Divi vs WordPress.com
We give Divi a 2.0 GPA and WordPress.com a 3.4, out of 4.0. WordPress.com grades higher on value for money, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Divi
WordPress theme and visual builder sold as a yearly or lifetime plan
WordPress.com
Hosted WordPress with themes, plugins and a free plan
How we grade them
| 2.0GPADiviFair | 3.4GPAWordPress.comVery good | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | BGraded against its alternatives, Elementor and the hosted builders. Divi Lifetime is $249 once, less than two years at this category's middle price of $15 a month, or it's $89 a year, $7.42 a month, for unlimited sites. Hosting is extra, at partner hosts' own prices. | APersonal is $4 a month for one site on yearly billing ($9 monthly), with your own domain, no ads and plugin installs. That's under 60% of this category's cheapest quarter ($5.40). Payment buttons need Premium, which is still only $8. |
| Free plan and trial | FNothing is free and there's no trial. Every plan has a 30-day no-questions refund, which is generous, but a money-back promise isn't a trial: you pay first. | CFree for good with unlimited pages and posts, but it's on a wordpress.com address with 1 GB of storage, WordPress.com ads shown to your visitors and no plugins. Fine for a hobby blog, not a business. |
| Features | CA visual builder, a theme builder for headers, footers and templates, hundreds of layouts, WooCommerce modules, Divi Cloud and a site manager, with the Extra theme and two plugins thrown in. The gap is the listing's own: it needs a WordPress site, and memberships don't include hosting. | AEvery paid plan can install any of more than 60,000 plugins, which no other builder here matches. Add themes, the block editor, WooCommerce on Commerce, and SSH, WP-CLI and GitHub deployments on Business, and it covers the whole job and then some. |
| Ease of use | CNo rating on record. Editing right on the live page with presets is friendly enough, but you need a self-installed WordPress site first, or a partner host selling Divi Hosting, and then there's a fair bit to learn. | B4.62 from about 22,300 App Store ratings. The AI builder gets a site going through a chat, but with plugins and themes in the mix there's more to choose and set than in a closed builder. |
| Platforms and integrations | BRuns in the browser inside WordPress, works with WooCommerce, and partner hosts SiteGround, Pressable and Cloudways sell Divi Hosting. Divi Dash looks after all your WordPress sites in one place. No desktop or phone app. | AWeb, iPhone and Android, plus WordPress Studio on Mac, Windows and Linux for building sites locally. Plugins connect it to almost anything, alongside WooCommerce, Jetpack, PayPal, Stripe and GitHub. |
| Best for | unlimited WordPress sites on one licence | WordPress without running your own server |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Divi and WordPress.com. How we grade
Price against what you get
Divi starts at $7.42 a month when paid by the year and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. WordPress.com starts at $4 a month and scores 3.7.
WordPress.com scores higher and starts $3.42 a month lower. Of the other website and landing page builders on the chart, 1 scores higher than Divi for less, and none scores higher than WordPress.com for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Divi starts at $89 per year for unlimited websites. WordPress.com starts at $4 per site / month, billed yearly ($9 billed monthly).
- WordPress.com has a free plan. Divi does not.
- Only WordPress.com lists iOS, Android, macOS, Windows and Linux apps.
- Divi can be bought with a one-time purchase.
- WordPress.com also covers email campaigns.
At a glance
| Divi | WordPress.com | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Paid | Free plan |
| Starts at | $89 per year for unlimited websites | $4 per site / month, billed yearly ($9 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | None | a wordpress.com subdomain, 1 GB of storage, unlimited pages and posts and 7 days of basic stats. Visitors see WordPress.com ads, and plugins need a paid plan. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| macOS | ||
| Windows | ||
| Linux | ||
| iOS | ||
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| Made by | Elegant Themes | Automattic Inc. |
| Price read from | elegantthemes.com | wordpress.com |
| Checked | Oct 17, 2026 | Oct 17, 2026 |
Who each one suits
Divi
- Freelancers and agencies building many WordPress sites under one license
- Site owners who would rather pay once than subscribe
- WooCommerce stores that want visual control over shop pages
WordPress.com
- Bloggers and writers who want WordPress without running a server
- Sites that need a specific WordPress plugin or theme
- Developers who want SSH, WP-CLI and Git on managed hosting
Worth knowing
Divi
- Divi needs a self-installed WordPress site, or WordPress.com on the Business plan, and memberships do not include hosting.
- Divi Hosting is sold through partner hosts (SiteGround, Pressable and Cloudways) at their own prices.
- There is no free plan or free trial; every plan has a 30-day no-questions refund.
- If a yearly membership is cancelled, updates and support stop after the term, though downloaded themes keep working.
