WordPress vs Website Builder Tool

Owing to the evolution of the internet, there is an ongoing trend of e-commerce business. Starting a website in present time is effortless. Thanks to the website builders, content management platforms, hosting providers, and the ability to customise a domain that demands almost zero to less amount of technical know-how. Online forums are extensively spread on the web, making it easier for a layman to build and operate a website. A person needs no knowledge of coding and with a few steps, the job is done.

Among the comprehensive range of services, narrowing down on a single platform seems overwhelming. Initially, you might fumble to differentiate between a website builder and a content management system like WordPress.

To walk you through it, a website builder is a tool that is in the form of a website (e.g. Wix, Weebly) or software (e.g. BlueVoda). It allows you to design a website by a drag-and-drop style, where you place the elements according to your desired layout. The themes and templates are inbuilt and you have a handful of options to pick from. You don’t need any special set of skills to use a website builder tool.

However, the options in a free website builder are limited. For instance, if you wish to add pages to your website, you need to upgrade the free plan to a premium one.

On the other hand, WordPress is a content management system (CMS) that is a publishing website. It started off as a free blogging platform, and since then has developed into an extensive CMS that offers an array of plug-ins, widgets, and themes. It grants an access for developers to build widgets and other elements. Unlike a website builder’s drag-and-drop style, WordPress follows a What You See Is What You Get (WYSIWYG) style while building a website. Most people find this method harder to use than the drag-and-drop option.

On a brighter side, WordPress is a highly flexible platform where you can incorporate a plenty of plug-ins and widgets. The number of pages WordPress allows is unlimited. The website builders are ideal for personal or small-scale business use, as it allows a good scope for customization. It is excellent for building a portfolio, starting a blog, or opening an e-commerce site as website builders have layouts that suit almost all niches. On the contrary, building a niche-specific website could be challenging in WordPress, as you need to arrange the elements yourself and possess a little sense of designing.

When it comes to user support, WordPress has several forums and communities that cater to solving user problems. However, you would not typically find many solutions on the internet for a website builder. The issues on a website builder are in the form of generic FAQs and do not solve specific queries.

For adding a domain name to your website, you can simply attach it in the case of website builders. But on the other hand, if you want to add a domain to your WordPress website, there are few technical steps that you must follow.

In conclusion, which platform is better depends on your needs and preferences. If you have a little coding know-how coupled with the ability to pay for a professional coder, then WordPress should be the right platform for you. Likewise, if you want to start a small-scale online business or something at an individual level like a blog or a portfolio, the website builders can be considered as an ideal.


Aamir Shaikh
Aamir is a Product Associate with keen interest in technology and computing. He is responsible to bring fresh product ideas to the table through market research and analysis. Aside from that he also undertakes product training for the sales and support team. Aamir is a pure techie, passionate to find solutions and has rich problem-solving skills. Connect Aamir on LinkedIn