WordPress vs. WYSIWYG Web Builder

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
WordPress
Score 8.5 out of 10
N/A
Wordpress is an open-source publishing platform popular with bloggers, and a content management system, known for its simplicity and modifiability. Websites may host their own blogging communities, controlling and moderating content from a single dashboard.N/A
WYSIWYG Web Builder
Score 10.0 out of 10
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WYSIWYG Web Builder is a visual (drag & drop) web site design tool that helps create websites without having to learn HTML. Drag & drop objects or complete blocks on the page and the software will automatically generate all the HTML code and related files when the website is published. Besides standard HTML elements there are advanced tools like slideshows, photo galleries, carousels, navigation menus, and forms. Create the web layout you want Other web design…
$59.95
one-time fee per user
Pricing
WordPressWYSIWYG Web Builder
Editions & Modules
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WYSIWYG Web Builder
$59.95
one-time fee per user
WYSIWYG Web Builder Plus
$99.95
one-time fee per user
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
WordPressWYSIWYG Web Builder
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsThe plus bundle includes all paid extensions packs (approx. 100 extensions)
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Community Pulse
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Features
WordPressWYSIWYG Web Builder
Security
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WordPress
8.8
131 Ratings
8% above category average
WYSIWYG Web Builder
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Ratings
Role-based user permissions8.8131 Ratings00 Ratings
Platform & Infrastructure
Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Product A and Product B
WordPress
8.4
107 Ratings
10% above category average
WYSIWYG Web Builder
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API8.597 Ratings00 Ratings
Internationalization / multi-language8.281 Ratings00 Ratings
Web Content Creation
Comparison of Web Content Creation features of Product A and Product B
WordPress
8.3
137 Ratings
7% above category average
WYSIWYG Web Builder
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WYSIWYG editor8.5124 Ratings00 Ratings
Code quality / cleanliness7.4123 Ratings00 Ratings
Admin section8.9135 Ratings00 Ratings
Page templates8.7132 Ratings00 Ratings
Library of website themes7.1134 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile optimization / responsive design8.9133 Ratings00 Ratings
Publishing workflow8.7128 Ratings00 Ratings
Form generator8.6106 Ratings00 Ratings
Web Content Management
Comparison of Web Content Management features of Product A and Product B
WordPress
8.5
135 Ratings
14% above category average
WYSIWYG Web Builder
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Content taxonomy8.3115 Ratings00 Ratings
SEO support8.7121 Ratings00 Ratings
Bulk management7.7102 Ratings00 Ratings
Availability / breadth of extensions8.7124 Ratings00 Ratings
Community / comment management9.3124 Ratings00 Ratings
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Score 9.5 out of 10
10Web
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Score 7.1 out of 10
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Score 9.0 out of 10
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Score 8.0 out of 10
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User Ratings
WordPressWYSIWYG Web Builder
Likelihood to Recommend
8.6
(173 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
10.0
(37 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Usability
8.8
(20 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Availability
9.5
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
8.6
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
10.0
(11 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
In-Person Training
7.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Online Training
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
9.0
(10 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Configurability
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
8.0
(1 ratings)
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(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
10.0
(1 ratings)
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Vendor post-sale
10.0
(1 ratings)
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Vendor pre-sale
10.0
(1 ratings)
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User Testimonials
WordPressWYSIWYG Web Builder
Likelihood to Recommend
Automattic
If your business relies heavily on content creation, and particularly on blog posts, then WordPress is really the best option you have. But if you don't have a blog, you only need static pages, or you want to build an eCommerce site, then you might want to explore other alternatives.
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Pablo Software Solutions
If you prefer a PC/local development environment vs a fully online development tool, WYSIWYG Web Builder may be the best product available. If you are frustrated by bloated CMS systems that require constant updates and fixing of expired or conflicting plugins WYSIWYG Web Builder could be for you.
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Pros
Automattic
  • WordPress is incredibly easy to set up and get running with little to no technical knowledge. Most web hosts will do it for you, since it's so easy.
  • With thousands of themes available for free and for low cost, WordPress can accommodate any design you can imagine.
  • The community behind WordPress is generous, and there are loads of educational opportunities both online and in person to learn and connect with other users.
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Pablo Software Solutions
  • Rapidly build website
  • Builds site that load fast
  • Allows for competely custom sites
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Cons
Automattic
  • WordPress breaks often so you need to have someone who understands how to troubleshoot, which can take time and money.
  • Some plugins are easier to customize than others, for example, some don't require any coding knowledge while others do. This can limit your project if you are not a coder.
  • WordPress can be easily hacked, so you also need someone who can ensure your sites are secure.
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Pablo Software Solutions
  • The depth of the product and available options can be a bit overwhelming when getting started
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Likelihood to Renew
Automattic
My rating is based on the knowledge I have of the community that WordPress has had built around it for years now. It's as solid as it comes when you talk about community involvement and expansion. There's no other CMS out there that can match-up with it, hands down.
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Pablo Software Solutions
This is my fourth year using WYSIWYG Web Builder and as many new releases. Each new release brings a staggering number of new features and enhancements. But the updates, fixes and new features are not limited to a once a year update. The product is updated with interium releases every few months.
