SimpleUpdates
SimpleUpdates Studio is a hosted website builder and content management system for creating and updating sites without coding.
What SimpleUpdates is
SimpleUpdates Studio is a hosted website builder and content management system for creating and updating sites without coding. Its visual editor uses drag-and-drop controls and offers 36+ elements and 200+ ready-to-use icons; the company advertises more than 100 templates. Content tools include blogs, galleries, a form builder, collections, and custom HTML and CSS. SimpleUpdates serves commercial and nonprofit clients, including businesses and ministries. The web-based service offers a free Starter plan with limited features, unlimited pages and storage, and SSL. Pro costs $37 a month and covers one website, unlimited pages and storage, SSL, up to two domains and three email addresses, and all Pro layouts, blocks, and elements. Both Starter and Pro include free personal calls and technical-question support. The pricing page lists contact form app integration, while legacy CMS update notes document Stripe integration for store payments and forms. SimpleUpdates says payment information is passed to the processors its customers choose and is not collected or stored by SimpleUpdates. The company says it began as Hosford Web Service in 1995, founded by Darryl Hosford.
Good
- Visual editor includes 36+ elements and 200+ icons.
- Advertises more than 100 templates.
- Starter includes unlimited pages, storage, and SSL.
- Pro includes up to two domains and three emails.
Watch out
- Starter has limited features.
- Pro costs $37 a month.
- Pro is listed for one website.
Who it suits
It may suit businesses and nonprofit organizations that want to build or update a website without coding. Pro includes one website, domains, email addresses, and the full set of Pro layouts, blocks, and elements.
Verdict
SimpleUpdates combines a visual site editor with content tools and a free plan. Compare Starter’s limited features with Pro’s added site, domain, and email allowances before choosing.
Plans and prices
From SimpleUpdates's own pricing page, checked 7 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| STARTER | Free | Limited features · unlimited pages and storage · SSL included · no end of free trial |
| Basic | $24 a month | interview and written pages · unlimited pages · blog · calendar · gallery · forms · search · SSL and hosting · 1 custom domain · 1 mailbox · monthly |
| PRO | $37 a month | 1 website · unlimited pages and storage · SSL included · up to 2 domains and 3 emails · all PRO layouts, blocks and elements · $37 / month |
| Growth | $39 a month | everything in Basic · video and podcast hosting · online donations · 2 custom domains · 3 mailboxes · monthly |
| Premium | $59 a month | everything in Growth · online store and checkout · 3 custom domains · 5 mailboxes · priority support · monthly |
| Basic | $240 a year | interview and written pages · unlimited pages · blog · calendar · gallery · forms · search · SSL and hosting · 1 custom domain · 1 mailbox · yearly |
| Growth | $399 a year | everything in Basic · video and podcast hosting · online donations · 2 custom domains · 3 mailboxes · yearly |
| PRO | $399 a year | 1 website · unlimited pages and storage · SSL included · up to 2 domains and 3 emails · all PRO layouts, blocks and elements · $399 / year *Save 10%* |
| Premium | $599 a year | everything in Growth · online store and checkout · 3 custom domains · 5 mailboxes · priority support · yearly |
The facts
Each one read from SimpleUpdates's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- AI interview
- The signup interview asks short business questions and uses the answers to generate site copy and suggested pages.checked 15 Oct 2026
- API
- Release notes state that the platform exposes collection APIs and later allowed collection API access from outside the site domain.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Basic modules
- Basic includes blogs, calendars, galleries, forms and search in addition to pages, hosting and SSL.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Builder
- The Studio site describes a drag-and-drop visual builder with 36+ elements and 200+ ready-to-use icons.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Content tools
- The builder includes blogs, galleries, a form builder, collections, and custom HTML and CSS.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Domains and email
- Every paid website plan includes up to 2 domains and 3 email addresses.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Domains and mailboxes
- Plan allowances range from one domain and mailbox on Basic to three domains and five mailboxes on Premium.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Growth media
- Growth adds video hosting, podcast hosting and online-donation capability.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Help center
- The support center provides guides for domains, email, blocks and billing.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Independent classification
- An Adventist web-services guide describes SimpleUpdates as a proprietary hosted CMS operated by a private ASI-member business.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Independent engineering evidence
- The Org reports that former SimpleUpdates developer Adam Jackson built a custom CMS and helped migrate its legacy codebase to React.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Independent legacy use
- An Oklahoma Adventist article dated September 9, 2025 says churches and schools were being migrated from legacy SimpleUpdates sites to Adventist Connect's Frame WordPress platform.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Documented integrations include Google Analytics, YouTube, Zoom, Facebook oEmbed, iTunes podcasting and social-media widgets.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Legacy documentation
- The older support site documents pages, blogs, themes, HTML editing, users, email, forms, galleries, media, stores and custom collections.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Licence
- The service is copyrighted proprietary software; the terms say some open-source components may be present and licenses are available on request.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: legacy migration
- The 2025 support article says redesigning legacy SU2018 sites may cost up to $1,500 for a theme overhaul or about $1,000 for a ten-page SUStudio migration, based on a $120 hourly rate.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: no refunds
- The terms say monthly or annual subscriptions can be cancelled but payments for the selected plan are not refundable.checked 15 Oct 2026
The company
- Company history
- Darryl Hosford founded the business as Hosford Web Service in 1995; the CMS later became SimpleUpdates.com and the company says it has operated online since 2005.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Company location
- The company says it operates remotely around the United States and gives a mailing address in Gentry, Arkansas.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Content ownership
- The company says customers retain their content and can export it or move their domain elsewhere.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Founded
- 1995checked 28 Sep 2026
- Headquarters
- The company says it operates remotely around the United States and lists a mailing address in Gentry, Arkansas.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Independent company profile
- A LinkedIn profile for founder Darryl Hosford identifies Berrien Springs, Michigan and describes SimpleUpdates website-tool development activity.checked 15 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Independent app evidence
- An app catalog lists the free Madison SDA iPhone/iPad app with SimpleUpdates.com, Inc. as provider and version 2.3.checked 15 Oct 2026
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