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WordPress alternative · ConvertSite

A WordPress alternative for interactive business sites

Build a website that calculates, qualifies and guides customers. Keep the full interactive flow native and visually editable in ConvertSite, without a calculator and form plugin stack.
In short_

WordPress is an open-source CMS with visual block editing and a vast theme and plugin ecosystem. Plugins can provide advanced calculators, conditional forms, funnels and A/B testing. You choose the hosting and extensions; managed hosts can handle much of the infrastructure.

ConvertSite builds interactive sites and pages around native inputs, formulas, conditions and actions. Your team manages calculators, configurators and quote flows in one visual DIY builder, with native analytics, funnels and A/B testing.

In short_

Outgrow is a content marketing platform built for lead generation campaigns: quizzes, assessments, ROI calculators that attract and capture contacts.

ConvertSite is built for businesses that need to qualify buyers, show real-time pricing, and close sales without a sales call.

If you sell something with variable pricing or complex configuration, ConvertSite is purpose-built for that. If you're running content campaigns and need branded quiz funnels at scale, Outgrow has the depth.

The real purpose_

What each tool is actually built for

WordPress gives you a flexible publishing foundation, a large extension ecosystem and control over your hosting and code. ConvertSite suits businesses that want a managed platform for the complete interactive customer journey and its editable business rules.

An open publishing platform with extensive extensions

WordPress supports content-rich sites with visual block editing, themes and plugins. With a block theme, the Site Editor lets you design the whole site. Its large ecosystem covers ecommerce, memberships, bookings, forms and many specialised requirements.

Calculator and form plugins can provide visual formula editing, conditional steps and payments. Analytics and testing plugins extend conversion reporting. Self-hosted WordPress gives you a choice of hosting; managed services such as WordPress.com handle hosting, security and core updates for you.

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Manage the whole interactive offer in one platform

Build a working customer journey that asks questions, calculates an offer and guides the next action. ConvertSite makes pages, inputs, formulas, conditions and actions native building blocks in a visual DIY builder.

Your team can maintain the site and the connected business rules without assembling separate calculator, form and testing plugins. Native analytics, funnels and A/B testing help you improve the same flow, while the platform manages the underlying hosting.

The details_

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Plans & pricing

WordPress software is free; a live site still needs hosting. The example below combines one managed host with a paid form plugin, not a universal WordPress price. Include your chosen extensions and maintenance. ConvertSite publishing starts at $25/month, with a custom domain at $50/month.
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You build for free on the Free plan (all components, free AI building via MCP, no publishing).

Starter at $25/month unlocks publishing, analytics, and submission emails.

Builder at $50/month adds your own custom domain and Zapier webhook.

Business at $100/month adds full Zapier, HubSpot, and removes ConvertSite branding.

WordPress

WordPress.org software: free to download and self-host. Hosting, domain registration, optional premium themes and extensions are separate; free plugins are available.
Managed hosting example: WordPress.com Business is $40/month on monthly billing or $25/month with annual billing. It includes managed hosting and real-time backups. Lower paid WordPress.com plans also allow plugins.
Illustrative form plugin: Gravity Forms Pro is $159/year, including calculations, conditional/multi-page forms and its Stripe and Zapier add-ons. Basic is $59/year; Elite is $259/year.
Analytics, A/B testing, advanced PDFs, specialised extensions and implementation vary by the tools you choose. Free or one-time-purchase alternatives can reduce subscription costs; maintenance arrangements also vary by host.
ConvertSite plan
Price
Key features
Free

$0/mo

250 AI credits, all components, build and test, no publishing

Starter

$25/mo

500 AI credits, publish live, submission emails, analytics, funnels

Builder

$50/mo

1,000 AI credits, custom domain, Zapier webhook, localisation, custom API

Business

$100/mo

2,500 AI credits, full Zapier, HubSpot, no ConvertSite branding

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ConvertSite

Business plan — full features

$100
/ month

20% off annual. Free to build on any plan.

All tools: calculators, quote forms, quizzes

HubSpot + full Zapier integration

No ConvertSite branding

2,500 AI credits/month

No submission or lead caps

Documents add-on available (+$50/mo)

WordPress

Business plan — full features

$53.25
/ month
USD monthly equivalent: WordPress.com Business $40/month, billed monthly, plus Gravity Forms Pro $159/year ($13.25/month equivalent, paid annually). This is a $639/year hosting-and-form example, not a universal WordPress price or a full analytics/testing bundle. Other hosts and free plugins can cost less. Domain, extra extensions, implementation and applicable taxes are separate.
Managed WordPress.com Business hosting and real-time backups
Visual WordPress site editing and access to themes and plugins
Gravity Forms Pro calculations and conditional/multi-page forms
Gravity Forms Pro Stripe and Zapier add-ons
Dedicated funnel, A/B-testing and document tools are not priced in
Compatibility, extra extensions and implementation depend on your chosen stack
What's missing_

The feature WordPress does not have

WordPress can support sophisticated interactive flows, and some plugins already include a visual builder, formulas and conditional steps.

The difference is the setup you maintain. Choose a theme, host and suitable extensions, then check how the flow, reporting and testing work together. Managed hosting can handle infrastructure and updates, while your chosen extensions still determine the customer experience.

ConvertSite makes the core interactive journey and conversion tools native to one platform. Your team edits the connected offer and its rules in the same visual DIY builder.

What a customer actually experiences

A visitor completes your pricing calculator, sees their quote on screen, then immediately receives a branded PDF proposal in their inbox: itemised, on-brand, and ready to share with their team. No manual follow-up. No "we'll send a quote within 24 hours." The sale moves faster because the buyer has everything they need the moment they finish the tool.

The right tool for the job_

Who should use each tool

The key difference_

A native platform or a site built from chosen extensions

With WordPress...

Choose an open-source CMS, visual block editing, hosting and a large library of themes and plugins. A suitable plugin can provide a complete visual calculator or quote flow. The chosen host and extensions determine the features, maintenance arrangements and how conversion analysis fits together.
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With ConvertSite...

Build and manage the complete interactive customer journey with native pages, inputs, formulas, conditions and actions. Keep the offer visually editable without separate calculator and form plugins, and use native analytics, funnels and A/B testing within the same managed platform.

Examples of what you can build with ConvertSite

Everything you want to know_

Frequently asked questions

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Is ConvertSite a WordPress alternative?

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Are WordPress.org and WordPress.com the same thing?

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Does WordPress have a visual builder?

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Can WordPress plugins build a complete quote flow?

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Are WordPress themes and plugins an advantage?

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Can WordPress provide funnels and A/B testing?

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Why does the WordPress example show $53.25/month?

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Do I need WordPress.com Business to install plugins?

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Who maintains a WordPress calculator and its plugins?

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Can I keep WordPress and add ConvertSite?

Your website should be your hardest-working employee_

Founders using ConvertSite have cut quoting costs by 97%. Doubled bookings. Taken their first real vacations.

“We

were

spending

3-7

days

to

price

and

quote

a

project.

With

our

lead

funnel,

it's

completely

automated.”

Stephan Knight, Director, JSJ Smart Homes

Stephan Knight

Director, JSJ Smart Homes

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Your website should quote, qualify, and book for you. Stop being the bottleneck on every quote, every booking, every price question.

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