WordPress.com alternatives compared by price
WordPress.com starts at $4 per month, billed annually, or $9 monthly for Personal (USD per month, billed annually). WordPress.com last cut a list price in Apr 2025: Personal went from $5 to $4 (-20%), first seen on its pricing page that month. Below are 5 alternatives with their current plans and price history; 1 has a free plan.
5 WordPress.com alternatives at a glance
Entry price is each product's cheapest paid plan as last read from its pricing page. Check the unit: some charge per user, others per account or per use.
| Product | Starts at | Free plan | Priced by | Latest price change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WordPress.com(the one you are replacing) | $4 per month, billed annually, or $9 monthly | Yes | Per site | Personal went from $5 to $4 (-20%) |
 Squarespace | $8USD per month, billed annually | No | Per site | Entry plan from $7 to $8 (+14%), Jul 2009. |
 Webflow | $14USD per site per month, billed yearly | No | Per site | Business from $36 to $39 (+8%), Jul 2023. |
 Wix.com | $17 per month, billed annually | No | Per site | none recorded |
 Shopify | $39USD per month, billed monthly | No | Per store | Grow from $79 to $105 (+33%), Jan 2024. |
 Framer | $10 per site per month | Yes | Per site | none recorded |
Exhibit 1
WordPress.com and its alternatives over time
Each product's cheapest paid plan by default. Click a legend entry to add or hide a plan.
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| Observed | WordPress.com Personal | Squarespace Entry plan | Webflow Basic | Shopify Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 9, 2005 | $7 | |||
| Jul 3, 2009 | $8 | |||
| Jan 8, 2012 | $29 | |||
| Jan 4, 2013 | $8 | |||
| Jan 2, 2016 | $8 | |||
| Apr 1, 2017 | $5.99 | |||
| Apr 1, 2018 | $4 | |||
| Apr 1, 2019 | $5 | |||
| May 3, 2019 | $12 | |||
| Apr 1, 2020 | $5 | |||
| Jan 3, 2022 | $29 | |||
| Jul 1, 2022 | $12 | |||
| Jan 2, 2023 | $14 | |||
| Apr 1, 2023 | $5 | |||
| Jul 3, 2023 | $39 | |||
| Jan 1, 2024 | $39 | |||
| Apr 2, 2025 | $4 | |||
| Jan 1, 2026 | $14 | |||
| Jul 3, 2026 | $39 | |||
| Sep 21, 2026 | $4 |
Squarespace
Squarespace is the website builder with the longest pricing page in this database, going back to 2005. Its entry plan cost $8 a month for seven straight years before the current tiers arrived.
Squarespace starts at $8 for Entry plan (USD per month, billed annually), goes up to $18 for Business. Latest change: Entry plan from $7 to $8 (+14%), Jul 2009.
Squarespace pricing and price historyWordPress.com vs Squarespace pricing
Webflow
Webflow is a visual web design tool with hosting built in. It charges per published site, with the CMS and Business tiers priced by content and traffic rather than by users.
Webflow starts at $14 for Basic (USD per site per month, billed yearly), goes up to $39 for Business. Latest change: Business from $36 to $39 (+8%), Jul 2023.
Webflow pricing and price historyWordPress.com vs Webflow pricing
Wix.com
Wix is the website builder for small businesses. It charges per site, with four tiers that were relaunched and renamed in 2023.
Wix.com starts at $17 per month, billed annually for Light (USD per site per month, billed annually), goes up to $159 per month, billed annually for Business Elite.
Shopify
Shopify is the platform behind millions of online stores. Merchants pay a flat monthly subscription per store plus payment processing fees, and the three core plans have kept the same shape since 2012 while their prices moved.
Shopify starts at $39 for Basic (USD per month, billed monthly), goes up to $399 for Advanced. Latest change: Grow from $79 to $105 (+33%), Jan 2024.
Shopify pricing and price historyWordPress.com vs Shopify pricing
Framer
Framer is a design tool that publishes real websites. It prices per published site, like Webflow, and bundles AI credits into each tier.
Framer starts at $10 per site per month for Basic (USD per site per month), goes up to $30 per site per month for Pro, has a free plan.
WordPress.com alternatives: questions
- What is the cheapest alternative to WordPress.com?
- Of the alternatives we track, Squarespace has the lowest listed entry price: $8 for Entry plan (USD per month, billed annually). WordPress.com starts at $4 per month, billed annually, or $9 monthly. Check the unit, since some products charge per user and others per account.
- Is there a free alternative to WordPress.com?
- Yes. Framer lists a free plan next to paid plans.
- Has WordPress.com raised its prices?
- WordPress.com last cut a list price in Apr 2025: Personal went from $5 to $4 (-20%), first seen on its pricing page that month.
- Which WordPress.com alternatives raised their prices?
- Squarespace, Webflow, Shopify. Squarespace: Entry plan from $7 to $8 (+14%), Jul 2009. Webflow: Business from $36 to $39 (+8%), Jul 2023. Shopify: Grow from $79 to $105 (+33%), Jan 2024.