WordPress.com vs Framer

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.
  • WordPress.com suits teams past ten people.
  • Framer: Best-looking output.
CompareWordPress.comAutomatticFramerFramer
In one lineManaged WordPress without running a serverDesign-led sites with animation and a CMS
Starting priceFrom $4/moFrom $10/mo
Six-person team$4/mo$10/mo
PlansFree (subdomain, no plugins); Personal $4/mo; Premium $8/mo; Business $25/mo; Commerce $45/mo, billed yearly (monthly $9/$18/$40/$70)Free (framer.website address); Basic $10/mo (custom domain, 1,000 CMS items); Pro $30/mo (2,500 CMS items); domain free on yearly plans
Pricing modelFree tierFree tier
Free trial——
UsersUnlimitedUp to 3 editors on free
Integrations60,000+ plugins on Business and upGoogle Analytics, HubSpot, Calendly, Zapier
Team sizeJust me · 2–10 people · 11–50 peopleJust me · 2–10 people
Available inUS · UK · CA · AUUS · UK · CA · AU
Phone supportNone listedNone listed
Live chatEvery paid planEvery paid plan
Support hoursLive chat: 24/7Not published
Incidents postedAutomattic has a public status page. Status pageFramer has a public status page. Status page
Capterra scoreNot listed4.3 / 5 from 32 reviews
Trustpilot score3.8 / 5 from 4,202 reviews1.6 / 5 from 150 reviews
Fit: Retail shop5535
Fit: Restaurant or café6040
Fit: Service business8565
Fit: Agency or studio9088
Fit: Trades or contractor7035
Fit: Online store6530
Why people pick it
  • Strongest for blogs and SEO
  • Never locked in
  • Best-looking output
  • Animation without code
Where it falls short
  • No plugins on the free plan
  • More to manage
  • No store or booking built in
  • Learning curve for non-designers
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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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