Pressable vs. WP Engine

Last verified 35 days ago · 29 sources · Updated automatically

Pressable and WP Engine compared across Company facts, Pricing, Performance & infrastructure, WordPress management, Support & security and Platform & integrations — every fact sourced and re-verified from each vendor's public material.

Pressable

Managed WordPress hosting from Automattic, with Jetpack and a global CDN included.

HQ San Antonio, TX

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WP Engine

Managed WordPress platform for businesses and agencies, with staging, CDN, and developer tooling.

HQ Austin, TX

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Attribute

Pressable

WP Engine

Company facts

Headquarters

San Antonio, TX Automattic-owned; distributed/remote-first team

Austin, TX Founded 2010 in Austin, Texas

Employees

125 LinkedIn shows 51-200 employees (midpoint)

1k 1,000+ globally distributed employees (lower bound)

Pricing

Starting Monthly Price (USD)

$25 Signature 1 plan, billed monthly

$30 Startup plan, billed annually ($30/mo)

Entry Plan WordPress Sites

1 sites 1 WordPress install on Signature 1

1 sites Startup plan: 1 WordPress install

Entry Plan Monthly Visits

30k 30,000 monthly visits on Signature 1

25k Startup plan: 25,000 monthly visits

Entry Plan Storage (GB)

20 GB 20 GB storage on Signature 1

10 GB Startup plan: 10 GB local storage

Free Trial Length (Days)

0 days

0 days No free trial; 60-day money-back guarantee instead

Money-Back Guarantee (Days)

30 days 30-day money-back guarantee on all plans

60 days 60-day money-back guarantee (annual plans)

Performance & infrastructure

Underlying Cloud

own datacenters Runs on Automattic's WP Cloud platform

Google Cloud, AWS Google Cloud on all plans; AWS (and Azure) on Premium

Datacenter Locations

4 4 origin regions: Los Angeles, Dallas, Ashburn (VA), Amsterdam

28 across Google Cloud, AWS & Azure; AWS and Azure regions plus 3 GCP regions are Premium-tier only

Free CDN

Pressable Edge Cache included on every plan

Global CDN included on all plans

Web Server

NGINX NGINX with PHP-FPM

NGINX NGINX-based stack

Built-in Object Cache

Persistent object cache (Memcache) enabled by default

Object caching enabled by default; dedicated Redis on higher tiers

Latest PHP Version

8.4 PHP up to 8.4, selectable per site

8.4 PHP 8.4 (beta; requires WordPress 6.7+)

Free SSL Certificate

Free Let's Encrypt SSL on every site

Auto-renewing SSL included on all plans

WordPress management

Automatic WordPress Updates

Automatic managed WordPress core updates

Managed WP, PHP & MySQL updates included

Staging Environments

One-click staging on all plans

1-click staging & dev environments on all plans

Automatic Daily Backups

Daily file backups, hourly DB backups, one-click restore

Daily & on-demand automatic backups

Backup Retention (Days)

30 days Automatic backups kept at least 30 days

40 days Revert to any backup up to 40 days

Free Site Migration

Free White Glove migrations + free migration plugin, any number of sites

Free automated migration plugin (WP Migrate)

SSH & WP-CLI Access

SSH/SFTP access and WP-CLI on all plans

SSH gateway with WP-CLI and Git on all plans

WordPress Multisite Support

Multisite supported (path-based all plans; domain-based on 5+ site plans)

Multisite supported as add-on (Growth+); not on Startup

Support & security

Uptime SLA (%)

100% 100% network uptime guarantee (SLA with credits)

99.99% 99.99% uptime SLA

24/7 Support

24/7 WordPress support on all plans

24/7/365 chat support on all plans

Malware Removal / Hack Fix

Free malware cleaning & hack recovery assistance

Free hack fix / malware cleaning for infections on-platform

WAF / DDoS Protection

WAF + DDoS protection included via Jetpack Security on all plans

Basic network DDoS included; managed WAF + advanced DDoS via paid Global Edge Security

Platform & integrations

Control Panel

custom MyPressable Control Panel

custom Custom dashboard (WP Engine User Portal / my.wpengine.com)

White-Label / Agency Features

White-label, collaborator permissions, agency/reseller hosting

Agency plans, partner program, multi-site client management

Email Hosting Included

Professional email hosting powered by Titan

No email hosting; recommends a dedicated provider (e.g. Google Workspace)

The verdict

Pressable

Best for value-conscious sites needing bundled security

Starts lower at $25/mo and includes more on the entry plan: 20 GB storage and 30k visits versus WP Engine's 10 GB and 25k. WAF/DDoS protection and email hosting are included on every plan, where WP Engine charges extra for managed WAF and offers no email. Multisite is on all plans, and it backs a 100% uptime SLA.

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WP Engine

Best for hyperscaler infrastructure and edge reach

Runs on Google Cloud and AWS across 28 datacenter locations, versus Pressable's own datacenters and 4 regions, giving wider geographic placement. It also offers a longer 60-day money-back window and 40-day backup retention, against Pressable's 30 days for each. Backed by a 1,000+ employee organization.

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Sources · 29 verified references

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