What MotoCMS does

MotoCMS is a private Fort Lauderdale-headquartered SaaS company founded in 2009 that operates a no-code website builder platform targeted primarily at small and medium-sized businesses, entrepreneurs, freelancers, niche-specific users (photographers, restaurants, local service providers), and e-commerce operators. The company sells primarily through a self-serve, product-led-growth model via motocms.com with a 14-day free trial and no credit card required; it also runs a white-label channel (Weblium) for agencies, freelancers, and SaaS partners. Public pricing for the flagship Moto 4 Pro plan is $10.75 per month on annual billing or $15 per month month-to-month, and the company also generates revenue from one-time and annual template licenses (MotoCMS 3) and professional services via MotoCMS Studio (SEO, copywriting, logo design, customization, and website setup).

The company's core technology is an AI-powered drag-and-drop website builder (Moto 4, launched in 2024) integrated with cloud hosting and CDN, designed for users without coding skills. Underlying capabilities span an AI design supervisor, an image library of more than 100,000 pictures, 200+ pre-made niche-specific templates, integrated SEO tools (meta tags, sitemaps, redirects), built-in email marketing integrations (Mailchimp), live chat (LiveChat), analytics (Google Analytics, Yandex.Metrica), payment (PayPal, Stripe, Authorize.NET), and multi-user collaboration with approval workflows. The legacy product, MotoCMS 3 — a self-hosted PHP-based CMS — reached its final release (3.4.6) in May 2025, marking a strategic pivot to the cloud-based AI subscription model.

MotoCMS maintains a multi-language platform (English, Russian, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, Portuguese, Japanese, Swedish, Ukrainian, Turkish, Bengali) and operates within a broader affiliated brand family that includes TemplateMonster, Zemez, MotoPress, Weblium, and Crocoblock. Headcount is reported at 11-50 employees; no external funding rounds, revenue figures, parent-company disclosures, or named enterprise customer logos are present in available materials.

Name

MotoCMS

Legal name

MotoCMS

Website

https://motocms.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

MotoCMS is a private, Fort Lauderdale-based SaaS company founded in 2009 that operates an AI-powered, no-code website builder (Moto 4) for SMBs, freelancers, agencies, and niche vertical users, distributed via self-serve online sales, white-label channels, and template licensing.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Website Builder Software

NAICS

Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (518)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Enterprise Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Platforms (HDAEAKAJ)

Keywords

• AI website builder
• Drag-and-drop CMS
• No-code web design
• Website templates marketplace
• White-label website builder

Headquarters

HQ city

Fort Lauderdale

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Subscription Plans (Moto 4 Pro): Annual or monthly subscription plans providing access to the Moto 4 AI website builder platform including hosting, templates, and features. Annual plans offer significant discounts compared to month-to-month pricing.
2. Website Templates: Sale of pre-designed website templates with options for Lifetime License (one-time purchase) or Yearly Subscription License (annual recurring).
3. Professional Services: Additional services including SEO optimization, web copywriting, logo design, template customization, and website setup services provided by MotoCMS Studio.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

MotoCMS is a SaaS website-building platform that lets non-technical users create responsive, AI-assisted websites without coding. Its flagship is Moto 4, an AI-powered drag-and-drop builder with integrated cloud hosting, 200+ templates, and a 100K+ image library. The legacy MotoCMS 3 product, e-commerce templates, and the Weblium white-label platform extend its offering to online stores and agencies.

Product overview

MotoCMS is a website building platform with two main generations: MotoCMS 3 (legacy) and Moto 4 (new AI-powered platform). MotoCMS 3 is a responsive drag-and-drop CMS with extensive widget libraries and blog/e-commerce capabilities, currently at version 3.4.6. Moto 4 is the new-generation AI website builder that creates responsive websites automatically using artificial intelligence, featuring an AI design supervisor, 200+ templates, and code-free editing. The product portfolio includes MotoCMS 3 Ecommerce plugin for online stores, various template categories (website, ecommerce, landing pages), professional customer services (SEO, logo design, copywriting), and Weblium White Label for agencies seeking branded website building solutions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Moto 4: New generation AI website builder - intuitive, fast, AI-powered, code-free platform for creating responsive websites from scratch with integrated hosting.
• MotoCMS 3
• MotoCMS 3 Ecommerce

