A WordPress alternative for a one-page website
WordPress powers a huge share of the web, and for blogs and big sites it's earned it. For a single page that sells your work, it's more machine than you need.
This comparison is with WordPress.com, the hosted service (self-hosted WordPress adds hosting, setup, and maintenance on top). WordPress.com is a content powerhouse: a free plan on a wordpress.com subdomain with ads, and a Personal plan at $4 a month billed annually that removes ads and includes a custom domain for the first year. You pick a theme, learn the block editor, and build your pages. For a blog or a growing content site, that investment pays off.
For one page, it's a lot of machinery. One Minute Page does exactly one thing: a single page shaped to your line of work, written and laid out for you from a plain-language description. No themes to audition, no block editor to learn, no pages to structure. Describe the business, adjust the palette, publish. Free on a subdomain, or on your own domain with the Basic plan.
Side by side
| One Minute Page | WordPress.com | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes. 1 site with a small watermark, on a free yourname.oneminutepage.com subdomain with SSL | Yes, with WordPress.com ads on a wordpress.com subdomain |
| Cheapest plan with a custom domain | $6.99 a month, or $5.99 a month billed annually (Basic) | $4 a month billed annually (Personal); domain free the first year |
| Who writes the copy | Drafted for you from a plain-language description of your business | You do, in the block editor |
| Setup | Describe your business, adjust, publish: minutes | Choose a theme, learn the editor, build and write your pages |
| Blog | No. One page per site, by design | Best-in-class; it's what WordPress is for |
| Maintenance | None; fully hosted | None on WordPress.com's hosted plans; significant if you self-host |
WordPress.com details from WordPress.com's published pricing, checked July 2026. If something has changed since, trust their pricing page over this table.
When WordPress.com is the better choice
- You'll write regularly. For a blog or content site, WordPress is the standard for good reason.
- You expect to grow into many pages, categories, and eventually plugins on the higher tiers.
- Lowest subscription price with a custom domain: WordPress.com Personal is cheaper than our Basic plan.
When One Minute Page fits better
- You need one page that presents your work and gets people to contact you, live today.
- You don't want to audition themes or learn a block editor for a single page.
- The copy is the hard part for you. Here it's drafted from your description, then you edit.
- You want trade-shaped sections and a form inbox without plugins or embeds.
Live preview of the Freelancer template, one of 19 starting points. Your page uses your own words, photos, and brand.
Frequently asked questions
Is this comparing self-hosted WordPress too?
The table compares WordPress.com's hosted plans. Self-hosted WordPress (wordpress.org) is free software, but you add hosting costs, setup, updates, and security maintenance yourself. For a one-page site, that's rarely the right trade.
Isn't WordPress.com cheaper?
For the subscription alone, yes: Personal is $4 a month billed annually against our Basic at $5.99 a month billed annually. The difference is the work: on WordPress you write and assemble the site; here the page arrives written and laid out, with a form inbox and SEO tools included.
Can One Minute Page run a blog?
No. Every site is a single page. If you want to publish posts regularly, WordPress is the better tool; some people keep a one-page site as their front door and link out to a blog elsewhere.
What if I already have a wordpress.com site?
Nothing to migrate: describe your business in plain language and a fresh page is drafted for you. If you own a custom domain, point it at the new page on the Basic or Pro plan whenever you're ready.
See your page before you decide
The free plan publishes a real site. Describe your business and judge the finished draft, not a promise.
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