Over 40% of the internet runs on WordPress. As a non-technical founder, there's a good chance your business website is one of them. After 10 years of building websites for clients across both platforms, I have a simple but powerful suggestion: get out of WordPress and switch to Webflow.

In this post, I'll explain why Webflow has become the superior choice for most business websites in 2025, when WordPress still makes sense, and how to determine which is right for your specific situation.

My WordPress Origin Story

First, let me share my personal journey with WordPress. I genuinely love WordPress—it gave me my start in web design over a decade ago.

When I began my career, I couldn't program and had zero interest in learning how. I was a designer at heart. But early clients needed functional websites and e-commerce stores, not just pretty mockups.

WordPress empowered me as a young designer in my early 20s to build a thriving freelance career and eventually my first agency. For that, I'll always be grateful.

But gratitude doesn't change this truth: WordPress is no longer the best solution for most businesses today.

The Hidden Costs of WordPress

When business owners choose WordPress, they're often unaware of what they're signing up for. The apparent low entry cost hides several significant challenges:

1. Ongoing Maintenance Nightmare

With WordPress, you're responsible for managing:

• Server infrastructure and hosting

• Regular security updates

• Plugin compatibility and updates

• Core WordPress updates

• Backups and disaster recovery

These aren't one-time tasks. They require constant attention, often monthly or weekly maintenance cycles. After each update, your site needs thorough testing to ensure nothing broke in the process.

For holding companies managing multiple websites? Multiply that workload across each property.

2. The Plugin Dependency Trap

WordPress sites typically start simple. Then you add a form plugin. Then an SEO plugin. Then a page builder. A security plugin. A caching plugin. A backup plugin.

Before you know it, you're running a "Frankenstein website" with 20+ plugins, each requiring:

• Regular updates

• Annual license renewals

• Compatibility checks with your theme and other plugins

• Trust in their developers to maintain them long-term

I've seen countless clients whose sites broke because a critical plugin was abandoned by its developers or became incompatible after an update.

3. Design Limitations

Despite improvements, WordPress still struggles with truly custom designs unless you have high-skilled custom WordPress developers. Most businesses end up compromising their vision to fit within the constraints of themes and page builders.

4. Security Vulnerabilities

WordPress sites are prime targets for hackers precisely because they're so common and often poorly maintained. Security breaches can damage your reputation, expose customer data, and take your business offline at the worst possible moment.

Enter Webflow: The All-in-One Solution

Webflow addresses these pain points by offering an integrated platform that handles the technical complexities while giving you unprecedented design freedom.

1. Infrastructure Handled For You

Webflow runs on Amazon Web Services (AWS), providing:

• Enterprise-grade hosting infrastructure

• Automatic scaling for traffic spikes

• Built-in CDN for global performance

• Security management and updates

• Regular backups

You never need to worry about server management, updates, or security patches. It's all included.

2. No Plugin Dependency

Everything you need comes in one package:

• Visual design tools

• CMS functionality

• Form handling

• SEO tools

• Responsive design capabilities

• Animation and interaction design

This integrated approach eliminates compatibility issues and reduces points of failure.

3. Unmatched Design Freedom

Webflow was built for designers by designers. You can create virtually any design you imagine without coding, and it translates perfectly to the live site. The days of "that's not possible with our theme" are over.

4. Exceptional Security

Because Webflow manages the platform centrally, security is handled at a system level rather than relying on site owners to maintain it. Security breaches are exceedingly rare compared to WordPress.

5. Fair Pricing Model

While WordPress itself is free, the total cost of ownership is often much higher when you factor in:

• Premium theme costs

• Plugin licenses (often $20-200 each annually)

• Developer time for maintenance

• Hosting costs

• Security solutions

Webflow's pricing starts around $15-30 monthly depending on your needs, with everything included. For what you get, it's remarkably fair pricing.

When WordPress Still Makes Sense

I'm not suggesting WordPress is obsolete. It remains excellent for specific use cases:

1. E-commerce Businesses (Sometimes)

While Webflow offers e-commerce functionality, WordPress with WooCommerce still provides more flexibility and features for complex online stores. Shopify is another excellent alternative for pure e-commerce.

2. Complex Content-Heavy Sites

If your business depends on a massive site with highly dynamic content requiring complex templating systems, WordPress's maturity gives it an edge—though you'll need skilled WordPress developers to implement and maintain it properly.

3. When You Have a Dedicated WordPress Team

If your company already employs WordPress specialists who handle all maintenance, security, and development, the switch might not be urgent (though even then, I'd encourage exploring what Webflow could offer).

What Webflow Excels At

Webflow is ideal for:

• High-converting landing pages

• Marketing funnels

• Company websites

• Blogs and content sites

• Sites that need regular visual updates

• Membership websites

• Complex designs translated from Figma (using the Figma to Webflow plugin)

For more advanced needs, tools like Wized by Finsweet can turn your Webflow site into a custom web app.

Making Your Decision: Context Matters

The right choice depends on your business context. Webflow is the clear winner when:

• You don't have technical staff to manage WordPress

• Your development team is stretched thin

• You've lost touch with the original developers who built your WordPress site

• Your site suffers from security issues, poor performance, or update problems

• You want to implement new designs without extensive developer involvement

I've seen dozens of clients come to us with WordPress websites they can no longer update, secure, or maintain because they lost contact with their original developers or the site has become too complex to manage.

The Migration Question

"But what about migrating my existing WordPress site?"

This is a valid concern, but consider this: the longer you wait, the more content you'll eventually need to migrate. Think of it as technical debt—it only grows larger with time.

At Jams, we've developed streamlined processes for WordPress to Webflow migrations that preserve SEO rankings while improving site performance and security.

Conclusion: Future-Proofing Your Web Presence

While my heart will always appreciate WordPress for what it gave me in my early career, in 2025, the clear choice for most businesses is Webflow.

By switching, you're not just solving today's website problems—you're future-proofing your web presence with a platform designed for tomorrow's needs.

Your website is often the first impression customers have of your business. Shouldn't it be built on the most reliable, secure, and flexible foundation available?

If you're a non-technical founder struggling with WordPress headaches or considering a website refresh, I'd love to hear about your challenges and share how Webflow might help.