Overview
Wixel caps AI usage with credits and Wix sells its website plans separately from $290 per year, which makes LOGO.com the better logo maker for businesses that want unlimited design with a site included: the Brand Plan at $36 for the first year covers unlimited logo generation, 1,200+ templates, and a branded website.
The sections below measure both across twelve dimensions, from pricing and AI design to reviews, licensing, support, and long term value.
Where Wix genuinely wins is its well known website builder, with Wixel as a standalone AI design platform offering free SVG and JPG downloads, while Wixel caps AI usage with credits and sells the website separately, and LOGO.com bundles unlimited logo generation, templates, brand guidelines, a domain, and a branded website into $36 for the first year.
LOGO.com is built for businesses that want a full brand identity in one subscription. Wixel is a polished AI design app from Wix; the website builder is a separate paid product.
An AI powered brand building platform positioning itself as an all in one solution for entrepreneurs and small businesses that need more than just a logo file.
Starts at
Free
Full plan
$36 first year
Founded
2018
Best for: Businesses that want a complete brand identity toolkit under one subscription.
A leading website builder whose Wixel design platform powers a free logo maker with credit limited AI and free SVG plus JPG downloads.
Starts at
Free
Full plan
$290/yr
Founded
2006
Best for: Wix website customers who want a free logo with SVG support to match.
| Dimension | LOGO.com | Wix | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | |||
Starting price | Free, PNG with commercial license | Free Wixel with 120 AI credits per month | Even match |
Free logo download | Full commercial license PNG | PNG, SVG, JPG on free Wixel plan | Wix |
Full brand plan | $36 first year, all in one | $290/yr Wixel Pro plus $17/mo website | LOGO.com |
| Design | |||
AI logo generation | Purpose built logo AI | Wixel AI plus template library | Even match |
Custom AI icons | Yes, unique vector icons | Shared Wixel icon library | LOGO.com |
Post purchase edits | Unlimited on paid plans | Manual edits free; AI edits use credits | LOGO.com |
| Brand kit | |||
Template library | 1,200+ branded templates auto populated | General Wixel templates, manual branding | LOGO.com |
Brand guidelines | Auto generated five section guidelines | Not generated | LOGO.com |
AI marketing tools | Brand Design Generator, Mockup, AI copy | Wixel AI suggestions across designs | LOGO.com |
Merchandise | Yes, via Printful | Not offered natively | LOGO.com |
Partner offers | HubSpot, Semrush, Google Ads and more | Wix App Market integrations | Even match |
| Web | |||
Branded website | Included in Brand Plan | Wix.com from $17/mo Light, separate to Wixel | LOGO.com |
Domain registration | Included free for first year | Via Wix.com, free first year on annual sites | Even match |
| Files | |||
Free tier formats | PNG with commercial license | PNG, SVG, JPG | Wix |
Paid tier formats | PNG, JPG, SVG, PDF, WEBP, AI | Same plus more credits | LOGO.com |
Structured logo file pack | 250+ files across 9 categories | Individual exports of your design | LOGO.com |
| Trust | |||
Highest review score | 4.7 on REVIEWS.io | 4.2 on G2, 3.5 on Trustpilot | LOGO.com |
Review volume | 2,134 verified reviews | 1,887 G2 plus 26,899 Trustpilot reviews | Wix |
Ownership and license | Full commercial rights, survives cancellation | Commercial use, design elements are shared | LOGO.com |
| Support | |||
Support channels | Email, phone, form | 24 by 7 chat and callback for paying customers | Even match |
Learning content | Learning Hub, Business+ program | Wix Learn and help center | Even match |
LOGO.com bundles a brand kit and website into $36 for the first year. Wixel charges credits and the Wix.com site is a separate $204 a year minimum.
vs Wixel Pro plus Wix.com at $494/yr+
Unlimited logos vs credit limited AI usage
LOGO.com starts at $0. The free plan includes a downloadable PNG logo with a full commercial license, no credit card required. The Brand Plan costs $36 for the first year, or $15 per month billed monthly, and includes unlimited logo generation, vector files, a branded website, domain registration, 1,200+ templates, AI tools, brand guidelines, merchandise, and partner offers.
Wix Logo Maker also starts free. The free Wixel plan includes 120 AI credits per month capped at 30 per day, enough to generate roughly 20 logos. Unlike LOGO.com, Wixel includes SVG and JPG downloads on the free tier. Paid Wixel plans start at $8 per month annual for 350 credits, with the recommended Pro plan at $24 per month annual for 850 credits.
These plans only cover Wixel design credits. A branded website, domain registration, and ecommerce features require separate Wix.com subscriptions starting at $17 per month. For someone who wants a logo, website, and brand identity toolkit, the LOGO.com Brand Plan at $36 for the first year is significantly less expensive than combining Wixel Pro with a Wix.com website.
