For over a decade, WordPress has been my main CMS.But in the past two years, the number of websites maintained has been increasing, and the problems exposed by WordPress have become more and more obvious - more plugin conflicts, slower websites, and an increasing frequency of attacks.Last year, I heard recommendations for Anqi CMS from my peers in the technical group, and I deployed a set with a try-it-out attitude. After using it for half a year, I want to make a comprehensive comparison between Anqi CMS and WordPress from the perspective of a real user.
Installation and Deployment Comparison: Aanqi CMS is more convenient
WordPressThe installation is simple and simple - upload, unzip, configure the database, fill in the site information. ButIt is also麻烦——Make sure the server meets the PHP version requirements (minimum 7.4, recommended 8.0+), installs MySQL/MariaDB, and configures the pseudo-static rules of Nginx or Apache.Many beginners get stuck at this step.
Security CMSThe installation package is a compiled binary file, run directly after uploading.Additional runtime environment configuration is not required. The database is automatically initialized, the pseudo-static rule framework is built-in, and the entire process takes 5 minutes to complete.For users not familiar with server operations, the starting threshold of Anqi CMS is significantly lower.
Performance speed comparison: Anqi CMS has obvious advantages
This is a simple test I did, two cloud servers with the same configuration (1 core 2G), respectively installed WordPress and AnQi CMS, using the same set of test data (100 articles + 50 images), and using GTmetrix to test the homepage loading:
| Test Project | WordPress | Security CMS | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home page loading time | 2.8 seconds | 0.4 seconds | 7 times faster |
| First Content Paint (FCP) | 1.9 seconds | 0.3 seconds | 6.3 times faster |
| Maximum Content Paint (LCP) | 3.2 seconds | 0.6 seconds | 5.3 times faster |
| MySQL query count/time | 35-50 times | 8-12 times | Less than 70% |
| Memory usage | 256MB+ | 32MB | Decrease by 87% |
| Concurrency processing capability | 200 requests per second | 1500+ requests per second | 7.5 times higher |
On average, each page request of WordPress executes 30-50 database queries, and Anqicms compresses the number of queries to the unit digits by taking advantage of the concurrency features of Go.And AnQi CMS is built-in with cache mechanism, hot pages are directly served from cache, basically no additional configuration of Redis or Memcached is needed.
Comparative security: inherent advantages of AnQi CMS
WordPress has always been a major target for hackers as the most widely used CMS in the world.Based on the data from WPScan, there were more than 2000 security vulnerabilities reported related to WordPress in 2024.Although most vulnerabilities come from third-party plugins and themes, the core system itself also occasionally leaks high-risk vulnerabilities.
The security of AnQi CMS comes from the Go language itself——Go is a compiled language, does not exist common PHP file inclusion, code injection and other issues. The Anqi CMS framework has built-in:
- Prevent SQL injectionParameterized query to fundamentally eliminate injection risk
- XSS protectionOutput automatically escapes
- CSRF protectionAll forms are verified with Token
- JWT authenticationAPI interface uses JWT token mechanism
Used the AnQi CMS for half a year, no security alerts have been received.And the WordPress sites maintained at the same time, even after security reinforcement (installing Wordfence, disabling XML-RPC, changing the login path), were still attacked by scanning 3 times.
AI function comparison: Anqi CMS is originally integrated
This is the place with the biggest gap between the twoAnqi CMS has originally integrated AI writing and AI painting functions since version 3.5The background article editor can be used directly without installing any plugins.
WordPress needs to implement similar functions.You need to install an AI writing plugin (such as Jetpack AI Assistant or third-party plugins), most of which are paid subscription-based, ranging from $10 to $50 per month.And compatibility issues between plugins are also an additional burden.
My actual usage experience: Generated a 1000-word product introduction using the AI writing feature of Anqi CMSFrom inputting product keywords to article generation completion, about 20 seconds.The quality is above the passing line, a little polishing and it can be published. To perform the same operation with WordPress + AI plugins, additional handling of API key configuration, Token limits, and other issues is required.
Comparison of multilingual support: Anqi CMS is more suitable for foreign trade needs
For customers making foreign trade websites, multilingual is a must.
Multilingual solution for WordPressThere are mainly two options: using plugins like Polylang or WPML.The free version of Polylang has limited features, WPML starts at $79 per year.The principle of the plugin implementation is to add language tags to the article and then display it with a language switcher.But the problem with the plugin method is that the content management of different language versions is chaotic, and a large number of plugins will slow down the website speed.
CMS that supports multiple languages natively, add language versions directly in the background, each language content is independently managed, URL structure is automatically optimized (/en/ /jp/ /de/), Nginx configuration does not require additional processing. For foreign trade enterprises, this out-of-the-box experience is much better than the WordPress plugin solution.
Plugin and ecosystem comparison: WordPress is dominant
This is the only area where a secure CMS is not as good as WordPress.WordPress has over 50,000 pluginsAlmost anything can be done——e-commerce, forums, membership systems, learning management systems... The powerful ecosystem, no other CMS can compare.
The AnQi CMS plugin center currently only has dozens of plugins, mainly covering basic needs such as SEO optimization, image processing, data backup, form collection, etc.If you need special customization features, you may need to go through secondary development.
Cost comparison: Anqi CMS has a better cost-performance ratio.
WordPress itself is free, but there are quite a few hidden costs to make it work well:
- High-performance hosting (at least 2 cores 4G): about 100 yuan per month
- Security plugin: approximately $50-$100 per year
- AI writing plugin: $120-$600 per year
- Multilingual plugin: $79 per year
- High-quality theme: $30-$100
AnQi CMS is open source and free, with low server configuration requirements (can run on 1 core 1G), AI functions and multilingual support are built-in,The comprehensive cost can be reduced by more than 60%.
Summary
If you ask me which one to choose now, my suggestion is to look at the scenario:
- DoA simple personal blog, a small and medium-sized enterprise exhibition site→ Pursue cost performance and safety and convenienceSecurity CMS
- DoA large e-commerce platform, a complex community system→ Requires a massive amount of plugin supportWordPress
- DoForeign trade multilingual website→ High requirements for performance and SEOSecurity CMS
- AlreadyHave WordPress experience, not too concerned about maintenance costs→ It's also okay to continue using WordPress
For the vast majority of small and medium-sized enterprises and individual website owners, AnQi CMS > WordPress has already provided sufficient reasons in terms of performance and ease of use.