WordPress.com pricing
WordPress.com is the hosted, managed version of WordPress sold by Automattic, as opposed to the free software you install yourself. It charges per site in four paid tiers plus a free plan, and its pricing page has always pushed yearly billing: the monthly price is roughly double the yearly rate, and two and three year terms cut it further.
- Priced by
- Per site
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, US
- Founded
- 2005
- Pricing page tracked since
- Unknown
- Last checked
- Sep 21, 2026
WordPress.com price history and price changes
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| Observed | Personal | Premium | Business | Commerce |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 5, 2016 | $8.25 | $24.92 | ||
| Apr 1, 2017 | $5.99 | $8.25 | $24.92 | |
| Apr 1, 2018 | $4 | $8 | $25 | |
| Apr 1, 2019 | $5 | $8 | $25 | $45 |
| Apr 1, 2020 | $5 | $8 | $25 | $45 |
| Apr 1, 2023 | $5 | $8 | $25 | $45 |
| Apr 2, 2025 | $4 | $8 | $25 | $45 |
| Sep 21, 2026 | $4 | $8 | $25 | $45 |
WordPress.com's pricing page has been read at 8 points in time between Apr 2016 and Sep 2026. Prices are USD per month, billed annually.
Personal appeared by Apr 2017 at $5.99. It came down to $4 by Apr 2018 (-33%), then went up to $5 by Apr 2019 (+25%), and finally came down to $4 by Apr 2025 (-20%).
Premium has been listed since Apr 2016, starting at $8.25. It came down to $8 by Apr 2018 (-3%).
Business has been listed since Apr 2016, starting at $24.92. It went up to $25 by Apr 2018.
Commerce appeared by Apr 2019 at $45. The price was unchanged through Sep 2026.
The 2016 page sold Premium at $99 and Business at $299 a year, shown here as monthly equivalents. A $3 Blogger tier existed in 2019 and 2020 below Personal, and eCommerce became Commerce in 2023. Late 2023 to 2024 the plans were briefly renamed Starter, Explorer, Creator and Entrepreneur; the 2024 snapshot only shows the monthly rates ($9, $18, $40 and $70), so that year has no annual points. Snapshots from 2021 and 2022 render prices in the browser and carry no numbers.
Plans and prices
One subscription per published website, priced by features and traffic rather than by users. Prices as extracted on Sep 21, 2026.
Free
Free
Sep 21, 2026
Personal
$4per month, billed annually, or $9 monthly
Sep 21, 2026
Premium
$8per month, billed annually, or $18 monthly
Sep 21, 2026
Business
$25per month, billed annually, or $40 monthly
Sep 21, 2026
Commerce
$45per month, billed annually, or $70 monthly
Sep 21, 2026
Enterprise
Contact sales
Sep 21, 2026
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WordPress.com pricing questions
- How much does WordPress.com cost?
- WordPress.com plans start at $4 per month, billed annually, or $9 monthly for Personal and go up to $45 per month, billed annually, or $70 monthly for Commerce, and there is a free plan. Prices are as shown on the pricing page when it was last read on Sep 21, 2026.
- Does WordPress.com have a free plan?
- Yes. WordPress.com lists a free plan next to its paid plans, so you can start without paying.
- Has WordPress.com raised its prices?
- Personal appeared by Apr 2017 at $5.99. It came down to $4 by Apr 2018 (-33%), then went up to $5 by Apr 2019 (+25%), and finally came down to $4 by Apr 2025 (-20%). Premium has been listed since Apr 2016, starting at $8.25. It came down to $8 by Apr 2018 (-3%). Business has been listed since Apr 2016, starting at $24.92. It went up to $25 by Apr 2018. Commerce appeared by Apr 2019 at $45. The price was unchanged through Sep 2026. The 2016 page sold Premium at $99 and Business at $299 a year, shown here as monthly equivalents. A $3 Blogger tier existed in 2019 and 2020 below Personal, and eCommerce became Commerce in 2023. Late 2023 to 2024 the plans were briefly renamed Starter, Explorer, Creator and Entrepreneur; the 2024 snapshot only shows the monthly rates ($9, $18, $40 and $70), so that year has no annual points. Snapshots from 2021 and 2022 render prices in the browser and carry no numbers. Every WordPress.com price change, dated, in the pricing news feed
About WordPress.com
WordPress.com have offered 6 different plans starting with Free at 0$. WordPress.com is a San Francisco, US based company. Founded in 2005. They are using a combination of Sales-Led and Product-Led go-to-market strategy. The company describes themselves as "WordPress.com is the hosted version of WordPress run by Automattic. Plans are priced per site, from a free tier on a WordPress.com subdomain through Personal, Premium, Business and Commerce, with the yearly price well under half the monthly one and further discounts for two and three year terms.". They are in involved in Website Builders, Content Management, Hosting, E-commerce, SaaS.