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WordPress.com

Composite Score

8.9 /10

CX Score

9.1 /10

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What is WordPress.com?

WordPress is web publishing software you can use to create a beautiful website or blog. WordPress is more than a publishing platform. It’s a powerful and empowering technology built by a global community of passionate contributors, united by the spirit of freedom to create and share without barriers.

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Awards & Recognition

WordPress.com won the following awards in the Content Marketing category

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WordPress.com Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
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Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

89 Likeliness to Recommend

97 Plan to Renew

1
Since last award

87 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Since last award

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+92 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love WordPress.com?

1% Negative

6% Neutral

93% Positive

Pros

Reliable
Fair
Acts with Integrity
Helps Innovate

Feature Ratings

Average 85

Content Creation

Content Storage

Content Campaign Management

Editorial Workflow

Content Curation / Library Controls

Web Experience Management Integration

Content Optimization

Personalization/Audience Targeting

Content Analytics

Multi-Channel Distribution

Editorial Calendar

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 83

Quality of Features

Ease of Implementation

Business Value Created

Ease of Customization

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of Data Integration

Breadth of Features

Ease of IT Administration

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Availability and Quality of Training

Vendor Support

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WordPress.com Reviews

Taiwo S.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: IT Leader or Manager

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Submitted Mar 2025

WordPress.com: Balancing Simplicity and Restrictio

Likeliness to Recommend

6 /10

What differentiates WordPress.com from other similar products?

WordPress.com stands out from similar platforms due to its ease of use, built-in hosting, and seamless WordPress ecosystem. Unlike self-hosted WordPress.org, it manages security, updates, and performance for users, making it ideal for beginners. Compared to website builders like Wix or Squarespace, WordPress.com offers greater scalability, better blogging tools, and stronger SEO features.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

My favorite aspect of WordPress.com is its ease of use combined with powerful blogging and SEO features. It’s beginner-friendly with managed hosting, automatic updates, and built-in security, yet still offers scalability for those who want to grow their site. The clean writing interface and seamless content management system make it an excellent choice for bloggers.

What do you dislike most about this product?

What I dislike most about WordPress.com is its limited flexibility on lower-tier plans. Unlike self-hosted WordPress.org, you can’t install custom plugins or themes unless you’re on a Business or Commerce plan, which makes customization restrictive for advanced users. Additionally, the pricing structure is feel expensive compared to other website builders, especially if you need more control over your site.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

WordPress.com is pricey, especially if you need premium themes, custom domains, or e-commerce features. Compare it with self-hosted WordPress.org if you want more control.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity

Nathan S.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: End User of Application

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Submitted Feb 2025

Content marketing and easy-to-use.

Likeliness to Recommend

6 /10

What differentiates WordPress.com from other similar products?

WordPress.com is easy to purchase and host domains for content marketing and blogging services.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

It's easy to generate content because it integrates with multiple AI for content creation

What do you dislike most about this product?

No dislike.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

I recommend it.

Pros

Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Trustworthy
Efficient Service

Rajiv K.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Engineering
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

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Submitted Feb 2025

Develop the seo optimisied website in minutes

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates WordPress.com from other similar products?

easy to use setup just install the website and get the live url to show to others

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Easy creation of website with responsiveness of website tested directly on browser as well as no need of thinking about the backend part as well

What do you dislike most about this product?

Nothing but they should more focus on the security part as well

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Yes please purchase this i will recommending this because i am using it from last 3 years

Pros

Trustworthy
Efficient Service
Effective Service
Caring

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Awards & Recognition

2024 Emotional Footprint Champion

2024 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2023 Emotional Footprint Champion

2022 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2021 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

WordPress.com Ratings

89 Likeliness to Recommend

97 Plan to Renew

1 Since last award

87 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

1 Since last award

Emotional Footprint Overview

+92 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love WordPress.com?

Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Content Creation Provides tools for creating content to be used and shared on the platform.

Content Storage The ability to store various content assets (including text, photos and video) in a defined, structured repository.

Content Campaign Management The ability to deploy specific collateral or assets from the system to feed multi-channel marketing campaigns.

Editorial Workflow The ability to move content through a structured, automated workflow process (i.e. intake content from create applications, and move to specific folders.

Content Curation / Library Controls The ability to curate content through tagging and metadata management, as well as library services (such as version control).

Web Experience Management Integration The ability to integrate with dedicated Web Experience Management platforms (either in the vendor's own product portfolio, or with 3rd party solutions).

Content Optimization The ability to dynamically optimize content deployed to certain channels (web, mobile, social) using customer profiles.

Personalization/Audience Targeting The ability to display certain content types in a given channel endpoint based on audience demographics (known profile) or traffic attributes (unknown profile).

Content Analytics Analysis of file contents for data trends and any relevant characteristics.

Multi-Channel Distribution The ability to deploy content assets and collateral to multiple channel endpoints (for example, traditional websites, native mobile applications or social media

Editorial Calendar The ability to create a common calendar view on when certain content assets will be published to customer-facing properties.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

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WordPress.com Reviews

Taiwo S.

WordPress.com: Balancing Simplicity and Restrictio

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Nathan S.

Content marketing and easy-to-use.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Rajiv K.

Develop the seo optimisied website in minutes

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Feature Ratings

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