WORDPRESS.COM VS. WIX

Start simple. Scale without limits

Wix locks your design and your store to its platform. WordPress.com doesn’t.

More room to build

Own everything, always

Export your content, your design, and your store whenever you want. Nothing is locked to one platform, so you can move or grow it however you like.

Themes, plugins, tools — all here

Built on the largest open source ecosystem on the web, with plugins, themes, and tools for nearly anything you want your site to do.

Room to grow, not a ceiling

Add ecommerce, memberships, or a new design anytime, without migrating platforms. Your plan opens up as you grow, instead of boxing you in.

WordPress.com vs. Wix:
how they compare

WordPress.comWordPress.comWix
Change your design laterChange your design laterSwitch themes anytime, even after launch.Locked to your starting template for that site. Switching templates means starting a new site and bringing your content, plan, and domain name over.
Extend your siteExtend your site50,000+ plugins to add almost any feature you need.500+ apps available in the Wix App Market.
Build with AIBuild with AIBuilt-in AI website builder to help you launch faster.An AI design tool that builds a starting layout, then keeps you inside its own editor and templates.
Move to a different hostMove to a different hostMigrate to any WordPress host whenever you want, in either direction.Offers a one-click tool to import a WordPress blog in, but no equivalent tool to export a Wix site back out.
Sell onlineSell onlineSell on any paid plan. Install WooCommerce yourself, or get it pre-built into the Commerce plan.Separate ecommerce plans, required to sell online.
SupportSupport24/7 support on every paid plan: email on Personal, live chat from Premium, and priority response on Business and Commerce.Chat and callback support, with priority response times reserved for the top-tier Business Elite plan.
Own your contentOwn your contentDownload a complete export of your site’s content and media, anytime, on any plan.No full-site export. Some data can be pulled out, but not your design or site structure.
Best forBest forAnyone who wants a site that keeps working for them long after launch.Anyone prioritizing a fast, guided setup over long-term flexibility.

Everything to launch, grow, and earn

Domain names

Get a custom domain name that’s easy to remember, free for the first year on annual plans.

Design

Hundreds of themes, full color and typography control, and CSS access when you need it.

AI

Generate a site, write copy, and get design suggestions with AI tools built into every plan.

SEO

Built-in SEO tools, clean URLs, and access to premium plugins like Yoast to help people find your site.

Ecommerce

Launch a full online store with your own products, payments, and checkout, scaled to whatever you’re building.

Monetization

Earn through ads, paid subscriptions, or premium content, all built in.

Plans built to grow with you

Choose a plan today and unlock a powerful bundle of features. Or start with our free plan.

WordPress.com Plans

  • Pay monthly
  • Pay yearly
  • Pay every 2 years
  • Pay every 3 years

Personal

Build your presence with a site you can customize.

Storage

6 GB storage
6 GB storage
Unlimited pages, posts, users, and visitors Unlimited pages, posts, users, and visitors Create and collaborate freely — no caps or restrictions.
Free domain for one year Free Free domain for one year Free Get a custom domain – like yourgroovydomain.com – free for the first year.
No ads for visitors No ads for visitors Free sites display WordPress.com ads to visitors. Upgrade to Personal to turn them off.
Guided website builder (usage limits apply) Guided website builder (usage limits apply) Skip the blank screen — create and launch a WordPress.com website in minutes by chatting with AI.
Dozens of premium themes Dozens of premium themes Install select premium themes from the WordPress.com marketplace.
Free support Free support Get support from our expert, friendly Happiness team.
Extend your site with WordPress plugins Extend your site with WordPress plugins Install any of over 60,000 plugins from the WordPress.com marketplace, or upload a plugin directly to your site.

Make your online store a reality with the power of WooCommerce.

Commerce

Run an online store and keep more of what you earn.

