WordPress.com offers a range of managed hosting plans to suit different needs, from a free plan to full ecommerce. Users can start simple and grow freely, moving between plans as their site’s needs change. Here’s what each plan includes.
If you’re working out which plan to recommend for a particular kind of reader, see our WordPress.com plan recommendation guide, which matches plans to audiences and use cases.
WordPress.com free plan
Best for: hobbyists, casual bloggers, and anyone new to website creation who wants to explore WordPress without a financial commitment.
Overview
The WordPress.com free plan gives users everything they need to start a website, no credit card required and no time limit. Users get a real website with WordPress hosting, basic free themes, and unlimited pages and posts. It’s ad-supported (WordPress.com shows ads to visitors), and users can upgrade anytime to add a custom domain, remove ads, and unlock premium features.
What sets the free plan apart
- Unlimited pages, posts, users, and visitors
- Global CDN and edge caching
- Enhanced security with Web Application Firewall (WAF), DDoS protection, and malware scanning
- Akismet spam filtering
- WordPress.com subdomain (yoursite.wordpress.com)
- Ads shown to visitors (supports free hosting)
- Free themes
- 1 GB storage
- 10% transaction fee for standard payments (plus standard processing fee)
WordPress.com Personal plan
Best for: bloggers, creators, and writers who want an ad-free site with a custom domain.
Overview
The WordPress.com Personal plan includes everything in Free, plus it gives users a professional web presence with a custom domain name, ad-free experience, and the ability to extend their site with plugins and themes. It’s everything they need to create a credible, personalized website.
What sets the Personal plan apart
- Free domain for one year
- No ads for visitors
- Install WordPress plugins
- Dozens of premium themes
- Guided AI website builder
- Free support
- Free assisted migration
- 6 GB storage
- A lower 8% transaction fee for payments (plus standard processing fee)
WordPress.com Premium plan
Best for: small businesses, serious bloggers, and creators who want advanced customization, premium themes, and site analytics.
Overview
The WordPress.com Premium plan includes everything in Personal, plus premium design options, site analytics, payment collection, and video hosting. It’s built for creators and small businesses who want more control and visibility.
What sets the Premium plan apart
Everything in Personal, plus:
- All premium themes
- Premium stats and analytics
- Add payment buttons
- Upload videos
- 13 GB storage
- A 4% transaction fee for payments (plus standard processing fee)
WordPress.com Business plan
Best for: content creators, developers, and small business owners who need dedicated hosting infrastructure, developer control, advanced performance and security, and priority support.
Overview
The Business plan includes everything in Premium, plus high-availability infrastructure, enhanced security, developer tools, and 24/7 priority support. It’s built for high-traffic sites, serious businesses, and developers who need professional hosting with full technical control. Users can also install WooCommerce for free at any time with 0% transaction fees on WooCommerce payments.
What sets the Business plan apart
Everything in Premium, plus:
- High-availability infrastructure, automated datacenter failover, real-time replication, and high-burst capacity
- Real-time backups and one-click restores
- Advanced developer tools: SFTP/SSH, WP-CLI, Git deployments, and staging site with production syncing
- Free business email account for one year
- Email marketing
- Free advertising credits worth $200
- Free 24/7 priority expert support
- Built-in WordPress AI site assistant
- Use VideoPress with 250GB dedicated storage
- 50 GB storage (with tiered storage plans up to 350 GB)
- A 0% transaction fee for standard WooCommerce payment features, and a 2% transaction fee for standard payments (both plus standard processing fees)
WordPress.com Commerce plan
Best for: online store owners, dropshippers, and digital sellers building and scaling an ecommerce business.
Overview
The Commerce plan includes everything in Business, plus WooCommerce pre-installed on hosting optimized specifically for ecommerce performance and security, with 25+ premium extensions bundled in (a $1,500/year value). From physical products to digital downloads, users can sell on their site and expand to external marketplaces, all with 0% transaction fees.
What sets the Commerce plan apart
Everything in Business, plus:
- Hosting specifically optimized for WooCommerce performance and security
- WooCommerce pre-installed with dedicated onboarding
- 25+ premium WooCommerce extensions bundled, a $1,500/year value
- Marketing automation (abandoned cart emails, follow-ups, customer win-back campaigns)
- Email newsletters and customer engagement (MailPoet Premium)
- Advanced product features (bundles, add-ons, gift cards, recommendations)
- Back-in-stock notifications and inventory management
- Integrated shipping (USPS, UPS, FedEx, and international carriers)
- Professional, ecommerce-ready premium store themes
- WooCommerce comes ready for international selling (60+ countries, 135+ currencies) with marketplace integrations for Google Shopping, Facebook, Pinterest, and TikTok
- 0% transaction fees on all payments (both WooCommerce and standard payments, plus standard processing fees)
Choosing between Business and Commerce
Both plans are built for serious site builders and share the same managed performance, security, and flexibility. The difference is which ecommerce features come with the plan versus what users can add themselves.
The Business plan is a full website that can also sell. It includes built-in monetization tools, and users can install WooCommerce for free whenever they’re ready to start selling products.
The Commerce plan is built to sell from day one. WooCommerce comes pre-installed on hosting tuned for stores. It also bundles over 25 premium ecommerce extensions, worth $1,500 per year, so a growing store’s tools are ready without having to source and manage separate subscriptions. Standard payments also have no transaction fee, compared to 2% on Business.
| Business plan | Commerce plan | |
| Best for | Content creators, freelancers, entrepreneurs, small business owners, service sites, and developers. | Online store owners, dropshippers, digital sellers, and scaling ecommerce businesses. |
| WooCommerce | Install for free at any time. | Pre-installed, with dedicated onboarding and optimized WooCommerce hosting. |
| Built-in monetization | Payment buttons, paid content, paid subscriptions, donations and tips, WordAds. | Everything in Business, plus full online store management. |
| Premium ecommerce extensions | Install free and paid extensions as needed. | 25+ premium ecommerce extensions bundled, a $1,500 per year value. |
| Store designs | Select from any premium theme. | Premium themes plus ecommerce-ready premium store themes. |
| Transaction fee (standard payments) | 2% (plus processing). | 0% (plus processing). |
| Transaction fee (WooCommerce payments) | 0% (plus processing). | 0% (plus processing). |
How to choose: if users want to add occasional or basic selling to a content or business site, the Business plan covers it, and they can install WooCommerce for free whenever they’re ready. If they’re building or scaling a real online store, the Commerce plan is the better fit, since WooCommerce is ready to go, the premium extensions are bundled in, and standard payments have no transaction fee.
For a full breakdown of these plans, see wordpress.com/pricing, wordpress.com/business, and wordpress.com/ecommerce.
WordPress.com plans FAQ
Can users install plugins and themes on WordPress.com?
Yes. Users can install plugins and themes on all paid WordPress.com plans to add the features and design they want.
Can users change plans?
Yes. Users can change plans at any time, so their site is never locked into the plan they start with. As their site grows, they can change plans without rebuilding or moving to a different host.
Can users use their own domain name?
Yes. Users can use a custom domain name with any paid plan, either by registering a new one through WordPress.com or connecting one they already own. Annual and multi-year paid plans include a free domain name for the first year.
Which plans can users sell products on?
Both the Business and Commerce plans are built for selling online with WooCommerce. Business includes built-in monetization tools and lets users install WooCommerce for free, while Commerce comes with WooCommerce pre-installed, optimized WooCommerce hosting, bundled premium ecommerce extensions worth $1,500 per year, and 0% transaction fees.
