Editorial take
Why it stands out
Clarify in procurement whether the bill is .com, managed host, or raw VPS—TCO differs by an order of magnitude.
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Tool profile
Publishing platform and CMS for websites, blogs, stores, and content-heavy digital properties.
Marketing sites and blogs needing fastest time-to-publish
“WordPress” means two different procurement paths: WordPress.org open-source CMS you install anywhere, versus WordPress.com managed hosting operated by Automattic.
wordpress.org distributes core software under GPLv2 at $0 license cost—you fund domains, TLS, hosting, backups, and security monitoring on your stack (shared hosting, VPS, Kubernetes, or PaaS like WP Engine or Pantheon quotes separately).
wordpress.com/pricing (March 2026) markets a Free plan plus paid Personal (6 GB storage on the card), Premium (13 GB with broader stats and video uploads), Business and Commerce (50 GB footprints with plugin installation, developer tooling such as SFTP or Git deploys on Business marketing, and commerce-oriented positioning for WooCommerce). Exact USD amounts change with billing interval toggles (monthly, yearly, multi-year)—capture screenshots at purchase time.
Headless or enterprise publishing may jump to WordPress VIP—separate sales motion entirely.
Quick fit
Editorial take
Clarify in procurement whether the bill is .com, managed host, or raw VPS—TCO differs by an order of magnitude.
What it does well
Primary use cases
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Pricing snapshot
WordPress.org core remains free under GPL licensing. WordPress.com currently shows a permanent Free plan, then Personal at $9 per month or $4 on annual billing, Premium at $18 or $8 annually, Business at $40 or $25 annually, and Commerce at $70 or $45 annually. WordPress.com Enterprise starts at $25,000 per year.
Directus
Free planInternal tools needing a polished admin on Postgres or MySQL
Open source data platform that adds APIs and a visual admin layer on top of SQL databases.
Versus Strapi Cloud: different hosting and extension models—pilot both.
