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WordPress.com

Composite Score

8.9 /10

CX Score

9.1 /10

623 Reviews Write a Review

What is WordPress.com?

WordPress is web publishing software you can use to create a beautiful website or blog. WordPress is more than a publishing platform. It’s a powerful and empowering technology built by a global community of passionate contributors, united by the spirit of freedom to create and share without barriers.

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Awards & Recognition

WordPress.com won the following awards in the Digital Experience - Midmarket category

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2025 Data Quadrant Champion

Latest Award, 2025

7 Top Rated Capabilities

8 Top Rated Features

Latest Award, 2025

2024 Emotional Footprint Champion

2024

Strategy and Innovation
Service Experience
Product Impact

2024

2024 Data Quadrant Champion

2024

7 Top Rated Capabilities

7 Top Rated Features

2024

2023 Emotional Footprint Champion

2023

3 Top Rated Capabilities

2 Top Rated Features

2023

1 Top Rated Capabilities

1 Top Rated Features

2022

WordPress.com Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
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Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

89 Likeliness to Recommend

1
Since last award

96 Plan to Renew

88 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Since last award

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+92 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love WordPress.com?

1% Negative

7% Neutral

92% Positive

Pros

Respectful
Transparent
Reliable
Trustworthy

Feature Ratings

Average 83

Web Publishing Capabilities

Content Repository

Content Workflow Management

Management Interface

Standard Templates

E-Commerce Integration

Social Media Integration

Digital Asset Management

Content Security

Analytics and Reporting

Translation Facilitation

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 82

Business Value Created

Quality of Features

Ease of Implementation

Ease of Customization

Ease of Data Integration

Ease of IT Administration

Usability and Intuitiveness

Breadth of Features

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Availability and Quality of Training

Vendor Support

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WordPress.com Reviews

Sara C.

Role: Consultant
Industry: Other
Involvement: End User of Application

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Verified Reviewer

Submitted Oct 2023

Versatile and intuitive

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates WordPress.com from other similar products?

WordPress.com is a fully hosted platform so they take care of hosting and maintenance for you. This is a significant advantage for users who don't want to manage server configurations, updates, and security themselves.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

WordPress.com streamlines the website-building process, making it quite easy to get your site up and running quickly.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Users on the free plans, in particular, may find the platform restrictive, akin to residing in a leased property with limited scope for customization. The presence of advertisements on free plans can be a notable downside, and having a web address tied to WordPress.com (e.g., yoursite.wordpress.com) until upgrading to a custom domain may be viewed as a constraint.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

It's essential to start by defining your website's purpose and goals. Choose a plan that aligns with your needs and budget, and don't hesitate to invest in a custom domain for a more professional image. Explore the available themes, focus on creating high-quality, SEO-friendly content, and think about potential future growth when selecting your plan.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Lisa C.

Role: Operations
Industry: Healthcare
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Oct 2023

Easy to use once you know how

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates WordPress.com from other similar products?

Ease of use

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Templates are great

What do you dislike most about this product?

Customisation not always what i want

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

A great base to start with

Pros

Helps Innovate
Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Includes Product Enhancements

Cons

Leverages Incumbent Status

Anmol R.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Healthcare
Involvement: IT Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Sep 2025

Simple, powerful, and reliable platform for build

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates WordPress.com from other similar products?

WordPress.com differentiates itself by combining ease of use, scalability, extensive customization options, robust security, and built-in hosting, simplifying website management.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

My favorite aspect is its simplicity with powerful customization options.

What do you dislike most about this product?

I dislike the limited flexibility on free plans with restrictions.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Start with free plan, upgrade later for customization and growth.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

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Awards & Recognition

2025 Data Quadrant Champion

2024 Emotional Footprint Champion

2024 Data Quadrant Champion

2023 Emotional Footprint Champion

WordPress.com Ratings

89 Likeliness to Recommend

1 Since last award

96 Plan to Renew

88 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

1 Since last award

Emotional Footprint Overview

+92 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love WordPress.com?

Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Web Publishing Capabilities The ability to build and upload websites, update the associated webpages, and post content online.

Content Repository Database of content with an associated set of data management, ability to search, and access methods allowing application-independent access to the content.

Content Workflow Management The ability to enable editorial or authorship workflows on content within the platform.

Management Interface Advanced management interface functionality for enterprises that perform frequent refreshes of their site, perhaps through a syndication or publication process.

Standard Templates The solution provides the ability to use standard pre-made website designs, which help to simplify the process of building web presence.

E-Commerce Integration Includes payment and multiple design options, website security, online support, and integrated shipping.

Social Media Integration The solution provides support for social property and content creation management, as well as social media analytics.

Digital Asset Management Controls non-text assets such as images and video clips; includes advanced DAM functionality for product marketing.

Content Security The ability to integrate existing security protocols and technologies, SSO, and Role-based permissions. Support for content filtering integration

Analytics and Reporting Includes historical & real-time dashboard visualizations, detailed & summary reporting and easy data extraction for data analysis.

Translation Facilitation Certain WCM tools offer workflow capability to facilitate language translation. This feature is appropriate primarily for multinational entities.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

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WordPress.com Reviews

Sara C.

Versatile and intuitive

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Lisa C.

Easy to use once you know how

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Cons

Anmol R.

Simple, powerful, and reliable platform for build

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Feature Ratings

Web Publishing Capabilities

Content Repository

Content Workflow Management

Management Interface

Standard Templates

E-Commerce Integration

Social Media Integration

Digital Asset Management

Content Security

Analytics and Reporting

Translation Facilitation

Vendor Capability Ratings

Business Value Created

Quality of Features

Ease of Implementation

Ease of Customization

Ease of Data Integration

Ease of IT Administration

Usability and Intuitiveness

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Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

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