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VERDICT

Should I use W3Layouts?

Free responsive HTML5/CSS3 templates and widgets, including pricing-tab widgets. - w3layouts.com

Depends. Fine if you're a developer who wants a free, disposable pricing-table widget and can edit HTML yourself. Skip it if you need vendor support, updates, or security assurances.

Confidence

Medium. Based on ~20 public sources across reviews, security reports, and company pages; product review volume is thin.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Feature depth
  • Support qualitySupport portal exists; no quality evidence found.
  • Security posture

Pricing

$0

Free templates

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed
Free tierYes

Best for

  • Developers needing a quick pricing table
  • Hobby and portfolio sites
  • Static one-page sites
  • Learning HTML5/CSS3

Not for

  • Non-technical founders wanting a site builder
  • Businesses needing maintained, secure production code
  • Anyone who requires vendor support or SLAs
  • E-commerce or data-handling sites

Gotchas - check before you buy

high

appears in a breach-exposure report listing emails and bcrypt passwords

medium

Free downloads ask you to keep the W3Layouts credit link; removing it may need paid license

medium

XSS vulnerability reported on my.w3layouts.com via Open Bug Bounty

medium

A site designed by W3Layouts had a disclosed SQL injection flaw (Dec 2023)

Pros and cons

Pros

  • 4,000+ free templates and widgets claimed
  • Free downloads with unlimited use
  • Responsive HTML5/CSS3 designs, as advertised
  • Live demos let you inspect before downloading

Cons

  • Static HTML only; no CMS, hosting, or updates included
  • Free use expects a W3Layouts credit link ('help & support us')
  • Tiny review base: 4.5/5 from only 11 users
  • No public security page found

Sources & method

Analyzed 9/21/2026 - 11 sources - Reported XSS on their member portal, breach-exposure listing, and a SQL injection disclosure on a W3Layouts-designed site; no security page.

official x3review x3security x4news x1
  • XSS on my.w3layouts.com, Cross-site scripting vulnerability reported to Open Bug Bounty.
  • Domain breach exposure, listed in a breach-exposure report with emails and bcrypt password hashes.
  • SQL injection on a W3Layouts-designed site, Disclosed December 2023 on CXSecurity; affects a customer deployment, not necessarily the templates.

Key stats

  • Value for money: 5/5

    Rating

  • $0

    Starting price

  • 11

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 5/5. Free unlimited-use downloads; hard to beat on price.
  • Ease of use: 2/5. Raw HTML/CSS; you integrate and host it yourself.
  • Feature depth: 2/5. Static widget only: no backend, CMS, or updates.
  • Support quality. Support portal exists; no quality evidence found.
  • Security posture: 2/5. XSS report, breach exposure, no public security page.
  • 4.5/5 User rating 11 users (Tenereteam)
  • 4,000+ Template library Self-reported by W3Layouts
  • Yes Free tier Unlimited use; credit link expected
  • 2011 Founded W3layouts Pvt. Ltd (RocketReach)

Pricing

Free templates

$0

  • Unlimited use of templates
  • W3Layouts credit link expected

Security

Reported XSS on their member portal, breach-exposure listing, and a SQL injection disclosure on a W3Layouts-designed site; no security page.

  • XSS on my.w3layouts.comCross-site scripting vulnerability reported to Open Bug Bounty.⁴
  • Domain breach exposurelisted in a breach-exposure report with emails and bcrypt password hashes.⁶
  • SQL injection on a W3Layouts-designed siteDisclosed December 2023 on CXSecurity; affects a customer deployment, not necessarily the templates.⁵

What users say

Reviews are sparse: a 4.5/5 from just 11 users on one directory, a positive Facebook recommendation, and a negative review of their Android app.

“Look no further then w3layouts. Their website is”
Facebook group post
“I would give an overall rating of -”
AmbitionBox employee review
“Pointless Pointless app no download”
AppBrain user review

Companies that use it

  • Amro Engineering
  • Syncany (open-source project)⁹
  • Dental Nation (services client)
Full analysis

Based on ~20 public sources across reviews, security reports, and company pages; product review volume is thin.

Free static HTML pricing widget: great for devs, wrong for anyone needing support, updates, or security.

Methodology

Based on ~20 public sources across reviews, security reports, and company pages; product review volume is thin.

Sources

  1. W3Layouts Reviews - Tenereteamw3layouts.tenereteam.com
    review
  2. Popular Pricing Table Templatew3layouts.com
    official
  3. W3Layouts 4,000+ templates videofacebook.com
    official
  4. my.w3layouts.com XSS reportopenbugbounty.org
    security
  5. Design by W3layouts SQL injectioncxsecurity.com
    security
  6. w3layouts.com domain breach exposurelunarcyber.com
    security
  7. Hackers selling 34M user records (includes w3layouts.com)gbhackers.com
    security
  8. W3Layouts says BJP stole their website templatendtv.com
    news
  9. Syncany used a W3Layouts designreddit.com
    review
  10. W3Layouts Android app reviewappbrain.com
    review
  11. W3Layouts security pagew3layouts.com
    official

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