Automattic's hosted WordPress with a prompt-based AI builder available even on the free plan.
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Businesses that want WordPress without managing hosting, and content-led sites.
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Based on 1 website and 1 user with a custom domain, which is what rules out plans with no custom domain.
WordPress.com
$14/mo est.
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$17.39/mo est.
Framer
$20/mo est.
Wix
$21/mo est.
WordPress.com is Automattic's hosted version of WordPress, and not the same thing as the free self-hosted WordPress.org software. Its AI website builder generates a complete site, layout, images and copy, from a plain-language description, and unusually it is available on the free plan rather than paywalled.
Pricing needs care. Every committed term is quoted at a first-term promotional rate that renews higher, so the figure shown here is the undiscounted month-to-month price. Selling online requires the Commerce plan, which bundles WooCommerce.
WordPress.com was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in San Francisco, USA.
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