Quick answer
WordPress.com has a free plan at US$0 and four paid plans: Personal at US$9 a month billed monthly or US$4 a month, billed every 12 months ($48 a year) billed yearly, Premium at US$18 a month, Business at US$40 a month and Commerce at US$70 a month. Every paid plan can install WooCommerce, since plugins are available on Personal, Premium, Business, and Commerce. The free plan cannot sell with WooCommerce, and the Payments block adds a fee of Free 10% / Personal 8% / Premium 4% / Business 2% / Commerce 0% on top of Stripe's card fee.
Nation, an AI store builder, publishes this page. It is pre-launch, with a waitlist on withnation.ai, so it is not in the fee comparison. See where Nation fits.
WordPress.com pricing for every plan
WordPress.com sells five plans. The price depends on how you pay: monthly billing costs the most per month, and yearly or longer billing costs less per month but is paid up front. The table shows the monthly and yearly prices from WordPress.com's pricing page, in US dollars, before tax.
This page covers WordPress.com, the hosted service. Free WordPress software that you install on your own hosting is a different product, with costs set by your host and the plugins you buy. Those costs are on the WooCommerce pricing guide linked at the end of this page.
The lowest price WordPress.com advertises is $2.75/month for Personal, which needs the longest billing term. Domains follow the billing term too: Monthly plans do not include a free domain.
How much WordPress costs per year
The yearly cost is the number most people need when they ask what WordPress costs. Personal comes to $48 per year when billed yearly. Monthly billing on the same plan is US$9 a month, so paying month to month for a full year costs more than the yearly bill and does not include the free domain.
The same pattern holds on every plan. Premium is US$8 a month, billed every 12 months on yearly billing against US$18 a month on monthly billing. Business is US$25 a month, billed every 12 months against US$40 a month. Commerce is US$45 a month, billed every 12 months ($540 a year) against US$70 a month.
The plan price is the fixed cost. A store also pays a fee on each sale, which depends on the plan and on how you take payments. The next sections cover those fees.
Which WordPress.com plans can sell with WooCommerce
WooCommerce is a plugin, so a plan can run it only if it can install plugins. WordPress.com's WooCommerce help page says: Personal, Premium, Business, and Commerce can install plugins. The free plan, at US$0, does not include plugin installation, so it cannot run WooCommerce.
- Free: no WooCommerce, and no Payments block for new sites.
- Personal: the cheapest plan that can run WooCommerce. You install and set up the plugin yourself. The pricing page does not state a WordPress.com fee on WooCommerce payments for this plan.
- Premium: WooCommerce by plugin, plus the Payments block, which is available on Premium, Business, and Commerce plans.
- Business: WooCommerce by plugin, with 0% WordPress.com fee on WooCommerce payments. The pricing page lists products as available with plugins on this plan.
- Commerce: a fully integrated WooCommerce experience with built-in ecommerce extensions, with 0% WordPress.com fee on WooCommerce payments, Unlimited products and selling in 60+ countries, 135+ currencies.
Business and Commerce differ mainly in what comes set up. The WordPress.com pricing FAQ says the Business plan has the same 0% fee on WooCommerce payments but does not include those premium store extensions out of the box.
Payment fees on WordPress.com: the Payments block and WooCommerce
WordPress.com has two ways to take money. The Payments block is a button or form for one-time payments, donations and recurring subscriptions, paid through a Stripe account you connect. WooCommerce is a full store with a cart, product pages and orders. They are charged differently.
The Payments block charges a WordPress.com fee that falls as the plan rises: Free 10% / Personal 8% / Premium 4% / Business 2% / Commerce 0%. On Premium that is 4% of each payment. Stripe then collects 2.9% + US$0.30 on each US payment. New Free and Personal sites cannot add the block; it is available on Premium, Business, and Commerce plans, and older sites that already use it keep access. If the plan expires, the WordPress.com share rises to 10%.
WooCommerce payments on Business and Commerce carry 0% WordPress.com fee. You still pay the card processor. With WooPayments, the US card rate is 2.90% + $0.30.
Fees on one $30 sale by plan and platform
The same $30 card sale taken through the Payments block on WordPress.com Premium, through WooCommerce on WordPress.com Business, and on Shopify for comparison. The monthly plan price is noted next to each amount.
