CMS, e-commerce, CRM, AI, messaging, chatbot, SEO, forms, analytics — all built-in. No plugins to buy. No surprises.
Personal sites & blogs
Creators & freelancers
Growing businesses
Teams & agencies
All prices for managed hosting. Self-host for free — WAIpress is open source.
WAIPress includes what costs $2,000+/year on WordPress with plugins. Compare our Business plan against the competition.
| Feature | W WAIPress | WordPress | Wix | Shopify | Squarespace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starting price | Free | $4/mo | $14/mo | $29/mo | $16/mo |
| Business plan | $22/mo | $25/mo + plugins | $34/mo | $79/mo | $23/mo |
| E-commerce fees | 0% | 0% | 0% | 2.9% + $0.30 | 0-2% |
| AI content generation | ✓ Built-in | Plugin ($49+/yr) | Built-in | Plugin | Basic |
| SEO tools | ✓ Built-in | Plugin ($99/yr) | Built-in | Plugin | Built-in |
| CRM | ✓ Built-in | Plugin ($200+/yr) | Add-on | ✗Third-party | ✗None |
| Messaging hub | ✓ Built-in | Plugin ($300+/yr) | ✗None | Basic inbox | ✗None |
| AI chatbot | ✓ Built-in | Plugin ($200+/yr) | Add-on | ✗Third-party | ✗None |
| Contact forms | ✓ Built-in | Plugin ($49+/yr) | Built-in | ✗Third-party | Built-in |
| Custom fields | ✓ Built-in | Plugin ($49/yr) | Built-in | Metafields | Limited |
| Multi-language | ✓ Built-in | Plugin ($79/yr) | Built-in | Plugin ($20/mo) | ✗None |
| Analytics | ✓ Built-in | Plugin ($119/yr) | Built-in | Built-in | Built-in |
| Backups | ✓ Built-in | Plugin ($119/yr) | Automatic | ✗Third-party | ✗None |
| ✦Plugin ecosystem | ✦ AI creates them | 60,000+ plugins | App Market | App Store | Limited |
| Total annual cost* | $264/yr | ~$2,025/yr | $408/yr | $948/yr | $276/yr |
* Business tier, annual billing. WordPress includes hosting ($25/mo) + Yoast ($99/yr) + WooCommerce ($279/yr) + WPML ($79/yr) + ACF ($49/yr) + WPForms ($199/yr) + Jetpack ($299/yr) + Mailchimp ($720/yr).
WordPress has 60,000+ plugins — most outdated, many incompatible, all costing money. WAIPress takes a different approach: describe what you need and the AI generates it as a shortcode, custom post type, or page template. Tailored exactly. No searching, no compatibility issues, no annual renewals.
No plugins. No add-ons. No surprises.