There are a variety of WordPress.com managed hosting plans perfectly suited for different user needs. Here’s an overview of each plan and its key features.
Free, simple, and ready to grow
With the WordPress.com Free plan, users can start their site without committing to a paid plan until they are ready. Since it isn’t a trial, they can stay on the Free plan indefinitely until they choose to unlock advanced features with our paid plans.
Websites on the Free plan are supported by on-site ads, and domain names for sites are limited to subdomains, like yoursitename.wordpress.com rather than the more professional yoursite.com.
Who is it for?
The Free plan is ideal for hobbyists, casual bloggers, and those new to website creation. This plan provides basic features, allowing users to explore WordPress without any financial commitment. It is perfect for individuals who prioritize cost-free access over advanced functionality and don’t require custom domains or extensive storage.
What sets the Free plan apart?
- WordPress is the world’s most popular website builder, and WordPress.com’s free plan gives users a way to try the platform out without paying a penny.
- For simple sites, the Free plan has everything they need to share updates, information, or content with the world, with a range of free design templates.
- The inclusion of ads on Free sites means that we’re able to provide premium WordPress hosting without time limits or charges.
WordPress.com Free FAQs
Why do users upgrade from the Free plan?
While the Free plan offers everything you need to set up and run a website, users often upgrade to unlock additional features. These include the ability to remove ads and choose a custom domain, all the way up to advanced ecommerce tools.
Take your site further
The WordPress.com Personal hosting plan unlocks an ad-free experience and the ability to choose and assign a custom domain name.
Who is it for?
The Personal plan is perfect for bloggers, creators, and writers who want to create a professional ad-free experience and brand their site with a custom domain. It appeals to users who are price-conscious yet need essential features like a free custom domain for a year, ad-free browsing, and additional storage, making it suitable for students, freelancers, and individuals looking to share personal content.
What sets the Personal plan apart?
- The plan includes a free custom domain name for the first year.
- It unlocks access to dozens of beautiful, premium paid themes.
- The plan gives site visitors an ad-free experience.
- They get extremely fast DNS with SSL.
- When customers sell from their site, they’ll benefit from a lower 8% transaction fee for payments (+ standard processing fee), compared to 10% on the Free plan.
- 6 GB storage is included with the plan, which is perfect for photos, images, and more.
WordPress.com Personal Plan FAQs
Does WordPress.com allow third-party plugins and themes?
While third-party themes and plugins aren’t available on the Personal plan, several designs and features are built into the platform. For users ready to upgrade and unlock this feature in the future, it’s possible to do so with the Business plan and above.
Build a website like no other
The WordPress.com Premium plan includes everything in the Personal plan, plus access to tools that let the user personalize their site even further, as well as tracking its performance.
Who is it for?
The Premium plan targets small businesses, developers, and serious bloggers who need advanced customization options and extended functionality. With this plan, users gain access to premium themes, SEO tools, and integrated support, making it ideal for those who need a professional-looking website with enhanced design and performance capabilities.
What makes the Premium plan stand apart?
- Customers will get a free custom domain for one year
- The Premium plan includes everything in Personal, plus:
- Fast support from WordPress.com’s expert team.
- Access to all premium themes.
- Earning, with WordAds.
- Fonts and colors customization.
- 4% transaction fee for payments (+ standard processing fee), a significant saving over the 10% for Free and 8% on the Personal plan.
- 4K videos, with VideoPress.
- Unlimited automatic shares in social media
- Site activity log.
- In-depth site analytics dashboard.
- 13 GB storage is included with the plan, which is perfect for high-quality media content.
WordPress.com Premium Plan FAQ
Does WordPress.com allow third-party plugins and themes?
While third-party themes and plugins aren’t available on the Premium plan, several designs and features are included or built into the platform. For users ready to upgrade and unlock this feature in the future, it’s possible to do so with the Business plan and above.
Unlock the power of WordPress
The Business plan unlocks access to free and paid third-party plugins and themes, a dedicated hosting infrastructure, and technical features ideal for high-traffic and complex sites, plus everything in Premium.
Who is it for?
The Business plan is tailored for content creators, developers, and small business owners. It has all the tools, plugins, and security features needed to launch and manage their online presence or business. It runs on a platform with perfect uptime, unlimited bandwidth, and the fastest WP Bench score in the business.
What makes the Business plan stand apart?
- Customers will get a free custom domain for one year
- The Business plan includes everything in Premium, plus:
- Access to all your plugins, themes, and integrations
- Unlimited bandwidth with no limitations on site visitors
- 24/7 support from the expert team
- Global edge caching and high-burst capacity
- A global CDN with 28+ locations, high-frequency CPUs, and automated datacenter failover with isolated site infrastructure
- Real-time backups and one-click restores
- Malware detection and removal, real-time security scans, spam protection with Akismet, and DDoS and WAF protection and mitigation
- Access to SFTP/SSH, WP-CLI, and Git tools
- Free staging site with seamless staging and production syncing
- 0% transaction fee for standard WooCommerce payment features (+ standard processing fee), and 2% transaction fee for standard payments (+ standard processing fee)
- 50 GB storage included, with tiered storage plans of up to 150 GB
WordPress.com Business Plan FAQs
Does the WordPress.com Business plan allow third-party plugins and themes?
Yes. This is possible on this plan and above. It’s an outdated misconception that users can’t install third-party plugins and themes when using WordPress.com.
Create a powerful online store with premium extensions
This plan includes everything in Business, plus access to built-in premium extensions to manage and grow a powerful online store.
From physical goods to digital downloads, customers can sell whatever they want, wherever their visitors are in the world.
Who is it for?
The Commerce plan is ideal for anyone building and scaling up their ecommerce business, from online store owners to drop shippers and providers of digital goods.
What sets the Commerce plan apart?
- Customers will get a free custom domain for one year
- The Commerce plan includes everything in Business, plus a range of advanced ecommerce tools:
- Optimized WooCommerce hosting
- Premium store themes and powerful store design tools
- Back-in-stock notifications, custom marketing automation, offer bulk discounts and inventory management make everything easier.
- Customers can send out newsletters and automate email marketing with wish list reminders, review requests, abandoned cart outreach, and more.
- They can count on a range of integrated shipping options to smooth the process from sold to shipped and take payments with all the most popular payment gateways, wherever your customers are.
- One-click checkout means they can sell more by making it easier for customers to log in and check out.
- With Amazon, eBay, Google Shopping, and Facebook integrations, they can expand their reach and visibility by selling on the world’s most popular platforms.
- 0% transaction fee for payments (+ standard processing fee)
- 50 GB storage included, with tiered storage plans of up to 150 GB
WordPress.com Commerce Plan FAQs
Does WordPress.com Commerce plan allow third-party plugins and themes?
Yes. This is possible on the Business plan and above. It’s an outdated misconception that users can’t install third-party plugins and themes when using WordPress.com.
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