Products and services

• Moto 4 AI Website Builder AI-powered SaaS website builder that creates and designs responsive websites from scratch using artificial intelligence, with no-code drag-and-drop editing, 200+ pre-made templates, integrated cloud hosting, built-in SEO and analytics, and a 100K+ image library. Targeted at SMBs and individual creators.
• MotoCMS 3 Legacy responsive website builder and PHP-based CMS with drag-and-drop editor, extensive widget library, blog functionality, SEO tools, customizable templates, and multi-language admin panel. Sold as a Lifetime License or Yearly Subscription for use on a single website.
• MotoCMS 3 Ecommerce E-commerce plugin/extension for MotoCMS 3 that enables online stores with product management, shopping cart, checkout, order management, and payment gateway integrations including Authorize.NET.
• Pre-made Website Builder Templates Pre-designed responsive website templates for various niches (business, photography, restaurant, medical, sports, beauty, real estate, industrial) available in Moto 4 and MotoCMS 3 formats. Sold under Lifetime License or Yearly Subscription License.
• Weblium White Label Platform White-label website builder platform that lets agencies, freelancers, and SaaS companies offer branded website-building services to their clients under their own name, with team collaboration, customizable pricing, and full API access on the Embedded tier.
• MotoCMS Studio Professional Services Professional services including SEO optimization (on-page, local, blog writing, audit), logo design, website customization, web copywriting, and template setup services for MotoCMS customers.

Quantifiable outcome

• Create professional websites without coding skills in minutes
• +1 more outcomes

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration33 records

AI capability5 records

Feature11 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• TemplateMonsterminorOthersSister brand/company within the same corporate family. TemplateMonster is a marketplace for website templates and themes.
• ZemezminorOthersSister brand/company within the same corporate family. Zemez provides template and plugin solutions.
• WebliumcoreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerWeblium is a white-label website builder platform offered by MotoCMS for agencies, freelancers, and SaaS companies. Allows partners to create websites under their own branding with no mention of MotoCMS.
• MotoPressminorOthersSister brand/company within the same corporate family offering WordPress plugins and themes.
• Google AnalyticscoreTechnology or IntegrationIntegrated analytics platform that tracks website traffic, user behavior, and content interaction. Available as built-in integration in MotoCMS admin panel.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Duda: Duda is a professional website builder offering white-label and agency solutions, with responsive design and SaaS embed capabilities. Highly comparable to MotoCMS's Weblium white-label product and SMB-agency model.
• WordPress.com: WordPress.com offers hosted website building with themes, plugins, and AI-assisted site creation, serving SMBs and bloggers. Competes directly with MotoCMS in the SMB website builder space, particularly via its hosted tiers and AI features.
• Weebly: Weebly (Square/Block-owned) is a drag-and-drop website builder with ecommerce features, historically targeting SMBs and small online stores. It is a directly comparable SMB-focused site builder to MotoCMS.
• Webflow: Webflow is a professional-grade visual website builder with CMS and hosting, targeting designers, agencies, and growing businesses. It overlaps with MotoCMS in no-code website building but skews toward more technical users and agencies.
• Squarespace: Squarespace is a design-forward website builder targeting SMBs, creatives, and online stores with templates, integrated hosting, and ecommerce. Comparable to MotoCMS in customer segment and product-led growth model.
• Wix: Wix is a leading cloud-based website builder offering drag-and-drop editing, AI site generation (Wix ADI), hosting, and templates for SMBs and individuals. It is the most direct competitor to MotoCMS in the same product category and customer base.

Broad incumbents

• GoDaddy Website Builder: GoDaddy Website Builder is a bundled site-creation tool sold alongside GoDaddy's domain and hosting products, targeting SMBs and entrepreneurs. Overlaps with MotoCMS in self-serve SMB website building but sits within GoDaddy's broader commerce and domain portfolio.
• Hostinger Website Builder (Zyro): Hostinger's website builder (formerly Zyro) bundles AI site creation, hosting, and templates with Hostinger's broader hosting business. Overlaps with MotoCMS's bundled hosting-plus-builder model for SMBs.

Regional players

• SiteGround (SiteGround Site Builder): SiteGround is a hosting provider offering an integrated website builder primarily serving SMBs in Europe and global markets. Comparable to MotoCMS's bundled hosting-plus-builder proposition, especially given MotoCMS's presence in Germany and Eastern Europe.

Emerging players

• Strikingly: Strikingly is a single-page and simple website builder targeting entrepreneurs and SMBs with mobile-first templates. Comparable to MotoCMS in serving non-technical users building simple sites quickly.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/motocms
• Xx.com/MotoCMS
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/motocms

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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 →

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