WordPress.com
- The free plan shows WordPress.com ads to visitors and cannot use a custom domain or plugins.
- Monthly billing costs more than double the yearly rate on Personal and Premium and does not include the free first-year domain.
- Backups, developer tools and priority support start on Business at $25 a month billed yearly.
- The desktop app, WordPress Studio, is for building sites locally; site management on the go uses the Jetpack mobile app.
Key features
Divi
- Visual builder
- Pages are designed by dragging and editing content elements on the live page, with class-based presets, global variables and no code required.
- Theme Builder and layouts
- Headers, footers and templates for the whole site are built visually, and hundreds of pre-made layouts and website packs give a starting point.
- Quick Sites and Divi AI
- Quick Sites generates a complete site with content. Divi AI, part of Divi Pro, writes text, generates images and layouts, and writes code tuned to Divi modules.
- WooCommerce modules
- Dozens of ecommerce modules turn each part of a WooCommerce store into a Divi element with its own design settings.
- Divi Cloud and Teams
- Divi Cloud stores layouts, theme builder templates and code snippets for reuse on any site, and Divi Teams gives team members and clients their own accounts.
- Divi Dash
- A site manager for updating themes and plugins, managing users and handling maintenance across all your WordPress sites in one place.
WordPress.com
- Themes and the block editor
- Sites are built from free and premium themes in the WordPress block editor, with unlimited pages, posts and users on every plan.
- Plugins on every paid plan
- Personal and above can install any of more than 60,000 plugins from the marketplace or upload one directly. The free plan cannot.
- AI site builder and assistant
- A guided builder creates a site through a chat, within usage limits. Business and Commerce add the WordPress AI Assistant for content, design and site management.
- Managed hosting and security
- Every plan includes a global CDN, SSL, a firewall, malware removal and managed updates. Real-time backups and one-click restores start on Business.
- Developer access
- Business and Commerce add SFTP and SSH, WP-CLI, Git commands and GitHub deployments. WordPress Studio, a free desktop app, runs WordPress sites locally.
- WooCommerce store
- Commerce bundles WooCommerce extensions for unlimited products, upsells, bulk discounts and inventory, and accepts 135+ currencies.
Plans
Divi
Divi$89
per year for unlimited websites ($7.42 a month)
The Divi theme and builder, Extra, Bloom and Monarch on unlimited websites, with Divi Dash site management, updates and 24/7 support.
Divi Pro$277
per year for unlimited websites ($23.08 a month)
Divi plus Divi AI, unlimited Divi Cloud storage, VIP support in under 30 minutes, 4 team seats and $60 a year of AI Agent spend.
Divi Lifetime$249
one-time payment
Divi and Divi Dash for life on unlimited websites, with lifetime updates and support. No Pro services.
Divi Lifetime + Pro$297
one-time, then $212 per year for Pro services
Lifetime Divi plus the Pro services, which renew yearly and can be cancelled while keeping Divi.
WordPress.com
Free$0
A wordpress.com subdomain, 1 GB of storage and basic stats, with WordPress.com ads shown to visitors.
Personal$4
per site / month, billed yearly ($9 billed monthly)
6 GB of storage, no ads, all premium themes, plugin installs and the AI site builder. $2.75 a month if paid every 3 years.
Premium$8
per site / month, billed yearly ($18 billed monthly)
13 GB of storage, premium stats with UTM tracking, PayPal and Stripe payment buttons and video uploads. $5.50 a month if paid every 3 years.
Business$25
per site / month, billed yearly ($40 billed monthly)
50 GB, priority support, SFTP/SSH, WP-CLI and GitHub deployments, real-time backups, VideoPress and email marketing to 500 subscribers.
Commerce$45
per site / month, billed yearly ($70 billed monthly)
Everything in Business plus WooCommerce store extensions, abandoned-cart emails and selling in 60+ countries with no transaction fee.
EnterpriseCustom
WordPress VIP hosting for large organizations, priced through sales.
Ways to pay less
Divi
- Lifetime license
Divi Lifetime for a single $249 payment
Elegant Themes sells lifetime access to Divi on unlimited websites, with lifetime updates and support, for one payment of $249 and no recurring fee.
WordPress.com
- Annual discount
Pay yearly to save 35% to 55% over monthly
Personal is $4 a month billed yearly against $9 monthly; Premium $8 against $18; Business $25 against $40; Commerce $45 against $70.
- Other savings
Pay every 2 or 3 years for a lower monthly rate
Paying every 3 years brings Personal to $2.75 a month ($99), Premium to $5.50 ($198), Business to $17.50 ($630) and Commerce to $31.50 ($1,134).
- Other savings
Free domain for the first year
Yearly and multi-year paid plans include a custom domain such as .com, .net or .org free for the first year. Monthly plans do not.
