--- description: Discover the benefits and disadvantages of WordPress. Learn the software price, see the description, and read the most helpful reviews for UK business users. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/capterra/og_logo-e5a8c001ed0bd1bb922639230fcea71a.png?auto=format%2Cenhance%2Ccompress title: WordPress Pricing, Cost & Reviews - Capterra UK 2026 --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Content Management Systems](/directory/10007/content-management/software) > [WordPress](/software/131687/wordpress) # WordPress Canonical: https://www.capterra.co.uk/software/131687/wordpress Page: 1 / 600\ Next: [Next page](https://www.capterra.co.uk/software/131687/wordpress?page=2) > World's most popular software for creating blogs and websites. It is open source software that is free to use. > > Verdict: Rated **4.6/5** by 14971 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Overview ### Who Uses WordPress? Anyone creating or requiring a modern web presence. ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.6/5** | 14971 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.2/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 4.1/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.6/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.5/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 90% | (9/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Automattic - **Location**: San Francisco, US ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: US$9.00 - **Pricing model**: Flat Rate (Free Trial) - **Pricing Details**: Wordpress offers a free plan (3GB storage), as well as paid plans: Personal plan: $4/month (billed yearly) with 6GB of storage and a custom domain name. Premium plan: $8/month (billed yearly) with 13GB of storage, a custom domain name, and monetization options. Business plan: $25/month (billed yearly) with unlimited storage space, a custom domain name, and a range of additional features including plugins, Wordpress branding removal, and more. - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based, Mac (Desktop), Windows (Desktop), Linux (Desktop), Android (Mobile), iPhone (Mobile), iPad (Mobile) - **Supported Languages**: Arabic, Chinese, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Hebrew, Hungarian, Indonesian, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Ukrainian - **Available Countries**: Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Germany, India, Japan, Mexico, United Kingdom, United States ## Features - Access Controls/Permissions - Auto Update - Categorisation/Grouping - Collaboration Tools - Content Management - Content Publishing Options - Content Sharing - Customisable Templates - Data Import/Export - Document Management - Drag & Drop - Electronic Forms - Email Marketing - Full Text Search - Image Library - Landing Pages/Web Forms - Layout & Design - Online Store Builder - Post Scheduling - Pre-built Templates - Real Time Editing - Reporting/Analytics - SEO Management - Subscription Management - Template Management - Text Editing - Version Control - WYSIWYG Editor - Website Hosting - Website Management - Widgets ## Integrations (208 total) - 40Nuggets - AB Tasty - AWeber - Acquire - ActiveCampaign - ActiveDEMAND - ActiveTrail - Acunetix - AfterShip - Agile CRM - Airtable - AllProWebTools - Answerbase - Appointy - Arlo Training Management Software ... and 193 more integrations ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - Knowledge Base - Chat ## Category - [Content Management Systems](https://www.capterra.co.uk/directory/10007/content-management/software) ## Related Categories - [Content Management Systems](https://www.capterra.co.uk/directory/10007/content-management/software) - [Website Builder Software](https://www.capterra.co.uk/directory/30935/website-builder/software) - [Blog Software](https://www.capterra.co.uk/directory/30898/blog/software) - [Shopping Cart Software](https://www.capterra.co.uk/directory/30848/shopping-cart/software) - [Digital Magazine Software](https://www.capterra.co.uk/directory/20020/publishing-and-subscriptions/software) ## Alternatives 1. [Wix](https://www.capterra.co.uk/software/169007/wix) — 4.4/5 (10606 reviews) 2. [ClickSites](https://www.capterra.co.uk/software/1070976/ClickSites) — 4.9/5 (413 reviews) 3. [Squarespace](https://www.capterra.co.uk/software/143461/squarespace) — 4.5/5 (3384 reviews) 4. [Divi](https://www.capterra.co.uk/software/201958/divi) — 4.8/5 (1154 reviews) 5. [Pixpa](https://www.capterra.co.uk/software/152263/pixpa) — 4.7/5 (585 reviews) ## Reviews ### "Cheap, cheerful, just make sure it's managed for security" — 3.0/5 > **Jonathan** | *24 February 2026* | Management Consulting | Recommendation rating: 7.0/10 > > **Pros**: The best thing about WP is the choice of templates – it's massive. Creating new pages, especially for content based websites is simple. It's straightforward to adapt the design to suit your needs. It's excellent at managing posts, although news/blogs seems an old method now. > > **Cons**: The constant security worries, especially from plugins. There are so many cases of WP sites being hacked, that you need to take this seriously from the outset. > > For the price, with a little attention about security, a managed WP instance is brilliant. That way, you know the patches are always applied and you've got a suite of plugins to scale such as Woo Commerce. ----- ### "Brilliant Website Development Tool" — 5.0/5 > **Hayden** | *3 April 2026* | Computer Software | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10 > > **Pros**: Wordpress has made website design and editing easy for everybody, especially those with no coding experience. The interface makes all tools and pages understandable. Wordpress also contains a huge array of templates making any website design possible. > > **Cons**: My biggest concern would be the maintenance that needs to be put into WordPress. Having many plugins within the website can cause many updates otherwise the website and certain plugins can run slowly. > > Overall a positive experience. Makes maintaining and updating websites possible for any business no matter how much software experience owned. ----- ### "Excellent open-source CMS" — 5.0/5 > **Christopher** | *13 August 2025* | Information Technology & Services | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10 > > **Pros**: The opensource software is fantastic. I use it on countless websites for personal and client work, I recommend it. > > **Cons**: By nature of it's popularity it can be a target for being hacked etc. This has caused issues in the past for us. ----- ### "Great visual editor and content manager for websites." — 5.0/5 > **Christopher** | *30 May 2025* | Design | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: As a designer, I appreciate how flexible WordPress is when it comes to customisation. The vast library of themes and plugins allows me to create high quality sites without touching much code, and tools like Elementor or custom CSS give me extra control over the design when I need it. > > **Cons**: Sometimes it can feel bloated and clunky, especially when too many plugins are installed—it slows down the site and sometimes leads to conflicts. > > Overall, my experience has been mostly positive. WordPress is a powerful platform for designers who want both creative freedom and scalability, but it does require regular maintenance and performance optimization to run smoothly. ----- ### "Essy to understand and easy to use." — 5.0/5 > **Sam** | *27 February 2026* | Food Production | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: WordPress was our website host when i first began to be involved with the back end of the website. It was simple and worked for us as a website/ webshop. Orders were easy to understand and could be quickly categorised or actioned. Pictures and updates of products were simple to action. We did not have outside IT support at this time so all issues were fixed by the WordPress team themselves. > > **Cons**: Although simple and user friendly, we were limited in what we could do using WordPress as our host. This was not an issue or even apparant until we wanted to redesign our website so was not an issue at the time of using it. > > I got on really well with WordPress as someone who used it for our online ordering system every day. It was simple and customers rarely had an issue placing their orders. 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