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Kinsta vs WP Engine
Priced at four sizes on whatever each one charges by, the features checked against both pricing pages.
Take Kinsta if you want managed WordPress hosting, running WordPress and running many client sites. Take WP Engine if you want managed WordPress hosting, running WordPress and running many client sites. WP Engine is cheaper at a small site count and Kinsta is cheaper by 1 sites, so the answer changes with your size.
What each one actually costs
The real monthly figure at four sizes with the add-ons each platform forces on you included, from the same engine the shortlist quiz uses. The cheaper of the two is marked on every row.
| Kinsta | WP Engine | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 sites | $35 | $35 | level |
| 2 sites | $69 | $65 | $4 |
| 5 sites | $99 | $130 | $31 |
| 10 sites | $169 | $130 | $39 |
What is actually different
- Kinsta lists selling products online and a members area where WP Engine does not, which is their own wording rather than something we verified.
No verdict from me yet
I have not used Kinsta or WP Engine on camera, so everything on this page comes from their own pricing pages, re-read weekly, and nothing from my own experience. When I review either, it will be here.
Before you sign up to either
| Kinsta | WP Engine | |
|---|---|---|
| Free trial | None published | None published |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Contract | Monthly or annual (two months off); first month free on Launch; 30-day money-back on the other plans | Monthly or annual; 20% off the first year on annual for new customers; no money-back guarantee stated on the pricing page |
| Payment fee | None on top | None on top |
Reading further
The full price ladder, every plan and the add-ons charged on top are on each platform's own page. If neither of these two is quite it, each page also has the alternatives ranked against it.
People search for this comparison as: kinsta vs wpengine, wp engine vs kinsta.
Questions people ask about these two
Is Kinsta or WP Engine cheaper?
WP Engine is cheaper at a small site count and Kinsta is cheaper by 1 sites, so the answer changes with your size.
How much does Kinsta cost a month?
Kinsta is $35 a month at 1 site and $169 at 10 sites, read off their own pricing page and re-checked every week.
How much does WP Engine cost a month?
WP Engine is $35 a month at 1 site and $130 at 10 sites, read off their own pricing page and re-checked every week.
Does Kinsta or WP Engine have a free trial?
Kinsta publishes no free trial and no free plan that we could find. WP Engine publishes no free trial and no free plan that we could find.
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Neither, or not sure?
A head to head only helps once you have picked the two. The shortlist asks 7 questions about the site you need and how hands-on you want to be, and gives you four picks priced at your own numbers, from all 17.
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