Content management systems
Cliux vs WordPress
Pick Cliux if you want a freeform canvas with a store, bookings, a blog and memberships built in, 0% commission and an agency console, with nothing to install or update. Pick WordPress if you want a plugin ecosystem of more than 60,000 plugins by its own count, open-source software you can host anywhere, and a free plan that publishes.
In WordPress’s own words: “Choose a plan today and unlock a powerful bundle of features. Or start with our free plan.”
Side by side
What each product offers
Every figure in the right-hand column links to the page it was read on and the day it was read. Cliux figures are read from the product's own catalogue.
| Feature | Cliux | WordPress |
|---|---|---|
| Lowest paid plan | $9 a month per published site, or $90 a year; building and previewing is free | Personal: $4 a month billed annually, $9 a month billed monthly (US list; the page is geo-priced and showed lira to a Turkish request)[1] |
| Free plan | Free to build and preview with a password-protected share link. A personal site is free to build and preview; publishing it is $9 a month. An agency's Starter plan is free and publishes 2 client sites; Agency and Scale add sites and seats. | Yes: a WordPress.com subdomain with 1 GB of storage, unlimited pages and posts, and WordPress.com ads shown to visitors[1] |
| Fees on your sales | 0% platform commission on any sale; payments go to your own Stripe account and Stripe's processing fee applies | A fee on standard payments by plan: 10% on Premium, 8% on Business, 0% on Commerce; processor fees apply[1] |
| Editor model | Freeform canvas: drag anything anywhere, pixel placement, with a separately tunable phone layout | The block editor: content and layout are blocks in a flow, with patterns and themes[2] |
| Sites per plan | Personal: as many sites as you publish, $9 a month each; Starter: free, 2 client sites and 2 seats; Agency $49 a month for 15 client sites and 10 seats; Scale $99 a month for unlimited client sites and unlimited seats | Plans are per site on WordPress.com; unlimited pages, posts, users and visitors on every paid plan[1] |
| Team seats and client access | Agency console: owners and admins reach every client site; a site role reaches only the sites it is granted; custom roles with 8 permission keys | Unlimited users on paid plans with WordPress roles; an agency programme with revenue share and volume discounts[1] |
| Selling online | Online Store: physical and digital products, card or bank transfer, shipping zones, stock, discount codes; no product variants | Payment buttons from Premium; a WooCommerce store on Commerce[1] |
| Blog | Blog with categories, tags, authors, comments and scheduling | Yes: WordPress began as blogging software; posts, categories, comments and RSS on every plan[1] |
| Forms | Forms with a submissions inbox, spam filtering, email alerts and webhooks | Through blocks and plugins; no form row on the pricing page[1] |
| Custom code | Page code panel in the editor: your own JavaScript, addressing elements by name, in a sandbox; no server-side code | Plugin installation on every paid plan; SFTP, SSH, WP-CLI, Git and GitHub deployments on Business and Commerce[1] |
| Custom domain | Connect a domain you already own: two DNS records (@ and www) pointing at Cliux, certificate issued for you; every site also keeps a Cliux address | A free custom domain for the first year on annual paid plans[1] |
| AI site generation | None | Yes: a guided AI website builder on paid plans and a built-in AI assistant on Business and Commerce[1] |
| Starting points | 11 design themes x 8 site types, then change anything | Themes and patterns from the WordPress.com marketplace; premium themes from Personal[1] |
| Code export | None | WordPress content exports as XML and the software is open source; site files are reachable over SFTP on Business and Commerce[1] |
| Support | Free support on paid plans; priority support around the clock on Business and Commerce[1] | |
| Bookings | Bookings with staff, availability, packages, reminders and online payment | Through plugins; not a native feature on the pricing page[1] |
| Memberships and paid subscriptions | Members area with gated pages and paid subscriptions | Paid newsletters and payment buttons on Premium and above; membership plugins on Business and above[1] |
| White label | Your logo on client documents and dashboards on Agency and Scale; colours and favicon are not applied | not found on the pricing page; an agency programme offers revenue share and volume discounts[1] |
