WordPress pricing (2026): what a restaurant or café website really costs
WordPress.com has a free plan and four paid ones: Personal at $9 a month, Premium $18, Business $40 and Commerce $70 when paid monthly, or $4, $8, $25 and $45 a month for the first year billed yearly. The WordPress software itself is free from WordPress.org, but then you pay for hosting and a domain and look after the site yourself.
Key takeaways
- We read WordPress.com's US prices on 7 November 2026, on the monthly, yearly and multi-year views. Prices exclude tax.
- The yearly prices are first-year prices: Personal renews at $5 a month and Premium at $9.
- Every paid plan can install plugins, so a menu or booking plugin does not need the Business plan.
- WordPress.com keeps a share of payments and paid subscriptions taken with its built-in payment tools: 8% on Personal, down to 0% on Commerce, before Stripe's fee.
- The free plan shows WordPress.com ads to your visitors and keeps you on a wordpress.com address.
How much does WordPress.com cost?
| Plan | Price | Billed | What it includes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | No expiration date | A yoursite.wordpress.com address, 1 GB storage, unlimited pages, 7 days of basic stats. WordPress.com ads show to visitors; no plugins or custom domain |
| Personal | $9 a month | Monthly; $4 a month billed yearly for the first year, renewing at $5 | 6 GB storage, no ads, plugins, free domain for the first year on yearly plans, guided AI website builder with usage limits |
| Premium | $18 a month | Monthly; $8 a month billed yearly for the first year, renewing at $9 | 13 GB storage, all premium themes, premium stats, Stripe and PayPal payment buttons, video uploads |
| Business | $40 a month | Monthly; $25 a month billed yearly for the first year, renewing at $28 | 50 GB storage, real-time backups with one-click restore, SFTP and SSH, priority 24/7 support, a business email account for a year |
| Commerce | $70 a month | Monthly; $45 a month billed yearly for the first year, renewing at $50 | Everything in Business plus WooCommerce's store extensions: unlimited products, abandoned cart emails, 0% WordPress.com fee on payments |
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Who is WordPress.com for?
WordPress.com suits an owner who wants WordPress's themes and plugins without running a server, and who will build and update the site in its editor. A café with a menu, opening hours and a contact form fits on Personal; payment buttons for vouchers need Premium, where WordPress.com's fee is 4%. Self-hosted WordPress suits a business with a developer or agency that already looks after it. For what a website costs across every route, from builders to agencies, read how much a website costs.
How does WordPress.com compare with PlacePilot?
Pick PlacePilot if
- You want the site built from the hours, photos and reviews on your Google Business Profile, with no theme to choose and no plugins to keep updated.
- You want someone checking the site and your Google search every week after launch. See how that works for stays.
Pick WordPress.com if
- You want WordPress's plugins and themes, hosted and updated for you, from $4 a month in the first year.
- You are happy to build and edit the site yourself, or have someone who will.
- You plan to sell online and can justify Commerce, where WordPress.com takes no share of payments.
| Feature | PlacePilot | WordPress.com |
|---|---|---|
| How the site gets built | From your Google listing, with no prompt or theme to pick (the better pick on this row) | You choose a theme and build it, or use the guided AI builder with usage limits |
| Upkeep | Weekly site and search checks in every plan (the better pick on this row) | Managed WordPress updates; plugins and content are yours to run |
| Lowest price | $24.99 a month on Owner | $4 a month for the first year on Personal, billed yearly (the better pick on this row) |
| Free plan | None. Building the site and the report are free; publishing needs a plan | $0, on a wordpress.com address with ads (the better pick on this row) |
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Questions
How much does WordPress cost per month?
WordPress.com costs $9, $18, $40 or $70 a month on monthly billing for Personal, Premium, Business and Commerce, as listed on its US pricing page on 7 November 2026. Billed yearly, the first year comes to $4, $8, $25 and $45 a month.
Is WordPress free?
The WordPress software from WordPress.org is free, but you pay for hosting and a domain. WordPress.com also has a free plan with no expiration date, on a wordpress.com address with ads shown to visitors.
What is the difference between WordPress.com and WordPress.org?
WordPress.com is hosted for you, with security, backups and updates managed. WordPress.org is the software you install on hosting you pay for and manage yourself.
Can I install plugins on the cheapest WordPress.com plan?
Yes. Plugin installation is available on every paid plan, starting with Personal. The free plan has no plugins.
Does WordPress.com take a fee on payments?
Yes, on payments and paid subscriptions taken with its built-in payment tools: 8% on Personal, 4% on Premium, 2% on Business and none on Commerce, with Stripe's processing fee on top. WooCommerce payments on Business and Commerce carry 0% transaction fees.
Does WordPress.com include a free domain?
Yearly and multi-year paid plans include a custom domain free for the first year. Monthly plans and the free plan do not.
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