Comparison · CMS
WordPress vs Contentful: which do popular websites use?
As of 2026-10-02, WordPress is detected on 1,226 of 7,859 popular websites (16%) and Contentful on 101 (1.3%): WordPress is 12x as common. 3 sites use both.
Adoption at a glance
| WordPress | Contentful | |
|---|---|---|
| Sites using it | 1,226 | 101 |
| Share of 7,859 sites | 16% | 1.3% |
| Share of the top 1,000 sites (710 readable) | 9.3% | 2.3% |
| Only this one of the two | 1,223 | 98 |
Both: 3 sites. Detected on 2026-10-02 from the home page; a technology that leaves no trace there is not counted.
By site sector
| Sector | Sites | WordPress | Contentful |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other | 6,305 | 16% | 1.4% |
| News | 347 | 18% | 0.6% |
| Entertainment | 314 | 15% | 0.3% |
| Education | 246 | 17% | 0.4% |
| Government | 241 | 7.9% | 0.4% |
| Technology | 133 | 8.3% | 3.8% |
| Finance | 97 | 13% | <0.1% |
| E-commerce | 93 | 8.6% | 1.1% |
Share of the sector's sites using each technology; sectors with at least 50 sites.
By top-level domain
| TLD | Sites | WordPress | Contentful |
|---|---|---|---|
| .com | 4,138 | 17% | 1.9% |
| .org | 437 | 15% | 1.1% |
| .net | 333 | 14% | 0.6% |
| .ru | 258 | 7.8% | <0.1% |
| .jp | 189 | 11% | <0.1% |
| .io | 185 | 11% | 2.2% |
| .de | 180 | 14% | 1.7% |
| .edu | 159 | 21% | 0.6% |
| .gov | 110 | 9.1% | <0.1% |
Top-level domains with at least 100 sites.
Most popular sites using only WordPress
- wordpress.org #22
- tumblr.com #66
- creativecommons.org #82
- cpanel.net #108
- harvard.edu #133
- checkpoint.com #153
- selectel.ru #155
- nasa.gov #162
- plesk.com #171
- docker.com #223
- oup.com #238
- tencent.com #281
- techcrunch.com #284
- jotform.com #285
- wpguardian.io #308
- viber.com #312
- cnet.com #328
- pccc.com #376
- theverge.com #380
- cloudinary.com #391
Most popular sites using only Contentful
- github.com #15
- windows.com #47
- ring.com #319
- deepl.com #371
- life360.com #387
- xerox.com #437
- ubi.com #443
- finn.no #511
- auth0.com #523
- coursera.org #563
- psu.edu #606
- elsevier.com #688
- notion.com #733
- trello.com #874
- 1password.com #918
- squareup.com #981
- matterport.com #1,030
- bitbucket.org #1,054
- metamask.io #1,086
- fullstory.com #1,180
Each technology
- Websites using WordPress (1,226)
- Websites using Contentful (101)
FAQ
- Which is more popular, WordPress or Contentful?
- As of 2026-10-02, WordPress is detected on 1,226 of 7,859 popular websites (16%) and Contentful on 101 (1.3%): WordPress is 12x as common. 3 sites use both.
- Which do the most popular websites prefer?
- Among the 710 sites of the top 1,000 that we could read, 66 (9.3%) use WordPress and 16 (2.3%) use Contentful.
- Can a website use both WordPress and Contentful?
- Yes: 3 of the 7,859 sites show both (<0.1%); 1,223 show only WordPress and 98 only Contentful.