WordPress.com alternatives

What WordPress.com does

Core: Online store, Built-in checkout, App & theme marketplace, Visual live-preview editing, Marketer page building, Extensions and integrations, WordPress management (partly), No-code website builder, AI site generation, Blog & post publishing, App & plugin marketplace.

Important: Product catalog & variants, Open source & self-hosting, Mobile admin app, Editorial workflow and scheduling (partly), Media library and image CDN (partly), Open source and self-hosting, Email on your domain (partly), Domain registration, Automated site backups (partly), CDN & page caching, Firewall & malware protection, Store-ready performance (partly), Agency & reseller tools (partly), 24/7 expert support (partly), Pixel-level design control (partly), Managed site hosting, SEO controls (partly), Custom code & dev API, Export & self-hosting.

Also has: Digital download sales, Recurring billing (partly), Shipping rates & labels (partly), Sales tax & VAT (partly), Multi-currency pricing (partly), In-person POS payments (partly), Marketplace & social selling (partly), Built-in marketing tools (partly), B2B & wholesale (partly), Headless commerce APIs, AI store assistant (partly), Inventory tracking (partly), Structured content modeling (partly), Content delivery API (partly), Multi-language localization (partly), Granular roles and permissions (partly), Versions and environments (partly), Content models as code (partly), App backend features (partly), AI content assistance (partly), On-site personalization (partly), Real-time collaboration (partly), Security and compliance (partly), Staging sites (partly), SSH, Git & WP-CLI (partly), VPS & cloud upgrades (partly), Free site migrations (partly), Paid memberships & subscriptions, Lead capture forms, Animations & interactions (partly), Team collaboration & roles (partly), Agency & client tools (partly), Multilingual website (partly), Email marketing broadcasts (partly), Photo galleries & proofing (partly), Mobile management app.

Alternatives to WordPress.com at one site on your own domain, best match first

• Wix: $24/mo Monthly billing; annual prepayment is cheaper per month (Light plan on monthly billing (cheapest plan with a custom domain and no Wix ads).). It covers 88% of WordPress.com; missing or partial: App & theme marketplace (partly), Open source & self-hosting, Export & self-hosting (partly), Digital download sales (partly), B2B & wholesale. Free plan: Free plan shows Wix ads on a Wix subdomain with no custom domain, so it does not meet the site yardstick.. Last price hike: Apr 2025.
• Webflow: $25/mo Monthly billing; annual is $15 for Basic (Basic site plan on monthly billing, one site on a custom domain). It covers 78% of WordPress.com; missing or partial: Built-in checkout (partly), App & theme marketplace (partly), Extensions and integrations (partly), AI site generation (partly), Open source & self-hosting. Free plan: Starter is free: webflow.io subdomain, 2 static pages, 1 GB bandwidth, no custom domain.. Last price hike: May 2026.
• Squarespace: $25/mo Monthly billing. Annual billing is $19/mo on Basic (Basic plan, monthly billing). It covers 77% of WordPress.com; missing or partial: Built-in checkout (partly), App & theme marketplace (partly), Blog & post publishing (partly), App & plugin marketplace (partly), Product catalog & variants (partly). Free plan: none. Last price hike: Jul 2026.
• Framer: $15/mo Monthly billing; $10/mo billed yearly (Basic plan, billed monthly at $15/mo). It covers 68% of WordPress.com; missing or partial: Online store, Built-in checkout, Export & self-hosting (partly), On-site personalization, Paid memberships & subscriptions (partly). Free plan: Framer domain only (no custom domain), 1 GB bandwidth, one-time 500 AI credits to try.. Last price hike: Jul 2026.

Other kinds of products that cover part of WordPress.com

• Shopify (E-commerce platforms): covers 94% of WordPress.com; missing or partial: Export & self-hosting (partly), Paid memberships & subscriptions (partly), Lead capture forms (partly)
• Bolt.new (AI app builders): covers 66% of WordPress.com; missing or partial: Online store (partly), No-code website builder (partly), Blog & post publishing (partly), App & plugin marketplace (partly), Export & self-hosting (partly)
• Hostinger (Web & WordPress hosting): covers 66% of WordPress.com; missing or partial: Blog & post publishing (partly), App & plugin marketplace (partly), Custom code & dev API (partly), Export & self-hosting (partly), Paid memberships & subscriptions
• Lovable (AI app builders): covers 66% of WordPress.com; missing or partial: Online store (partly), No-code website builder (partly), Blog & post publishing (partly), App & plugin marketplace (partly), Paid memberships & subscriptions (partly)
• Leadpages (Landing pages & funnels): covers 63% of WordPress.com; missing or partial: Online store (partly), Blog & post publishing (partly), App & plugin marketplace (partly), Managed site hosting (partly), Custom code & dev API (partly)
• Ghost(Pro) (Newsletter): covers 59% of WordPress.com; missing or partial: Online store (partly), No-code website builder (partly), AI site generation, App & plugin marketplace (partly), Managed site hosting (partly)
• MailerLite (Newsletter): covers 59% of WordPress.com; missing or partial: Online store (partly), No-code website builder (partly), Blog & post publishing (partly), App & plugin marketplace (partly), Managed site hosting (partly)
• v0 (AI app builders): covers 57% of WordPress.com; missing or partial: Online store (partly), No-code website builder (partly), Blog & post publishing (partly), App & plugin marketplace (partly), SEO controls

Prices at every size

• WordPress.com: one site on your own domain $9/mo, a content site with 200 posts and 50k visits a month $9/mo, an online store with 50 products $9/mo (Store price assumes WooCommerce on Personal)
• Wix: one site on your own domain $24/mo, a content site with 200 posts and 50k visits a month $24/mo, an online store with 50 products $36/mo (Monthly billing; annual prepayment is cheaper per month)
• Webflow: one site on your own domain $25/mo, a content site with 200 posts and 50k visits a month $39/mo, an online store with 50 products $42/mo (Monthly billing; annual is $15 for Basic)
• Squarespace: one site on your own domain $25/mo, a content site with 200 posts and 50k visits a month $25/mo, an online store with 50 products $25/mo (Monthly billing. Annual billing is $19/mo on Basic)
• Framer: one site on your own domain $15/mo, a content site with 200 posts and 50k visits a month $15/mo, an online store with 50 products no public price (Monthly billing; $10/mo billed yearly)

Prices are USD per month on monthly billing (annual-only plans divided by 12) for one site on your own domain. Domain registration, payment processing fees and paid apps are not included.

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