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re:praesent and Jimdo.
Jimdo is a website builder popular with small businesses in Germany. You build the site yourself. re:praesent builds and maintains it for you and adds a customer book for follow-up.
Jimdo is an affordable do-it-yourself website builder with strong legal texts and invoicing for German businesses. It has no deals or tasks. re:praesent is a managed service that includes the website, business email and a customer book with deals, tasks and results.
| re:praesent | Jimdo | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | €300 a year, or €30 a month, for the whole business | Free €0, Start €12, Grow €20, Grow Legal €29, Unlimited €50 a month on a 12-month contract, including VAT |
| Charged per person | No | No, per website |
| Website and hosting | Included. We build and maintain it | Included. You build it |
| Business email on your domain | Included | Forwarding addresses included (1, 5 or 20). A mailbox is connected separately |
| Deals and tasks | Included | Not offered |
| Online booking | Included | Included in a basic form. Reminders only on Unlimited |
| Legal texts for Germany | Not included | Tailored legal texts with updates on the Grow Legal plan and above |
| Who sets it up | We do | You do |
| Support | A person, by email, phone or video call | A reply within 1 to 2 working days on Start, within 24 hours on Grow |
| Where data is stored | Europe, Canada or Australia, matching your market | Servers in Europe |
Sources: Jimdo pricing · Jimdo
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What Jimdo does better.
Legal texts for German businesses
Tailored imprint and privacy texts, with updates when the law changes.
Invoicing
E-invoicing in the formats German businesses now need.
A low starting price
A free plan, and paid plans from €12 a month.
Which one
Choose the one that fits how you work.
Choose re:praesent if
- You want the website built and maintained for you
- You need to follow up inquiries as deals with next steps
- You want business mailboxes included
- You want to see what you earned, not only who visited
Choose Jimdo if
- You are happy building your own site
- A website with a contact form is all you need
- Legal texts and invoicing for Germany matter most
- You want the lowest monthly price
Questions
Questions about re:praesent and Jimdo.
Last updated October 2026
Is Jimdo cheaper than re:praesent?
Jimdo’s Start plan at €12 a month is €144 a year, less than re:praesent’s €300. Jimdo is a website builder you run yourself. re:praesent includes building and maintaining the site, business email, and customers, deals and tasks.
Does Jimdo have a customer book?
Jimdo includes customer management for invoicing. It does not offer deals or tasks for following up inquiries.
Does re:praesent provide legal texts?
No. We set up the cookie banner and keep it current for your market, but we do not write your imprint or privacy policy.
Can I move from Jimdo to re:praesent?
We rebuild the site. A new website costs €1,000 once, and we keep your page addresses.
Tell us what you use today.
We will say plainly what re:praesent would replace, and what it would not.