Choosing a CMS in 2026: WordPress vs Statamic vs Sanity vs custom
There is no single right CMS. There is a right CMS for your team size, your tech depth and your rate of change. A practical decision tree.
The question people always ask
"WordPress or something more modern?" — The answer is it depends, on 4 factors.
The 4 factors
- How often does content change?
- How many people edit?
- How technical are they?
- What speed / security constraints do you have?
Decision tree
- WordPress — when you want a rich plugin ecosystem, a large editor team, low cost. Good for 80% of Greek SMBs.
- Statamic — when you want WordPress-like simplicity with a flat-file structure, no MySQL.
- Sanity / Strapi — when you need headless for multi-channel (site + app + kiosk).
- Custom (PHP/Node) — when the CMS has to match a unique business workflow.
What we usually do
For most projects we recommend WordPress + custom Gutenberg blocks. It's the best balance of productivity, editor training and flexibility.