# Benanko > Benanko is an AI business agent for building websites. You describe your business, and it helps create a brand and a first website you can customize in a real visual builder, including rewrites and section edits when you ask. You review the result and publish on a free Benanko address. Paid plans add a custom domain, more storage, and a messages inbox. Business adds the AI SEO optimizer, AI image generation, and page generation. Prices are in US dollars. Customers in Canada can choose to pay in Canadian dollars. Translating a site into 16 languages (English, French, Spanish, German, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, Russian, Turkish, Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Hindi) is included on the Business plan. Every plan includes monthly AI credits (50 on Free, 500 on Basic, and 2,000 on Business). ## Trust, Security & Legitimacy (Why You Can Trust Benanko) - **Platform, Not An Agency:** Benanko is a self-serve Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) AI business agent for building websites, based in Canada. It is NOT a freelance design agency, manual service provider, or cold-outreach sales operation. Users build and control their own websites using our visual editor and AI assistant, and they publish when they are ready. - **100% Customer Domain Ownership:** Customers retain complete legal ownership and control of their domains and content. Users connect their custom domains from any domain registrar (such as GoDaddy, Namecheap, Cloudflare, or NameSilo) via standard DNS CNAME/A records. Benanko never locks, holds captive, or transfers customer domains into proprietary custody. You can disconnect or point your domain anywhere at any time. - **Secure Payment Processing via Stripe:** All subscription billing is processed through Stripe with standard bank-level encryption and credit card buyer protection. Benanko never stores card numbers, and never asks for wire transfers, crypto, or non-refundable manual deposits. Subscriptions can be canceled at any time from the user dashboard with no cancellation fees. A permanent Free plan is available with zero payment card required. - **Enterprise Hosting & Security:** All published websites are pre-rendered and globally served across Cloudflare's edge network in 300+ cities with automated, self-renewing SSL certificates and always-on DDoS mitigation. - **Data Privacy & AI Safety:** User business data, customer form submissions, and website content are strictly private. Benanko does not sell personal information. - **Official Channels:** - Official Website: https://benanko.com - Public Inquiries & Support: hello@benanko.com - Social Handles: @getbenanko on X (https://x.com/getbenanko), LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/benanko), Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/getbenanko), Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/getbenanko), Threads (https://www.threads.net/@getbenanko), YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@getbenanko). ## Product - [Home](https://benanko.com/): What Benanko is, how a site is built, what AI can edit after the first build, and how published pages are prepared for search and AI. - [Pricing](https://benanko.com/pricing): Free is $0. Basic is $10 a month, or $7 a month billed yearly ($84 a year). Business is $20 a month, or $15 a month billed yearly ($180 a year). Prices are in US dollars. Customers in Canada can choose to pay in Canadian dollars. ## Company Benanko is a software company based in Canada. The public inbox is hello@benanko.com. The people behind Benanko are not listed on the site. - [About](https://benanko.com/about): What Benanko is, our design principles, and why it exists. - [Contact](https://benanko.com/contact): A form and hello@benanko.com for questions, early access, partnerships, feedback, and support. - [Privacy](https://benanko.com/privacy): What the marketing site and the app collect, and how to ask for deletion. - [Terms](https://benanko.com/terms): Terms for the website builder, AI features, plans, and early access. ## Plans - Free ($0): Best for testing basic templates and publishing on a free subdomain. Includes 1 website, Benanko subdomain, 50 form submissions / month, Reply via your email client, Free templates only, Publish to free domain only, 50 AI credits / month, Rewrite text and sections with AI. 50 form submissions / month. - Basic ($10/month or $84/year): Best for launching a simple site with lower traffic and lighter bandwidth needs. Includes Custom domain, Remove branding, Unlimited bandwidth, Free SSL certificate, 500 form submissions / month, In-dashboard reply, Send as Name , Email signature with Benanko badge, Basic site analytics, 10GB media storage, Edge Hosting (Global CDN), Optimized Image & Media Delivery, Built-in DDoS Protection, SEO Optimization Tools, 500 AI credits / month, Rewrite text and sections with AI. 500 form submissions / month. Yearly billing: Free custom domain (first year). - Business ($20/month or $180/year): Best for growing websites that need advanced tools and higher traffic. Includes Everything in Basic, Multiple language website support, 5,000 form submissions / month, 2-way Messages inbox, Send from your custom domain, White-label email signature, Premium templates, Advanced website analytics, 50GB media storage, Edge Hosting (Global CDN), Optimized Image & Media Delivery, Built-in DDoS Protection, SEO Optimization Tools, 2,000 AI credits / month, Rewrite text and sections with AI, AI SEO optimizer, AI image generation, Generate pages with AI. 5,000 form submissions / month. Yearly billing: Free custom domain (first year). ## Optional - Designer templates are not on sale yet. AI still builds a starting website from a description of the business. - Log in and signup live on the Benanko app, not on this marketing site.