Kinsta
Entry plan
Flat price, whole team$30.00
× 12 months$360.00
Per year
$3.00 per person / mo
$360
Kinsta vs WP Engine
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Kinsta
75%
match · $360/yr
WP Engine
70%
match · $336/yr
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Entry plan for 10 people, billed yearly where offered. Prices checked Oct 2026.
WP Engine
Entry plan
Flat price, whole team$28.00
× 12 months$336.00
Per year
$2.80 per person / mo
$336
Kinsta
From $35
G2 4.8 · 1,638 reviewsBusinesses whose WordPress site brings in revenue or leads and that want predictable pricing, daily backups, staging and expert support without managing servers.
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WP Engine
From $28
G2 4.6 · 362 reviewsMarketing teams, publishers and businesses running several WordPress sites that want an established managed platform with long backup retention.
Side by side
| Kinsta | WP Engine | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | $35/month, or $30/month billed yearly | $28/month billed yearly (first year), or $35/month |
| G2 Rating | 4.8 (1,638 reviews) | 4.6 (362 reviews) |
| Best For | Businesses whose WordPress site brings in revenue or leads and that want predictable pricing, daily backups, staging and expert support without managing servers. | Marketing teams, publishers and businesses running several WordPress sites that want an established managed platform with long backup retention. |
Pros and cons
Kinsta
Pros
- No intro pricing: the price you pay on day one is the renewal price
- Monthly billing available, with two months free on yearly billing
- Daily backups, staging, CDN, firewall and malware removal included
- Free unlimited migrations handled by Kinsta's team
Cons
- Much more expensive than shared hosting for small sites
- Visit, bandwidth and storage limits with overage fees
- No email hosting
- 14-day backup retention on entry plans
WP Engine
Pros
- Long backup retention (30 to 60 days)
- Staging plus separate dev environments
- Good per-site value on multi-site Essential tiers
- Large set of its own WordPress tools (ACF, WP Migrate, Genesis Blocks)
Cons
- Essential runs on a shared environment
- Uptime SLA and phone support start on Business at $400/month
- Annual price is first-year pricing and renewal pricing is subject to change
- Some tools are paid add-ons on Essential
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