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Are WordPress websites worse for businesses than Webflow websites?

Before I begin: Who am I, and why am I even qualified to have an opinion on this?

My name is Robin Oehler, and for several years now, I’ve been running a small, friendly WordPress agency called roehler.nrw.


Robin Oehler, web developer from Bonn (NRW)


Back when I was studying, I had a lot of prejudices against WordPress as a website platform. For many, WordPress was the system that made you think, "My nephew built that site." A WordPress site quickly had a negative connotation for me. I wanted to develop real websites, not “WordPress kindergarten projects.”


Fast forward nearly 10 years, and now I build WordPress websites as a freelancer daily, and I raise an eyebrow when it comes to Webflow. Things can change quickly. But what is really better for a serious business — WordPress or Webflow?


My answer: Of course, I’m biased and would always lean towards WordPress. But why?

  1. WordPress is Open Source.
  2. The code belongs to you; no one can take it away. Your website can’t just become more expensive or break because features or page builders change without your input. WordPress is the best choice if you want to truly keep control over your website as a business owner.
  3. WordPress has one of the largest communities.
  4. No matter how large other projects like Webflow get, the internet has been running on WordPress for years. Currently, about 43.5% of all websites worldwide are on WordPress. If you have an issue with your WordPress site, hundreds of others likely have had the same problem and have posted solutions online.
  5. WordPress scales better.
  6. I’ve already built projects on WordPress with literally hundreds of thousands of posts. These posts were managed by hundreds of accounts with different permissions — without load times going through the roof. I’m not a Webflow expert, but I suspect that it would be challenging, if not impossible, to create a blog, shop, or user management system with hundreds of thousands of entries in Webflow.
  7. The expandability is unmatched.
  8. There are probably more free WordPress plugins than clicks on all Webflow websites (just kidding), but seriously: the numbers are incredible. In the WordPress plugin directory alone, there are over 60,000 plugins. Add to that other shops like Themeforest or the websites of plugin manufacturers.



So, does that mean Webflow is entirely useless, and no one should use it?

No. I think Webflow has its target audience. If you just want a nice business card website or a smaller site with SEO functionality, Webflow could definitely be a good fit.


Especially if you have great faith in companies that could go bankrupt at any moment or increase their prices, then maybe Webflow is a good choice.


My personal conclusion: However, I need the reassurance that if something goes wrong with my clients, it’s due to my own incompetence — and not that of a developer somewhere in Silicon Valley.

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