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Leadpages vs WordPress.com

Leadpages and WordPress.com are both website builders tools. Leadpages is aimed at small businesses and creators, while WordPress.com is aimed at creators and small businesses. WordPress.com costs less, from $9/mo versus $29/mo for Leadpages. Only WordPress.com has a free plan.

Leadpages

Landing pages, pop-ups and sites for small businesses

WordPress.com

Hosted WordPress by Automattic

PricingPaid · $29Freemium · $9
Starting price$29/mo$9/mo
Free planNoYes
Free trial7 days—
Built forSmall businesses, CreatorsCreators, Small businesses
Platformswebweb
CountryUS · 2012US · 2005
Rating——

Choose Leadpages if

Small businesses generating leads.

  • Affordable
  • Conversion templates
  • Easy

Look elsewhere if: Advanced CRO.

Choose WordPress.com if

Users who want WordPress without managing servers.

  • Full WordPress power on Business
  • Managed security and updates
  • Affordable entry plans

Look elsewhere if: Developers who prefer full control (self-hosted WordPress).

Leadpages vs WordPress.com pricing

Leadpages

  • Pro$29/mo20% off yearly; 25 pages, 1 custom domain
  • Business$49/mo50 pages, 2 custom domains
  • Grow$99/moA/B testing, lead enrichment, 4 domains
  • Optimize$199/moSmart Traffic, heatmaps, 6 domains, 3 seats
  • Scale$399/moAuto-optimization loop, 160K AI credits/mo

WordPress.com

  • Free$0wordpress.com subdomain
  • Personal$9/mo$4/mo billed yearly; custom domain
  • Premium$18/mo$8/mo billed yearly
  • Business$40/mo$25/mo billed yearly; plugins
  • Commerce$70/mo$45/mo billed yearly; WooCommerce

Leadpages · Key features

  • Landing pages
  • Pop-ups and alert bars
  • Lead magnets
  • Checkouts
  • A/B testing (Grow and up)
  • Sites

Cons

  • Less flexible
  • A/B testing on higher tiers
  • Dated templates

WordPress.com · Key features

  • Managed WordPress hosting
  • Themes and block editor
  • Plugins and SFTP on Business
  • Jetpack security and backups
  • WooCommerce on Commerce plan
  • Newsletter and monetization tools

Cons

  • Confusing plan structure
  • Plugins only on higher tiers
  • Performance varies

Leadpages vs WordPress.com: FAQ

Which is cheaper, Leadpages or WordPress.com?

WordPress.com starts at $9/mo and Leadpages at $29/mo. Both prices are checked on the vendors' own pricing pages.

Do Leadpages and WordPress.com have a free plan?

Leadpages has no free plan, a 7-day free trial. WordPress.com has a free plan.

Not sure yet?