This is one of the most common questions we get from new clients: should our website be built as a custom React application, or on WordPress? The honest answer is — it depends on what the site actually needs to do.
Choose WordPress If...
You need a content-heavy site — a blog, a marketing site, a brochure site — that your own team will update frequently without a developer. WordPress's admin dashboard and plugin ecosystem make day-to-day content management fast and accessible to non-technical staff.
Choose React If...
You're building an interactive application — a dashboard, a booking system, a customer portal — where the experience depends on dynamic, real-time interactions rather than static content. React (usually paired with a Laravel or Node.js backend) gives you full control over performance and user experience without being constrained by a CMS's structure.
A Hybrid Approach Often Wins
We frequently build the marketing pages of a site in a CMS-friendly stack while the actual product or portal is a separate React application connected via an API. This gives the marketing team editorial freedom while the product team gets a purpose-built application.
Our Recommendation
Don't choose a platform because it's trendy — choose it because it matches how the site will actually be used and maintained after launch. If you're not sure which fits your project, tell us about it and we'll recommend the right stack.