This article won't make us popular with everyone. But it's overdue.
WordPress powers over 43% of all websites worldwide. That's impressive. But it also means: WordPress has to be everything for everyone – from hobby blogs to enterprise portals. And that's precisely the problem. Because a system that does everything rarely does everything well.
Where WordPress Still Shines in 2026
For blogs, simple corporate websites and WooCommerce shops with a manageable product range, WordPress remains a solid choice. The ecosystem is vast, hosting is affordable, and editors find their way around quickly. If your budget is under CHF 5,000 and you need to go live quickly, WordPress is often the pragmatic path.
Where WordPress Becomes a Problem
As soon as performance, security and maintainability are priorities, the weaknesses show. A typical WordPress project with Elementor, 15 plugins and a theme loads hundreds of kilobytes of unused CSS and JavaScript. The plugin dependencies create security vulnerabilities – WordPress is by far the most attacked CMS. And every plugin update can break the site.
For Swiss SMEs with quality standards and a long-term perspective, we recommend Statamic: a modern, Laravel-based CMS with Git-versioned content, one of the most beautiful admin interfaces on the market and an architecture that builds in performance and security rather than retrofitting them. Licensed once (CHF 275/site), no monthly fees, full control over the stack.
Our Rule of Thumb
WordPress: When budget, speed and a large plugin ecosystem are decisive.
Statamic: When quality, maintainability and developer control matter.
Headless CMS (Sanity, Storyblok): When you need to deliver content across multiple channels and have your own frontend team.
The CMS choice isn't a matter of faith – it's a business decision. Make it consciously.
Not sure which CMS fits your project? Sidora AG advises vendor-neutrally. Let's find the right choice together.