WordPress.com
65WordPress.com is the flagship managed WordPress hosting platform built and operated by Automattic. It offers free and paid hosting plans ranging from simple blogs to fully managed business and commerce sites, with built-in themes, plugins, and automatic updates, security, and backups. Automattic also owns Jetpack, WooCommerce, Tumblr, and Pressable, and is a major corporate sponsor of the open-source WordPress project.
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WordPress.com is a hosting technology company based in San Francisco, USA, founded in 2005. As of 2026 it holds an HRI of 65/100, a developing signal, ranked independently by HostList with no paid placements.
WordPress.com is a hosting technology company based in San Francisco, USA, founded in 2005. As of 2026 it holds an HRI of 65/100, a developing signal, ranked independently by HostList with no paid placements.
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WordPress.com is the flagship managed WordPress hosting platform built and operated by Automattic. It offers free and paid hosting plans ranging from simple blogs to fully managed business and commerce sites, with built-in themes, plugins, and automatic updates, security, and backups. Automattic also owns Jetpack, WooCommerce, Tumblr, and Pressable, and is a major corporate sponsor of the open-source WordPress project.
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What Customers Say About WordPress.com
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Trustpilot★★★★★Saves valuable time“Now that I got help to put my blog site back the way it was before WP removed the classic editor, and I have the classic editor to use, it is working fine. Saves so much valuable time.”
Trustpilot★★★★★Working with Wordpress overall has been…“Working with Wordpress overall has been excellent. We had some glitches early on because I made mistakes. When we got to building the website, it was clear that the team performed well at interpreting the outcome I had worked hard to design. The WordPress Support and Onboarding staff have been responsive and high…”
Trustpilot★★★★★Amazing customer service!“Amazing customer service!”
Trustpilot★★★★★new to web building“none so far I am using a lesson book to assist me as I have never done a web page building before this one.”
Trustpilot★★★★★Far and away the best support I've had in 23 years of blogging“I've been running the Outside The Beltway blog since January 2003. The site has over 50,000 posts and 1.5 million comments. After using various hosting companies, including dedicated servers, for all that time, I finally moved to WordPress because the site hosts simply couldn't handle a website that large and we were…”
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Frequently Asked Questions About WordPress.com
What is WordPress.com's HRI?
WordPress.com has a HRI™ of 65/100 on HostList.io. HRI is calculated algorithmically from trust signals, profile completeness, data freshness, and performance data. Providers can improve their score by claiming their profile, keeping data current, and building verified reviews. No provider can pay to increase their score.
What type of hosting company is WordPress.com?
WordPress.com is classified as a hosting technology provider on HostList.io. Use the HostMatch™ tool at hostlist.io/match to describe your project requirements and get a ranked recommendation from 30,000+ hosting providers including WordPress.com.
Where is WordPress.com based?
WordPress.com is headquartered in San Francisco, USA. Hosting companies based in USA are listed at hostlist.io/hosting/usa.
How does WordPress.com compare to other web hosting companies?
WordPress.com can be compared to any other hosting provider using HostList.io's side-by-side comparison tool at hostlist.io/compare. The tool shows both providers' HRI™ breakdowns, sub-scores (Trust, Completeness, Freshness, Performance), and review data side by side. WordPress.com has a current HRI of 65/100.
How WordPress.com's Score Is Calculated
HRI is calculated algorithmically based on publicly available data. It considers trust signals (reviews, ratings), data completeness, freshness of information, and technical performance. No host can pay to improve their score.
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