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 WordPress | Score8.6 out of 10 | N/A | Wordpress is an open-source publishing platform popular with bloggers, and a content management system, known for its simplicity and modifiability. Websites may host their own blogging communities, controlling and moderating content from a single dashboard. | $3 per month 6 GB storage |
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| Likelihood to Recommend | 2.0 | 8.4 |
| Likelihood to Renew | 8.2 | 10.0 |
| Usability | 3.0 | 8.7 |
| Availability | 9.7 | 9.5 |
| Performance | 8.9 | 8.6 |
| Support Rating | 5.0 | 10.0 |
| In-Person Training | 8.0 | 7.0 |
| Online Training | 6.0 | 10.0 |
| Implementation Rating | 5.1 | 9.0 |
| Configurability | - | 10.0 |
| Ease of integration | 9.0 | 8.0 |
| Product Scalability | 8.0 | 10.0 |
| Vendor post-sale | - | 10.0 |
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