WP Engine vs. SiteGround: Which is Better for Your WordPress Site?
While both WP Engine and SiteGround make starting and managing a WordPress website easier than with non-WordPress hosting like GoDaddy, Network Solutions, and HostGator, our experience over the last five years is that WP Engine is better suited to host websites for small and mid-sized and large-sized businesses. Users praise WP Engine for its custom software solutions, testing environments, and overall great experience for any website.
Because WP Engine is dedicated to WordPress entirely, it’s built to be the best option for efficiently managing WordPress sites, while SiteGround must also accommodate other content management systems. As SiteGround initially appears to be the cheaper option, featuers we believe most websites need all cost extra and make WP Engine a better deal.
WP Engine vs. SiteGround Hosting Comparison
WP Engine | SiteGround | |
|---|---|---|
Pricing | Starts at $20/month | Starts at $1.99/month but special pricing is only for first year – subsequent renewals start at $17.99/month |
Storage | Starts at 10GB | Starts at 10GB |
Monthly Visits | Starting at 25,000 | Starting at 10,000 |
Support | 24/7 | 24/7 |
Support Updates Your Website (if needed) | Yes | No |
SSL | Free | Free |
Free migrations | Yes | Yes |
WordPress-focused | Yes | No |
Automatic WordPress installer | Yes | Yes |
Automatic WordPress updates | Yes | Yes |
Automatic plugin updates | Yes (with Smart Plugin Manager) | Yes |
Automatic theme updates | Yes | No |
WordPress themes included | 10+ | No |
On-demand backups | Yes | Yes (not included in StartUp plan) |
Automated backups | Yes | Yes |
Staging environment | Yes | Yes (not included in StartUp plan) |
Development environment | Yes | No |
Local development tool | Yes | No |
Resource handling (affects speed) | Handles all website sizes, including high-resource websites | Handles small or basic websites |
Money-back guarantee | 60-day | 30-day |
Get Help from an Experienced Partner
As a WP Engine partner, Innovaxis has years of experience migrating WordPress sites to WP Engine.
We’ve found WP Engine to be well constructed, easy to use, and helps ensure your website is as secure as possible. Whether or not you choose to involve a marketing partner, WP Engine can provide best-in-class WordPress hosting and managed services.
