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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (84.5% of reviews)
Small-Business (77.0% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $2.50 Per Month
Starting at $25.00 Per Month
Vultr
Star Rating
(283)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (84.5% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $2.50 Per Month
Browse all 9 pricing plansWP Engine
Star Rating
(311)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (77.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $25.00 Per Month
Browse all 5 pricing plansVultr vs WP Engine
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found them equally easy to use and set up. However, reviewers preferred the ease of administration and doing business with WP Engine overall.
- Reviewers felt that WP Engine meets the needs of their business better than Vultr.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that WP Engine is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of WP Engine over Vultr.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Vultr
Cloud Compute
Starting at $2.50
Per Month
Easy-to-use, affordable VMs for many common workloads.
- Deploy around the globe in seconds
- On-demand scaling
- Perfect for many personal and business apps
WP Engine
Startup
Starting at $25.00
Per Month
For small websites & blogs
- 1 Site
- 25k Visits/MO
- 10GB Local Storage
Free Trial
Vultr
No trial information availableWP Engine
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.8
225
9.1
250
Ease of Use
9.1
231
9.1
250
Ease of Setup
9.1
154
9.1
195
Ease of Admin
8.9
145
9.2
188
Quality of Support
8.2
202
9.2
247
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.6
143
9.2
186
Product Direction (% positive)
8.2
230
8.5
236
Features by Category
Security
Not enough data
8.9
25
Not enough data
9.2
22
Not enough data
9.3
23
Site Management
Not enough data
9.0
21
Not enough data
8.8
20
Not enough data
9.2
23
Site Design
Not enough data
7.7
18
Not enough data
8.3
21
Performance Reports
Not enough data
8.6
21
Not enough data
8.1
18
Publishing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Development
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analytics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Headless CMS
Not enough data
Not enough data
Infrastructure Provision
9.0
50
Not enough data
8.8
42
Not enough data
8.6
39
Not enough data
8.4
41
Not enough data
8.6
41
Not enough data
9.3
48
Not enough data
8.3
38
Not enough data
8.8
42
Not enough data
Management
8.9
49
Not enough data
8.9
47
Not enough data
8.8
44
Not enough data
Functionality
8.3
45
Not enough data
Performance
9.1
44
Not enough data
8.7
40
Not enough data
8.7
41
Not enough data
Functionality
8.9
41
Not enough data
8.8
39
Not enough data
8.6
41
Not enough data
8.6
43
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Server Virtualization
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Performance
Not enough data
8.6
43
Not enough data
9.1
47
Not enough data
9.1
49
Not enough data
8.8
49
Not enough data
8.4
45
Security
Not enough data
9.4
49
Not enough data
9.1
46
Not enough data
8.4
44
Not enough data
8.6
41
Free Resources
Not enough data
7.2
34
Not enough data
8.2
37
Not enough data
9.3
48
Performance - Cloud Web Hosting
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.0
5
Support - Cloud Web Hosting
Not enough data
7.3
5
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
7.7
5
Security - Cloud Web Hosting
Not enough data
7.7
5
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Virtual Private Servers (VPS)
8.3
6
Not enough data
8.6
6
Not enough data
8.9
6
Not enough data
Hosting Management
8.4
158
Not enough data
8.6
160
Not enough data
7.5
118
Not enough data
8.4
135
Not enough data
8.3
111
Not enough data
8.6
117
Not enough data
8.4
112
Not enough data
8.7
127
Not enough data
8.7
128
Not enough data
8.7
139
Not enough data
Configuration
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.3
20
Not enough data
8.1
19
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.4
20
Not enough data
Database Administration
8.3
21
Not enough data
8.2
19
Not enough data
8.1
19
Not enough data
Availability
8.7
21
Not enough data
8.5
21
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Security
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.4
17
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Data Management
7.9
17
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Vultr and WP Engine share no categories
Unique Categories
Vultr is categorized as Database as a Service (DBaaS), VPS Hosting Platforms, Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), and Server Virtualization
WP Engine is categorized as WordPress Hosting, WordPress Management Tools, Headless CMS, Managed Hosting, and Cloud Web Hosting
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Vultr
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
WP Engine
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Computer Software
22.3%
Information Technology and Services
17.0%
Marketing and Advertising
7.2%
Computer & Network Security
5.7%
Telecommunications
4.2%
Other
43.6%
Marketing and Advertising
27.7%
Information Technology and Services
11.8%
Computer Software
8.4%
Internet
7.4%
Design
4.4%
Other
40.2%
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Discussions
Is Vultr any good?
4 Comments
AJ
I have been using them for couple years, i would highly recommend them.Read more
Hosting Other Websites
2 Comments
CA
Currently they are only hosting Wordpress sites, its their specialty .Read more
Is WP Engine free?
1 Comment
JI
No, WPEngine is a premium managed WordPress hosting provider and all plans are paid plans. (You may be able to arrange a limited free trial, but this won't...Read more
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