WordPress.com review

WordPress.com is the pick for businesses whose site is mostly content: articles, guides and updates, with booking or a shop added later through plugins. The pricing page lists Personal at US$4 a month billed yearly, or US$9 monthly, with 6 GB of storage, no ads, all premium themes and the option to install any of over 60,000 plugins. Premium at US$8 a month billed yearly adds premium stats and PayPal and Stripe payment buttons. Business at US$25 adds 50 GB, real-time backups, a staging site and email marketing to 500 subscribers through MailPoet. Commerce at US$45 a month billed yearly runs a full WooCommerce store. Every plan lists unlimited pages, posts, users and visitors, and the free plan shows WordPress.com ads. The cost of that flexibility is setup time: bookings and stores come from plugins you choose and configure yourself.

Who it is for

blog-led businesses that want plugins

Price

Free plan; Personal from US$4 a month billed yearly (US$9 monthly).

Personal Build your presence with a site you can customize. US$ 9 US$ 4
Quoted from the vendor pricing page on November 13, 2026.

Key features

• Over 60,000 plugins installable from the WordPress.com marketplace on paid plans
• Premium plan from US$8 a month adds PayPal and Stripe payment buttons
• Business plan from US$25 a month adds 50 GB storage, real-time backups and a staging site
• Commerce plan from US$45 a month runs an online store with WooCommerce
• Unlimited pages, posts, users and visitors on every listed plan

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Free plan for starting a blog
• Strength: Free domain for one year on yearly paid plans
• Strength: Business includes email marketing to 500 subscribers with MailPoet
• Weakness: Free sites show WordPress.com ads to visitors
• Weakness: Booking and store features depend on plugins or the Commerce plan
• Weakness: More settings to learn than template-only builders

Key facts

• Free plan: Yes, with ads shown to visitors
• Cheapest paid plan: Personal, US$4 a month billed yearly
• Store plan: Commerce, US$45 a month billed yearly
• Plugins: Over 60,000 in the marketplace

Where it ranks

WordPress.com is No. 6 in our Best Website Builders for Small Business verdict.