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Divi can build almost anything, including a site, but you pay for that range with a yearly Elegant Themes membership and content that only renders cleanly inside Divi. This page looks at generating a focused siter in BYOB OnePage instead.

Prompt to product

From one-line brief to finished app.

Compare the one-line brief with what BYOB ships. Real layout, data, and deploy status, editable from the same workspace.

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Team Tasks

Shared task tracking

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Prompt Product

Drag the handle. Or focus it and use the arrow keys.

Get inspired

Sites like this, live today.

Real sites that do it well. Build something like this with BYOB.

Loveart website
Loveart Bold AI-design hero with strong visuals. Visit ↗
Paper website
Paper Minimal canvas product with crisp copy. Visit ↗
Nucleo website
Nucleo Icon library with a clean, focused page. Visit ↗
Mailchimp website
Mailchimp Email leader with benefit-led sections. Visit ↗
Typefully website
Typefully Creator tool with a sharp, simple pitch. Visit ↗
Postcards website
Postcards Email builder with clear template previews. Visit ↗

Fresh from the community

See what builders ship, or start from an example.

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Live workspace

Code, chat, and preview in one place.

The workspace is built for repeated product work, not disposable demos. Every generated file stays inspectable, every change is visible, and every follow-up can target the exact part of the app you care about.

01 · EDITOR

Generated code, ready to edit.

Every file BYOB writes stays visible and editable. Follow-ups target the exact lines you care about instead of regenerating from scratch.

  • Added lines highlighted the moment they land
Code
Act mode
TodoPage.svelte
schema.ts
1<script lang='ts'>
2type Task = { id: string; title: string; done: boolean }
3let tasks = $state<Task[]>([])
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5function toggleTask(id: string) {
6task.done = !task.done // just added by BYOB
7}
8</script>
main · 0 problems Preview ready

02 · AI COMMAND

Plan, build, and refine in one chat.

Describe the outcome once. BYOB turns it into a build plan, implements it step by step, and keeps every change visible while you iterate.

  • Build plan with live progress you can inspect
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Your prompt

“Build a todo app for beginners”

Build plan

80%
  • Task list UI + empty state
  • Add + toggle actions
  • Progress summary…
Add due dates and filter by done…

03 · LIVE PREVIEW

See every change the second it lands.

The preview updates as BYOB works, with deploy status attached, so the path from edit to production stays inspectable.

  • Real app state, not a static mockup
Live preview
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Team Tasks

Shared task tracking

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Progress 2 of 3 done
  • Wireframe landing page
  • Task list component
  • Responsive polish + QA
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Deployed · SvelteKit · SSL on

Prompt to app

From first prompt to a workspace you can ship.

Start conversationally, approve the shape, let Tool Mode implement, then refine and deploy from the same workspace.

  1. 01 Describe the product Start with the outcome, audience, and any constraints. BYOB turns the idea into a practical build plan.
  2. 02 Shape the UX Review the proposed flows, screens, data needs, and visual direction before code starts moving.
  3. 03 Generate the app Tool Mode writes SvelteKit code, connects integrations, and keeps each change visible in preview.
  4. 04 Test and refine Ask for edits, roll back when needed, run checks, and keep the project editable instead of disposable.
  5. 05 Deploy Ship the finished app, connect domains, and keep iterating from the same workspace.

Agent and backend

Code with your agent, ship with a real backend.

Connect Codex, Claude Code, or Antigravity to your project, then store data and ship to production without leaving the workspace.

  • Approve project access from BYOB
  • Installs the byob command
  • Preview, deploy, git diff, DNS, credits, and code tools
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npx -y byob-cli codex install

Approve only the projects your agent can touch, then read context, edit files, inspect diffs, test previews, and roll back from your terminal.

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Rated 4.9/5 by developers and founders using BYOB to move from idea to shipped product.

Rated 4.9/5 by builders shipping with BYOB.

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  • Clean SvelteKit code you own
  • One-click deploy + rollback
  • Pay as you go pricing

Built for shipping

The parts that usually slow you down are already here.

BYOB handles product planning, implementation, preview, testing, database work, and deployment from one focused interface, with coding-agent access and production analytics when you want to keep working from your own terminal.

This part is hands-on. The cards drift until you touch them. Drag to rearrange, or press and hold one to feel it push back.

Agent integrations

Give Codex, Claude Code, or Antigravity scoped access through BYOB CLI or Agent MCP. Your agent reads context, edits code, tests previews, and deploys from your terminal.

Git history and diffs

Every change lands as a commit. Inspect history, compare diffs, and see exactly what changed since the last deploy.

Inbox in every project

Every project ships with an inbox. Collect messages, leads, and feedback from your app without wiring a third party.

Email sending built in

Send magic links, OTP codes, and transactional mail from your own sender address. Resend-backed, no SMTP setup.

Google and magic-link login

Offer Continue with Google plus passwordless email codes. Sessions and callbacks are handled.

Custom domains and SSL

Point your domain at BYOB with guided DNS checks. Certificates are automatic.

Visual editing

Click any element in the live preview and describe the change. Copy, spacing, color, behavior.

