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Put two or three platforms side by side

Pick the ones you are actually choosing between. The same questions get asked of each, the answers come off the company's own pages, and every figure carries the day we read it.

Places that pay youThings you build on

Eight questions about what it costs and who owns the result, asked of each one.

2 PLATFORMS · 8 QUESTIONS · 7 ANSWERED BY ALL

WordPress.com
Namecheap

What it costs you

What it really costs to startAll in, not the first-year promotional price.
WordPress.comFree tier limits and entry priceFree plan is capped at 1 GB storage on a WordPress.com subdomain with WordPress.com ads shown to visitors; paid plans start at $4 a month billed yearly.source · checked 2026-09-07
NamecheapStellar entry priceStellar shared hosting is listed at $5.88/month, for 3 hosted domain names and 20 GB SSD.source · checked 2026-09-07
What it costs to keep alivePer year, once the introductory pricing is over.
WordPress.comFirst year free, then list priceFirst-year domain registration is free with any annual or multi-year plan; the discount does not repeat at renewal.source · checked 2026-09-07
NamecheapWe have not checked this one yet

The gate before the first cent

The gate before it pays anythingThe traffic, sales or balance you must reach before a single cent moves.
WordPress.comPlan requirement before adsRunning ads at all requires a Premium plan or higher, so the site pays before it earns.source · checked 2026-09-07
NamecheapPayPal withdrawal floorMoney earned from selling a domain needs a $100 balance before it can leave for PayPal; moving it to Namecheap credit has no stated minimum.source · checked 2026-09-07
How long before the first paymentThe gap you have to fund out of your own pocket.
WordPress.comWordAds payment scheduleAd earnings settle at the end of the month following the month they were earned, so January revenue arrives by end of February.source · checked 2026-09-07
NamecheapRelease windowOnce a transfer away is authorised, Namecheap has 5 days to release the domain under ICANN transfer policy.source · checked 2026-09-07

Is it yours or theirs

Who owns what you buildYours, or a room you are allowed to sit in until the rules change?
WordPress.comLicence granted to AutomatticOwnership is retained, but the user grants Automattic a worldwide, transferable and sub-licensable licence to use, modify and publish the content.source · checked 2026-09-07
NamecheapChange of ownership is finalHanding a domain to another Namecheap account is free but irreversible; Namecheap will not undo it, only the new owner can hand it back.source · checked 2026-09-07
Can you take it with youThe domain, the list, the content. What actually leaves with you.
WordPress.comEmail list exportThe subscriber list can be downloaded as a CSV from the Jetpack Newsletter screen and imported elsewhere.source · checked 2026-09-07
NamecheapSuspended domains cannot moveA suspended domain is the exception: if it cannot be unsuspended, it cannot be transferred out at all.source · checked 2026-09-07
Can it be soldIs there a resale market, and what does it pay?
WordPress.comAssignment needs written consentThe terms bar assigning the agreement without Automattic's prior written consent, while Automattic may assign its own rights freely.source · checked 2026-09-07
NamecheapPrivate saleSelling outside the Market is allowed: settle privately, then move the domain by change of ownership to any Namecheap user.source · checked 2026-09-07
What takes it all awayThe single rule, ban or dependency that ends it overnight.
WordPress.comTermination at sole discretionAutomattic may cut off access to any part of the service at any time, with or without cause or notice, effective immediately.source · checked 2026-09-07
NamecheapExpiry timelineMiss the renewal and the domain leaves the account: about 30 days in the account, then redemption, then it is gone.source · checked 2026-09-07

There is no winner at the bottom of this table

Nothing here gets added up. A score would have to decide that these questions weigh the same for everyone, and they do not. A lower cash-out bar is better if you need the money this month and worse if it arrives as a gift card you cannot spend on rent. One payout method is fine right up until it is the one that does not work where you live.

The rows worth your attention are usually the ones where the columns disagree about whether to answer at all. A platform that publishes its fee and a platform that does not are not two platforms with different fees. One of them has told you, and you can hold them to it.

Rows marked as not checked are about us, not about them. They mean nobody here has gone looking yet, and they stay visible for that reason. Found a figure that has moved? Tell us, and it gets a new source and a new date rather than a quiet edit.

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