WP Engine
Entry plan
Flat price, whole team$28.00
× 12 months$336.00
Per year
$2.80 per person / mo
$336
WP Engine vs SiteGround
Compare with for .
WP Engine
46%
match · $336/yr
SiteGround
62%
match · $36/yr
What matters most?
Fine-tune
What you'd pay
Entry plan for 10 people, billed yearly where offered. Prices checked Oct 2026.
SiteGround
Entry plan
Flat price, whole team$2.99
× 12 months$35.88
Per year
$0.30 per person / mo
$36
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.
vs
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.
Side by side
| WP Engine | SiteGround | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | $28/month billed yearly (first year), or $35/month | $2.99/month for 12 months, renews at $17.99/month |
| G2 Rating | 4.6 (362 reviews) | 4.2 (309 reviews) |
| Best For | Marketing teams, publishers and businesses running several WordPress sites that want an established managed platform with long backup retention. | Small businesses launching a first WordPress site that want email, daily backups and solid support at a low first-year price. |
Pros and cons
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
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)
Related comparisons
Website Builders
Emily RodriguezUpdated October 2026
Best WordPress Hosting for Business
Choose Kinsta for most business sites: the price does not jump at renewal and daily backups, staging and CDN come with every plan. Pick Cloudways if you have a developer and several sites, or SiteGround for a cheap first year.
+2
Emily RodriguezUpdated October 2026Website BuildersEmily RodriguezUpdated October 2026
Kinsta alternatives
Stay with Kinsta if you run a few high-value sites and want the best tooling and data-center choice. If visit limits or per-site pricing hurt, Rocket.net and Cloudways are the strongest escapes.
+2
Emily RodriguezUpdated October 2026Website BuildersEmily RodriguezUpdated October 2026
WP Engine alternatives
Kinsta is the best like-for-like WP Engine replacement, with more security included and lower overages. Choose Rocket.net if visit overages are your main pain.
+2
Emily RodriguezUpdated October 2026