New Google Sites vs WordPress

Website CMS comparison, New Google Sites versus WordPress

Google Sites and WordPress are both popular platforms for creating websites. Still, they have key features, flexibility, and target audience differences. All content management systems have strengths and weaknesses. These findings are based on our experience over the past few years.  All rating systems are subjective and can be debated... but this is how we see it.

Here is a feature list comparing the new Google Sites to WordPress.  = Better choice

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New Google Sites Features

WordPress Features

Ease of Use:

New Google Sites offers a simple and intuitive drag-and-drop interface that makes it easy for users to create basic websites without technical knowledge. It provides a straightforward way to add text, images, and other content elements.

Customization:

While Google Sites allows some customization options like choosing themes, colors, and fonts, the level of customization is somewhat limited. It offers fewer options for advanced design changes and custom coding.

Flexibility and Features:

Google Sites focuses on simplicity and ease of use but lacks some advanced features and functionality. It is suitable for standard websites, portfolios, or small business sites. Still, it may not meet the needs of more complex websites with extensive features or e-commerce capabilities.

Ownership and Hosting:

With Google Sites, your website is hosted on Google's servers and maintains the infrastructure, security, and updates for you.

Integration with other services:

Google Sites seamlessly integrates with other Google services like Google Drive, Google Calendar, Google Docs, and more. It's easy to embed content from these services into your site.

Ease of Use:

WordPress has a steep learning curve but offers a more powerful and flexible platform but requires some familiarity with web design and content management systems.

Customization:

WordPress is highly customizable, offering thousands of themes and plugins that allow you to modify the design, layout, and functionality of your website. You can create custom themes, add custom code, and fully control the appearance and behavior of your site.

Flexibility and Features:

WordPress is a complex content management system (CMS) with many features. It supports blogs, portfolios, business websites, e-commerce stores, forums, membership sites, and more. Its extensive plugin ecosystem allows you to add almost any feature or functionality.

Ownership and Hosting:

WordPress is a self-hosted platform, which means you have complete control over your website's hosting environment.

Integration with other services:

WordPress has a large plugin ecosystem that allows integration with a wide range of services and platforms. You can connect your website with email marketing services, social media platforms, analytics tools, payment gateways, and other third-party services.

If you want an easy to use website content management system, we love the new Google Sites.  The integration with the Google Apps ecosystem is unparalleled. WordPress is great too, but it needs to be monitored and updated constantly due to potential hacking vulnerabilities.