- WooCommerce on WordPress.com Business $1.17 plus US$40 a month WooPayments 2.9% + $0.30 $1.17
- Shopify Basic $1.17 plus $39 a month Card 2.9% + 30¢ $1.17
- WordPress.com Premium, Payments block baseline $2.37 plus US$18 a month WordPress.com fee 4% $1.20, Stripe 2.9% + $0.30 $1.17
Assumes a $30 sale paid by a standard US card, no tax, no currency conversion and no refunds. WooCommerce uses the WooPayments card rate on a WordPress.com Business plan.
How to choose a WordPress.com plan for selling
Start from what you want to sell and how, then pick the cheapest plan that does it.
Decide between a button and a store
If you sell a few items, take donations or run a membership, the Payments block may be enough. It needs Premium or higher, and the WordPress.com fee falls on higher plans: Free 10% / Personal 8% / Premium 4% / Business 2% / Commerce 0%.
Pick a WooCommerce plan if you need a store
A cart, stock, shipping rates and order emails need WooCommerce. Personal at US$4 a month, billed every 12 months ($48 a year) billed yearly is the cheapest plan that can install it. Business and Commerce state 0% WordPress.com fee on WooCommerce payments.
Choose Commerce if you want it set up for you
Commerce at US$45 a month, billed every 12 months ($540 a year) billed yearly includes a fully integrated WooCommerce experience with built-in ecommerce extensions. Business does not include those premium store extensions out of the box.
Choose the billing term
Yearly billing lowers the monthly price. Monthly billing costs more, and Monthly plans do not include a free domain.
Add the card fee to your prices
Every plan that takes payments still pays card processing, at 2.90% + $0.30 with WooPayments or 2.9% + US$0.30 through the Payments block's Stripe connection. Build it into your prices.
Where Nation fits
Nation
Category: an AI store builder
Nation says one description of what you make builds the store, then agents handle orders, customers and delivery and run ads, content and social posts, with you approving the work. Because pricing is not announced yet, it is not in the plan or fee comparison.
Limits today
- Status: pre-launch, with a waitlist on withnation.ai.
- Pricing and fees: not announced yet.
- Shopper marketplace: no shopper marketplace has been announced.
- Track record: no independent reviews or public stores yet.
Nation publishes this page. Nation is not in the plan or fee comparison until signup is public and pricing is published.
Describe what you makeQuestions about WordPress pricing
How much does WordPress.com cost?
WordPress.com costs nothing on the free plan, and paid plans start with Personal at US$4 a month, billed every 12 months ($48 a year) billed yearly or US$9 a month billed monthly. Premium is US$18 a month, Business US$40 a month and Commerce US$70 a month on monthly billing. Yearly billing lowers each price.
What does WordPress cost per year?
WordPress costs $48 per year per year on the WordPress.com Personal plan, the cheapest paid plan. Higher plans cost more: Premium is US$8 a month, billed every 12 months, Business US$25 a month, billed every 12 months and Commerce US$45 a month, billed every 12 months ($540 a year) on yearly billing. Self-hosted WordPress costs depend on your host and plugins instead.
Can I sell with WooCommerce on the WordPress.com free plan?
WooCommerce does not run on the WordPress.com free plan, because the free plan cannot install plugins. Plugin installation, and so WooCommerce, is available on Personal, Premium, Business, and Commerce. The cheapest of those is Personal at US$4 a month, billed every 12 months ($48 a year) billed yearly.
Does WordPress.com take a cut of my sales?
WordPress.com takes a cut of sales through its Payments block: Free 10% / Personal 8% / Premium 4% / Business 2% / Commerce 0%, plus Stripe's 2.9% + US$0.30. On WooCommerce payments, the Business and Commerce plans charge 0% WordPress.com fee, so you pay only the card processor.
Which WordPress.com plan is best for an online store?
The best WordPress.com plan for an online store depends on how much setup you want. Personal is the cheapest plan that can install WooCommerce. Business states a 0% WordPress.com fee on WooCommerce payments. Commerce, at US$70 a month billed monthly, adds a fully integrated WooCommerce experience with built-in ecommerce extensions.