What Wix lets you take
Wix's help centre is direct about it: "Since Wix is a SaaS solution, your site must run on Wix's servers" (help centre). There's no export of the site itself. These parts do come out:
| Part of your site | Can you export it? | How |
|---|---|---|
| Pages and design | No | Rebuilt on the new platform. Copy the text page by page. |
| Contacts | Yes | CSV (regular, Google or Outlook format), up to 50,000 at a time, by the site owner (help). |
| Store products | Yes, physical products | CSV from the Products tab. Digital products are not supported (help). |
| Blog posts | No export file | Copied into the new platform post by post, keeping each post's URL in a redirect list. |
| Images and files | Download them | From the Media Manager, so the new site uses your originals. |
| Domain bought from Wix | Yes | Unlock it and request a transfer code, then start the transfer at the new registrar (help). |
Step by step, without losing Google rankings
- Make a list of every page and post. Wix publishes a sitemap at yoursite.ca/sitemap.xml; Google Search Console's Pages report shows which ones bring in visitors.
- Export what Wix lets you: contacts and products as CSV, and download your images from the Media Manager.
- Build the new site while Wix stays live. Copy page text and blog posts across, and rebuild forms, bookings and checkout.
- Write a redirect list: every old Wix address next to its new one, set up as permanent (301) redirects on the new site.
- Move the domain last: point it at the new site (or transfer it out of Wix), submit the new sitemap in Search Console and watch for 404s for a few weeks.
- Cancel the Wix Premium plan only after forms, payments and email are tested on the new site.
Wix blog posts typically live at addresses like /post/your-title, so a WordPress site with a different structure needs a redirect for every post. This is the step DIY moves skip, and it's why traffic drops after a move.
Where to move to
Most businesses leaving Wix go to WordPress, for ownership and flexibility, or to Squarespace, for something just as managed but easier to restyle. Compare them in Wix vs WordPress and Wix vs Squarespace, with full costs on the WordPress and Squarespace pricing pages.
Doing it yourself vs having it done
A 5-page site with no blog is a reasonable DIY move over a weekend. Hand it off when the site has a blog or a store, ranks for searches that bring in work, or takes bookings and payments you can't afford to interrupt. The rebuild is the visible part; the redirects, form testing and Search Console follow-up are what protect the business.
Questions people ask
Can I export my Wix site to another host?
No. Wix's help centre says a Wix site must run on Wix's servers and doesn't support external hosting. You can export contacts and products as CSV files and download your media, then rebuild the pages on the new platform.
Will I lose my Google rankings if I leave Wix?
Not if every old URL redirects (301) to its matching new page, the content carries over, and you submit the new sitemap in Google Search Console. Rankings usually drop when old URLs simply disappear.
Can I keep my domain when I leave Wix?
Yes. If you bought it through Wix, unlock it and request a transfer code to move it to another registrar. You can also keep it registered at Wix and point it at your new site.
Sources
Each checked October 22, 2026. Platforms change prices often; their own page is the final word.