WordPress.com vs GoDaddy Website Builder

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

Compare	WordPress.comAutomattic	GoDaddy Website BuilderGoDaddy
In one line	Managed WordPress without running a server	AI site builder with a free plan, publishing from $19.99 a month
Starting price	From $4/mo	Free
Six-person team	$4/mo	$0/mo
Plans	Free (subdomain, no plugins); Personal $4/mo; Premium $8/mo; Business $25/mo; Commerce $45/mo, billed yearly (monthly $9/$18/$40/$70)	Free (50 AI credits/mo, previews); Starter $19.99/mo or $9.99/mo billed yearly for the first year (1 site); Professional $49.99 or $24.99 (bookings, payments, 10 sites); Ultimate $199.99 or $99.99; yearly renewal price not shown; free domain with annual plans, first year only
Pricing model	Free tier	Free tier
Free trial	—	—
Users	Unlimited	1
Integrations	60,000+ plugins on Business and up	GoDaddy domains, email, payments
Team size	Just me · 2–10 people · 11–50 people	Just me · 2–10 people
Available in	US · UK · CA · AU	US · UK · CA · AU
Phone support	None listed	Plans not stated (US)
Live chat	Every paid plan	Plans not stated
Support hours	Live chat: 24/7	Phone: 24/7 · Live chat: 24/7
Incidents posted	Automattic has a public status page. Status page	29 incidents posted on GoDaddy's status page, which covers all GoDaddy products and regions, in the 90 days to Oct 27, 2026; 2 marked major or critical by GoDaddy. Status page
Capterra score	Not listed	4.2 / 5 from 1,381 reviews
Trustpilot score	3.8 / 5 from 4,202 reviews	Not listed
Fit: Retail shop	55	55
Fit: Restaurant or café	60	60
Fit: Service business	85	70
Fit: Agency or studio	90	35
Fit: Trades or contractor	70	72
Fit: Online store	65	45
Why people pick it	Strongest for blogs and SEO Never locked in	Free to build and preview Domain and email in one place
Where it falls short	No plugins on the free plan More to manage	Renewal price not shown Design options are limited
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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