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WP Engine

Managed WordPress · Managed WordPress dashboard

WP Engine is a managed WordPress platform with separate managed hosting, ecommerce and headless plan families, plus production, staging and development environments.

Published from$17.00USD / month

Managed WordPressHosting modelManaged WordPress dashboardManagementFrom $17.00Published entry priceNot benchmarkedReason documented below

Plans & pricing

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5 official plans

Websites1

Visits25K/moProvider estimate

Storage10 GB

Bandwidth75 GB/mo

Displayed monthly rate$35.00/mo

Billing basisMonthly subscription

Estimated 12 months$420.00/yr

Official pricing note

$17/month is WP Engine’s published Lite subscription price. The fully specified Startup, Professional, Growth and Scale tiers use WP Engine’s current monthly subscription rates; promotional annual checkout prices can be lower and extensions cost extra.

At a glance

What WP Engine offers

Verified September 4, 2026

Best for businesses and agencies that want a managed WordPress workflow, platform support and scalable site allowances.

Entry subscription$17/moLite plan

Specified plan from$35/moStartup

BackupsDaily + on demand

EnvironmentsProduction / Stage / Dev

Uptime99.99%Provider-published platform figure

Support24/7/365

CDN + SSLIncluded

Independent benchmarkNot yet publishedNo normalized HostingHunt test

Included capabilities

Features arranged by category

Official provider claims

Performance

EverCache site-speed layer
Global CDN included
Containerized WordPress platform
1-click staging and development environments
Plan capacity published by visits, storage and bandwidth

Security

Auto-renewing SSL certificates
Security patching and plugin risk scans
Layer 3 and 4 DDoS protection
Daily and on-demand backups
Advanced DDoS and managed WAF are optional extensions

Developer workflow

Production, staging and development environments
SSH access
Automated deployments with GitHub Actions
Activity log and advanced user permissions
Transferable sites for client hand-off

Support & extensions

24/7/365 WordPress support
Genesis Framework and StudioPress themes
Additional sites and storage can be purchased
Multisite is unavailable on Lite and Startup
Monitoring, Smart Plugin Manager and other extensions cost extra

Platform coverage

Infrastructure & supported workloads

Infrastructure options

WP Engine containerized platformGlobal CDNShared managed plansIsolated Core Hosting

Applications and use cases

WordPressWooCommerce add-onHeadless WordPressAgency portfolios

Decision guide

Strengths and considerations

Why it may fit

Managed WordPress operations
Three-environment workflow
CDN, SSL and backups included
24/7 platform support

Check before buying

Traffic, storage and bandwidth allowances vary by tier
Advanced WAF and several automation tools are paid extensions
Shared plans are not general-purpose VPSs
Promotional checkout and renewal terms must be verified