What the evidence answers

A reading of reviewed official documentation for Flywheel and SiteGround. It is not a hands-on test, a ranking or a recommendation of one product.

Price

  • Flywheel From $300/yr
    • Starter: $300.00 annual ($25/mo equivalent)
    • Freelance: $1,150.00 annual
    • Agency: $2,900.00 annual
  • SiteGround From $35.88/yr
    • StartUp: $35.88 annual ($2.99/mo equivalent)
    • GrowBig: $59.88 annual ($4.99/mo equivalent)
    • GoGeek: $95.88 annual ($7.99/mo equivalent)

Both list prices on the same basis. Compare what each plan includes; the lower amount alone does not make the better choice.

Documented for both

Websites
Flywheel An additional site costs USD 20 a month or USD 200 a year.Starter: 1 siteFreelance: Up to 10 sitesAgency: Up to 30 sites
SiteGround StartUp: 1 websiteGrowBig: Unlimited websitesGoGeek: Unlimited websites
Storage
Flywheel Starter: 10 GB storageFreelance: 20 GB storageAgency: 50 GB storage
SiteGround StartUp: 10 GB storageGrowBig: 50 GB storageGoGeek: 100 GB storage
Traffic or visits
Flywheel A visit is a unique IP address in a 24-hour period, after removing known bots.Starter: 25,000 monthly visits and 50 GB bandwidthFreelance: 100,000 monthly visits and 200 GB bandwidthAgency: 400,000 monthly visits and 500 GB bandwidth
SiteGround StartUp: Unlimited trafficGrowBig: Unlimited trafficGoGeek: Unlimited traffic
Commitment
Flywheel 60-day money-back guarantee on new plansAgency: Excluded from the 60-day money-back guarantee
SiteGround 12 months
Backups
Flywheel Backups are taken every night and kept for 30 days.
SiteGround Automatic daily backups, stored in a different location from the siteGrowBig: On-demand backupsGoGeek: On-demand backups
Restores
Flywheel Nightly backups can be run and restored.
SiteGround Restore a website from the daily backups "in minutes"
Migration
Flywheel Flywheel’s team migrates every one of your sites free.
SiteGround Existing WordPress sites are transferred automatically at no cost.
Staging
Flywheel Staging sites are listed among the workflow tools in the plan comparison.
SiteGround GrowBig: StagingGoGeek: Staging + Git
Support
Flywheel 24/7/365 chat support
SiteGround 24/7 human supportGoGeek: Priority support

Limits to check

  • Flywheel Sites are not throttled or shut off; visits and storage above the plan are charged as overages.
  • SiteGround The advertised monthly prices require 12 months prepaid; StartUp renews at USD 17.99 a month after USD 2.99.

Not verified yet

Every compared requirement has evidence for at least one.

Documented for one product only, shown in the table below: Flywheel: overage charges; SiteGround: introductory rate and renewal rate.

Not verified means our reviewed sources do not establish it. It does not mean a product lacks the capability or that it costs nothing.

Next steps

  • Ask Flywheel about introductory rate and renewal rate; our sources do not establish them yet.
  • Ask SiteGround about overage charges; our sources do not establish it yet.
Documented scope and limits; unverified dimensions remain unknown.
RequirementFlywheelSiteGround
Pricing
From $35.88/yr

Compare all 3 plans

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

Hosting for WordPress websites, powered by AI and supported by human staff.

Verified Oct 11, 2026 · SiteGround: official product and plan documentation

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

The advertised monthly prices require 12 months prepaid; StartUp renews at USD 17.99 a month after USD 2.99.

Verified Oct 11, 2026 · SiteGround: official product and plan documentation

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

  • Starter 1 site
  • Freelance Up to 10 sites
  • Agency Up to 30 sites
  • StartUp 1 website
  • GrowBig Unlimited websites
  • GoGeek Unlimited websites
Storage
  • Starter 10 GB storage
  • Freelance 20 GB storage
  • Agency 50 GB storage
  • StartUp 10 GB storage
  • GrowBig 50 GB storage
  • GoGeek 100 GB storage
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

  • Starter 25,000 monthly visits and 50 GB bandwidth
  • Freelance 100,000 monthly visits and 200 GB bandwidth
  • Agency 400,000 monthly visits and 500 GB bandwidth
  • StartUp Unlimited traffic
  • GrowBig Unlimited traffic
  • GoGeek Unlimited traffic
Introductory rateNot verified
  • StartUp USD 2.99 a month for the first 12 months, prepaid
  • GrowBig USD 4.99 a month for the first 12 months, prepaid
  • GoGeek USD 7.99 a month for the first 12 months, prepaid
Renewal rateNot verified
  • StartUp Renews at USD 17.99 a month
  • GrowBig Renews at USD 29.99 a month
  • GoGeek Renews at USD 44.99 a month
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

  • Agency Excluded from the 60-day money-back guarantee
12 months

Verified Oct 11, 2026 · SiteGround: official product and plan documentation

Backups
Backups are taken every night and kept for 30 days.

Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Flywheel managed WordPress hosting plans, comparison and FAQ

Automatic daily backups, stored in a different location from the site

Verified Oct 11, 2026 · SiteGround: official product and plan documentation

  • GrowBig On-demand backups
  • GoGeek On-demand backups
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

Restore a website from the daily backups "in minutes"

The restore method and any fee are not stated.

Verified Oct 11, 2026 · SiteGround: official product and plan documentation

Migration
Flywheel’s team migrates every one of your sites free.

Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Flywheel managed WordPress hosting plans, comparison and FAQ

Existing WordPress sites are transferred automatically at no cost.

Verified Oct 11, 2026 · SiteGround: official product and plan documentation

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

  • GrowBig Staging
  • GoGeek Staging + Git
Support
24/7/365 chat support

Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Flywheel managed WordPress hosting plans, comparison and FAQ

24/7 human support

Verified Oct 11, 2026 · SiteGround: official product and plan documentation

  • GoGeek Priority support
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

Not verified
Coverage note

Listed under GoGeek "Exclusive Features".

Renewal term not stated.

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