WordPress pricing
WordPress starts at US$0 a month, and there is a free plan. Here is every plan, what a year really costs, the extra costs worth budgeting for, and how its price compares with the alternatives.
Start free on WordPressEvery WordPress plan
| Plan | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| WordPress.org | Free software | you pay for hosting, a domain and any premium plugins or themes |
| WordPress.com Personal | $4/mo first year, then $5 | billed yearly, 6 GB, no ads, plugins allowed |
| WordPress.com Premium | $8/mo first year, then $9 | 13 GB, all premium themes, payment buttons, video |
| WordPress.com Business | $25/mo first year, then $28 | 50 GB, SSH and Git deploys, real-time backups, priority support |
| WordPress.com Commerce | $45/mo first year, then $50 | WooCommerce store features on top of Business |
Read the renewal price
WordPress.com's headline prices are introductory. On yearly billing, Personal is $4 a month for the first year and renews at $5; Premium goes from $8 to $9, Business from $25 to $28 and Commerce from $45 to $50. Paying monthly is much more expensive, from $9 a month for Personal to $70 for Commerce, and two- and three-year terms are cheaper still. Budget on the renewal figure, not the first-year one.
Plan price after the first year
How WordPress's price compares
WordPress has the lowest entry price of the 9 platforms in this category.
| From | Free plan | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|
| B12 | US$20/mo | Yes | 8.7 |
| Wix | US$17/mo | Yes | 8.6 |
| Squarespace | US$19/mo | No | 8.4 |
| Webflow | US$15/mo | Yes | 8.3 |
| Framer | US$10/mo | Yes | 8.2 |
| Carrd | US$1.58/mo | Yes | 8.1 |
| WordPress | US$0/mo | Yes | 7.9 |
| Hostinger | US$2.99/mo | No | 7.5 |
| Weebly | US$13/mo | Yes | 7.3 |
Which WordPress plan to pick
Choose WordPress when you want to own your site outright and expect it to grow into something other builders cannot contain. For most people, WordPress.com's Personal or Premium plan is the sensible way in; developers and content-heavy businesses should look at Business or self-hosting.
Questions people ask
How much does WordPress cost?
WordPress is free to start. The plans are: WordPress.org (Free software); WordPress.com Personal ($4/mo first year, then $5); WordPress.com Premium ($8/mo first year, then $9); WordPress.com Business ($25/mo first year, then $28); WordPress.com Commerce ($45/mo first year, then $50).
Does WordPress have a free plan?
Yes. WordPress has a free plan, and paid plans start at US$0 a month.
What is a cheaper alternative to WordPress?
WordPress already has the lowest entry price in its category, at US$0 a month.
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