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WP Engine
Enterprise-grade managed WordPress hosting with developer and agency tooling.
4.6· 373 reviews· via G2Founded 2010 · Austin, TX
What is WP Engine?
WP Engine is a managed WordPress hosting platform built for businesses, agencies, and developers. It provides performance optimization, security, staging environments, and developer tooling, positioning itself at the premium, enterprise end of WordPress hosting.
Best known for: premium managed WordPress hosting for agencies and enterprises
Key features
- Managed WordPress hosting
- Staging and development environments
- Global CDN and caching
- Automatic backups and updates
- Developer tools and Git workflows
- Premium themes and page building
Who WP Engine is best for
- Business-critical WordPress sites
- Agencies and developers
- Teams needing staging and dev workflows
Ideal team: Agencies, developers, and mid-to-large businesses running professional WordPress at scale.
WP Engine pricing
Startup
$30/flat / mo
- 1 site
- 25,000 monthly visits
- 10 GB storage
Popular
Professional
$50/flat / mo
- 3 sites
- 75,000 monthly visits
- Phone support
Growth
$96/flat / mo
- 10 sites
- 100,000 monthly visits
- 20 GB storage
Scale
$242/flat / mo
- 30 sites
- 400,000 monthly visits
- 50 GB storage
Costs to watch before you commit
- Prices shown are annual-billed; monthly billing costs more
- Overage charges when exceeding visit limits
- Premium add-ons (Genesis Pro, Smart Search) cost extra
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