LOGO.com runs a purpose built logo AI plus custom vector icons. Wixel uses general AI design with shared icons and credit limited usage.
Unique vectors only on LOGO.com
Wixel relies on a shared library and credits
LOGO.com is built from the ground up as a logo maker. Its AI engine analyzes your business name, industry, style preferences, and color choices to generate logo concepts ready to customize. The platform also includes a custom icon creator powered by AI that lets you describe any concept and receive a unique scalable vector icon. No other logo maker offers this.
Wix Logo Maker uses a combination of AI generation and template customization. You enter your business name and answer questions about your brand, and the AI generates logo concepts. You can also start from a professionally designed template and customize it using the Wixel editor.
Wixel's icon library is shared across all users. While the marketing describes icons as one of a kind, the FAQ clarifies that design elements are available to all Wixel users and uniqueness comes from combinations. Every AI action consumes credits from your monthly allowance.
LOGO.com offers unlimited edits with no credit cap. Wixel charges credits for AI assisted edits.
No credit cap on LOGO.com
Wixel uses credits for AI assisted changes
Both platforms let you customize fonts, colors, icons, and layout. LOGO.com's editor is streamlined specifically for logo work, with controls designed around icon placement, text hierarchy, color palette management, and layout variations. The Brand Plan includes unlimited edits with no credit limits.
Wixel's editor is a full design canvas built for multiple content types, not just logos. It includes layers, text tools, and AI suggestions. Manual adjustments such as moving elements or changing colors do not use credits, but generating new concepts or using AI features does.
For someone focused solely on logo creation, the credit system on Wixel adds a constraint that LOGO.com's unlimited approach avoids.
LOGO.com auto applies your brand to 1,200+ templates. Wixel extracts theme colors and fonts but offers general templates.
Auto branded with your colors and fonts
Wixel theme is applied manually across templates
LOGO.com's Brand Plan includes 1,200+ professionally designed, fully customizable templates spanning social media posts, covers, ads, business cards, letterheads, flyers, posters, menus, mockups, brand boards, and more. Every template auto populates with your brand colors, fonts, and logo the moment you select it.
Wixel offers a brand theme feature that extracts colors and fonts from your logo and lets you apply them to other designs you create on the platform. Wixel also has a library of general design templates for social media, invitations, resumes, and documents.
However, these templates are not specifically built around logo branding, and they are not auto populated the way LOGO.com's are. LOGO.com also bundles merchandise via Printful, an email signature builder, and partner offers from HubSpot, Semrush, and Google Ads.
LOGO.com auto generates a complete brand guidelines page. Wixel does not produce one.
Auto generated and shareable
Wixel does not produce a guidelines document
LOGO.com auto generates a complete brand guidelines document organized into five sections: brand overview, logos with correct and incorrect usage, colors with full hex code palette, fonts with download links, and security settings for selective sharing.
This document is the kind of deliverable that typically costs $1,000 to $3,000 from a design agency. LOGO.com includes it in the Brand Plan with no extra work required.
Wixel does not generate brand guidelines. There is no automated document that outlines how your logo, colors, and fonts should be used across different contexts. You can manually create a brand guidelines document using Wixel's design tools, but the platform does not produce one for you.
LOGO.com includes a branded website plus free domain at $36 for the first year. Wixel does not build websites, and Wix.com is a separate $17 a month product.
vs Wix.com Light at $204/yr
Website, domain, and brand kit included at $36 for the first year
LOGO.com includes a branded website as part of its Brand Plan at $36 for the first year, or $15 per month. The website builder automatically applies your brand's logo, colors, and fonts to any template and generates page copy, so you can launch a fully branded site without editing a design or writing a word. The platform also offers built in domain registration with 500+ TLDs and WHOIS privacy included, and a Link in Bio for social profiles.
Wixel does not include a website builder. Wix.com offers a separate, well known website builder, but it requires its own subscription starting at $17 per month for the Light plan. Domain registration is also handled through Wix.com, not Wixel.
Building a logo on Wixel and launching a website on Wix.com requires two separate subscriptions. For someone who wants a logo and a live website under one plan, LOGO.com provides a more integrated and less expensive path.
Wixel ships free PNG, SVG, and JPG. LOGO.com ships a structured 250+ file pack with more variations.
vs 250+ structured file pack on LOGO.com
Wixel wins on free vectors, LOGO.com wins on breadth
LOGO.com's free plan includes 4 high resolution PNG files with commercial license. The Brand Plan provides over 250 high resolution files including 42 vector files across 9 logo categories, in PNG, JPG, SVG, PDF, WEBP, and AI formats. You receive full color, greyscale, transparent background, watermark, monogram, favicon, and social profile icon variations.
