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WordPress vs Framer: what would you save?

WordPress is free to download, but running a real business site is not. Hosting renews higher than it starts, premium plugins bill every year, and someone has to keep it all updated. This calculator adds up what you are actually spending, compares it to the same site on Framer, and shows the difference per year and over five years.

Where these numbers come from:

WordPress costs. Hosting is counted at the renewal rate rather than the introductory offer, because renewals commonly run several times the first-year price. Premium plugin licences, theme renewals and maintenance are annual, recurring costs for most business sites. Published 2026 figures put a typical WordPress site somewhere between $1,200 and $9,700 a year once everything is added up.

Framer costs. Framer bundles hosting, SSL, CDN and security into the plan price, and there are no plugins to licence. Most business sites sit on Basic or Pro. Pro is listed as the default here because 301 redirects are a Pro feature, and redirects are what protect your search rankings during a migration.

What is not included. The calculator compares running costs. Moving to Framer is a one-time project, which is why the payback line is there: it shows roughly how long the savings take to cover a migration before you are genuinely ahead.

Explore what a Migration would look like

Estimates only. WordPress figures use published 2026 renewal pricing for hosting, plugin licenses and maintenance; your actual costs will differ. Framer pricing is the current published plan cost. Payback is based on a Studio C migration starting at $3,000, which varies with the size of your site.

Where these numbers come from:

WordPress costs. Hosting is counted at the renewal rate rather than the introductory offer, because renewals commonly run several times the first-year price. Premium plugin licences, theme renewals and maintenance are annual, recurring costs for most business sites. Published 2026 figures put a typical WordPress site somewhere between $1,200 and $9,700 a year once everything is added up.

Framer costs. Framer bundles hosting, SSL, CDN and security into the plan price, and there are no plugins to licence. Most business sites sit on Basic or Pro. Pro is listed as the default here because 301 redirects are a Pro feature, and redirects are what protect your search rankings during a migration.

What is not included. The calculator compares running costs. Moving to Framer is a one-time project, which is why the payback line is there: it shows roughly how long the savings take to cover a migration before you are genuinely ahead.

Where these numbers come from:

WordPress costs. Hosting is counted at the renewal rate rather than the introductory offer, because renewals commonly run several times the first-year price. Premium plugin licences, theme renewals and maintenance are annual, recurring costs for most business sites. Published 2026 figures put a typical WordPress site somewhere between $1,200 and $9,700 a year once everything is added up.

Framer costs. Framer bundles hosting, SSL, CDN and security into the plan price, and there are no plugins to licence. Most business sites sit on Basic or Pro. Pro is listed as the default here because 301 redirects are a Pro feature, and redirects are what protect your search rankings during a migration.

What is not included. The calculator compares running costs. Moving to Framer is a one-time project, which is why the payback line is there: it shows roughly how long the savings take to cover a migration before you are genuinely ahead.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Framer actually cheaper than WordPress?

For most business sites, yes, once you count renewals rather than introductory prices. WordPress itself is free, but hosting, premium plugins, theme renewals and maintenance recur every year. Framer bundles hosting, SSL, CDN and security into one plan with no plugins to licence, so the running cost is usually lower. If you run WordPress on cheap shared hosting with only free plugins and you do all the upkeep yourself, the gap narrows and may disappear.

How much does WordPress really cost per year?

Published 2026 pricing puts a typical business site between $1,200 and $9,700 a year. The range is wide because hosting renewal rates, how many premium plugins you licence, and whether you pay someone for maintenance all vary enormously. Hosting renewals in particular tend to be far higher than the advertised first-year price.

How much does Framer cost?

Framer plans for a business site generally run $15 to $30 a month, which is $180 to $360 a year, billed annually. That includes hosting, SSL, a global CDN and security. Pro is needed if you want 301 redirects, which matter when you are moving an existing site and want to keep your rankings.

What does it cost to migrate from WordPress to Framer?

Studio C migrations start at $3,000, and the final figure depends on how many pages, CMS items and redirects are involved. The calculator uses that starting figure for the payback estimate. A bigger site costs more to move and takes longer to pay back.

Will I lose my SEO if I move off WordPress?

Not if the migration is done properly. The content moves across, every old URL is mapped to a new one with a 301 redirect, and rankings are monitored after launch. Redirects are the part that protects your search rankings, which is why the Pro plan matters for a migration.

Are these numbers exact?

No, they are estimates. Your real costs depend on your specific hosting plan, which plugins you licence, and how much maintenance you pay for. The calculator is meant to give you a realistic ballpark from published pricing, not a quote.