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Kinsta

Premium managed WordPress hosting on Google Cloud's Premium Tier, focused on speed and developer tooling.

West Hollywood, CA· ~225 employees· kinsta.com ↗

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Headquarters

West Hollywood, CA

Employees

225

Overview

Kinsta is premium managed WordPress hosting built on Google Cloud's Premium Tier network, with site placement across 27 data center locations and an NGINX-based stack. Plans start at $35/mo ($30 billed annually) for a single WordPress install with 10 GB storage. It runs PHP up to 8.5 and uses a custom MyKinsta dashboard rather than cPanel.

The platform leans toward developers and agencies: SSH access with WP-CLI v2 pre-installed and Git support, free expert-handled migrations, one free staging environment with push-to-live, and white-label and multi-client team features. Performance and security come from a free Cloudflare-powered CDN, free auto-renewing SSL, and a managed Cloudflare WAF with L3/4/7 DDoS protection on every plan.

Best for

Developers who want SSH, WP-CLI v2 pre-installed, and Git on every plan, managed through a custom MyKinsta dashboard instead of cPanel.
Agencies needing white-label WP admin, partner-program perks, and multi-client team management, with free staging and push-to-live for client work.
Sites that prioritize speed and global reach: Google Cloud Premium Tier across 27 data center locations with a free Cloudflare-powered CDN.
Teams that value managed security: a Cloudflare WAF with DDoS protection, free hack-fix and malware removal, and 24/7 expert chat support on all plans.
Buyers migrating an existing site who want a free, expert-handled migration and a 30-day money-back guarantee to evaluate the move.

Less ideal for

Budget single-site owners: the entry plan starts at $35/mo for one WordPress install and 10 GB storage, with no standard free trial.
Sites needing a persistent object cache out of the box: Redis is a paid add-on at $100/mo per site, not included.
Teams wanting hands-off maintenance: WordPress core is not auto-updated, and automatic plugin/theme updates cost an extra $3/site/mo.
Multisite projects on a tight budget: multisite is not supported on the entry plan and requires a higher Single 40GB / Single 65k tier or above.
Buyers who want bundled email: Kinsta includes no email hosting and instead points to Google Workspace or Microsoft 365.

Pricing

Starting Monthly Price (USD)

$35 · Single 20GB plan; $30/mo when billed annually ($350/yr)

Entry Plan WordPress Sites

1 sites · 1 WordPress install on the Single 20GB entry plan

Entry Plan Monthly Visits

Not tracked yet

Entry Plan Storage (GB)

10 GB · 10 GB disk; entry plan meters bandwidth (20 GB server bandwidth), not visits

Free Trial Length (Days)

0 days · No standard free trial; new accounts get a first-month-free promo and a 30-day money-back guarantee

Money-Back Guarantee (Days)

30 days · 30-day money-back guarantee (first-time customers; excludes one-time fees, overages, dedicated-server fees)

Performance & infrastructure

Underlying Cloud

Google Cloud · Google Cloud Platform, Premium Tier network

Datacenter Locations

27 · 27 Google Cloud data center locations available for site placement

Free CDN

Cloudflare-powered CDN + edge caching, free on all plans (125 GB CDN bandwidth on entry plan)

Web Server

NGINX · NGINX-based stack

Built-in Object Cache

Redis object cache is a paid add-on ($100/mo per site)

Latest PHP Version

8.5 · PHP 8.5 generally available (selectable in MyKinsta); 7.4 through 8.5 supported

Free SSL Certificate

Free Cloudflare/Let's Encrypt SSL, auto-provisioned and renewed; wildcard supported

WordPress management

Automatic WordPress Updates

Kinsta does not auto-update WordPress core; automatic plugin/theme updates are a paid add-on ($3/site/mo)

Staging Environments

One free standard staging environment on all plans, with push-to-live (selective file/DB push); premium staging is a paid add-on

Automatic Daily Backups

Automatic daily backups with one-click restore; 6-hour/hourly backups are paid add-ons

Backup Retention (Days)

14 days · 14 days of daily backups on the entry plan; higher tiers retain 30 days

Free Site Migration

Unlimited free expert-handled migrations on all plans

SSH & WP-CLI Access

SSH access on all plans; WP-CLI v2 pre-installed on every server. Git supported.

WordPress Multisite Support

Officially supported, but not on the entry plan: requires Single 40GB / Single 65k or higher

Support & security

Uptime SLA (%)

99.9% · 99.9% SLA-backed uptime guarantee (up to 99.99% on custom plans)

24/7 Support

24/7/365 human expert support via live chat on all plans

Malware Removal / Hack Fix

Free hack-fix / malware removal under the Security Pledge (excludes nulled plugins/themes)

WAF / DDoS Protection

Cloudflare-based managed WAF + L3/4/7 DDoS protection, free on all plans

Platform & integrations

Control Panel

custom · MyKinsta custom dashboard (no cPanel)

White-Label / Agency Features

White-label WP admin, agency partner program, MyKinsta multi-client/team management

Email Hosting Included

No email hosting; Kinsta recommends Google Workspace / Microsoft 365 and helps add MX records

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DreamHost

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