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Requirement	WP Engine	Kinsta
Pricing	From $35/mo Compare all 3 plans	From $35/mo Compare all 3 plans
Who it is for	Managed WordPress hosting with security, updates and performance management included on every plan. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · WP Engine plans and pricing, annual billing view	Managed WordPress hosting where each plan sets WordPress installs, monthly visits or server bandwidth, disk space and CDN bandwidth. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Kinsta docs: WordPress hosting overages
Coverage limits	WP Engine does not throttle or cut off sites during traffic spikes. Visits above the plan limit are charged as overages. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · WP Engine overage pricing and plan limits	Sites stay online above the visit, storage or CDN limits, and overage fees are charged on the actual overage. Alerts are sent at 80% and 100% of usage. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Kinsta WordPress hosting plans, add-ons and pricing FAQ
Websites	An additional site costs USD 20 a month. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · WP Engine plans page text: plan comparison and capacity tiers Essential 1 site, 25,000 visits a month, 10 GB; Up to 3 sites, 75,000 visits, 15 GB; Up to 10 sites, 100,000 visits, 20 GB; Up to 30 sites, 400,000 visits, 50 GB Core 30–50 sites	Each plan includes a set number of WordPress installs; Single 35k supports 1 site and WP2 supports 2. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Kinsta WordPress hosting plans, add-ons and pricing FAQ Single 20GB 1 WordPress install; extra sites USD 30 a month each Launch 1 WordPress install; extra sites USD 30 a month each
Storage	Essential 10–50 GB	Disk space add-on: USD 20 a month per 20 GB, shared between all sites in the account. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Kinsta WordPress hosting plans, add-ons and pricing FAQ Single 20GB 10 GB storage Launch 15 GB storage
Traffic or visits	Visit numbers are estimates; contact WP Engine for dynamic sites or traffic spikes. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · WP Engine plans page text: plan comparison and capacity tiers Essential 25,000–400,000 visits a month and 75 GB bandwidth	A visit is each unique IP address within 24 hours, totalled across your sites for the month. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Kinsta WordPress hosting plans, add-ons and pricing FAQ Single 20GB 20 GB server bandwidth and 125 GB CDN bandwidth a month Launch 15 GB server bandwidth, an estimated 75,000 visits and 125 GB CDN bandwidth a month Single 35k 35,000 visits a month
Introductory rate	Essential First-year pricing and coupons apply only to new customers buying Essential, once at signup.	First month free on select plans for new customers The Single 20GB and Launch cards show USD 0 for the first month. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Kinsta WordPress hosting plans, add-ons and pricing FAQ
Renewal rate	No renewal price is published; WP Engine says renewal pricing is subject to change. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · WP Engine plans and pricing, annual billing view	Not verified
Commitment	Overages are charged monthly even when the plan is prepaid for a year. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · WP Engine overage pricing and plan limits Essential Monthly or annual billing; annual saves 20%.	30-day money-back guarantee after any free period; plans can be changed at any time with prorated billing. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Kinsta WordPress hosting plans, add-ons and pricing FAQ
Backups	Daily automatic and on-demand backups on every plan, kept for no less than 30 and no more than 60 days. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · WP Engine plans page text: plan comparison and capacity tiers	Automatic backups every 24 hours; Every 6 hours: USD 20 per site a month; Every hour: USD 100 per site a month; External backups to AWS or Google Cloud Storage, weekly or monthly: USD 2 per site a month plus USD 1 per GB of bandwidth Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Kinsta WordPress hosting plans, add-ons and pricing FAQ Single 20GB 14 days backup retention Launch 14 days backup retention
Restores	A restore can take from a few minutes to several hours and overwrites the whole site with the chosen backup point. An email is sent when the restore completes. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · WP Engine support: backup and restore	Automatic, manual and system-generated backups restore from MyKinsta to the environment you choose, and each restore first saves the current state. External add-on backups cannot be restored there directly. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Kinsta docs: WordPress backups and restores
Migration	Free automated migration plugin Verified Oct 11, 2026 · WP Engine: official product and plan documentation Core Managed migration services	Unlimited free migrations handled by Kinsta’s team Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Kinsta WordPress hosting plans, add-ons and pricing FAQ
Staging	1-click staging and development environments on Essential, Core and Enterprise Verified Oct 11, 2026 · WP Engine plans and pricing, annual billing view	Staging environments are part of the managed platform. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Kinsta: official product and plan documentation
Support	Essential 24/7 technical support	24/7 human support in 8 languages Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Kinsta WordPress hosting plans, add-ons and pricing FAQ
Overage charges	USD 2 per 1,000 extra monthly visitors on the Startup, Professional, Growth, Scale and Agency plans The overage page does not list the current Essential, Core or Enterprise plans. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · WP Engine overage pricing and plan limits	Disk space: USD 2 per GB a month, prorated daily Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Kinsta docs: WordPress hosting overages Single 20GB Server bandwidth: USD 0.50 per GB above the plan Single 35k Visits: USD 0.50 per 1,000 visits
Coverage note		Annual billing, shown as USD 30 a month; the card says pay USD 0 today and USD 350 after the first month, and "Save $70 by paying annually". Prices exclude tax and are in USD.