SiteGround versus WP Engine

Price

• 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)
• WP Engine From $35/mo
  • Essential: $35.00 monthly
  • Essential: $336.00 annual ($28/mo equivalent)
  • Core: $400.00 monthly
  • Enterprise: Vendor quotation required

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

SiteGround StartUp: 1 websiteGrowBig: Unlimited websitesGoGeek: Unlimited websites

WP Engine An additional site costs USD 20 a month.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 GBCore: 30–50 sites

Storage

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

WP Engine Essential: 10–50 GB

Traffic or visits

SiteGround StartUp: Unlimited trafficGrowBig: Unlimited trafficGoGeek: Unlimited traffic

WP Engine Visit numbers are estimates; contact WP Engine for dynamic sites or traffic spikes.Essential: 25,000–400,000 visits a month and 75 GB bandwidth

Introductory rate

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

WP Engine Essential: First-year pricing and coupons apply only to new customers buying Essential, once at signup.

Renewal rate

SiteGround StartUp: Renews at USD 17.99 a monthGrowBig: Renews at USD 29.99 a monthGoGeek: Renews at USD 44.99 a month

WP Engine No renewal price is published; WP Engine says renewal pricing is subject to change.

Commitment

SiteGround 12 months

WP Engine Overages are charged monthly even when the plan is prepaid for a year.Essential: Monthly or annual billing; annual saves 20%.

Backups

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

WP Engine Daily automatic and on-demand backups on every plan, kept for no less than 30 and no more than 60 days.

Restores

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

WP Engine A restore can take from a few minutes to several hours and overwrites the whole site with the chosen backup point.

Migration

SiteGround Existing WordPress sites are transferred automatically at no cost.

WP Engine Free automated migration pluginCore: Managed migration services

Staging

SiteGround GrowBig: StagingGoGeek: Staging + Git

WP Engine 1-click staging and development environments on Essential, Core and Enterprise

Support

SiteGround 24/7 human supportGoGeek: Priority support

WP Engine Essential: 24/7 technical support

Limits to check

• SiteGround The advertised monthly prices require 12 months prepaid; StartUp renews at USD 17.99 a month after USD 2.99.
• WP Engine WP Engine does not throttle or cut off sites during traffic spikes.

Not verified yet

Every compared requirement has evidence for at least one.

Documented for one product only, shown in the table below: WP Engine: overage charges.

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 SiteGround about overage charges; our sources do not establish it yet.

• SiteGround profile and plans · View SiteGround pricing
• WP Engine profile and plans · View WP Engine pricing