WordPress powers a huge share of the web, but it's no longer the only —nor always the best— option. Modern technologies like Next.js (the very one this site is built with) changed the rules. Here's the comparison, without the fanaticism.
Speed and Core Web Vitals
Next.js produces static or server-rendered sites that are ultra-light and fast. WordPress relies on PHP, plugins, and often slow shared hosting. Speed is a ranking and conversion factor — more on that in Core Web Vitals.
SEO
Both can rank, but with Next.js you control technical SEO down to the detail (metadata, structured data, rendering). With WordPress you depend on plugins like Yoast and on keeping them up to date. Technical SEO is more predictable with a modern stack.
Security and maintenance
WordPress is the most attacked CMS in the world precisely because of its popularity: every plugin is a potential door. A Next.js site has a far smaller attack surface.
When WordPress really is the right call
If your team publishes content daily and needs a familiar editor, or you have complex editorial workflows, WordPress is still a valid choice. It's not black and white.