Craft CMS vs WordPress

Craft CMS and WordPress are both CMS options. Here's how they compare on official platforms, features, and positioning — sourced from each vendor's own site, not from ratings or reviews.

Side-by-side summary

ComparingCraft CMSWordPress

CategoryCMSCMS

Alternatives tracked32

PlatformsWeb (Craft Cloud), Self-hostedWeb, iOS, Android

Best for Craft CMS

Agencies and developers building multi-site or e-commerce projects who want flexible content modeling without being locked into a rigid page structure.

Best for WordPress

Positioned by WordPress for creators, small businesses, enterprises, entrepreneurs, professional developers, and first-time bloggers who want a flexible, self-hosted publishing platform.

Feature comparison

Every feature listed here comes directly from each vendor's own official site.

Craft CMS

Customizable field types and flexible content modeling
Multi-site support with unlimited localization, translated into 25 languages in the control panel
Twig templating for coupled sites and a self-generating GraphQL API for decoupled apps
Extensible plugin framework with a built-in Plugin Store
Craft Commerce for e-commerce functionality
Third-party integrations including Salesforce, Mailchimp, and HubSpot
Craft Cloud managed hosting option

WordPress

Block-based visual editor
Thousands of customizable themes
Extensive plugin library (stores, analytics, newsletters, social)
Open-source, self-hostable software
Visual revision history
Official mobile apps for publishing on the go

Pros and cons

Craft CMS

Pros

Customizable field types and flexible content modeling
Multi-site support with unlimited localization, translated into 25 languages in the control panel
Twig templating for coupled sites and a self-generating GraphQL API for decoupled apps
Extensible plugin framework with a built-in Plugin Store
Craft Commerce for e-commerce functionality
Third-party integrations including Salesforce, Mailchimp, and HubSpot
Craft Cloud managed hosting option

Cons

We don't publish a "cons" list for either product. No vendor's official site documents its own product's weaknesses, so there's no sourced basis for one — and we'd rather say that plainly than invent one.

WordPress

Pros

Block-based visual editor
Thousands of customizable themes
Extensive plugin library (stores, analytics, newsletters, social)
Open-source, self-hostable software
Visual revision history
Official mobile apps for publishing on the go

Cons

Key differences

Craft CMS lists Customizable field types and flexible content modeling, Multi-site support with unlimited localization, translated into 25 languages in the control panel, Twig templating for coupled sites and a self-generating GraphQL API for decoupled apps, Extensible plugin framework with a built-in Plugin Store, Craft Commerce for e-commerce functionality, Third-party integrations including Salesforce, Mailchimp, and HubSpot, Craft Cloud managed hosting option that WordPress doesn't list.
WordPress lists Block-based visual editor, Thousands of customizable themes, Extensive plugin library (stores, analytics, newsletters, social), Open-source, self-hostable software, Visual revision history, Official mobile apps for publishing on the go that Craft CMS doesn't list.
Craft CMS supports Web (Craft Cloud), Self-hosted, which WordPress doesn't list.
WordPress supports Web, iOS, Android, which Craft CMS doesn't list.

Choose Craft CMS if…

Choose Craft CMS if this fits: Agencies and developers building multi-site or e-commerce projects who want flexible content modeling without being locked into a rigid page structure.

Choose WordPress if…

Choose WordPress if this fits: Positioned by WordPress for creators, small businesses, enterprises, entrepreneurs, professional developers, and first-time bloggers who want a flexible, self-hosted publishing platform.

Facts on this page are sourced from each vendor's official site (linked below), not from ratings or reviews. Products change — verify anything that matters to your decision directly on the vendor's own site before switching. See our Disclaimer and Sources Policy.