Ycode
by Ycode · Open source visual website builder and CMS
BenchRank score
Screenshots of Ycode
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Overview
Ycode is a visual website builder and CMS that you can self-host or run on Ycode Cloud. Self-hosting means forking the GitHub repo, deploying to Vercel and connecting Supabase. You supply your own API keys for Anthropic, OpenAI, Google or xAI models, then use prompts to change layouts, spacing and responsive behaviour, manage CMS collections and fields, and build reusable components.
- Best for
- Teams building custom-design marketing sites who want a visual builder they can self-host
- Pricing
- Self-hosting is free at $0/month; Ycode Cloud is $25/month with a free trial.
- Runs on
- WebSelf-hosted
Strengths and trade-offs
Strengths
- Open source, with full code access when self-hosted
- Self-hosting is free and uncapped on pages, users and CMS items
- Bring your own AI keys: Anthropic, OpenAI, Google or xAI
- Managed cloud option at a flat $25 per month
Trade-offs
- Self-host path as documented assumes GitHub, Vercel and Supabase
- Cloud plan caps CMS items at 20,000; self-host has none
- Self-host tier lists community support only, no email support
- Latest release shown is 0.2.0, so the project is early in its versioning
How Ycode markets itself
A structured read of the promise, proof and page design on Ycode’s captured homepage.
Homepage capture
“Visual website builder and CMS, now open source”
- Angle: Open source / ownership
- Hero: Product screenshot
Pricing
Published plans and prices from Ycode’s own pricing page.
How this score is made up
Each dimension is scored out of 100 and combined into the headline score using fixed weights.
MCP support
Whether an agent can drive the product through the Model Context Protocol, and how much setup that takes.
API quality
Public API surface: machine-readable spec, official SDKs, documented auth, errors, rate limits and versioning.
Documentation
Publicly reachable docs — coverage, freshness, code samples and machine readability.
Agent friendliness
How readable the site is to an automated client: llms.txt, structured data, server-rendered content, crawler access.
Changelog
A public, dated record of what shipped and when — the clearest signal that a product is still alive.
Marketing site structure
Whether the site answers a buyer's questions: clear positioning, the pages that matter, and accessibility.
Page speed
How fast the site loads for real visitors: Chrome UX Report 75th-percentile LCP, INP and CLS, with a Lighthouse mobile run standing in where a site has too little traffic for field data.
Operational trust
Status page and incident history, security disclosure, compliance and data-processing documentation.
Measured, but not part of the score
Useful to know, but not a mark for or against the product — so these do not affect the ranking.
Openness
Source availability, self-hosting, data export and open standards. Scored and shown, but not part of the composite — paid SaaS is not worse for being paid SaaS.
Maintenance
Release cadence and repository activity. Scored and shown, but not part of the composite — it is only measurable for open repositories.
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Where this comes from
The Ycode pages BenchRank reads when it scores the product — its documentation, release notes, status and security pages, and its repository where there is one.
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