Kinsta vs WP Engine
Kinsta is cheaper over three years, by $126 on the cheapest plan. Kinsta scores clearly higher on speed (5 against 4). Kinsta scores clearly higher on support (4.5 against 3.5). Kinsta raises its price less at renewal (no increase).
Our pick for most sitesKinsta
Kinsta costs $1,050 over three years against $1,176 for WP Engine, with an average score of 4.4 against 3.7. WP Engine only makes sense if your sites already live there.
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KinstaRoom to grow 5
Value 3
Ease 4.5
Support 4.5
Speed 5
One floor per score. Lit windows out of five.
WP EngineRoom to grow 4.5
Value 2.5
Ease 4
Support 3.5
Speed 4
One floor per score. Lit windows out of five.
| Kinsta | WP Engine | |
| Cheapest plan | Single 35k | Essential, 1 site |
| Move-in rent / mo | $29.17 | $28.00 |
| Renews at / mo | $29.17 | $35.00 |
| 3 years in total | $1,050 | $1,176 |
| Speed score | 5 | 4 |
| Support score | 4.5 | 3.5 |
| Ease score | 4.5 | 4 |
| Value score | 3 | 2.5 |
| Room to grow score | 5 | 4.5 |
| Tenant rating | 4.8 | 4.3 |
| Money back | 30 days | n/a |
| Backups | Daily automatic backups, 14 days retention | Automatic and on-demand, kept for 30 to 60 days |
| Support | 24/7 chat in 8 languages; account managers on Agency and Enterprise | 24/7 technical support by chat; phone only on higher plans according to reviews |
| Data centers | 30 Google Cloud locations worldwide, chosen per site | Google Cloud regions in North America, Europe, Asia Pacific and the Middle East, with AWS and Azure on higher plans (per Kripesh Adwani review) |
Prices read on each host's own site, checked every Monday. Green marks the better value in a row. Scores are our reading of the sources in each listing.