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Webflow vs WordPress
Side-by-side TCO for a Webflow site versus a WordPress site across hosting, developer time, updates, and security. Adjust the sliders to model your situation.
Webflow, 5-year TCO
$10,560
- Hosting + CMS plan included
- Updates take ~20 min each
- No plugin security work
WordPress, 5-year TCO
$19,565
- Managed hosting + plugins
- Updates take ~45 min each
- ~3 security incidents/yr
Webflow saves you $9,005 over 5 years with these inputs.
Webflow vs WordPress — the real cost difference
On paper, WordPress looks cheaper. The software is free. Hosting can start at $5/month. Most of the sticker shock shows up in places that don't appear on your invoice: the time spent on plugin updates, the security incidents that eat a Friday afternoon, and the marketer who can't change a headline without filing a ticket.
Where Webflow wins
- Updates are fast. 20 minutes vs 45+ for the same change on WordPress.
- No plugin stack to maintain. No Gutenberg vs Bricks vs Elementor drift.
- Non-technical editors. A CMO can update the hero on mobile, from a plane.
- Built-in CDN + SSL. Hosting costs are predictable.
Where WordPress still wins
- Highly customized ecommerce (WooCommerce + custom dev)
- Sites that need 500+ CMS items with deep relationships
- Teams that already run a multi-site WordPress network
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