AI testing agent

Run full-site or feature checks and get implementation-level feedback you can apply in one step.

Version rollback

Step between saved states or redeploy a known commit when an experiment goes sideways.

One-click deploy

Builds publish to production hosting in one step. Deploys can auto-save the project state first.

Deployment analytics

Worker traffic, errors, CPU timing, subrequests, and custom-domain status from the workspace.

Supabase aware

Connect Supabase and BYOB reads schemas, drafts migrations, and generates types that match your app.

Team collaboration

Invite people in and keep sessions coordinated so work never overwrites work.

  • Vision inputs
  • Voice coding
  • Project templates
  • SEO-ready output
  • Context tracking
  • Model lock

Simple pricing

Start with credits, upgrade when usage is steady.

Pay as you go when you are exploring. Move to Pro or Max when BYOB becomes part of your regular build workflow.

Pay as you go

$0

$1 = 100 credits

Popular

Pro

$25

2,000+ credits/mo

Max

$79

8,000+ credits/mo

Live estimator

What will your app cost?

Try the cost calculator. Drag the pages slider, toggle the options, and watch the agency quote vs BYOB update instantly.

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Number of pages: 5
Traditional agency estimate

$5,750 upfront

Yearly maintenance

~$1,150 / year

BYOB estimate

~$45 in credits

BYOB builds the same site from one prompt and hosts it on the edge. Planning estimates, not quotes.

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BYOB OnePage is a Divi alternative for sites. You describe the page and AI generates the layout, rather than composing rows of Divi modules on a visual canvas. There is no Elegant Themes subscription and no shortcode lock-in, and you can publish free before attaching a custom domain.

Divi built for range, used for site

Divi is a general-purpose theme and builder with enough modules to construct a store, a blog, an agency site, or a portfolio. Most projects use a small slice of that toolkit: a hero, some feature rows, a pricing table, and a contact form. You still install the theme, learn the builder, and maintain a child theme for customisations. For a single campaign or landing page, that is a large system standing behind a small deliverable, and the overhead is paid every time you log in.

The Divi visual builder versus a prompt

Divi's strength is direct manipulation: you drag a row, add a module, and style it in a live preview. BYOB OnePage flips the starting point. You write what the page is for, and the AI produces a complete draft with headings, body copy, and blocks already in place. Editing then happens on content rather than containers, so you refine sentences, swap images, and reorder sections instead of deciding between row types and column widths. It is faster when you already know what you want to say and slower only if you enjoy building from an empty canvas.

Shortcodes, portability, and lock-in

Divi stores layouts as shortcodes and its own structures, which is why a page can look broken if the builder is disabled or the theme is changed. Moving that content to another platform usually means re-creating it by hand from the rendered output. A generated OnePage site keeps your text as regular content, so it travels with you if your needs change. That portability is unglamorous but valuable: you are not choosing a design that quietly decides you must keep paying a vendor forever just to keep the words visible.

Modules you will not need to learn

Divi's module list is long, and part of the learning curve is discovering which fifty of them you will actually touch. A site generator starts with the handful that every page uses: hero, features or services, gallery, testimonials, pricing or packages, FAQ, and contact. You learn no vocabulary of dividers, blurbs, and specialty sections. If a block you want is missing, you ask the assistant to add it or write the section yourself, rather than hunting for the correct module and then styling it to behave.

Membership and renewal costs

Divi is sold through a single annual or lifetime membership that covers all its products. That is reasonable if you run many sites on it, and expensive if you wanted one small page. A OnePage site is free to begin, and paid plans cover domains and usage rather than an all-or-nothing package. The comparison is not just the sticker price but the commitment: an annual membership assumes you will keep building on that ecosystem, while a hosted generator lets you pay for the page you actually ship and nothing during the months you do not.

When Divi remains the better choice

If your online presence is already WordPress and you depend on Divi's ecosystem, WooCommerce modules, or a team that knows the builder, moving a site is rarely worth the disruption. Divi also suits large, content-heavy sites where its range earns its keep. Use BYOB OnePage for the standalsites that do not belong in that stack: a product launch, a waitlist, an event, or a quick landing page for a paid campaign, where a clean build and fast turnaround matter more than a theme's full feature set.

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I import a Divi layout into BYOB?

No. Divi layouts are shortcode-based and do not transfer. Copy the visible text, re-upload images, and let the AI rebuild the sections.

Is BYOB faster than Divi?

OnePage is free to start and charges for domains and usage, so for a site it usually costs less than an annual Elegant Themes membership.

Does BYOB support site scroll layouts like Divi?

Yes. Anchored navigation scrolls between sections on a site, which is the default shape of a OnePage site.

Will my page break if I stop paying?

No. Publishing on a free BYOB address continues to work; paid plans add custom domains and higher usage rather than gating the page itself.

Can I use Divi and BYOB together?

Yes. Many people keep Divi for their main WordPress site and use a generated OnePage for standalone campaigns that do not fit the theme.

Build the first version today.

Start with one clear prompt. BYOB will help turn it into a product you can inspect, edit, test, and ship.