WordPress wins for most serious business websites because you own everything, can hire any developer globally, and aren't locked into monthly SaaS fees that scale with traffic. A WordPress site on quality hosting runs $200–500/year versus Webflow's $23–$212/month, and you can move hosts anytime. The plugin ecosystem solves nearly any requirement without custom code, and WooCommerce handles complex ecommerce that Webflow's native shop can't touch. Webflow shines when you need pixel-perfect design control without touching code and your site is content-light. Designers love the visual builder because it outputs clean code and handles responsive breakpoints intuitively. It's genuinely faster for brochure sites, portfolios, and marketing landing pages where you won't need custom functionality later. The hosting is managed, so no server management, but you're paying for that convenience forever. The tradeoffs matter more than most comparisons admit. Webflow's CMS caps at 10,000 items on Enterprise plans and struggles with complex taxonomies or custom post relationships that WordPress handles natively. You can't run custom PHP logic, install third-party tools freely, or integrate deeply with CRMs and ERPs the way WordPress allows. Developer availability is the hidden cost—WordPress developers are everywhere at competitive rates, while Webflow specialists charge premium and the talent pool is smaller. At Ottawa SEO, we run WordPress for our 500+ domain portfolio because the economics and flexibility compound over time. We need custom functionality, A/B testing tools, advanced SEO plugins like Rank Math, and the ability to move fast without asking permission from a platform. We've built Webflow sites for clients who value the design experience and have simple needs, but we're explicit about the long-term cost and migration difficulty if they outgrow it. If you're building a business asset you'll own for years, WordPress. If you're a designer who hates PHP and needs five polished pages live by Friday, Webflow.