Managed WordPress hosting, priced honestly
Managed WordPress hosts mostly charge what they say they charge, so the three-year total is close to twelve times the monthly rate. The comparison that matters is against shared hosting: the cheapest managed plan here is Cloudways DO 1GB at $396.00 over three years , while the cheapest shared plan that runs WordPress is $107.64.
Managed WordPress plans
Ranked by three-year cost.
| Source | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloudways DO 1GB Best value | $11.00 | $11.00 | — | $396.00 | $11.00 | ↗ |
| DreamHost DreamPress not confirmed on the provider page at the last check | $16.95 | $19.99 | 100k | $610.20 | $16.95 | ↗ |
| Cloudways DO 2GB | $24.00 | $24.00 | — | $864.00 | $24.00 | ↗ |
| WP Engine Startup | $20.00 | $28.00 | 25k | $912.00 | $25.33 | ↗ |
| Kinsta Starter | $35.00 | $35.00 | 25k | $1,260.00 | $35.00 | ↗ |
| Cloudways DO 4GB | $44.00 | $44.00 | — | $1,584.00 | $44.00 | ↗ |
| WP Engine Professional | $40.00 | $56.00 | 75k | $1,824.00 | $50.67 | ↗ |
| Kinsta Pro | $70.00 | $70.00 | 50k | $2,520.00 | $70.00 | ↗ |
| WP Engine Growth | $77.00 | $109.00 | 100k | $3,540.00 | $98.33 | ↗ |
| Kinsta Business 1 | $115.00 | $115.00 | 100k | $4,140.00 | $115.00 | ↗ |
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