WordPress website in Pakistan: what it costs and what you need

WordPress.org and WordPress.com are not the same

People say WordPress for two different things. WordPress.org is the open source software. You download it, put it on your own hosting and control everything. The WordPress.org about page says it is open source and licensed under the GPL (version 2 or later).

WordPress.com is a hosted service. The company runs the servers for you and you pay a plan. When we checked the WordPress.com pricing page on 25 October 2026, the yearly-billed plans were Personal at US$4 a month, Premium at US$8, Business at US$25 and Commerce at US$45. Each is billed every 12 months, excluding taxes. The page also lists a US$0 entry plan that uses a wordpress.com subdomain, with no custom domain and no plugin installs.

Plans change often, so read the live page before you decide. For most Pakistani businesses that want their own brand name and full control, self-hosted WordPress is the usual route.

What a self-hosted WordPress site needs

A self-hosted site has four basic parts. Each one is bought or set up separately.

Keep these parts in your own name where you can. That way you can move later without asking anyone.

• A domain name, such as yourbrand.com or yourbrand.pk. See our guide “What is a domain name?” and our guide “Domain vs hosting: what is the difference?”.
• Hosting, which is the server that stores your site. See our guide “Web hosting in Pakistan: price and how to choose”.
• A theme, which sets the basic look of the pages.
• A page builder, if you want to design pages visually instead of writing code.

Where Elementor fits in

Elementor is a page builder plugin for WordPress. You drag blocks onto the page instead of coding. Elementor sells a Pro version on yearly plans, split by how many sites you can use it on.

On 25 October 2026 the elementor.com pricing page listed the plans Essential (1 site), Advanced Solo (1 site), Advanced (3 sites) and Expert (25 sites). Prices are in US dollars and change from time to time, so check the live page for the current yearly amounts. The Elementor FAQ says these plans do not include hosting; Elementor sells hosting as a separate product. Plan to buy hosting on its own.

If you only need one business site, a one-site plan is enough. Agencies and freelancers who build many sites need the larger tiers.

Ongoing costs and updates

A WordPress site is not a one-time purchase. Some costs repeat every year, and some work repeats every month.

Domain renewal is the first. Our .com is Rs 2,199 for the first year, and renewal prices are on the price list and our guide “What a domain costs to renew, and why year two can cost more”. A .pk domain from PKNIC is Rs 2,100 per year for Pakistan-based registrants from 1 August 2026, billed two years at a time.

Hosting renews on its own cycle. A paid builder or plugin licence renews yearly.

Then there is maintenance. WordPress core, your theme and every plugin release updates. Old versions can leave security holes. Plan to apply updates, keep backups and test that your forms still work. Business email on your own domain is another small cost; see our guide “How to set up business email on your own domain”.

When WordPress is the wrong choice

WordPress suits business sites, blogs and portfolios. It is not right for every job.

If you only want to sell products with a ready checkout and no maintenance, a hosted store platform may be easier. See our guide “Shopify Store in Pakistan: Price, Payments and Domain” and our guide “Online store in Pakistan: how to start one”. If you need a very custom web app with logins and complex logic, custom code is usually cleaner. If nobody on your team will ever apply updates, a self-hosted site becomes a risk.

A single page that only shows your name and WhatsApp number may not need WordPress at all. In that case a short landing page is enough. Choose the tool for the job, not the name you heard most.

Our Elementor Pro packages

We are SastiDomains, a small Pakistani company that works online with no office. We are not Elementor. We build sites with Elementor Pro and sell them in three packages: Rs 11,999 for a landing page with About and Contact, Rs 19,999 for 3 pages and Rs 24,999 for 5 pages. Details are on the website packages.

If you also need the domain and hosting, our Rs 3,000 starter bundle covers a .com, 1 year of Hostinger hosting and 1 business email. See the offer page. Our membership plans bundle domains, hosting and email too; see the membership plans.

You pay in rupees by bank transfer, Raast, JazzCash or Easypaisa. Sales and support run on WhatsApp. To connect an existing domain, read our guide “How to point your domain to WordPress hosting”.

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