WordPress wins for most commercial websites because you own the code, host it anywhere, and have access to 60,000+ plugins and every developer on the planet. A basic WordPress site costs $100-300/year in hosting, while comparable Webflow hosting starts at $200/year and scales to $500+ for higher traffic. WordPress also has better SEO control through plugins like Rank Math or Yoast, more granular schema markup options, and full access to your database for migrations or integrations. Webflow is genuinely better if you're a designer who wants absolute visual control without writing CSS or PHP. The designer interface is excellent, animations are built-in, and hosting is managed so you never worry about updates or security patches. But you're locked into their ecosystem. Moving a Webflow site to another platform means rebuilding it from scratch. Custom functionality often requires expensive Webflow experts or third-party integrations that add monthly costs. The real tradeoff is flexibility versus convenience. WordPress gives you infinite extensibility but requires more technical maintenance or developer time. Webflow gives you a polished, no-code experience but caps your ceiling. For e-commerce, WordPress with WooCommerce handles 10,000+ SKUs easily, while Webflow E-commerce starts struggling past 500-1000 products and costs significantly more per transaction. At Ottawa SEO Inc., we build client sites on WordPress because most businesses eventually need custom features, tighter budget control, or want the option to switch hosting providers. Webflow makes sense for design agencies showcasing their own work, SaaS landing pages, or small businesses with simple needs who value convenience over control. If you're planning to scale, need multilingual support, or want to avoid vendor lock-in, WordPress is the safer bet. If you're a designer who hates code and won't need complex backend work, Webflow delivers faster initial results.