Storage

50 GB
50 GB
Included in plan
50 GB + 50 GB
50 GB + 100 GB
50 GB + 150 GB
50 GB + 200 GB
50 GB + 250 GB
50 GB + 300 GB
50 GB + 350 GB
50 GB storage
50 GB
50 GB
Included in plan
50 GB + 50 GB
50 GB + 100 GB
50 GB + 150 GB
50 GB + 200 GB
50 GB + 250 GB
50 GB + 300 GB
50 GB + 350 GB
50 GB storage
Unlimited pages, posts, users, and visitors Unlimited pages, posts, users, and visitors Create and collaborate freely — no caps or restrictions.
Free domain for one year Free domain for one year Get a custom domain – like yourgroovydomain.com – free for the first year.
No ads for visitors No ads for visitors Free sites display WordPress.com ads to visitors. Upgrade to Personal to turn them off.
Create your site with a guided website builder Create your site with a guided website builder Skip the blank screen — create and launch a WordPress.com website in minutes by chatting with AI.
Premium store themes Premium store themes Jumpstart your store’s design with a professionally designed theme.
Free 24/7 priority expert support Free 24/7 priority expert support Your support questions answered first by our expert, friendly Happiness team.
Extend your site with WordPress plugins Extend your site with WordPress plugins Install any of over 60,000 plugins from the WordPress.com marketplace, or upload a plugin directly to your site.
Premium stats and analytics Premium stats and analytics Access all stats & analytics, including UTM tracking and device insights.
Add payment buttons Add payment buttons Collect payments and donations with PayPal and Stripe.
Use VideoPress with 250GB dedicated storage Use VideoPress with 250GB dedicated storage Showcase your video beautifully with the high-quality, ad-free VideoPress player.
Built-in site assistant Built-in site assistant Use the WordPress AI Assistant to generate content, design, and manage your site — all without leaving WordPress.
Free business email account for one year Free business email account for one year Build and grow your online presence with a professional email address at your domain name, powered by Titan
Email marketing Email marketing Create and automate beautiful emails to 500 subscribers right from your WordPress dashboard, with the MailPoet Business plan.
Free advertising credits worth $200 Free advertising credits worth $200 Promote your content with Blaze ads.
Real-time backups and one-click restores Real-time backups and one-click restores Protect against disaster with easy backups and restores.
SFTP/SSH, WP-CLI, Git commands, and GitHub Deployments SFTP/SSH, WP-CLI, Git commands, and GitHub Deployments Access your site via SSH and manage it with WP-CLI. Deploy from GitHub with a few clicks.
Ecommerce tools and WooCommerce experience Ecommerce tools and WooCommerce experience Enjoy a hosting solution tailored to enhance the performance and security of sites running WooCommerce.
Sell in 60+ countries Sell in 60+ countries Grow globally by accepting 135+ currencies.
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Enterprise

Publish securely at enterprise scale.

