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WordPress.com

Composite Score

8.9 /10

CX Score

9.2 /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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2025 Data Quadrant Champion

Latest Award, 2025

2024 Emotional Footprint Champion

2024

2024 Data Quadrant Champion

2024

2 Top Rated Capabilities

2 Top Rated Features

2024

2023 Emotional Footprint Champion

2023

2 Top Rated Capabilities

0 Top Rated Features

2023

2022 Data Quadrant Champion

2022

4 Top Rated Capabilities

3 Top Rated Features

2022

2021 Data Quadrant Champion

2021

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

96 Plan to Renew

1
Since last award

86 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.

+93 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

5% Neutral

94% Positive

Pros

Reliable
Fair
Trustworthy
Acts with Integrity

Feature Ratings

Average 84

Content Creation

Content Storage

Content Campaign Management

Content Curation / Library Controls

Editorial Workflow

Web Experience Management Integration

Content Optimization

Multi-Channel Distribution

Personalization/Audience Targeting

Content Analytics

Editorial Calendar

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 82

Quality of Features

Ease of Customization

Ease of Implementation

Business Value Created

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of Data Integration

Ease of IT Administration

Breadth of Features

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Availability and Quality of Training

Vendor Support

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Score 8.9

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WordPress.com Reviews

Tanner R.

Role: Sales Marketing
Industry: Technology
Involvement: End User of Application

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Submitted Jun 2022

Convenient and personalized content marketing tool

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates WordPress.com from other similar products?

The process of building a website has never been simpler, thanks to the hundreds of free plugins that don't need any code. Our website can be whatever we want it to be because of its easy integration and versatility. We can also save a lot of effort by using pre-made templates.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

The most appealing aspect of the platform is its ease of use, which makes it suitable for beginners and experts in the field. Moreover, free plugins enhance the website's functionality and improve its appearance. We also appreciate that it has a wide variety of free themes and layouts that can be downloaded and installed quickly.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Since WordPress is so good at producing websites, there is nothing negative to say about it. The customer service is also excellent, which is fantastic. One minor gripe we have is that this isn't for amateurs. Also, installing plugins to a site drags it down, indicating that we must be more cautious when adding plugins. This problem bothers us the most.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

As long as you're seeking a website builder that will save you both time and money, this is it. For those who have never written a line of code in their lives, WordPress is the most OK first step on a long ladder, and you won't even trip on it.

Pros

Performance Enhancing
Effective Service
Inspires Innovation
Saves Time

Moses T.

Role: Sales Marketing
Industry: Insurance
Involvement: Business Leader or Manager

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Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jul 2022

Great easy to use product

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates WordPress.com from other similar products?

Its a commonoly use product in the market

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

It has alot of ease of use function.

What do you dislike most about this product?

It needs alot of plugin

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Get a tech professional.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Enables Productivity
Trustworthy

Cedric H.

Role: Operations
Industry: Other
Involvement: End User of Application

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Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jun 2022

A terrific content marketing platform

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates WordPress.com from other similar products?

It is my third time using a content management system. WordPress is by far the finest. The user-friendly interface makes it easy for me to figure things out independently. Using other people's internet resources is limitless. For me, the plugin system is the most attractive feature of WordPress since it enables you to tailor it to your requirements.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

In my opinion, what I enjoy most about WordPress, is that it's completely free except for domain and hosting costs. Making a website with WordPress is simple and accessible, thanks to the many themes and plugins available. Customer service is excellent, and the dashboard clutter is manageable. Since you don't have to know any code, you can build any form of the website in record time.

What do you dislike most about this product?

It was challenging for me to identify and utilize the proper plugins for my needs since they aren't arranged logically. I'm afraid that if I make a single mistake on the website, it will take me hours to figure out what went wrong, which might cause me frustration. It isn't easy to understand the user interface.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

As a result, I strongly encourage individuals to utilize WordPress to create their websites. Even though it's less user-friendly than other alternatives platforms available in the market, it can expand with your needs. It's suitable for search engine optimization. It has the potential to be lightning-fast if properly configured.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Effective Service

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Awards & Recognition

2025 Data Quadrant Champion

2024 Emotional Footprint Champion

2024 Data Quadrant Champion

2023 Emotional Footprint Champion

2022 Data Quadrant Champion

2021 Data Quadrant Champion

WordPress.com Ratings

89 Likeliness to Recommend

96 Plan to Renew

1 Since last award

86 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

1 Since last award

Emotional Footprint Overview

+93 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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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 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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

Tanner R.

Convenient and personalized content marketing tool

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Moses T.

Great easy to use product

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Cedric H.

A terrific content marketing platform

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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