SiteGround
Entry plan
Flat price, whole team$2.99
× 12 months$35.88
Per year
$0.30 per person / mo
$36
SiteGround vs Flywheel
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SiteGround
62%
match · $36/yr
Flywheel
37%
match · $300/yr
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What you'd pay
Entry plan for 10 people, billed yearly where offered. Prices checked Oct 2026.
Smaller bill
Flywheel
Entry plan
Flat price, whole team$25.00
× 12 months$300.00
Per year
$2.50 per person / mo
$300
SiteGround
From $2.99
G2 4.2 · 309 reviewsSmall businesses launching a first WordPress site that want email, daily backups and solid support at a low first-year price.
vs
Flywheel
From $25
G2 4.3 · 41 reviewsDesigners, freelancers and agencies that build WordPress sites for clients and want simple workflow and handoff tools.
Side by side
| SiteGround | Flywheel | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | $2.99/month for 12 months, renews at $17.99/month | $25/month billed yearly, or $30/month |
| G2 Rating | 4.2 (309 reviews) | 4.3 (41 reviews) |
| Best For | Small businesses launching a first WordPress site that want email, daily backups and solid support at a low first-year price. | Designers, freelancers and agencies that build WordPress sites for clients and want simple workflow and handoff tools. |
Pros and cons
SiteGround
Pros
- Daily off-site backups even on the cheapest plan
- Email included
- Only 12 months prepaid needed for the intro price
- Good in-house WordPress tooling
Cons
- Renewal is about six times the intro price
- No staging on StartUp
- Shared resources can slow sites during traffic spikes
- Small storage on StartUp (10GB)
Flywheel
Pros
- Designer-friendly dashboard and handoff tools
- Nightly backups kept 30 days
- 60-day money-back guarantee
- Lower entry price than WP Engine or Kinsta billed yearly
Cons
- Owned by WP Engine, with near-identical limits to WP Engine Essential
- Overage charges on visits and storage
- No email hosting
- No uptime SLA or SSO on standard plans
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