Compare our plans and find yours

  • Pay monthly
  • Pay yearly
  • Pay every 2 years
  • Pay every 3 years

Billing Cycle

  • Pay monthly
  • Pay yearly
  • Pay every 2 years
  • Pay every 3 years

Free

Personal

Commerce

Essential features
Unlimited pages Add as many pages as you like to your site.
Unlimited pages Add as many pages as you like.
Unlimited pages Add as many pages as you like.
Unlimited pages Add as many pages as you like.
Unlimited users Invite others to contribute to your site and assign access permissions.
Unlimited users Invite others to contribute to your site.
Unlimited users Invite others to contribute to your site.
Unlimited users Invite others to contribute to your site.
Time machine for post edits Roll back your posts to an earlier edit with a built-in revision history.
Time machine for post edits
Time machine for post edits
Time machine for post edits
Online forever Build and count on a site designed to last forever.
Online forever
Online forever
Online forever
Free domain for one year Get a custom domain – like yourgroovydomain.com – free for the first year.
Free custom domain Free domain for one year with annual plans.
Free custom domain Free domain for one year with annual plans.
Free custom domain Free domain for one year with annual plans.
Unrestricted bandwidth Reach as many visitors as you like, without extra fees or slowdowns.
Unrestricted bandwidth
Unrestricted bandwidth
Unrestricted bandwidth
Visitor stats Jetpack Logo Security, performance, and growth tools—powered by Jetpack.
Visitor stats Last 7 days of basic stats
Visitor stats Full history, filters & peak times
Visitor stats Advanced insights, including UTM & device analytics
Support Prompt support from our expert, friendly Happiness team.
Support
Support Free supportGet support from our expert, friendly Happiness team.
Support Free 24/7 expert support with priority response timesYour support questions answered first by our expert, friendly Happiness team.
Install plugins Unlock access to 50,000+ plugins, design templates, and integrations.
Install plugins
Install plugins
Install plugins
Bundled plugin auto-updates Forget about time-consuming plugin updates and update nags. Jetpack Logo Security, performance, and growth tools—powered by Jetpack.
Bundled plugin auto-updates
Bundled plugin auto-updates
Bundled plugin auto-updates
Forms Make it easy for your visitors to get in touch and create beautiful forms for any need. Jetpack Logo Security, performance, and growth tools—powered by Jetpack.
Forms
Forms
Forms
Advanced form features Build smarter forms with features like file uploads, multi-step logic, and seamless integrations. Jetpack Logo Security, performance, and growth tools—powered by Jetpack.
Advanced form features
Advanced form features
Advanced form features
Jetpack Search Make surfacing your content simple with built-in premium site search. Jetpack Logo Security, performance, and growth tools—powered by Jetpack.
Jetpack Search
Jetpack Search
Jetpack Search
Smart redirects Count on automatic redirects when you update your post or page’s URL.
Smart redirects
Smart redirects
Smart redirects
Built-in site assistant Use the WordPress AI Assistant to generate content, design, and manage your site — all without leaving WordPress. Jetpack Logo Security, performance, and growth tools—powered by Jetpack.
Built-in site assistant
Built-in site assistant Usage limits apply
Built-in site assistant
Storage Space to store your photos, media, and more.
Storage
1 GB storage
Storage
6 GB storage
Storage
50 GB
50 GB
Included in plan
50 GB + 50 GB
50 GB + 100 GB
50 GB + 150 GB
50 GB + 200 GB
50 GB + 250 GB
50 GB + 300 GB
50 GB + 350 GB
50 GB storage
Performance boosters
Extremely fast DNS with SSL Fast, reliable domain management with secure SSL.
Extremely fast DNS with SSL
Extremely fast DNS with SSL
Extremely fast DNS with SSL
High-burst capacity Lean on integrated resource management and instant scaling.
High-burst capacity Lean on integrated resource management and instant scaling.
High-burst capacity Lean on integrated resource management and instant scaling.
High-burst capacity Lean on integrated resource management and instant scaling.
High-frequency CPUs Get the extra site performance of high-frequency CPUs, as standard.
High-frequency CPUs
High-frequency CPUs
High-frequency CPUs
Global edge caching Ensure your cached content is always served from the data center closest to your site visitor.
Global edge caching
Global edge caching
Global edge caching
Faster site loading from 28+ global locations Rely on ultra-fast site speeds with our global CDN.
Global CDN Rely on ultra-fast site speeds with our global CDN.
Global CDN Rely on ultra-fast site speeds with our global CDN.
Global CDN Rely on ultra-fast site speeds with our global CDN.
High Availability
Automated datacenter failover Count on your site being replicated in real-time to a second data center.
Automated datacenter failover
Automated datacenter failover
Automated datacenter failover
One-click restores Revert back to a point-in-time in your site’s history, with a single click. Jetpack Logo Security, performance, and growth tools—powered by Jetpack.
One-click restores
One-click restores
One-click restores
Real-time backups Protect against disaster with easy backups and restores. Jetpack Logo Security, performance, and growth tools—powered by Jetpack.
Real-time backups
Real-time backups
Real-time backups
Uptime monitor Stay up-to-date with continuous uptime monitoring, with alerts the minute downtime is detected. Jetpack Logo Security, performance, and growth tools—powered by Jetpack.
Uptime monitor
Uptime monitor
Uptime monitor
Developer tools
