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WordPress.com vs WordPress.org

WordPress.com vs WordPress.org

The short answer

The .org is the full software you host and own; the .com is a hosted rental with tiers and limits. Businesses that care about plugins, exports and control want .org in their own hosting.

How to actually decide

  • Do you need plugins and full themes? .com restricts both on cheaper tiers.
  • Who owns the export if you leave?
  • Costs at the tier where it actually works.

What we recommend

When someone says ‘WordPress’, confirm which one - the difference is the difference between owning and renting. Both sides of this comparison are builds we deliver - which is exactly why the recommendation above has no sales angle. Itemise your stack in the calculator, or get-quote.

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