Comparison

Wix vs WordPress

On the evidence we track, Wix leads this comparison with a composite score of 93/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Wix full profile →WordPress full profile →

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★Wix93

WordPress52

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	WixLeader	WordPress
vioscaleAI score	93 / 100medium · 72%	52 / 100medium · 60%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	freemium	open_source
Price levelpricing.price_level	low	free
Starting pricepricing.starting_price	€9.90	-
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	-
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	500	6
Security
Certificationssecurity.certifications	SOC 2 Type II	-
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	✓	✓
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	✓	✓
Hipaasecurity.hipaa	✓	-
Iso27001security.iso27001	✓	-
Pcisecurity.pci	✓	-
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	-	3.5
Soc2security.soc2	✓	-
Trust centersecurity.trust_center	https://www.wix.com/domains/security	https://wordpress.org/about/security/
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	-	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=packagist&package_name=roots%2Fwordpress-full&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0
Reliability
Sla pctreliability.sla_pct	99.99	-
Status pagereliability.status_page	✓	✓
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	-	24
Github starsadoption.github_stars	-	21,471
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	-	100
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	-	PHP
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide	Available worldwide
Content
Faqcontent.faq	6 items	5 items

Score

vioscaleAI score

Wix93 / 100medium · 72%

WordPress52 / 100medium · 60%

Pricing

Free tier

Wix✓

WordPress✓

Model

Wixfreemium

WordPressopen_source

Price level

Wixlow

WordPressfree

Starting price

Wix€9.90

WordPress–

Transparent

Wix✓

WordPress–

Integrations

Count

Wix500

WordPress6

Security

Certifications

WixSOC 2 Type II

WordPress–

Disclosure policy

Wix✓

WordPress✓

Gdpr

Wix✓

WordPress✓

Hipaa

Wix✓

WordPress–

Iso27001

Wix✓

WordPress–

Pci

Wix✓

WordPress–

Scorecard

Wix–

WordPress3.5

Soc2

Wix✓

WordPress–

Trust center

Wixhttps://www.wix.com/domains/security

WordPresshttps://wordpress.org/about/security/

Vulnerabilities

Wix–

WordPressCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=packagist&package_name=roots%2Fwordpress-full&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Reliability

Sla pct

Wix99.99

WordPress–

Status page

Wix✓

WordPress✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

Wix–

WordPress24

Github stars

Wix–

WordPress21,471

Activity

Commits last 30d

Wix–

WordPress100

Language

Primary

Wix–

WordPressPHP

Market

Availability

WixAvailable worldwide

WordPressAvailable worldwide

Content

Faq

Wix6 items

WordPress5 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for cms software. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capability comparison for CMS Software
Capability	Wix	WordPress
Core
CMS type	Hosted website builder	Traditional / monolithic
Licensing
Open-source	✗	✓
Deployment
Self-hostable	✗	✓
Managed / cloud hosting offered	✓	✓
Delivery
Headless API (REST/GraphQL)	✓	✓
Content
Structured content modelling	✓	-
Localisation / i18n	✓	-
Content workflow / approvals	✓	-
Editing
Visual / no-code page builder	✓	✓
Extensibility
Plugin / app ecosystem size	500+ third-party apps and 500+ professional templates	Unrivaled ecosystem of apps, integrations, and plugins installable from dashboar
Scale
Multi-site / multi-tenant	✓	✓
Workflow
Git-based / code-first workflow	✓	✓
Pricing
Free / open tier	✓	✓

Core

CMS type

WixHosted website builder

WordPressTraditional / monolithic

Licensing

Open-source

Wix✗

WordPress✓

Deployment

Self-hostable

Wix✗

WordPress✓

Managed / cloud hosting offered

Wix✓

WordPress✓

Delivery

Headless API (REST/GraphQL)

Wix✓

WordPress✓

Content

Structured content modelling

Wix✓

WordPress-

Localisation / i18n

Wix✓

WordPress-

Content workflow / approvals

Wix✓

WordPress-

Editing

Visual / no-code page builder

Wix✓

WordPress✓

Extensibility

Plugin / app ecosystem size

Wix500+ third-party apps and 500+ professional templates

WordPressUnrivaled ecosystem of apps, integrations, and plugins installable from dashboar

Scale

Multi-site / multi-tenant

Wix✓

WordPress✓

Workflow

Git-based / code-first workflow

Wix✓

WordPress✓

Pricing

Free / open tier

Wix✓

WordPress✓

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Wix

Leader

A domain registration service offering over 400 domain extensions with upfront yearly pricing displayed for each. Includes built-in SSL encryption, optional add-ons like domain privacy protection and DNSSEC, and integrates with multi-cloud web hosting backed by a 99.99% uptime guarantee.

Independently observed

WordPress

A free, open-source platform that enables anyone to create and manage websites of any type, from blogs to full-featured businesses, using a visual block editor with no coding required. Extensible through thousands of community-built plugins and themes.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Wix

Leader

from €9.90/yrSubscriptionFree tier

From €9.90/year per domain. First year free with Wix subscription plan. 400+ extensions available.

.com€9.90/year, first year free with Wix plan
- SSL certificate included
- WHOIS privacy protection
- Domain lock
- DNSSEC support
- 24/7 support
.cloud€17.36/year
- SSL certificate included
- WHOIS privacy protection
- Domain lock
- DNSSEC support
- 24/7 support
.app€10.96/year
- SSL certificate included
- WHOIS privacy protection
- Domain lock
- DNSSEC support
- 24/7 support

as of 2026-09-18verify ↗

WordPress

Open sourceFree tier

as of 2026-09-10verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Wix	WordPress
WebPlatforms	✓	✓
iOSPlatforms	✗	✓
AndroidPlatforms	✗	✓
CLIPlatforms	✗	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✗	✓

Platforms

Web

Wix✓

WordPress✓

iOS

Wix✗

WordPress✓

Android

Wix✗

WordPress✓

CLI

Wix✗

WordPress✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Wix✓

WordPress✓

Self-hosted

Wix✗

WordPress✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

In common (2)

Facebook
Google Analytics

Wix

Leader

16 total - 14 not shared

Instagram
Google Shopping
eBay
PayPal
Stripe
Square
Avalara
Shippo
USPS
Google
Loggly
GCP
Facebook Pixel
Zapier

Independently observed

WordPress

8 total - 6 not shared

Automattic
GoDaddy
Jetpack
Twitter
YouTube
Vimeo

Independently observed

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