| Hosting model | Hosted by Cliux on a Cliux subdomain; no published uptime figure | Managed hosting on WordPress.com, or the open-source software from WordPress.org on any host you choose[2] |
| Plugins and themes ecosystem | 11 built-in apps on every published site, no per-tier ladder: Blog, Online Store, Bookings, Events, Restaurant, Community, Donations, Members Area, Paid Subscriptions, Forms, Smart Chat | More than 60,000 plugins on the marketplace, plus the wider theme and plugin ecosystem[1] |
| Self-hosting | None | Yes: WordPress.org is open-source software you can run on your own host[2] |
Where they lead
Where WordPress is stronger
The plugin and theme ecosystem: more than 60,000 plugins on the marketplace alone[1]
Open-source software you can host anywhere, and content that exports[2]
A free plan that publishes, and a free first-year domain on annual plans[1]
Developer access on Business and Commerce: SFTP, SSH, WP-CLI, Git and GitHub deployments[1]
An agency programme with revenue share and volume discounts[1]
Where we differ
Where Cliux is different
Freeform canvas: drag anything anywhere, pixel placement, with a separately tunable phone layout
11 built-in apps on every published site, no per-tier ladder: Blog, Online Store, Bookings, Events, Restaurant, Community, Donations, Members Area, Paid Subscriptions, Forms, Smart Chat
0% platform commission on any sale; payments go to your own Stripe account and Stripe's processing fee applies
Starter: free, 2 client sites and 2 seats; Agency $49 a month for 15 client sites and 10 seats; Scale $99 a month for unlimited client sites and unlimited seats
Agency console: owners and admins reach every client site; a site role reaches only the sites it is granted; custom roles with 8 permission keys
Proposals, contracts and invoices in the agency console, paid into your own Stripe account
Moving over
How a move from WordPress works
There is no import tool. This is what a switch involves, step by step.
There is no import tool, and Cliux does not read a WordPress XML export. Open the WordPress site beside a new Cliux site and rebuild each page on the canvas; posts are re-entered in the Cliux blog with their categories and tags.
Publish on your free Cliux address, share the password-protected preview with whoever signs off, and keep the old site live until you are happy.
Point your own domain at Cliux: two DNS records, and the certificate is issued for you; the Cliux address keeps working beside it.
Frequently asked questions
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No. WordPress builds pages from blocks in a flow, with themes and patterns. Cliux is a freeform canvas: drag anything anywhere and it stays put, with a derived, tunable phone layout.
Cliux takes 0% on every plan; Stripe's processing fee applies. WordPress.com charges a fee on standard payments by plan: 10% on Premium, 8% on Business, 0% on Commerce.
No. The store, bookings, blog, forms, members area and the rest are built in and updated by Cliux. WordPress adds most of this through plugins, from a marketplace of more than 60,000.
A personal site is free to build and preview; publishing it is $9 a month. An agency's Starter plan is free and publishes 2 client sites; Agency and Scale add sites and seats. WordPress.com's free plan publishes on a subdomain with ads shown to visitors, and WordPress.org is free software you host yourself.
No. WordPress content exports as XML and the software runs on any host; Cliux publishes and hosts the site itself.
Get started
Build it on the canvas, then decide.
Building and previewing costs nothing. Publishing with your own domain is $9 a month on a personal site, and the agency Starter plan publishes 2 client sites for free.
Sources (2) and editor’s note, checked on 2026-09-18
Editor’s note: the facts on this page were checked on 2026-09-18 against WordPress’s own pages; prices and plans change, and the other product’s site is the authority on itself. Not read on official pages: The pricing page is geo-priced: a Turkish request saw prices in lira; the USD figures here are the US list prices; Self-hosted WordPress.org costs depend on the host and are not stated here; The payment fee percentages come from the plan comparison table, which is collapsed on the page. WordPress is a trademark of its owner; this page is not affiliated with or endorsed by WordPress. Spotted something out of date? Tell us and we will correct it.