If you’re a dev or have access to devs then the ecosystem is exactly what you’re trying to avoid with few exceptions. You simply don’t gain anything over a solid web framework with decent CRUD editing on top, except familiarity.

It’s a malleable tool, but at some relatively early point you’re fighting against it more than you benefit from it over something like GP suggests. Just slows you down and erodes confidence.

WP is best if you have no or limited dev resources.