The Showdown
WordPressvscms-laravel
Why pay monthly fees for WordPress when you can self-host cms-laravel for free? Let's look at the facts.
VS
WordPress
The Expensive Option
- Closed Source (Black box)
- Expensive monthly fees per user
- Data stored on their servers
WINNER
cms-laravel
The Freedom Choice
- 100% Open Source Code
- Free forever (Self-hosted)
- You own your data completely
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10 people
150100200+
$
*Estimated standard pricing for WordPress. Adjust if needed.
Estimated Annual Waste
$3,000
Monthly Burn Rate$250
5-Year Projection$15,000
Cost with Self-Hosted$0
Calculations based on 10 users at $25/mo.
Detailed Breakdown
0
Legacy PHP / Hooks
Laravel 12 / Filament
1
Plugin-dependent
Eloquent & Blade
2
Variable (Bloat-prone)
High (Modern PHP)