Documentation-based comparison
Flywheel versus Kinsta
Compare documented scope and conditions. Unknowns remain unknown; different billing units do not establish a cost winner.
| Requirement | Flywheel | Kinsta |
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| Pricing | From $300/yr | From $35/mo |
| Who it is for | Managed WordPress hosting with workflow tools for building sites for yourself and for clients. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Flywheel managed WordPress hosting plans, comparison and FAQ | 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 | Sites are not throttled or shut off; visits and storage above the plan are charged as overages. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Flywheel managed WordPress hosting plans, comparison and FAQ | 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 or USD 200 a year. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Flywheel managed WordPress hosting plans, comparison and FAQ
| 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
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| Storage |
| 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
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| Traffic or visits | A visit is a unique IP address in a 24-hour period, after removing known bots. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Flywheel managed WordPress hosting plans, comparison and FAQ
| 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
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| Introductory rate | Not verified | 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 | Not verified | Not verified |
| Commitment | 60-day money-back guarantee on new plans Not for upgrades or renewals. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Flywheel managed WordPress hosting plans, comparison and FAQ
| 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 | Backups are taken every night and kept for 30 days. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Flywheel managed WordPress hosting plans, comparison and FAQ | 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
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| Restores | Nightly backups can be run and restored. The restore method and any fee are not stated. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Flywheel: official product and plan documentation | 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 | Flywheel’s team migrates every one of your sites free. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Flywheel managed WordPress hosting plans, comparison and FAQ | Unlimited free migrations handled by Kinsta’s team Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Kinsta WordPress hosting plans, add-ons and pricing FAQ |
| Staging | Staging sites are listed among the workflow tools in the plan comparison. The page text does not show which plans include them. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Flywheel managed WordPress hosting plans, comparison and FAQ | Staging environments are part of the managed platform. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Kinsta: official product and plan documentation |
| Support | 24/7/365 chat support Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Flywheel managed WordPress hosting plans, comparison and FAQ | 24/7 human support in 8 languages Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Kinsta WordPress hosting plans, add-ons and pricing FAQ |
| Overage charges | USD 1 per 1,000 extra monthly visitors; USD 1 per GB over the storage limit FAQ examples: 30,000 visits on Starter gives a USD 5 overage; 60 GB on Agency gives USD 10. The visit rate carries an asterisk that the page does not explain. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Flywheel managed WordPress hosting plans, comparison and FAQ | Disk space: USD 2 per GB a month, prorated daily Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Kinsta docs: WordPress hosting overages
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| 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. |