SFTP/SSH, WP-CLI Access your site via SSH and manage it with WP-CLI.
SFTP/SSH, WP-CLI
SFTP/SSH, WP-CLI
SFTP/SSH, WP-CLI
Git commands and GitHub Deployments Deploy from GitHub with a few clicks. Simple and advanced deployment modes supported.
Git commands and GitHub Deployments
Git commands and GitHub Deployments
Git commands and GitHub Deployments
Free staging site Clone your production site for testing changes before taking them live.
Free staging site
Free staging site
Free staging site
Centralized site management Seamlessly switch between 2, 20, or 200 sites. All from one place.
Centralized site management
Centralized site management
Centralized site management
Automated WordPress updates Get every WordPress update. And every patch. Automatically.
Automated WordPress updates
Automated WordPress updates
Automated WordPress updates
Security and safety
Protection against spam and hacking attacks Peace of mind with spam, brute-force, DDoS protection, and mitigation.
Protection against spam and hacking attacks
Protection against spam and hacking attacks
Protection against spam and hacking attacks
Isolated site infrastructure Rest easy knowing that your site is isolated from others for added security and performance.
Isolated site infrastructure
Isolated site infrastructure
Isolated site infrastructure
Spam protection with Akismet Never worry about spam with Akismet, which is included at no additional cost. Jetpack Logo Security, performance, and growth tools—powered by Jetpack.
Spam protection with Akismet
Spam protection with Akismet
Spam protection with Akismet
DDoS protection and mitigation Breeze past DDoS attacks thanks to real-time monitoring and mitigation.
DDoS protection and mitigation
DDoS protection and mitigation
DDoS protection and mitigation
Malware detection & removal Stay safe with automated malware scanning and removal.
Malware detection & removal
Malware detection & removal
Malware detection & removal
Web application firewall (WAF) Block out malicious activity like SQL injection and XSS attacks.
Web application firewall (WAF)
Web application firewall (WAF)
Web application firewall (WAF)
Performance optimization, monitoring, and activity logs See everything that happens on your site. Jetpack Logo Security, performance, and growth tools—powered by Jetpack.
Performance optimization, monitoring, and activity logs
Performance optimization, monitoring, and activity logs
Performance optimization, monitoring, and activity logs
Design customization
Beautiful themes and patterns Transform your site design with themes and drag-and-drop layouts.
Beautiful themes and patterns
Beautiful themes and patterns
Beautiful themes and patterns
Guided website builder Skip the blank screen — create and launch a WordPress.com website in minutes by chatting with AI.
Guided website builder
Guided website builder Usage limits apply
Guided website builder
Customize fonts & colors sitewide Take control of every font, color, and detail of your site’s design.
Customize fonts & colors sitewide Take control of every font, color, and detail of your site's design.
Customize fonts & colors sitewide Take control of every font, color, and detail of your site's design.
Customize fonts & colors sitewide Take control of every font, color, and detail of your site's design.
Customize your site with CSS Add CSS to customize your site’s design.
Customize your site with CSS Take control of every font, color, and detail of your site's design.
Customize your site with CSS Take control of every font, color, and detail of your site's design.
Customize your site with CSS Take control of every font, color, and detail of your site's design.
Premium themes Install any premium theme from the WordPress.com marketplace.
Premium themes
Premium themes Dozens of premium themesInstall select premium themes from the WordPress.com marketplace.
Premium themes All premium and store themesSwitch between all of our themes.
Commerce solutions
Premium store themes Jumpstart your store’s design with a professionally designed theme.
Premium store themes
Premium store themes
Premium store themes Seamlessly integrated with your plan
Powerful store design tools Fine-tune your store’s design with on-brand styles and drag and drop layout editing.
Powerful store design tools
Powerful store design tools
Powerful store design tools Seamlessly integrated with your plan
Unlimited products Grow your store as big as you want with the ability to add unlimited products and services.
Unlimited products
Unlimited products
Unlimited products Seamlessly integrated with your plan
Display products by brand Create, assign and list brands for products, and allow customers to view by brand.
Display products by brand
Display products by brand
Display products by brand Seamlessly integrated with your plan
Product Add-Ons Offer extra products and services, such as gift wrapping, a special message, extended warranty, insurance, customizations, and more.
Product Add-Ons
Product Add-Ons
Product Add-Ons Seamlessly integrated with your plan
Assembled products and kits Give customers the freedom to build their own products utilizing your existing items.
Assembled products and kits
Assembled products and kits
Assembled products and kits Seamlessly integrated with your plan
Min/Max Quantities Specify the minimum and maximum allowed product quantities for orders.
Min/Max Quantities
Min/Max Quantities
Min/Max Quantities Seamlessly integrated with your plan
Back-in-stock notifications Automatically notify customers when your products are restocked.
Back-in-stock notifications
Back-in-stock notifications
Back-in-stock notifications Seamlessly integrated with your plan
Dynamic product upsells Earn more revenue with automated upsell and cross-sell product recommendations.
