WordPress.com vs Duda

Two website builder tools side by side. Prices are the starting plan a small business would pick, in USD.

Short version

  • WordPress.com costs less for a six-person team.
  • WordPress.com fits retail shop, restaurant or café, service business, trades or contractor, online store.
  • Duda: Client access and white label for agencies.
CompareWordPress.comAutomatticDudaDuda
In one lineManaged WordPress without running a serverWebsite builder for agencies that build sites for clients
Starting priceFrom $4/moFrom $19/mo
Six-person team$4/mo$19/mo
PlansFree (subdomain, no plugins); Personal $4/mo; Premium $8/mo; Business $25/mo; Commerce $45/mo, billed yearly (monthly $9/$18/$40/$70)Per account, billed yearly: Basic $19/mo (1 site); Team $29 (3 seats, client access); Agency $52 (4 sites, 6 seats); White Label $149. Monthly $25/$39/$69/$199; extra sites $17-$19/mo; stores and bookings extra per site
Pricing modelFree tierFree trial
Free trial—14 days
UsersUnlimited1 on Basic; 3 on Team
Integrations60,000+ plugins on Business and upZapier, REST API, Stripe, PayPal, Square, Avalara, Google and Outlook calendars
Team sizeJust me · 2–10 people · 11–50 people2–10 people · 11–50 people
Available inUS · UK · CA · AUUS · UK · CA · AU
Phone supportNone listedNone listed
Live chatEvery paid planAgency and up
Support hoursLive chat: 24/7Not published
Incidents postedAutomattic has a public status page. Status page3 incidents posted on Duda's status page, which covers all Duda products and regions, in the 90 days to Oct 27, 2026; 0 marked major or critical by Duda. Status page
Capterra scoreNot listed4.5 / 5 from 215 reviews
Trustpilot score3.8 / 5 from 4,202 reviews4.6 / 5 from 183 reviews
Fit: Retail shop5530
Fit: Restaurant or café6030
Fit: Service business8545
Fit: Agency or studio9092
Fit: Trades or contractor7030
Fit: Online store6530
Why people pick it
  • Strongest for blogs and SEO
  • Never locked in
  • Client access and white label for agencies
  • Unlimited storage and bandwidth
Where it falls short
  • No plugins on the free plan
  • More to manage
  • Each extra site costs $17 to $19 a month
  • Stores and bookings are separate per-site fees
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Six-person prices are what a team of six would pay on the published plans; "Not listed" means those plans don't cover six. How we calculate prices

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