Datanario vs WordPress for your film catalogue
WordPress is a great general website builder. A sales catalogue needs more: buyer enquiries for each title and deliveries to buyers. Here's an honest comparison, and we move you across for free.
Side by side
| Feature | Datanario | WordPress |
|---|---|---|
| Catalogue | Built for titles: metadata, genres, search and filters | Possible with themes and plugins that you set up |
| Buyer enquiries | On every title, with statuses, tags and lead sources | A contact form plugin that sends emails |
| Delivery | Download portal or SFTP from your Google Drive | Not included; separate file-transfer tools |
| Updates & security | Handled for you | Core, theme and plugin updates are yours to do |
| Hosting | Included, on Google Cloud in the EU | Bought and managed separately |
| Flexibility | Focused on catalogue, enquiries and delivery | Any kind of website |
| Cost | £200 a year including VAT, free migration | Hosting, theme, plugins and developer time |
If you need a general website with many unrelated features, WordPress may suit you better. If your website is mainly your catalogue, Datanario does that job with less upkeep.
Free migration in four steps
Send us your site
Your current WordPress address, or a spreadsheet of titles.
We move your titles
Titles, images and metadata, into your Datanario catalogue.
You check it
Review the new site on a preview address before anything changes.
We switch your domain
Your domain points to Datanario, and old page links redirect to the new pages.
One plan, migration included
- Private catalogue with full metadata and search
- Branded catalogue website on your own domain
- Buyer enquiry management
- Deliveries from Google Drive: download portal or SFTP
- Manifest checks before you send
- Newsletters, News with AI drafts, and Insights
- Free migration from WordPress or spreadsheets
WordPress questions
Why move from WordPress?
WordPress is a flexible website builder, but a sales catalogue also needs buyer enquiries per title and deliveries to buyers. Datanario has both built in, and you no longer update plugins or patch security issues yourself.
How much does migration cost?
Nothing. Migration is included in the One plan, £200 a year including VAT.
Will my old links still work?
Yes. We redirect your old WordPress page addresses to the new pages.
Can I check the new site before switching?
Yes. You review it on a preview address before your domain points to Datanario.