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Wix vs Wordpress.com VIP comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

Wix
Ranking in Web Content Management
6th
Average Rating
8.4
Number of Reviews
6
Ranking in other categories
Web Hosting Services (2nd)
Wordpress.com VIP
Ranking in Web Content Management
21st
Average Rating
8.8
Number of Reviews
6
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the Web Content Management category, the mindshare of Wix is 1.8%, up from 1.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Wordpress.com VIP is 2.1%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Web Content Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Wix1.8%
Wordpress.com VIP2.1%
Other96.1%
Web Content Management
 

Featured Reviews

James Dunne-Bennett - PeerSpot reviewer
Project Delivery Manager at Siemens Industry
Has saved time during website building and helps maintain a professional look
The mobile view needs to be fixed when reviewing on the desktop to show what it actually displays on the phone. There were a couple of small bugs which I think they fixed. Sometimes when dragging and dropping things into place, they would snap into place, and then after saving and checking the live page, it would not quite match what was showing in the website builder. I would have to go back in and move it to the right and then snap it back for it to work. Sometimes doing exactly the same thing when building requires one or two attempts to get it to reflect what you want to see on the live page.
DM
CTO at eScribers
It provides flexibility in building and adding plug-ins, but the plug-in interface is not object-oriented.
Not really anything, but the plug-in interface into the system is not object-oriented. It's diffuse, and you feel like you're dropping bits into many places. They're called plug-ins, but you don't feel like you're plugging in your code, but just reaching in with a hundred tentacles. Lastly, the process doesn't feel encapsulated.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"I like the solution's responsiveness, usability, and user interface."
"Wix has actually reduced my time in developing or delivering a website to the client, so I can have more clients in the pipeline."
"Basic features can be grasped in a couple of hours because it's CMS-based with all tools readily available."
"I found everything okay in Wix, and it's easy to create a website."
"The return on investment with Wix is excellent because hosting a website costs around 4,000 to 5,000 Indian Rupees, equivalent to $50 a year, I have access to all tools and functionalities, and I can generate as much sales as I want through Wix."
"The biggest advantages are that it is inexpensive and very easy to use, which means I can spend less time building the website and more time working."
"Wordpress is an excellent multi-purpose platform with a wide variety of uses and features, including an incredibly large theme base, an incredibly large plug-in base, that it is written in PHP and HTML5 which is an incredibly extensible language, that it is easily transitionable from server to server, that it works very well as a CMS, and that it is scalable and customizable."
"If you want a website ASAP, that is also search engine friendly, I suggest you download a WP theme and hire a WP developer."
"No doubt, wordpress.com offers great features from newbies to experts."
"From a website editor point of view: Very simple straightforward CMS easy to use"
"This product has excellent value, and good reward for the purpose."
"The community is enormous and everyone is very helpful, and other people have problems already solved."
 

Cons

"The solution’s scalability can be improved."
"When it comes to drag and drop, it sometimes creates problems when the size is not compatible."
"Wix is quite slow. When I use Wix, it's a bit slower than Shopify."
"Wix has drawbacks regarding website optimization and speed."
"There are a few bugs where what it says it will show on the phone versus the laptop does not always match."
"The Wix editor can sometimes be glitched or buggy and requires a significant amount of memory on my computer."
"The code behind a WP theme is not easy to modify in case you need additional features not provided by the theme."
"Not really anything, but the plug-in interface into the system is not object-oriented."
"As website content and number of visits grow, one does recognize scalability issues for websites on shared hosting."
"No option to monetize the website (Affiliated links or Advertisements)."
"We are facing issues with outdated plugins and shared hosting security issues, only if WordPress is implemented in dedicated environment it is highly secure."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Wix is an affordable solution."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Comms Service Provider
11%
Educational Organization
9%
Computer Software Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
9%
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Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business6
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise1
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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Wix?
The pricing of Wix is best in comparison with other solutions, such as GoDaddy or Hostinger or some other applications or domain service providers. I really appreciate the pricing of the Wix platform.
What needs improvement with Wix?
Wix is an open-source platform, but it isn't as user-friendly as other CMS platforms such as WordPress. We must adhere to Wix terminology for custom work and follow their guidelines. While customiz...
What is your primary use case for Wix?
The client needed help with Wix platform. I have 15 years of experience in different niches including WordPress, Shopify, Webflow, Wix, custom PHP development, and other CMS for PHP based. I have a...
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