WordPress.com vs Wix

Pick up to 4 tools and see their free plans, entry prices, platforms and limits in one table. Every fact comes from each vendor's own pages, checked 7 November 2026.

Compared on	WordPress.com Free plan · from $4/mo Visit Remove	Wix Free plan · from $17.77/mo Visit Remove
What it is	Managed WordPress hosting with themes, plugins and an AI site builder	Drag-and-drop and AI website builder with built-in business tools
Free plan	1 GB storage, WordPress.com subdomain, ads shown to visitors, no plugins, community support	Free plan with no credit card needed; the plans page does not list its limits, and says a custom domain and removal of Wix branding come with premium plans
Cheapest paid plan	$4/mo billed annually (Personal)WordPress.com pricing	$17.77/mo billed annually (Light)Wix pricing
What it covers	6 GB storage, plugins, no ads, free domain for the first year on annual or longer plans; renewal price is not shown on the page.	Billed as a yearly subscription paid in full; 2 GB storage and 2 collaborators; prices vary by location and the page calls its USD figures reference prices.
Free trial	None stated	14-day money-back period on the first premium upgrade; no separate trial
Platforms	Web	Web
Integrations (vendor's figure)	Not stated	Not stated
Open source	No	No
Good for	A blog or small-business site on WordPress without managing a server Sites that may need plugins as they grow Stores that want WooCommerce-style tools hosted for them	A small business that wants a site, bookings and a store from one vendor Launching a portfolio or service website without code Teams that need several collaborators on one site
Watch out for	Free plan shows ads and uses a wordpress.com subdomain Plugins and custom code start on paid plans (SFTP/SSH and Git on Business) Lower prices need yearly or longer billing; the page shows renewal text without a price	Plans are shown as yearly subscriptions paid in full; monthly-billing prices are not listed on the plans page The free domain voucher is for first-time premium purchases, new domains only, redeemable within 60 days Collaborator and storage limits rise by plan (Light: 2 GB and 2 collaborators)
Made by	Automattic	Wix

Entry prices are the cheapest paid plan, as each vendor publishes it; “What it covers” says what that price is per (a user, a channel, a brand, a number of contacts). The sources are listed on each tool's page.

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