SiteViz vs WordPress

YEAR CREATED

2003

2001

ARCHITECTURE

Open Source 

Secure Source

SECURITY

4.7 million WordPress websites are hacked each year.

0 SiteViz websites have ever been hacked.

USABILITY/EASE OF USE

Hard to figure out and can break when making updates.
Each plugin has its own user interface.
No manual.

Full of fool-proof checks and extremely user-friendly. 
All plugins have the exact same interface.
Inline built-in manual

MAINTENANCE

Weekly security patches that may or may not break the website. Client must initiate and test them.
Plugins may not be compatible with new security patches and the website may break. 

All security and enhancement updates are pushed live automatically after they are manually tested for compatibility.
Plugins are not affected by security patches. Better core architecture. 

ANNUAL MAINTENANCE COST

Average $2,400 annually.

$600 annually

PCI COMPLIANCE

WordPress clearly states on their website that it is not PCI compliant.

SiteViz is PCI compliant.

PCI: SEPARATION OF SERVICES (WEB SERVER IS NOT ON THE SAME MACHINE AS THE DATABASE SERVER)

On most implementations, both web server and database server are on the same machine.

All services, even SMTP, are isolated and on separate servers. No server performs more than one function.

PCI COMPLIANCE STATUS

Not compliant.

No vulnerability issues, fully compliant.

WCAG IMPLEMENTATION

Most themes are not WCAG compliant and it is very difficult to implement and maintain WCAG compliance on WordPress.

True WCAG compliance with build in WCAG compliance checker and optional quarterly or semi-annual scans with fixes. 

WCAG ANNUAL COST

$4,000-$6,000 annually. 

$1,800-$3,000 annually.