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Wix vs WordPress comparison

 

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Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

Wix
Ranking in Web Content Management
12th
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
Web Hosting Services (4th)
WordPress
Ranking in Web Content Management
1st
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
28
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of December 2024, in the Web Content Management category, the mindshare of Wix is 1.0%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of WordPress is 15.3%, up from 14.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Web Content Management
 

Featured Reviews

Paul Akinleye - PeerSpot reviewer
An affordable solution that can be used to create or design websites
I work as a freelancer and use Wix to create websites based on my client's needs I like the solution's responsiveness, usability, and user interface. The solution’s scalability can be improved. I have been using Wix since 2021. I rate Wix an eight out of ten for stability. I rate Wix a seven…
RICARDO FILIPO - PeerSpot reviewer
Very customizable, and forms the base for most websites on the Internet
I work in the community, and I'm part of a team making the core of WordPress. We are responsible for creating how WordPress will change in the next version. The main point is concurrency. For example, we have Squarespace, Wix, and a lot of other frameworks with the same features and functionalities. All those frameworks are going to a completely no-code experience. Anyone can then have a website. You're just dragging, dropping, and writing texts very easily. It's like using Facebook. WordPress comes from a node way. There was a time when the webmaster needed to code in HTML, PHP, or some language to have a website. It has changed over time, but we still have some old things inside the backend of WordPress. We are currently removing all those old things. Day by day, WordPress will be easier to use and more user-friendly. WordPress needs to improve its usability. That way, it will be easier to create websites, e-commerce, CRM, platforms for education, or anything else. It would be good if WordPress improved its AI. For example, if you have a blog, the blog will be auto-writing. I'm working on this, and we have some solutions. Another feature should be the identification of users. It's related to AI. For example, if you go to a website like Facebook or another social network, it's possible to learn everything about you if you go to that place. WordPress has something like that, but it's not so deep. I am personally working on that feature. Anyone coming to a WordPress website will be identified. It's tricky because we have a kind of privacy to follow, so we need to balance both things.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"I like the solution's responsiveness, usability, and user interface."
"The most valuable features of the solution are its flexibility, ease of working with, intuitive interface, and ease of finding a huge online community, along with its simplicity of integration with other solutions."
"There are so many free plugins"
"This program has made it possible for our company to advertise all around the country, instead of keeping it local."
"WordPress offers great flexibility."
"The product provides capabilities to build modern websites and can be used for various aspects of services."
"It is easy to edit content using WordPress."
"It is a stable system which offers a wide variety of themes and templates."
"I like how it integrates graphics and words, and more generally, the way people can develop the choices of spaces for different websites."
 

Cons

"The solution’s scalability can be improved."
"WordPress needs to improve its usability."
"Backups and moving sites could be handled better."
"The system should be more informative."
"I would recommend dumping the Gutenberg interface, as that is horrible."
"It could be a little bit easier to use."
"A user may feel intimidated the first time he or she sees it."
"It may be useful to have a downloadable program that you could have on your desktop that allows you to create and maintain the program while offline."
"WordPress sites do require quite a bit of maintenance: Constant updates to both WordPress and all the various plugins that it requires."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Wix is an affordable solution."
"Set up cost is nothing. Pricing is free. You need to pay a cost only for the domains, hosting, and to buy themes."
"I paid to have a WordPress site for two years and didn't just have a free one."
"WordPress is an open-source product, meaning it is available for free."
"WordPress can be pricey, ranging from $0 to thousands per month."
"The pricing is very reasonable because WordPress is an open-source platform."
"As per my understanding, WordPress is an open-source product, owing to which there are no requirements to make any payments towards its licensing costs."
"Regarding pricing, we have the flexibility to utilize certain themes and plugins across multiple websites for a single one-time cost. However, there are instances where themes come with only one activation key, limiting their use to a single website. Certain plugins and themes come with a significant cost, with the least expensive theme priced at around $120. Additionally, plugins typically range from $80 to $90 per year for a subscription. Consequently, it can be considered somewhat costly in this regard. Conversely, when it comes to WordPress, there is no expenditure involved."
"It is an open-source platform. It doesn't need any license."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
18%
Comms Service Provider
13%
Media Company
9%
University
7%
Computer Software Company
16%
Government
11%
University
10%
Financial Services Firm
9%
 

Company Size

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Small Business
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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Wix?
I like the solution's responsiveness, usability, and user interface.
What needs improvement with Wix?
The solution’s scalability can be improved.
What do you like most about WordPress?
The best feature of WordPress is its flexibility.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for WordPress?
The cost of a project using WordPress varies widely and depends on the specific requirements. It can range from as low as $500 to as high as $3,000 or more, depending on the complexity and scope of...
What needs improvement with WordPress?
WordPress could use improvement in terms of optimization, especially for large websites with extensive databases and many images. When clients want to build projects like Amazon on WordPress, it te...
 

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