[Grammar] Alternatively, "we could" or "we can"? Which one is correct?

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There are free web hosting services out there that are reliable and high quality, but they don't support WordPress. Alternatively, we could use a software such as Hugo or Gatsby, which in many ways is even better and more secure than WordPress.

Context: Hugo and Gatsby are the names of two different software.
 
Does this text sound natural?

There are free web hosting services out there that are reliable and high quality, but they don't support WordPress. Alternatively, we could use [STRIKE]a[/STRIKE] (no article here) software such as Hugo or Gatsby, which in many ways [STRIKE]is[/STRIKE] are even better and more secure than WordPress.

Context: Hugo and Gatsby are the names of two different software products.

See above.

"Software" on its own is uncountable. If you need to use it countably, you have to say something like "software products" or "pieces of software". I assume you're going to go on to explain why they are "better and more secure" than WordPress.
 
Is WordPress known for being secure? If not, you shouldn't describe other software as "even​ more secure". Just say it's "more secure".
 
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