Website platform guide
WordPress or custom website: what suits your business
The right answer depends on what the website needs to do
WordPress is an open-source content management system. It has a familiar admin area, thousands of themes and plugins, and many professionals who know it. For a business website, a blog or a simple WooCommerce store it is often the most sensible choice. The price is maintenance: core and plugin updates, compatibility checks and attention to security, because its popularity makes it a frequent target.
A custom website, like the ones we build on Laravel, is written for one specific purpose. It does not carry code you do not need, so it is usually lighter and faster, and it can include features that in WordPress would require a stack of plugins: bookings with special rules, a client area, price calculators, connections to a CRM or ERP. The initial cost is usually higher and changes to functionality go through the development team.
A practical rule of thumb: if the website mainly presents content that you change often, WordPress is a good foundation. If the website does something, such as calculating, booking or connecting to other systems, a custom solution usually pays off better over time.
We build both, so we have no reason to push you one way. Either way, the site is designed mobile-first, checked for speed before launch and hosted on our own servers with SSL and daily backups.
Quick answer
- WordPress: ideal for business sites and blogs with frequent content updates
- Custom: for websites with specific features and integrations
- WordPress needs regular plugin and security updates
- Custom is usually faster but costs more up front
- Both can have solid technical SEO
- Our websites start from €550, business websites from €900
The criteria that decide it
Content editing
If you publish articles often and change pages regularly, the WordPress editor is proven and familiar to many people.
Specific features
Rule-based bookings, member areas or price calculators are implemented more cleanly in custom code than with a chain of plugins.
Speed
A custom site loads only what it needs. WordPress can be fast too, as long as it is not overloaded with plugins.
Security
WordPress is secure when it is updated regularly. Custom code has a smaller attack surface, but it still needs maintenance.
Integrations
To connect with a CRM, ERP or internal systems, custom code gives you exactly the data flow you need.
Cost over time
Count the build, hosting, premium plugin licences and maintenance, not just the initial price.
WordPress and custom website side by side
| WordPress | Custom website | |
|---|---|---|
| Initial cost | Lower | Usually higher |
| Content editing | Familiar, feature-rich editor | Simple admin built around your site |
| Specific features | Via plugins, within limits | Built exactly as needed |
| Speed | Good if kept lightweight | Very good, loads only what is needed |
| Security | Needs regular updates | Smaller attack surface |
| Maintenance | Core and plugin updates | Framework updates by the team |
| Handover to another provider | Many people know the platform | Relies on project documentation |
| Best for | Business sites, blogs, simple e-shops | Sites with features and integrations |
How we work
From first call to live, in five steps
The same process whether it is a five-page website or a platform your whole company runs on. What changes is the depth of each step, not the order.
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