We build both WordPress sites and fully custom builds. The right choice depends on your team, budget, timeline, and how unique your requirements are — not ideology.
When WordPress makes sense
WordPress is a strong fit when you need a marketing site with familiar admin tools, plugin ecosystems for forms and SEO, and a moderate budget. Blogs, service pages, and lead-gen sites often land here.
When custom is worth it
Custom builds shine when performance is critical, your design can't be achieved with templates, you need unusual integrations, or you want minimal plugin dependency and long-term maintainability without constant updates breaking things.
The hidden cost of "cheap"
A $500 theme with 40 plugins can cost more over three years than a lean custom site — in hosting, security patches, developer time fixing conflicts, and lost revenue from slow load times.
Our recommendation
Start with goals, not technology. Define what success looks like in traffic, leads, and speed. Then pick the stack that gets you there with the least ongoing friction.
Not sure which camp you're in? We'll help you decide — no pressure to oversell either direction.