Kinsta versus SiteGround

Price

• Kinsta From $35/mo
  • Single 20GB: $35.00 monthly
  • Single 20GB: $350.00 annual
  • Launch: $35.00 monthly
  • Launch: $350.00 annual
  • Single 35k: $35.00 monthly
• 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

Kinsta Each plan includes a set number of WordPress installs; Single 35k supports 1 site and WP2 supports 2.Single 20GB: 1 WordPress install; extra sites USD 30 a month eachLaunch: 1 WordPress install; extra sites USD 30 a month each

SiteGround StartUp: 1 websiteGrowBig: Unlimited websitesGoGeek: Unlimited websites

Storage

Kinsta Disk space add-on: USD 20 a month per 20 GB, shared between all sites in the account.Single 20GB: 10 GB storageLaunch: 15 GB storage

SiteGround StartUp: 10 GB storageGrowBig: 50 GB storageGoGeek: 100 GB storage

Traffic or visits

Kinsta A visit is each unique IP address within 24 hours, totalled across your sites for the month.Single 20GB: 20 GB server bandwidth and 125 GB CDN bandwidth a monthLaunch: 15 GB server bandwidth, an estimated 75,000 visits and 125 GB CDN bandwidth a monthSingle 35k: 35,000 visits a month

SiteGround StartUp: Unlimited trafficGrowBig: Unlimited trafficGoGeek: Unlimited traffic

Introductory rate

Kinsta First month free on select plans for new customers

SiteGround StartUp: USD 2.99 a month for the first 12 months, prepaidGrowBig: USD 4.99 a month for the first 12 months, prepaidGoGeek: USD 7.99 a month for the first 12 months, prepaid

Commitment

Kinsta 30-day money-back guarantee after any free period; plans can be changed at any time with prorated billing.

SiteGround 12 months

Backups

Kinsta 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 bandwidthSingle 20GB: 14 days backup retentionLaunch: 14 days backup retention

SiteGround Automatic daily backups, stored in a different location from the siteGrowBig: On-demand backupsGoGeek: On-demand backups

Restores

Kinsta 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.

SiteGround Restore a website from the daily backups "in minutes"

Migration

Kinsta Unlimited free migrations handled by Kinsta’s team

SiteGround Existing WordPress sites are transferred automatically at no cost.

Staging

Kinsta Staging environments are part of the managed platform.

SiteGround GrowBig: StagingGoGeek: Staging + Git

Support

Kinsta 24/7 human support in 8 languages

SiteGround 24/7 human supportGoGeek: Priority support

Limits to check

• Kinsta Sites stay online above the visit, storage or CDN limits, and overage fees are charged on the actual overage.
• 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: Kinsta: overage charges; SiteGround: 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 Kinsta about renewal rate; our sources do not establish it yet.
• Ask SiteGround about overage charges; our sources do not establish it yet.

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