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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 Digital Experience - Midmarket category

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2025 Emotional Footprint Champion

Latest Award, 2025

Strategy and Innovation
Service Experience
Product Impact
Contract Negotiation

Latest Award, 2025

2025 Data Quadrant Champion

2025

7 Top Rated Capabilities

8 Top Rated Features

2025

2024 Emotional Footprint Champion

2024

Strategy and Innovation
Service Experience
Product Impact

2024

2024 Data Quadrant Champion

2024

7 Top Rated Capabilities

7 Top Rated Features

2024

2023 Emotional Footprint Champion

2023

3 Top Rated Capabilities

2 Top Rated Features

2023

1 Top Rated Capabilities

1 Top Rated Features

2022

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

88 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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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

7% Neutral

92% Positive

Pros

Fair
Reliable
Trustworthy
Respectful

Feature Ratings

Average 83

Web Publishing Capabilities

Content Workflow Management

Content Repository

Standard Templates

Management Interface

E-Commerce Integration

Digital Asset Management

Social Media Integration

Analytics and Reporting

Content Security

Translation Facilitation

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 82

Business Value Created

Quality of Features

Ease of Implementation

Ease of Customization

Ease of Data Integration

Ease of IT Administration

Breadth of Features

Usability and Intuitiveness

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Availability and Quality of Training

Vendor Support

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WordPress.com Reviews

Mary H.

Role: Sales Marketing
Industry: Food and Beverage
Involvement: End User of Application

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Submitted Apr 2024

Great for freelancers and personal use!

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates WordPress.com from other similar products?

It's free, relatively easy to learn, really well known and trusted

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

I can add things to my portfolio quickly and easily and update in real time

What do you dislike most about this product?

It can be a little tricky to learn and is not as intuitive as I would like. My site is also not super mobile friendly

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Great for personal and freelance use, might want to use something more advance for enterprise sites

Pros

Helps Innovate
Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Trustworthy

Ale M.

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

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Verified Reviewer

Submitted Apr 2024

Get the Hosting you need!

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates WordPress.com from other similar products?

It is particularly friendly, its intuitive user interface and extensive plugin repository.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Reliable hosting, supporting multiple domains.

What do you dislike most about this product?

It's easy enough to start from scratch.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

WordPress could be your best choice if you want a CMS that is easy to use and has a wide range of plugins and themes.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Kohei S.

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

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Verified Reviewer

Submitted Mar 2024

WordPress, preferred CMS....

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates WordPress.com from other similar products?

Themes and plugins/plugins at your disposal.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

It is enormously flexible, and all the plugins are at my disposal.

What do you dislike most about this product?

I like everything, the number of options available is an excellent way to create interesting content.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Flexibility and accessories that you like at your disposal...

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

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Awards & Recognition

2025 Emotional Footprint Champion

2025 Data Quadrant Champion

2024 Emotional Footprint Champion

2024 Data Quadrant Champion

2023 Emotional Footprint Champion

WordPress.com Ratings

89 Likeliness to Recommend

97 Plan to Renew

1 Since last award

88 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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

Web Publishing Capabilities The ability to build and upload websites, update the associated webpages, and post content online.

Content Workflow Management The ability to enable editorial or authorship workflows on content within the platform.

Content Repository Database of content with an associated set of data management, ability to search, and access methods allowing application-independent access to the content.

Standard Templates The solution provides the ability to use standard pre-made website designs, which help to simplify the process of building web presence.

Management Interface Advanced management interface functionality for enterprises that perform frequent refreshes of their site, perhaps through a syndication or publication process.

E-Commerce Integration Includes payment and multiple design options, website security, online support, and integrated shipping.

Digital Asset Management Controls non-text assets such as images and video clips; includes advanced DAM functionality for product marketing.

Social Media Integration The solution provides support for social property and content creation management, as well as social media analytics.

Analytics and Reporting Includes historical & real-time dashboard visualizations, detailed & summary reporting and easy data extraction for data analysis.

Content Security The ability to integrate existing security protocols and technologies, SSO, and Role-based permissions. Support for content filtering integration

Translation Facilitation Certain WCM tools offer workflow capability to facilitate language translation. This feature is appropriate primarily for multinational entities.

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

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

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

Mary H.

Great for freelancers and personal use!

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Ale M.

Get the Hosting you need!

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Kohei S.

WordPress, preferred CMS....

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Feature Ratings

Web Publishing Capabilities

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Standard Templates

Management Interface

E-Commerce Integration

Digital Asset Management

Social Media Integration

Analytics and Reporting

Content Security

Translation Facilitation

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Business Value Created

Quality of Features

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