Hosting Comparison

The Best Managed WordPress Hosting, Benchmarked

We load-tested 5 leading hosts on identical sites over 30 days. Real speeds, real uptime, no affiliate spin.

Kinsta

Best overall

9.5

Score

WP Engine

Best for agencies

9.1

Score

SiteGround

Best value

8.6

Score

Cloudways

Best flexibility

8.8

Score

Bluehost

Best for beginners

8.0

Score

Metric	Kinsta	WP Engine	SiteGround	Cloudways	Bluehost
Overall score	9.5	9.1	8.6	8.8	8.0
Avg. load time	412ms	448ms	511ms	463ms	578ms
Uptime	99.99%	99.98%	99.98%	99.99%	99.95%
From (monthly)	$35	$25	$3.99	$14	$2.95
Support quality	Excellent	Excellent	Very good	Good	Good
Site migration	Free	Free plugin	Free plugin	Free	$149

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Our methodology: Each host ran an identical WooCommerce store with 500 products. Load times are 30-day medians from 8 global test locations via GTmetrix and WebPageTest. Prices reflect entry plans at annual billing.