Dynamic product upsells
Dynamic product upsells
Dynamic product upsells Seamlessly integrated with your plan
Custom marketing automation Advanced email marketing functionality, including subscriber segmentation, advanced analytics, and automation.
Custom marketing automation
Custom marketing automation
Custom marketing automation Seamlessly integrated with your plan
Offer bulk discounts Offer personalized packages and bulk discounts.
Offer bulk discounts
Offer bulk discounts
Offer bulk discounts Seamlessly integrated with your plan
Inventory management Keep inventory up-to-date with POS integrations and real-time tracking.
Inventory management
Inventory management
Inventory management Seamlessly integrated with your plan
Streamlined, extendable checkout Remove the friction from checkout by giving your customers multiple ways to pay.
Streamlined, extendable checkout
Streamlined, extendable checkout
Streamlined, extendable checkout Seamlessly integrated with your plan
Sell in 60+ countries Grow globally by accepting 135+ currencies.
Sell in 60+ countries
Sell in 60+ countries
Sell in 60+ countries Seamlessly integrated with your plan
Integrations with top shipping carriers Get real-time shipping prices, print labels and give your customers tracking codes.
Integrations with top shipping carriers
Integrations with top shipping carriers
Integrations with top shipping carriers Seamlessly integrated with your plan
Growth and monetization tools
AI assistant and tools Use the WordPress AI Assistant to generate content, design, and manage your site — all without leaving WordPress.
AI assistant and tools Limited to 20 requests
AI assistant and tools Usage limits apply
AI assistant and tools Enhanced
Free business email account for one year Build and grow your online presence with a professional email address at your domain name, powered by Titan
Free business email account for one year
Free business email account for one year
Free business email account for one year
Free advertising credits worth $200 Promote your content with Blaze ads.
Free advertising credits worth $200
Free advertising credits worth $200
Free advertising credits worth $200
Built-in newsletters & RSS Let your followers subscribe to your content as a newsletter or via RSS.
Built-in newsletters & RSS
Built-in newsletters & RSS
Built-in newsletters & RSS
No ads for visitors Free sites display WordPress.com ads to visitors. Upgrade to Personal to turn them off.
No ads for visitors
No ads for visitors
No ads for visitors
Email marketing Create and automate beautiful emails to 500 subscribers right from your WordPress dashboard, with the MailPoet Business plan.
Email marketing
Email marketing
Email marketing
Earn with WordAds Display ads and earn income via the WordAds platform.
Earn with WordAds
Earn with WordAds
Earn with WordAds
Connect Google Analytics Link your accounts to gain more valuable insights in seconds. No coding required.
Connect Google Analytics
Connect Google Analytics
Connect Google Analytics
Unlimited automatic shares in social media Share your latest posts to your social channels, without limits. Jetpack Logo Security, performance, and growth tools—powered by Jetpack.
Unlimited automatic shares in social media
Unlimited automatic shares in social media
Unlimited automatic shares in social media
SEO and analytics tools Rank well in search with built-in search engine optimization tools. Jetpack Logo Security, performance, and growth tools—powered by Jetpack.
SEO and analytics tools
SEO and analytics tools
SEO and analytics tools
Upload videos Host your videos on your own site. Jetpack Logo Security, performance, and growth tools—powered by Jetpack.
Upload videos
Upload videos
Upload videos
Use VideoPress with 250GB dedicated storage Showcase your video beautifully with the high-quality, ad-free VideoPress player.
Use VideoPress with 250GB dedicated storage
Use VideoPress with 250GB dedicated storage
Use VideoPress with 250GB dedicated storage
Paid content gating Sell access to premium content, right from your site. Jetpack Logo Security, performance, and growth tools—powered by Jetpack.
Paid content gating
Paid content gating
Paid content gating
Paid subscribers Turn site visitors into subscribers, with built-in subscription tools. Jetpack Logo Security, performance, and growth tools—powered by Jetpack.
Paid subscribers
Paid subscribers
Paid subscribers
Transaction fee for standard payments (+ standard processing fee)
Transaction fee for standard payments (+ standard processing fee) 10%
Transaction fee for standard payments (+ standard processing fee) 8%
Transaction fee for standard payments (+ standard processing fee) 0%
Transaction fee for standard WooCommerce payment features (+ standard processing fee)
Transaction fee for standard WooCommerce payment features (+ standard processing fee)
Transaction fee for standard WooCommerce payment features (+ standard processing fee)
Transaction fee for standard WooCommerce payment features (+ standard processing fee) 0%
Donations and tips Allow your audience to support your work easily with charitable donations and tips. Jetpack Logo Security, performance, and growth tools—powered by Jetpack.
Donations and tips
Donations and tips
Donations and tips
Payment buttons Collect payments from credit/debit cards securely from anywhere with Stripe. Jetpack Logo Security, performance, and growth tools—powered by Jetpack.
Payment buttons
Payment buttons
Payment buttons
PayPal Payment Buttons Collect payments or donations securely through your site via PayPal. Jetpack Logo Security, performance, and growth tools—powered by Jetpack.
PayPal Payment Buttons
PayPal Payment Buttons
PayPal Payment Buttons

