{"id":516,"date":"2026-10-26T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-26T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-project.com\/?p=516"},"modified":"2026-10-19T22:31:51","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T19:31:51","slug":"wordpress-or-our-own-cms-what-a-business-should-choose-an-honest-comparison","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp-project.com\/en\/blog\/wordpress-or-our-own-cms-what-a-business-should-choose-an-honest-comparison\/","title":{"rendered":"WordPress or our own CMS: what a business should choose \u2014 an honest comparison"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

If you ask a WordPress developer which is better, they will say \u201cWordPress\u201d. If you ask someone who writes their own content management systems, you will hear the opposite. Both answers are sincere and both are only half-useful. We do both, so we can compare without bias: where one wins, where the other wins, and how to understand what suits you.<\/p>\n\n

In short:<\/strong> choose WordPress<\/strong> if you need an online shop, many sections and the ability to connect almost any service. Choose our own CMS<\/strong> if you need a fast landing page, a corporate website or a catalogue that does not depend on plugins and changes rarely. The starting price of a landing page is the same in both cases: from 3000 UAH.<\/p>\n\n

What we call \u201cour own CMS\u201d<\/h2>\n\n

A CMS is the \u201ccontrol panel\u201d of a site: the admin area where you change texts, photos and products. WordPress<\/strong> is a ready, universal platform: it has many features out of the box and thousands of plugins. Our own CMS<\/strong> is an admin panel built for a specific site: it contains only the fields and sections you need, and nothing superfluous.<\/p>\n\n

Imagine a construction kit and custom-made furniture. The kit gives you freedom to rearrange everything, but the parts may wobble. Custom furniture is made for the room and stands firmly, but you cannot move the wall with it without a professional.<\/p>\n\n

A comparison by criteria that really affect the decision<\/h2>\n\n
Criterion<\/th>WordPress<\/th>Own CMS<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Speed<\/td>Depends on the theme and plugins; optimisation needed<\/td>Fast out of the box \u2014 no heavy plugins<\/td><\/tr>
Support<\/td>Core and plugin updates every month<\/td>Minimal: no plugins to update<\/td><\/tr>
Flexibility<\/td>Almost any feature is a plugin or is written for the task<\/td>Only what has been designed; anything new is separate development work<\/td><\/tr>
Ecosystem<\/td>Thousands of plugins, any developer can take them over<\/td>We support it; for an outside developer there is documentation<\/td><\/tr>
Security<\/td>The most common target for bots, via outdated plugins<\/td>Smaller attack surface: no third-party plugins<\/td><\/tr>
A shop with hundreds of products<\/td>WooCommerce: payments, delivery, stock<\/td>A catalogue with an enquiry form; a full shop \u2014 on WordPress<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n

How much it costs<\/h2>\n\n

Our starting prices are the same for the types of sites we build on both platforms:<\/p>\n\n

Website type<\/th>WordPress<\/th>Own CMS<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Landing page<\/td>from 3000 UAH<\/td>from 3000 UAH<\/td><\/tr>
Blog<\/td>from 8000 UAH<\/td>from 8000 UAH<\/td><\/tr>
Corporate website<\/td>from 12,000 UAH<\/td>from 10,000 UAH<\/td><\/tr>
Catalogue<\/td>from 16,000 UAH<\/td>from 16,000 UAH<\/td><\/tr>
Online shop<\/td>from 20,000 UAH<\/td>we do not do this: we recommend WordPress<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n

The exact amount depending on the design and features can be seen in the calculator<\/a>. The general principle of calculation is explained in the article on the cost of a WordPress website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n

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The admin panel of our own CMS contains only the fields you need.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n

When WordPress is better<\/h2>\n\n