Zavon vs WordPress
Moving on from WordPress?
WordPress is widely used open-source software for websites. Zavon is a hosted platform: your website, events and ticketing, forms and newsletters, with nothing to install or update.
Comparison
At a glance
| Zavon | WordPress (self-hosted) | |
|---|---|---|
| Software | Hosted by Zavon; updates arrive on their own | Open-source software you install on a host you choose |
| Updates | Nothing to update | WordPress recommends always running the latest version and keeping plugins updated |
| Events, ticketing and registrations | Included, with payments in rand | Not part of WordPress itself; added with plugins |
| Newsletters | Reach, included in every plan | Not part of WordPress itself; added with plugins or another service |
| Support | A team in South Africa | Community forums, or your developer or host |
Sources, checked on 27 October 2026: wordpress.org's About page, requirements page and plugin directory, and "Updating WordPress" and the hardening guide in its documentation.
Why Zavon
What changes when you move
EditingA visual editor for your teamPages are built from blocks your team moves and rewords, with approvals before a change goes live.Create a pageEventsEvents and tickets on your websiteSell tickets and take registrations on your own pages. On your own payment gateway there is no Zavon fee.Event ticketingMovingYour articles and pictures come with youImport an article from its old address; its pictures are copied into your media library. Old addresses can point to the new pages.How to switch
Fair comparison
Choose the right tool
Choose WordPress if you want full control of the code and hosting, rely on particular plugins, or have a developer who looks after the site.
Choose Zavon if you want your website, events, forms and newsletters in one place, kept up to date for you, priced in rand.
Yes. In Pages, Import article copies an article from its address into a draft post, with its pictures copied into your media library. We help you move the rest.
Renamed pages in Pages redirect on their own, and we add redirects from your old WordPress addresses to the new pages, so links and search results keep working.
Yes. Connect your own domain under Sites and domains. Your old site keeps showing until you switch the records.
No. Zavon hosts your website. Every plan with a website includes one, and more are R500 a month each.
Move your website to Zavon.
Show us your current site — we will plan the move with you.