Solo, Mozilla’s AI website builder for small businesses, shuts down: sites and data are deleted on 30 November 2026

Solo, Mozilla’s AI website builder for small businesses, shuts down: sites and data are deleted on 30 November 2026

2 October 2026 — Solo, the AI website builder made by Mozilla and aimed at sole traders and small businesses, is shutting down. Its shutdown FAQ says that all Solo websites and data will be deleted on 30 November 2026, with no recovery afterwards. The closure was discussed on Hacker News on 2 October 2026.

Not yet independently verified. This rests on Solo’s own shutdown FAQ, which carries no publication date; we date it to the day we read it. No independent report was checked. We will update this when it can be confirmed, and remove this note.

What the FAQ says

• Deletion: "November 30, 2026" is the final date; all websites and data are deleted then.
• Export: from Account Settings, "Download Website Data" gives "an HTML export of your website and a CSV file with links to your image assets, as well as your contact form and newsletter submissions". Image source files are not in the ZIP and must be downloaded separately from the links.
• Paid plans: customers on Solo Pro or Grow receive prorated refunds for unused time, calculated from 1 October 2026, with no action needed.
• Domains: domains bought through Solo Domains must be moved to Name.com: create and verify a Name.com account, then email the account code to Solo support to complete the transfer. Domains bought through IONOS follow a different route.

Why it matters

For a small business, a website builder is often the only home of its web presence, its enquiry forms and its newsletter list. When the service closes, the site, the leads collected through it and sometimes the domain itself are at risk. The export gives static HTML, which is a record rather than a working site: forms, newsletter sign-ups and editing will not work elsewhere without rebuilding.

What to do

• Export now, while support can still help: the HTML, the CSV of contact-form and newsletter submissions, and every image from the links in the CSV.
• Secure the domain first: start the move to Name.com, or point the domain at the new host, well before 30 November, so email and the website do not stop.
• Choose a replacement builder or host, rebuild the forms and newsletter sign-up, and import the subscriber list where consent allows.
• Keep the export as a record of what was published and of the leads collected.

Sources

• Solo: Solo shutdown FAQ (read 2 October 2026) — 2 October 2026