Best Managed WordPress Hosting

Fully managed WordPress platforms ranked on performance, support and tooling.

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1Kinsta logo

Kinsta

Premium managed WordPress hosting

Editor's choice

Kinsta is a premium managed WordPress platform running on Google Cloud infrastructure.

  • 10GB storage storage
  • 1 WordPress install website(s)
  • 20GB server bandwidth / month bandwidth
  • CDN included
  • 14 days backup retention backups

Pros

  • Excellent WordPress performance
  • Strong staging and tooling
  • Expert support

Cons

  • Expensive for small sites
  • No email hosting
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Cloudways

Managed cloud hosting on top providers

Runner-up

Cloudways is a managed cloud platform that deploys on third-party infrastructure such as DigitalOcean and Vultr.

  • 25 GB NVMe storage
  • Offsite backup storage billed at $0.033/GB per server backups

Pros

  • Choice of cloud infrastructure
  • Strong performance
  • Flat monthly pricing

Cons

  • No email hosting
  • Needs technical comfort
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ScalaHosting

Managed VPS with its own control panel

ScalaHosting offers shared and self-managed or managed VPS hosting with the SPanel control panel.

  • 10GB Fixed NVMe SSD storage
  • 1 website website(s)
  • No bandwidth limits bandwidth

Pros

  • Cheap managed VPS
  • Own control panel with no licence fee
  • Included security tooling

Cons

  • Smaller datacenter network
  • Panel is less familiar than cPanel
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HostArmada

Cloud SSD shared and VPS hosting

HostArmada runs shared, WordPress and VPS plans on a cloud SSD platform with free migrations.

  • 15 GB NVMe storage
  • Single website website(s)
  • Free domain
  • 7 daily backups backups

Pros

  • Responsive human support
  • Free migrations
  • Daily backups on all plans

Cons

  • Storage limits on entry plans
  • Higher renewals
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ChemiCloud

Shared hosting with strong support

ChemiCloud offers cPanel shared, reseller and WordPress hosting with free migrations.

  • 20 GB NVMe storage
  • Free domain
  • Free daily backups backups

Pros

  • Fast support replies
  • Free domain for life on annual plans
  • Good datacenter spread

Cons

  • Entry plan limits one website
  • Renewals rise sharply
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Hosting.com

Shared and WordPress hosting

Hosting.com sells shared, WordPress and reseller plans aimed at small business sites.

  • 15 GB NVMe storage
  • One website website(s)
  • Free domain

Pros

  • Simple plan structure
  • Free migrations
  • Beginner-friendly onboarding

Cons

  • Fewer advanced developer tools
  • Renewals rise after the first term
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DreamHost

Independent host with unlimited traffic

DreamHost offers shared, VPS and managed WordPress plans with monthly billing options.

  • 25 GB NVMe SSD storage
  • 25 websites website(s)
  • Unmetered Bandwidth bandwidth
  • Free domain
  • Daily Automated Backups backups

Pros

  • Long money-back window
  • Monthly billing available
  • Privacy-friendly policies

Cons

  • US-only datacenters
  • No cPanel

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Top picks side by side

The leading providers in this ranking on the specs that decide most buying decisions.

Kinsta logoKinsta
9.0/ 10
Cloudways logoCloudways
8.8/ 10
HostArmada logoHostArmada
8.9/ 10
WhichHosting Score9.0 / 108.8 / 108.9 / 108.9 / 10
Plan comparedBusiness — Single 20GBFlexible 1GBMiniStart Dock
Starting price$30.00/mo$14.00/mo$2.95/mo$1.99/mo
Renewal price$30.00/mo$14.00/mo$11.95/mo$9.95/mo
Storage10GB storage25 GB NVMe10GB Fixed NVMe SSD15 GB NVMe
WordPress
Security score9.5 / 109.1 / 109.2 / 108.9 / 10
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Only managed WordPress platforms are included.

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