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Usability
Automattic
It's a sophisticated but easy to use piece of software. Many of the content addition pieces are familiar from other pieces of software so there isn't a huge learning curve. And for new areas, there is a lot of info on WordPress.org as well as other WordPress help sites.
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Pablo Software Solutions
The one reason for a 9 instead of a 10 is not a ding to the product itself. When first starting out the available options and tools are a bit overwhelming. You might be able to achieve the same visual result in multiple ways. As a new user you will need to learn which options work best for you. The online tutorials are good and there are a number of very good videos available on YouTube. The support from the forum is great. New users are treated with respect and provided support and guidance. (That is certainly not the case in many support forums) After fours years and dozens of websites I am still learning new features and tools for enhancing my customer's sites.
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Reliability and Availability
Automattic
Anyone can visit WordPress.org and download a fully functional copy of WordPress free of charge. Additionally, WordPress is offered to users as open-source software, which means that anyone can customize the code to create new applications and make these available to other WordPress users.
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Pablo Software Solutions
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Performance
Automattic
Mostly, any performance issues have to do with using too many plugins and these can sometimes slow down the overall performance of your site. It is very tempting to start adding lots of plugins to your WordPress site, however, as there are thousands of great plugins to choose from and so many of them help you do amazing things on your site. If you begin to notice performance issues with your WordPress site (e.g. pages being slow to load), there are ways to optimize the performance of your site, but this requires learning the process. WordPress users can learn how to optimize their WordPress sites by downloading the WPTrainMe WordPress training plugin (WPTrainMe.com) and going through the detailed step-by-step WordPress optimization tutorials.
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Pablo Software Solutions
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Support Rating
Automattic
WordPress itself only has community service so your experience will depend on where you turn. Online, through forums and community boards, support is rudimentary but effective. You can easily turn to your local community and find exceptional individuals who know and use WordPress regularly for more advanced, inexpensive, support. I'm rating this less than 10 because of the lack of any formal support provided by a company.
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Pablo Software Solutions
The developer actively replies to post on the support forum. It is typical to get a reply in a few hours. The support for this product exceeds any other product I have used in the past 25 years. In addition to rapid replies from the developer the support community is very active on the forum along with several forum members providing excellent training videos.
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In-Person Training
Automattic
Varies by the person providing training. High marks as it's incredibly easy to find experienced individuals in your community to provide training on any aspect of WordPress from content marketing, SEO, plugin development, theme design, etc. Less than 10 though as the training is community based and expectations for a session you find may fall short.
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Pablo Software Solutions
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Online Training
Automattic
It is very easy to find online resources to learn how to do just about anything with WordPress.
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Pablo Software Solutions
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Implementation Rating
Automattic
WordPress is not a great solution if you have: 1) A larger site with performance / availability requirements. 2) Multiple types of content you want to share - each with its own underlying data structure. 3) Multiple sites you need to manage. For very small sites where these needs are not paramount, WordPress is a decent solution
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Pablo Software Solutions
implementaion is simple. install the product and setup your hosting ftp settings.
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Alternatives Considered
Automattic
We have considered and operated within Shopify and Squarespace. Both serve their purpose for niche clients, but we do recommend WordPress as being the superior option. We find that WordPress is easier to use and offers maximum scalability while the others are more challenging to design, code, configure and launch.
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Pablo Software Solutions
I still use Xara for graphic design and image editing. But the web development in WYSIWYG Web Builder is far superior. Compared to online editors like Weebly, Wix, etc WYSIWYG Web Builder allows you to experiment with different options saved to different files. With the online builders you can't easily have 5 options to show a client. And you don't have backup copies in case the work you did, didn't work out.
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Scalability
Automattic
WordPress is completely scalable. You can get started immediately with a very simple "out-of-the box" WordPress installation and then add whatever functionality you need as and when you need it, and continue expanding. Often we will create various WordPress sites on the same domain to handle different aspects of our strategy (e.g. one site for the sales pages, product information and/or a marketing blog, another for delivering products securely through a private membership site, and another for running an affiliate program or other application), and then ties all of these sites together using a common theme and links on each of the site's menus. Additionally, WordPress offers a multisite function that allows organizations and institutions to manage networks of sites managed by separate individual site owners, but centrally administered by the parent organization. You can also expand WordPress into a social networking or community site, forums, etc. The same scalability applies to web design. You can start with a simple design and then scale things up to display sites with amazing visual features, including animations and video effects, sliding images and animated product image galleries, elements that appear and fade from visitor browsers, etc. The scaling possibilities of WordPress are truly endless.
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Pablo Software Solutions
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Return on Investment
Automattic
  • WordPress helps us reduce website management costs because we can oversee updates in-house.
  • WordPress is easy to use, reducing the amount of time we spend on website management.
  • The ease of use enables us to offer website management for clients, helping us grow our capabilities/business.
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Pablo Software Solutions
  • I am able to build truly custom sites for my customers
  • I am able to build sites with less time and effort, resulting in competitive pricing
  • I am able to build sites with less overhead, resulting in better profits
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