{"id":20034,"date":"2019-02-13T11:52:33","date_gmt":"2019-02-13T09:52:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/?p=20034"},"modified":"2024-03-18T16:52:51","modified_gmt":"2024-03-18T14:52:51","slug":"kinsta-review-for-wordpress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/kinsta-review-for-wordpress\/","title":{"rendered":"Kinsta Review for WordPress: Hands-on Look, Plus Performance Tests"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Considering using Kinsta to host your WordPress site? In our hands-on Kinsta review for WordPress, we’ll share our thoughts on this popular host.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Kinsta provides managed WordPress plans with plenty of bells and whistles. At the same time, it\u2019s not exactly cheap. The question is – is the cost justifiable?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To help you answer this question, we\u2019ve put together a full Kinsta review for WordPress. We\u2019ll cover what features are included, the performance and support you can expect, and what you\u2019ll need to pay. Let\u2019s begin with an overview and then we’ll get into the full analysis right after.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Kinsta specializes in providing premium managed WordPress hosting services for businesses and developers. It includes fast and secure hosting with advanced features such as automatic backups, free SSL certificates, and easy scalability.<\/p>\t<\/div> <\/div>\t

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Pros<\/h4>\t
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Feature-rich with straightforward scalability<\/p>\t<\/div>\t

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WordPress-specific optimization<\/p>\t<\/div>\t

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36 global data centers<\/p>\t<\/div>\t<\/div>\t

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Cons<\/h4>\t
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Won't fit into every budget<\/p>\t<\/div>\t<\/div>\t<\/div>\t

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An overview of Kinsta<\/h2>\n\n\n
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Load times<\/strong><\/td>\n0.64s (US) | 1.08s (EU) | 2.07s (Asia) … (?)<\/span><\/span><\/span>This is the average amount of time it took for our test website to load, as measured from various global locations.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Uptime<\/strong><\/td>\n100% (avg. over 3 months)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Support<\/strong><\/td>\n24\/7\/365 support via live chat, with an average response time of under 2 minutes. In addition, there’s a knowledge base, a ticket system, WhatsApp chat, and email. U.S. customers (only) can also text message.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Key features<\/strong><\/td>\n36 global data center locations, automatic daily backups, free SSL certificates, easy scalability, free premium migrations, and DDoS protection.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Apps<\/strong><\/td>\nKinsta CDN (powered by Cloudflare) and a custom performance monitoring tool.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Price<\/strong><\/td>\nThe most entry-level managed WordPress plan is $29.17 per month, billed annually<\/a>. It gives you 1 WordPress installation and comes with 10GB of storage and a 25,000 monthly visitors cap.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Best for<\/strong><\/td>\nBusinesses, developers, and high-traffic websites seeking premium managed services, leveraging Google Cloud Platform and Cloudflare for fast, secure hosting with advanced features.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Kinsta versus main competitors<\/h2>\n\n\n
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<\/th>\nKinsta<\/strong><\/th>\nWP Engine<\/strong><\/th>\nRocket<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Rating<\/strong><\/td>\n4.8 \/ 5<\/td>\n4.7 \/ 5<\/td>\n4.9 \/ 5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Load time avg.<\/strong><\/td>\n1.03s<\/td>\n1.13s<\/td>\n0.38s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Uptime avg.<\/strong><\/td>\n100%<\/td>\n99.98%<\/td>\n100%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Price from<\/strong><\/td>\n$29.17<\/td>\n$26.25<\/td>\n$30.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Free domain<\/strong><\/td>\n\u274c<\/span><\/td>\n\u274c<\/span><\/td>\n\u274c<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Free email hosting<\/strong><\/td>\n\u274c<\/span><\/td>\n\u274c<\/span><\/td>\n\u274c<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Free SSL<\/strong><\/td>\n\u2705<\/span><\/td>\n\u2705<\/span><\/td>\n\u2705<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Easy staging<\/strong><\/td>\n\u2705<\/span><\/td>\n\u2705<\/span><\/td>\n\u2705<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Security<\/strong><\/td>\nDDoS protection, 14-day backup retention<\/td>\nAdvanced DDoS, managed WAF, 40-day backup retention<\/td>\nWAF, malware protection, 14-day backup retention<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Infrastructure<\/strong><\/td>\nGoogle Cloud Platform<\/td>\nOwn hosting stacks<\/td>\nOwn hosting stacks<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Visit<\/strong><\/td>\n Kinsta<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n WP Engine<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n Rocket<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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Kinsta compared to market average<\/caption>\n
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Load times US<\/strong><\/td>\n0.64s<\/td>\n1.13s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Load times EU<\/strong><\/td>\n1.08s<\/td>\n1.15s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Load times Asia<\/strong><\/td>\n2.07s<\/td>\n1.79s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Uptime<\/strong><\/td>\n100%<\/td>\n99.86%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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