Wordpress.org, also referred to as self-hosted WordPress, is free-to-use and open-source. That means the platform is accessible to anyone. You can install the WordPress software on your web host to create your own website that is all yours. On the other hand, WordPress.com is a paid service driven to extract profit and is powered by WordPress.org. It is also very straightforward to use. However, you lose access and the flexibility of hosting your own website on WordPress. When you hear people saying WordPress, it is usually referred to WordPress.org, which is the best choice to be the administrator of your website.