor for Jimdo Homepage Production Pack services, enabling credit card payments including installment options for professional website creation services.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Webflow: Webflow targets designers, agencies, and growing SMBs with a more sophisticated visual website builder than Jimdo's offerings. While Jimdo's AI Builder/Creator focuses on ease-of-use, Webflow appeals to design-savvy solopreneurs and represents an adjacent competitive threat as Jimdo's customers mature.
• Durable: Durable is an AI-native website builder specifically targeting solopreneurs with 30-second AI website generation, CRM, invoicing, and marketing tools. It directly competes with Jimdo's AI Builder value proposition and represents the new wave of AI-first disruptors threatening Jimdo's core segment.
• Strikingly: Strikingly is an AI-enabled one-page website builder targeting solopreneurs and small businesses globally. It overlaps with Jimdo's lower-tier offerings and competes for the same price-sensitive microbusiness segment with comparable AI-powered site generation.

Direct peers

• Squarespace: Squarespace is a direct competitor in the SMB website builder market, known for design-led templates and integrated commerce, scheduling, and marketing tools. Its Blueprint AI and recent Design Intelligence AI features compete directly with Jimdo's AI Companion and AI Builder.
• Weebly (by Square/Block): Weebly, owned by Block (Square), is a direct competitor in the small business website builder market with integrated e-commerce. It serves the same solopreneur/SMB audience as Jimdo and benefits from Square's payments ecosystem.
• Wix: Wix is the global market leader in DIY website builders, offering a comparable drag-and-drop editor, AI site generation (Wix AI Site Builder), bookings, payments, and e-commerce. It targets the same SMB and solopreneur customer base as Jimdo but operates at significantly larger scale with public-company resources.
• Hostinger Website Builder (Zyro): Hostinger's website builder (formerly Zyro) is a budget-priced DIY builder targeting solopreneurs and SMBs globally, particularly in European markets where Jimdo is strongest. It offers comparable AI tools and integrated business features at aggressive price points.

Broad incumbents

• GoDaddy: GoDaddy operates a website builder (GoDaddy Websites + Marketing) alongside its dominant domain and hosting business, targeting the same SMB and solopreneur segment as Jimdo. Its bundled domain/hosting/website offering and AI-powered builder represent direct competition, particularly in the US and European markets.
• Shopify: Shopify is a broad incumbent in e-commerce and online business tools, increasingly competing with Jimdo in the SMB/solopreneur space via Shopify Basic and the recently expanded free tier. While Jimdo serves a different niche (broader small business websites with light commerce), Shopify represents the natural upgrade path and competitor for e-commerce-focused Jimdo customers.

Regional players

• IONOS (1&1) Website Builder: IONOS is a major European hosting and website builder provider with strong presence in Germany and other Western European markets where Jimdo is headquartered. It offers DIY website tools bundled with hosting and domains, directly competing in Jimdo's home market.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/jimdo
• YouTubeyoutube.com/jimdojp
• Facebookfacebook.com/Jimdo
• Instagraminstagram.com/jimdo_japan
• TikToktiktok.com/@jimdo_de

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds3 records

Investors2 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Jimdo