Decide who will maintain it
If your team needs frequent visual page editing, evaluate WordPress and Elementor. For custom development, plan the content backend and ongoing maintenance together.
List the business features
Brand content, searchable catalogues and enquiries can use a custom website. Businesses centred on products, orders, payments and fulfilment should evaluate the complete ecommerce workflow.
Separate the design from its implementation
An Elementor screenshot can be shown in a catalogue without running WordPress. Whether the final site uses WordPress depends on its plugins, budget and maintenance needs.
Compare the complete cost
Include hosting, plugin subscriptions, third-party services, content maintenance and future changes alongside the initial build. Make responsibilities clear in the final scope.
