Skip to content
← All framework rankings

WordPress vs Magento

Security & risk comparison · Updated October 2026

How does WordPress compare to Magento on security, AI-readiness, and total cost of ownership? We scored both across 7 dimensions using NVD/NIST CVE data, GitHub metrics, and our census of the Tranco top 100,000.

Key finding

WordPress scores 44/100 overall versus Magento's 35/100. WordPress has 11334 total CVEs compared to Magento's 600, though its larger ecosystem contributes to a higher CVE count. (Source: WebPulse framework scoring, NIST NVD and CISA KEV, updated October 2026)

Who actually runs WordPress and Magento

Share of sites with an identified platform, from WebPulse's scan of the Tranco top 100,000 and our Common Crawl census.

WhereWordPressMagento
Top 1,000 23.3% (50) 0.0% (0)
Top 10,000 29.0% (743) 0.1% (2)
Top 100,000 37.4% (10,368) 0.5% (125)
Wider web74.3%0.3%

Highest-ranked sites on WordPress

  1. wordpress.org#48
  2. wordpress.com#100
  3. bit.ly#117
  4. criteo.com#132
  5. gravatar.com#154

Highest-ranked sites on Magento

  1. nespresso.com#4,787
  2. truper.com#9,191
  3. dyson.com#13,233
  4. sparkfun.com#13,293
  5. panini.com.br#14,843

Detected from each homepage's HTML, headers and cookies in September 2026. Methodology

44
WordPress
Legacy · PHP
vs
35
Magento
Legacy · PHP
Dimension-by-dimension breakdown
security Magento
22
25
WordPress
Magento
performance Tie
65
65
WordPress
Magento
ecosystem WordPress
55
30
WordPress
Magento
ai readiness WordPress
35
30
WordPress
Magento
developer experience WordPress
50
40
WordPress
Magento
market trajectory WordPress
75
25
WordPress
Magento
cost of ownership Tie
35
35
WordPress
Magento
Security details
Metric WordPress Magento
Total CVEs 11334 600
Critical CVEs 387 78
Exploited (KEV) 23 6
CVEs last year 4200 90
Avg CVSS 6.1 7.2
Security score 22/100 25/100
Caution
WordPress

WordPress scores 45/100. Consider migrating to: astro, nextjs, hugo.

Alternatives: astro, nextjs, hugo

Caution
Magento

Magento scores 35/100. Consider migrating to: shopify, nextjs.

Alternatives: shopify, nextjs

Quick facts
WordPress
Category: Cms
Language: PHP
First release: 2003
Generation: Legacy
Trend: Declining
Market share: 43.0%
Magento
Category: Ecommerce
Language: PHP
First release: 2008
Generation: Legacy
Trend: Declining
Market share: 0.8%
Related briefings
PHP CVE-2026-109618 and CVE-2026-109619: what to do
October 21, 2026
PHP security release Oct 21, 2026: two 9.2 flaws
October 21, 2026
WordPress 7.2 Beta 1: Secrets API and what to test
October 21, 2026
PHP CVE-2026-109618 and CVE-2026-109619: what to do
October 21, 2026
ARTEX AI pentest tool: six rebrands, one Magento exploit
October 16, 2026
E-commerce Migration: Magento/WooCommerce to Headless Is a 63x Cost Reduction.
June 10, 2026
More comparisons
WordPress vs Next.js WordPress vs Drupal WordPress vs React WordPress vs Angular WordPress vs Django WordPress vs Laravel WordPress vs Vue.js WordPress vs Astro WordPress vs Hugo WordPress vs SvelteKit WordPress vs Rails Magento vs Next.js Magento vs Drupal Magento vs React Magento vs Angular Magento vs Django Magento vs Laravel Magento vs Vue.js Magento vs Astro Magento vs Hugo Magento vs SvelteKit Magento vs Rails

Data sourced from NVD/NIST CVE database, GitHub API, and WebPulse framework scanner. Scores calculated using a 7-dimension model covering security, performance, ecosystem health, AI-readiness, developer experience, market trajectory, and cost of ownership. Updated October 2026.