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How to get started with WordPress.com

Bring your content over or start fresh

Import what you can from Wix with our import tools, or start a brand new site from scratch.

Pick your design

Choose from hundreds of themes, or use the AI website builder to generate a starting point in minutes.

Customize with the editor

Arrange sections, add pages, and fine-tune fonts, colors, and layout with the block editor.

Add your content

Fill in your pages, posts, and media, or keep importing what you already have.

Connect your domain name

Use a free WordPress.com address, or bring the domain name you’re already using with Wix.

Launch and grow

Publish your site, then add plugins, SEO tools, and support whenever you need them.

WordPress.com vs. Wix FAQs
How do I switch from Wix to WordPress.com?

Start by creating a WordPress.com account, then import what you can from Wix and rebuild your design in the block editor. Our step-by-step import guide walks through the full process, including moving your domain name.

Read the step-by-step import guide · See why people switch from Wix

Is Wix built on WordPress?

No. Wix and WordPress.com are separate platforms with different underlying software. WordPress.com runs WordPress, the open source publishing software that powers over 42% of the web, while Wix uses its own proprietary system that only works within the Wix editor.

Is WordPress.com or Wix better for beginners?

Both are built for non-technical users, but they solve different problems. Wix optimizes for a fast, guided setup, while WordPress.com trades a slightly longer first hour for a site you can keep customizing and growing for years.

Which is better for blogging, WordPress.com or Wix?

WordPress.com started as a blogging platform and still leads there, with built-in tools for tags, categories, series, and syndication that Wix’s blogging feature doesn’t match. Wix’s blog is an add-on to its site builder, while blogging is core to how WordPress.com works.

Is WordPress.com cheaper than Wix?

Both offer a free plan, so the entry-level gap is usually small. The bigger difference shows up as you scale, since storage, ecommerce, and advanced features on Wix generally require moving up to its own pricier plan tiers.

Does Wix or WordPress.com have better SEO tools?

Both index fine in search engines, but the tools differ. WordPress.com gives you an editable site structure, custom URLs, and access to SEO plugins, while Wix’s SEO tools live inside its editor and offer less room to customize.

Can I move my Wix site to WordPress.com without starting over?

Partially. Wix doesn’t offer a full-site export, so you can bring over data like products, contacts, and blog posts as CSVs, but your design and layout need to be rebuilt. WordPress.com’s import tools help migrate what Wix does let you export.

Does Wix or WordPress.com have better ecommerce plans?

WordPress.com lets you sell on any paid plan. Wix’s cheapest paid plan, Light, doesn’t include ecommerce at all — you need to upgrade to Core or above to sell anything.

How does Wix support compare to WordPress.com support?

WordPress.com tiers support across every paid plan: email on Personal, live chat from Premium, and priority response on Business and Commerce. Wix offers chat and callback support broadly, but reserves priority response times for its top-tier Business Elite plan.

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