Quick Answer
Start with WordPress.com if
Start with WordPress.com if its strongest fit is your current bottleneck: familiar cms publishing workflow for blogs and content-heavy sites.
Start with Craft CMS if
Start with Craft CMS if its strongest fit is your current bottleneck: flexible content modeling for custom marketing sites.
Pricing
WordPress.com
Free plan; paid plans from $4/mo yearly.
Free
$0
Personal
$4
/mo
Billed yearly; custom domain for one year.
Premium
$8
/mo
Billed yearly; premium themes and analytics.
Business
$25
/mo
Billed yearly; plugins and developer tools.
WordPress.com pricing can vary by region and billing term; Business is the first plan with plugin access.
Craft CMS
Free Solo; paid licenses from $279/project.
Solo
$0
Team
$279
/project
1 year updates; $99/year after.
Pro
$399
/project
1 year updates; $99/year after.
Enterprise
Custom
Craft CMS Team and Pro include one year of updates, then renewal is listed separately.
Fit
WordPress.com is best for
- Blogs and content-heavy sites
- Teams that want managed WordPress hosting
- Marketers comfortable with WordPress
Craft CMS is best for
- Custom marketing sites
- Developer-led content teams
- Brands needing flexible content models
Decision shortcut
If the buyer wants blogs and content-heavy sites, start with WordPress.com. If the buyer wants custom marketing sites, start with Craft CMS.
Strengths And Limits
WordPress.com
Strengths
- Familiar CMS publishing workflow
- Large plugin and theme ecosystem
- Good fit for blogs and marketing sites
Limits
- WordPress.com should be checked against the full AI visibility loop: monitoring, diagnosis, content decisions, review, scheduling, and publishing.
- The main gap to plan around is that the workflow still needs visibility evidence and finished content to move through it.
- Pricing, usage limits, seats, and add-ons can change, so verify the current official package before purchase.
Craft CMS
Strengths
- Flexible content modeling
- Developer-friendly CMS
- Good editorial experience for custom sites
Limits
- Craft CMS should be checked against the full AI visibility loop: monitoring, diagnosis, content decisions, review, scheduling, and publishing.
- The main gap to plan around is that the workflow still needs visibility evidence and finished content to move through it.
- Pricing, usage limits, seats, and add-ons can change, so verify the current official package before purchase.
AI Visibility
BeVisible for AI search
See whether your content changes AI answers
WordPress.com and Craft CMS help teams manage or publish content. BeVisible shows whether that work changes how your brand appears in AI answers, which sources get cited, and where competitors still win.
FAQ
How should teams choose between WordPress.com and Craft CMS?
Use WordPress.com when your work matches blogs and content-heavy sites. Use Craft CMS when you need custom marketing sites. Then check what still remains outside the tool: AI answer monitoring, prompt evidence, article ideas, review, scheduling, and CMS publishing.
Which is cheaper, WordPress.com or Craft CMS?
WordPress.com pricing snapshot: Free plan; paid plans from $4/mo yearly. Craft CMS pricing snapshot: Free Solo; paid licenses from $279/project. Verify current packaging on both official pricing pages before purchase.
Where does BeVisible fit with WordPress.com and Craft CMS?
Use WordPress.com or Craft CMS for the work they cover. BeVisible monitors tracked prompts, brand mentions, competitors, citations, and answer history, then turns those gaps into article ideas, drafts, review, scheduling, and publishing work.