Looking for a WordPress alternative?
WordPress can do almost anything, and asks for updates, plugins and hours in return. For a small-business website, page51 does the building and the upkeep for you.
Checked on on each company’s own pages. Prices in US dollars, without tax, as the vendor shows them.
Why people switch to page51
- No WordPress, theme or plugin updates, and no hosting to manage.
- Changes by speaking or typing, shown before they go live, instead of a developer’s hour.
- A website agent, lead reports and white label in one price.
Stay with WordPress for a large shop, memberships or courses, or when you need full control of the code.
How moving works
- Describe your business and give page51 your current address.
- It reads your pages and builds the new site, in minutes.
- Change anything by speaking or typing, then point your domain at it.
Side by side
| Topic | WordPress | page51 |
|---|---|---|
| How the site is made | A theme and the block editor by hand, or page builders by plugin. WordPress.com and some hosts add an AI builder. | AI builds it from your description, your old website and your photos, after you agree a plan. |
| Changes later | In the editor. AI editing through WordPress.com’s assistant or third-party plugins. | By speaking or typing. Every change is shown before it goes live; one-step undo. |
| Chat for your visitors | Not in WordPress itself: third-party chat plugins at their own price. | Included, set up from your own facts. Hands over to a person when the site does not say. |
| SEO | Full control, set by you or your SEO person with plugins such as Yoast or Rank Math. | On-page and technical SEO set up for you: titles, descriptions, structured data, sitemap. |
| Leaving | Open source: the files and database move to any host. | Your texts, photos and web address. Download your content any time. |
| Hosting and upkeep | Updates to WordPress, the theme and plugins, security and backups are yours, or your host’s on managed plans. | Hosting and SSL included. Nothing to install or update. |
| Price with your own domain | The software is free. Hosting from a few dollars a month; WordPress.com Personal $4 a month billed yearly. | $39 a month for one site; $15 a site from 10 sites. No build fee, free preview, month to month. |
page51 vs WordPress, in full →
Questions
How do I move from WordPress to page51?
Describe your business and give page51 the address of your current site. It reads your pages, proposes a plan and builds the new site; you check it, then point your domain at it with our help. Your WordPress site keeps running until then.
What does page51 cost?
$39 a month for one site; $15 a site from 10 sites. No build fee, free preview, month to month.
Is WordPress free?
The software is. A business site on it still needs hosting, often premium plugins, updates and someone’s time; the table on this page puts figures on each.
Sources
- WordPress.org, seen 26 October 2026
- WordPress.com pricing, seen 26 October 2026
- W3Techs: WordPress usage, seen 24 October 2026
- Fiverr: WordPress developer cost, seen 23 October 2026