--- description: Learn more about WordPress price, benefits, and disadvantages for businesses in New Zealand. Read verified software reviews and find tools that fit your business needs. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/capterra/og_logo-e5a8c001ed0bd1bb922639230fcea71a.png?auto=format%2Cenhance%2Ccompress title: WordPress Pricing, Reviews & Features - Capterra New Zealand 2026 --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Content Management Systems](/directory/10007/content-management/software) > [WordPress](/software/131687/wordpress) # WordPress Canonical: https://www.capterra.co.nz/software/131687/wordpress Page: 1 / 600\ Next: [Next page](https://www.capterra.co.nz/software/131687/wordpress?page=2) > World's most popular software for creating blogs and websites. It is open source software that is free to use. > > Verdict: Rated **4.6/5** by 14972 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Overview ### Who Uses WordPress? Anyone creating or requiring a modern web presence. ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.6/5** | 14972 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.2/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 4.1/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.6/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.5/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 90% | (9/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Automattic - **Location**: San Francisco, US ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: US$9.00 - **Pricing model**: Flat Rate (Free Trial) - **Pricing Details**: Wordpress offers a free plan (3GB storage), as well as paid plans: Personal plan: $4/month (billed yearly) with 6GB of storage and a custom domain name. Premium plan: $8/month (billed yearly) with 13GB of storage, a custom domain name, and monetization options. Business plan: $25/month (billed yearly) with unlimited storage space, a custom domain name, and a range of additional features including plugins, Wordpress branding removal, and more. - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based, Mac (Desktop), Windows (Desktop), Linux (Desktop), Android (Mobile), iPhone (Mobile), iPad (Mobile) - **Supported Languages**: Arabic, Chinese, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Hebrew, Hungarian, Indonesian, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Ukrainian - **Available Countries**: Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Germany, India, Japan, Mexico, United Kingdom, United States ## Features - Access Controls/Permissions - Auto Update - Categorisation/Grouping - Collaboration Tools - Content Management - Content Publishing Options - Content Sharing - Customisable Templates - Data Import/Export - Document Management - Drag & Drop - Electronic Forms - Email Marketing - Full Text Search - Image Library - Landing Pages/Web Forms - Layout & Design - Online Store Builder - Post Scheduling - Pre-built Templates - Real Time Editing - Reporting/Analytics - SEO Management - Subscription Management - Template Management - Text Editing - Version Control - WYSIWYG Editor - Website Hosting - Website Management - Widgets ## Integrations (208 total) - 40Nuggets - AB Tasty - AWeber - Acquire - ActiveCampaign - ActiveDEMAND - ActiveTrail - Acunetix - AfterShip - Agile CRM - Airtable - AllProWebTools - Answerbase - Appointy - Arlo Training Management Software ... and 193 more integrations ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - Knowledge Base - Chat ## Category - [Content Management Systems](https://www.capterra.co.nz/directory/10007/content-management/software) ## Related Categories - [Content Management Systems](https://www.capterra.co.nz/directory/10007/content-management/software) - [Website Builder Software](https://www.capterra.co.nz/directory/30935/website-builder/software) - [Blog Software](https://www.capterra.co.nz/directory/30898/blog/software) - [Shopping Cart Software](https://www.capterra.co.nz/directory/30848/shopping-cart/software) - [Digital Magazine Software](https://www.capterra.co.nz/directory/20020/publishing-and-subscriptions/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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However, if you take the time to educate yourself you can minimize that and buy developer time wisely. > > I am a longtime small business owner. I have used both third party platforms and wordpress and love wordpress. It is user friendly so it is easy to ramp up your own skills, both so you can be an educated buyer of website services and so you can make some changes on your own. But by choosing wordpress you know you have flexibility and capabilities you need so you won't run into large issues. ----- ### "Free and many templates on offer\!" — 5.0/5 > **Phillip** | *17 January 2019* | Internet | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: Probably one of the oldest website CMS systems, therefore so much support, plugins and templates are on offer, many of them free\! > > **Cons**: Sometimes when upgrading WordPress, it breaks some plugins which can be annoying to fix. ----- ### "Wordpress - The most used software in my daily routine" — 4.0/5 > **Patrick** | *7 March 2026* | Consumer Goods | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: Ease of use. I can get a simple page up and running in literally minutes, and an ecommecre site in under an hour. Beyond that, the templates and add-ons make it possible to design really great looking, functional websites across multiple industries. > > **Cons**: Free plug ins. Most plugins have the danger of being hacked, especially if not updated. People...it's free for a reason. Purchase the upgrade\! > > I have been using wordpress for years, starting back in the day of name.wordpress.com to buuld your owne personal page. My websites have ecommerce embedded with payment solutions that I can manage myself. Plus for my personal sites, I can have a lot of fun creating different designs and add-ons. ----- ### "The best website design tool is also incredible value for money." — 5.0/5 > **Mike** | *20 February 2026* | Health, Wellness & Fitness | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: It was a bit of a learning curve to set up for me with no experience, but there are loads of tutorials on YouTube to help you. Can't get over how easy it them was to get a professional website\! It was also easy to see mobile responsiveness which is now my major source of traffic. > > **Cons**: The steep learning curve trying to set it up on my own before I found out about the YouTube tutorials. > > I was initially going to get a hosted website that would be tied to the host. So glad I retained my independence by using WordPress. The value for money is unbeatable\! I have never had need to even call customer support. ----- ### "Cheap, cheerful, just make sure it's managed for security" — 3.0/5 > **Jonathan** | *24 February 2026* | Management Consulting | Recommendation rating: 7.0/10 > > **Pros**: The best thing about WP is the choice of templates – it's massive. Creating new pages, especially for content based websites is simple. It's straightforward to adapt the design to suit your needs. It's excellent at managing posts, although news/blogs seems an old method now. > > **Cons**: The constant security worries, especially from plugins. There are so many cases of WP sites being hacked, that you need to take this seriously from the outset. > > For the price, with a little attention about security, a managed WP instance is brilliant. That way, you know the patches are always applied and you've got a suite of plugins to scale such as Woo Commerce. ----- Page: 1 / 600\ Next: [Next page](https://www.capterra.co.nz/software/131687/wordpress?page=2) ## Links - [View on Capterra](https://www.capterra.co.nz/software/131687/wordpress) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | de | | | de-AT | | | de-CH | | | en | | | en-AE | | | en-AU | | | en-CA | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-IL | | | en-IN | | | en-NZ | | | en-SG | | | en-ZA | | | es | | | es-AR | | | es-CL | | | es-CO | | | es-CR | | | es-DO | | | es-EC | | | es-MX | | | es-PA | | | es-PE | | | fr | | | fr-BE | | | fr-CA | | | fr-LU | | | it | | | ja | | | nl | | | nl-BE | | | pt | | | pt-PT | | ----- ## Structured Data