WordPress.com VS WordPress.org

In contrast to WordPress.org

Who hosts your website is the main difference between WordPress.com and WordPress.org.

You may host your website with WordPress.org (we recommend this). The WordPress software will subsequently be installed on the site hosting that you have just purchased.

On the other hand, WordPress.com is the one that handles everything for you (easier to start, less freedom). You only need to create an account to begin developing. And that’s a significant distinction.

Nowadays, hosting providers like Blue host or Site Ground makes it nearly as simple to host your WordPress website as it is to create a WordPress.com account, with the advantages of being less expensive and providing more flexibility.

WordPress.com vs. WordPress.org’s place

WordPress.com offers a variety of plans with varying costs and features, whereas WordPress.org’s plans and costs are more directly related to the hosting provider you select. Here, we’ll look at both of them.

 

Pricing and plans for WordPress.com

WordPress.com does allow you to create a website completely for free, however, the free plan has some significant drawbacks:

• Your website can only be located under a subdomain.
• WordPress.com’s advertisements and brand cannot be removed from your website (probably the biggest downside of a free version)
• You only have 3 GB of available disc space, therefore it’s better to arrange storage space elsewhere and perform some backups.
• Your WordPress.com website or blog cannot be made profitable.
• Being restricted to using the default WordPress plugins and WordPress themes means you’re losing out on one of the finest features of the service. You can’t install plugins, free themes, or premium themes that aren’t already included on the platform.
• You would need to join up for the WordPress.com personal plan if you at least want a professional-looking website with a genuine domain name and no intrusive advertising. Even while that one costs only $4 a month if you pay for the entire year upfront, it still has severe restrictions.
• There isn’t a way to make money. Videos cannot be uploaded. Google Analytics integration is not possible. Plugin installations are also prohibited. The same is true of picking premium themes. You are not allowed to perform a very extensive list of things.
• In essence, you’re spending that cash to buy a legitimate domain name and get rid of the advertisements. I think that’s all.
• You would want at least the business plan if you wanted to install third-party plugins on your WordPress.com website. If you paid for that plan annually, it would run you $25 per month or $40 per month. Even yet, the package’s name is rather deceptive because you couldn’t receive payments on that “business” plan.
• The WordPress.com e-commerce account costs at least $45 per month if you want genuine e-commerce capability. If you paid yearly, that is. It would cost $70 per month if you paid on a month-to-month basis.
• Overall, you would be paying $48 per year plus the cost of a domain, after the first year for a bare-bones minimum website with a legitimate domain name and no obtrusive adverts, but that allows you to do practically nothing else but write text. So the total is roughly $65.