Wixel's free plan lets you download logos in PNG, SVG, and JPG at no cost, which is more generous on file formats than most competitors' free tiers. You can download multiple versions in different formats and resolutions.
However, Wixel does not provide a structured logo file package. You get individual exports of whatever you designed rather than a comprehensive set of logo variations optimized for different use cases. LOGO.com's 250+ file output is significantly more thorough for businesses that need print, web, and social ready files.
LOGO.com holds 4.7 on REVIEWS.io for the logo service. Wix's scores are platform wide and trend lower on Trustpilot.
vs Wix 4.2 G2 and 3.5 Trustpilot
Logo specific score vs whole platform scores
LOGO.com holds a 4.7 out of 5 rating on REVIEWS.io across 2,134 reviews. The platform consistently receives praise for its ease of use, the quality of its free logo, and its customer support responsiveness.
Wix holds 4.2 on G2 across 1,887 reviews and 3.5 on Trustpilot across 26,899 reviews. Both scores reflect the entire Wix platform, including website building, ecommerce, customer support, and billing, not just the logo maker.
G2 skews higher because it attracts verified business users reviewing the website builder, while Trustpilot captures a broader mix of complaints including subscription billing and cancellations. The logo maker itself receives generally positive mentions for ease of use and free SVG downloads, but neither score isolates the logo experience.
LOGO.com grants full ownership on every plan. Wixel licenses shared design elements for commercial use without exclusivity.
Unique vectors on LOGO.com
Wixel design elements are shared across all users
LOGO.com grants full commercial usage rights and logo ownership on all plans, including the free tier. You retain full ownership of your logo even after cancelling your plan or deleting your account. The commercial license is explicit and unrestricted.
Wixel licenses its design elements such as icons, fonts, and graphics for commercial use, so you can use your finished logo for business purposes. However, Wixel's FAQ notes that the design elements are not exclusive to you and are available to all Wixel users. Your logo's uniqueness depends on your specific combination of shared elements.
LOGO.com's custom icon creator offers a stronger path to a truly unique logo since the AI generates icons that are not pulled from a shared library. If you plan to trademark a logo created on either platform, search the USPTO Trademark Electronic Search System before filing.
Both onboard non designers quickly. LOGO.com builds a brand alongside the logo; Wixel surfaces a broader design canvas.
Logo, kit, site, and guidelines in one flow
Wixel surfaces a broader canvas with credit limits
LOGO.com onboards you by asking for your business name, industry, and style preferences, then generates a set of logo concepts you can refine. From there, the brand kit, website, and guidelines build out automatically using the same brand inputs, which means there are very few decisions to make before you have a usable brand.
Wixel walks you through a similar logo flow but the platform is a broader design canvas. The interface is polished and reviewers consistently call it easy to use. The credit system is the main friction point for new users who do not realise how AI actions are metered.
For someone focused on a brand, LOGO.com is the lower friction path. For someone designing across formats, Wixel is approachable but constrained by credits.
LOGO.com offers three direct channels and a Learning Hub. Wix offers 24 by 7 chat and callback to paying website customers.
Email, phone, form
Plus a Learning Hub and Business+ program
LOGO.com offers customer support via email, phone, and a contact form. Paid plan subscribers get priority customer care. The platform also includes a Learning Hub with six guide categories covering branding, marketing, and business growth, along with the Business+ program that bundles partner offers and educational content. The Creator Program adds a community layer where designers can submit and sell custom templates.
Wix offers 24 by 7 chat support and callback options for paying website customers, plus Wix Learn courses and a help center. For free Wixel users, support is limited to the help center.
If you plan to subscribe to a Wix website plan, the support experience is strong. For logo focused help, LOGO.com's three channel setup is more directly relevant.
LOGO.com's subscription compounds in value as your brand grows. Wix scales by selling more Wixel credits and adding website features.
All in one brand subscription
Wix scales by adding credits and site features
LOGO.com is designed so that the subscription gets more useful over time. As your business grows, you keep using the same brand kit to spin up new social posts, ads, mockups, merchandise, and website pages. Brand consistency is enforced by the auto branding system, so a new team member can produce on brand assets on their first day.
Wix scales by selling more Wixel credits as you use AI more often, and by selling bigger Wix.com website plans as your site grows. That works well if you plan to build a real Wix site anyway, but the costs stack up.
If you want one tool that grows with your brand identity, LOGO.com is the lower friction long term option. If your roadmap clearly leads to a Wix website with Wixel as the design layer, the Wix stack is a reasonable choice.
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