Honest comparison
Joeckel Design vs Vector Web Solutions
Vector is a clean small-business and nonprofit WordPress shop in Appleton. The nonprofit overlap is where we line up directly — we do discounted nonprofit/church sites too — so the comparison is the WordPress build and maintenance model versus a hand-built site on a flat (and nonprofit-discounted) monthly fee.
Cost at a glance
Vector Web Solutions
Quoted / packaged
- Custom WordPress sitequoted — not published
- Hosting & maintenancequoted
Full-service — but billed as an up-front project plus changes at agency rates, on the agency's timeline.
Joeckel Design
$49–$149/mo, build free
- Starter$49/mo
- Growth$99/mo
- Pro$149/mo
Free build/scope. Done-for-you. Cancel anytime.
What Vector Web Solutions does well
We're not here to bash. Vector Web Solutions is the right choice for some people. Here's where it earns its sticker price.
- ✓Small-business and nonprofit focus in the Fox Valley
- ✓Full service: web design/dev, SEO, hosting, website health assessments
- ✓Offers free website health assessments
Where Vector Web Solutions falls short
- ✗Built on WordPress — themes/plugins add page weight and ongoing security updates
- ✗Pricing is not published
- ✗WordPress maintenance (plugin/core updates) is a recurring burden
Hidden costs to watch
- ·Unpublished project cost
- ·Hosting/maintenance billed separately
- ·Plugin/theme renewals
What Vector Web Solutions customers actually complain about
"Our nonprofit's WordPress site needs constant plugin updates we don't have time for"
Live Client · Real Numbers
This is what we ship instead
Lighthouse mobile audit of wayneswalleyes.com, a real paying client (Wayne's Walleye World Guide Service — 2024 World Champion walleye guide). Run the audit yourself at pagespeed.web.dev. Typical Vector Web Solutions output is in a different league.
Performance
Accessibility
Best Practices
SEO
0.7s
First Contentful Paint
0.7s
Largest Contentful Paint
0ms
Total Blocking Time
0
Cumulative Layout Shift
1.1s
Speed Index
Where Joeckel Design wins, head-to-head
- ★Hand-built, no WordPress plugin stack to maintain
- ★Dedicated nonprofit/church pricing ($39/mo) with the build free
- ★Lighthouse 95+ mobile out of the box
- ★Updates included — no separate maintenance bill
Ready for the real version?
No credit card. Cancel anytime.
Frequently asked questions
Does Joeckel Design work with nonprofits like Vector does?＋
Yes — Joeckel offers discounted nonprofit/church sites ($39/mo) with the build free. The difference is the stack: Vector builds on WordPress (plugins + ongoing updates), while Joeckel hand-codes a lightweight site with nothing to patch, and folds updates into the monthly fee.