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How we review

Hostnet Website Builder or WordPress.com?

Price, integrations and Netherlands check side by side.

Hostnet Website Builder

for freelancers and SMEs

Website builder with AI from Amsterdam-based Hostnet, with mailboxes included and a web shop with iDEAL in Plus.

from €10.50 /month
5 of 6 NL check
WordPress.com

for freelancers and SMEs and large companies

Hosted WordPress from Automattic, with a free plan, payment buttons from Premium and plugins from Business.

Free plan
2 of 6 NL check

The differences

  • Hostnet Website Builder is a Dutch company, WordPress.com is not.
  • WordPress.com has a free plan, Hostnet Website Builder does not.
  • Only WordPress.com integrates with PayPal and WooCommerce.

Side by side

Hostnet Website Builder compared with WordPress.com
Hostnet Website BuilderWordPress.com
Pricefrom €10.50/monthFree plan
Support in Dutch✓ YesUnknown
App in DutchUnknown✓ Yes
Data in the EU✓ YesUnknown
Data processing agreement✓ Yes✓ Yes
iDEAL✓ YesUnknown
Company in the Netherlands✓ Yes✕ No
IntegrationsStripePayPal, Stripe, WooCommerce
Free trialNoneNone
Stackwijs verdictNo verdict yetNo verdict yet
User reviewsNo reviews yetNo reviews yet
For whomfreelancers, SMEsfreelancers, SMEs, large companies

Facts checked on the vendors' websites.

Hostnet Website Builder or WordPress.com: questions

What is the difference between Hostnet Website Builder and WordPress.com?

Hostnet Website Builder is a Dutch company, WordPress.com is not. WordPress.com has a free plan, Hostnet Website Builder does not. Only WordPress.com integrates with PayPal and WooCommerce.

Which one do you choose?

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Hostnet Website Builder

Website builder with AI from Amsterdam-based Hostnet, with mailboxes included and a web shop with iDEAL in Plus.

Suits business owners who want website, domain and email with a Dutch provider with phone support.

Price
from €10.50 /month
Try it
No trial
NL check
5 of 6

WordPress.com

Hosted WordPress from Automattic, with a free plan, payment buttons from Premium and plugins from Business.

Suits anyone who wants a blog or content site on WordPress without handling hosting and updates themselves.

Price
Free plan
Try it
Free plan
NL check
2 of 6

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