{"id":66741,"date":"2023-05-10T15:30:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-10T12:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/?p=66741"},"modified":"2024-01-13T04:55:16","modified_gmt":"2024-01-13T02:55:16","slug":"best-managed-wordpress-hosting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/best-managed-wordpress-hosting\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Best Managed WordPress Hosting Providers Compared"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Choosing a web host is never easy. However, finding the best managed <\/em>WordPress hosting provider can be even more complex. A lot of people use this type of hosting for advanced personal projects, business sites, agency clients, and more. There’s usually more at stake with these sites, and hosting gets more expensive. So you’ll want to make the right choice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

As with any other type of hosting, your decision will largely come down to your budget and what features you need. That’s why we’ve compiled a list of some of the best managed WordPress hosts, to help narrow down your choices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In this article, we’ll review the five best options<\/a>, plus we’ll explain what to look for in a managed web host<\/a>. Then we’ll answer some commonly asked questions<\/a>, before giving you some final pointers on which of the options might be best for you, given your circumstances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let’s get to work!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Best managed WordPress hosting providers in a nutshell \ud83e\udd5c<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In case you want a quick overview of the best managed WordPress hosting providers, here’s a simple comparison of features and starting prices:<\/p>\n\n\n

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Feature<\/th>\nFlywheel<\/th>\nBluehost<\/th>\nWP Engine<\/th>\nKinsta<\/th>\nCloudways<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Starting prices<\/strong><\/td>\n$25.00 per month<\/td>\n$9.99 per month<\/td>\n$26.25 per month<\/td>\n$29.17 per month<\/td>\n$11.00 per month<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Number of websites (for starting plans)<\/strong><\/td>\n1<\/td>\nUnlimited<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n1<\/td>\nNo hard limits<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Backup & Restore<\/strong><\/td>\nDaily Backups<\/td>\nDaily Backups<\/td>\nDaily Backups<\/td>\nDaily Backups<\/td>\nDaily Backups<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Staging Environment<\/strong><\/td>\n\u2705<\/td>\n\u2705<\/td>\n\u2705<\/td>\n\u2705<\/td>\n\u2705<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CDN Integration<\/strong><\/td>\n\u2705
(Fastly)<\/td>\n		\u2705 (Cloudflare)<\/td>\n\u2705 (MaxCDN)<\/td>\n\u2705 (Cloudflare)<\/td>\n\u2705 (CloudwaysCDN)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Developer Features<\/strong><\/td>\n\u2705<\/td>\nLimited<\/td>\n\u2705<\/td>\n\u2705<\/td>\n\u2705<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Free SSL Certificates<\/strong><\/td>\n\u2705<\/td>\n\u2705<\/td>\n\u2705<\/td>\n\u2705<\/td>\n\u2705<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Automatic Updates<\/strong><\/td>\nWordPress Core<\/td>\nWordPress Core<\/td>\nWordPress Core<\/td>\nWordPress Core<\/td>\nLimited<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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Best managed WordPress hosting providers in depth<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Now, let’s explore five of the best managed WordPress hosting providers. For each, we’ll provide a breakdown of its features and what type of users should consider it. Keep in mind that this list is in no particular order.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Kinsta<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Flywheel<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Bluehost<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. WP Engine<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Cloudways<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n
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    1. Kinsta<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\"Kinsta\n\n\n\n

    Kinsta is known as one of the best managed WordPress hosting providers on the market (read our full Kinsta review<\/a>). However, it also offers application and database hosting plans. In terms of WordPress hosting, Kinsta delivers a high level of performance, but it’s somewhat expensive when compared to other managed providers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    With Kinsta, you get access to developer-friendly WordPress hosting plans. The platform offers advanced security features, SSL certificates, SSH access, configurable backup schedules, analytics, PHP version switching, staging functionality, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Plus, Kinsta offers one of the most intuitive hosting dashboards on the market. MyKinsta<\/a> gives you access to all the tools we mentioned earlier, and it’s fairly easy to navigate even if you’re not a developer or an experienced user.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Kinsta also recently moved to build Cloudflare’s infrastructure into its hosting. You can cache your site’s full pages on Cloudflare’s global CDN and also access other features such as automatic image optimization and code minification.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Also, it’s worth noting that Kinsta offers add-ons for each of its plans. These include additional staging environments with increased resources, Redis<\/a> support, external backups, increased storage space, and more. However, Kinsta add-ons don’t come cheap. They’re typically for advanced users with large budgets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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