FIND YOUR PERFECT FIT
Which WordPress Hosting Plan Is Right for You?
Compare your options and choose with confidence.
Shared Hosting vs. Managed WordPress Hosting: What’s the Difference?
If you’ve been shopping for hosting, you’ve probably seen plans ranging from $3/month to $50+/month and wondered what you’re actually getting for the extra cost. Here’s the honest breakdown.
Shared hosting puts your WordPress site on a server alongside hundreds of other websites. It’s cheap, but you share server resources with all of them. When a neighboring site gets a traffic spike, your site slows down. Security vulnerabilities on one site can affect others. Support teams handle every type of website, so WordPress expertise varies widely.
Managed WordPress hosting — like WP Engine — gives your site a dedicated environment built exclusively for WordPress. Updates happen automatically. Security is handled at the platform level. Support agents know WordPress inside out. And performance tools like EverCache® and a global CDN mean your site stays fast no matter how much traffic you get.
For anyone serious about their website — a business, a brand, an online store — managed hosting pays for itself quickly in time saved and problems avoided.
Business or Personal
Perfect for starting a small business website or blog.
- 25,000 visits / month
- 10GB storage
- 50GB bandwidth / month
- 1 site included
Professional Business
All the features you will need for building your brand.
- 75,000 visits / month
- 15GB storage
- 125GB bandwidth / month
- 3 sites included
Grow Your Business
All the features you will need for a growing business.
- 100,000 visits / month
- 20GB storage
- 200GB bandwidth / month
- 10 sites included
How to Choose the Right Plan
Not sure which tier fits your situation? Here’s a quick guide:
- Just starting out? The Business or Personal plan handles up to 25,000 visits/month — plenty of headroom for a new site or small blog.
- Running a growing business? The Professional plan supports up to 75,000 visits/month across 3 sites, ideal for brands that need room to scale.
- Established and growing fast? The Growth plan handles 100,000 visits/month across 10 sites, with the full suite of developer tools and security features.
- Running an online store? Look at the eCommerce hosting plans — they include WooCommerce-specific tools that standard plans don’t.
Every plan comes with the same core WP Engine features: 24/7 WordPress support, daily backups, free SSL, EverCache® speed optimization, and a 60-day money-back guarantee.
