Ivelina D.
ID
WordPress Web Designer ♦ Graphic Designer
Information Technology and Services
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
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Verified Current User
Review source: G2 invite
Incentivized Review

"The Best Managed WordPress Hosting Ever!"

What do you like best about WP Engine?

WP Engine is the best choice for hosting your WordPress website! They offer so many great tools for your website - from migrating, to automated backups, free SSL certificate, levels of security...support is 24/7, the staff is super knowledgeable and helpful, going above & beyond!

What do you dislike about WP Engine?

I like everything about this company! I have used them for about 3 1/2 years now, and it just keeps getting better!

Recommendations to others considering WP Engine:

If you have a WordPress website, don't even consider hosting it anywhere else but WP Engine. It is all well worth it! A few clients have had their websites compromised in the past, while using other hosting companies - it was a nightmare to deal with those issues. Ever since those clients switched to WP Engine, we can all relax and have a peace of mind because of the level of security and excellent support WP Engine provides!

What problems is WP Engine solving and how is that benefiting you?

Website backups, website security, managed WordPress, easy WordPress website migration, easy user portal navigation, chat available 24/7 for any issues, easy SSL certificate setup, excellent support

Verified User in Health, Wellness and Fitness
AH
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Validated Reviewer
Verified Current User
Review source: G2 invite
Incentivized Review

"Best web hosting for Wordpress Website"

What do you like best about WP Engine?

I love how easy and simple WP Engine is to use. They have so many useful tools that they offer like automatic backups and instant recovery from a backup that just makes this a must use web hosting client for people using wordpress sites. They also have a really solution for creating and testing changes on a staging site so you dont have to push major updates to your main site which could cause problems. They're servers and settings are optimized for Wordpress so you wont have any issues with that. They're online support is very helpful and fast.

What do you dislike about WP Engine?

The service is going to be a little pricier than your generic web hosting plans like godaddy but you'll have way less headaches than dealing with other hosts like that.

What problems is WP Engine solving and how is that benefiting you?

Having the staging site has been great for testing major site updates. I love the auto updates of the WordPress version for our sites and how it checks to make sure that the updates won't adversely affect your site.

Verified User in Retail
AR
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Validated Reviewer
Verified Current User
Review source: Seller invite
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"By far the greatest hosting by anybody I have ever used, especially for Wordpress!"

What do you like best about WP Engine?

I love everything about this service; everything from their lighting fast support, to the tools they offer for users of their service. First the support, if you ever have an issue, which I rarely do ( and most of the time I have a question about something I need to do) they are there within seconds to help you and or answer any question you might have. Second the tools, if you have ever worked with WordPress, you know how important it is to make backups of your websites. WP Engine has tools in place that will automatically backup your website multiple times. You can also initiate a backup. You can deploy your website into staging with the click of a button to test before you deploy. You get free SSL certs for every website, for FREE. It is the best money I have spent.

What do you dislike about WP Engine?

I have been using their service for the past year and a half and I have yet to find something I dislike about their service.

Recommendations to others considering WP Engine:

The money you will spend with WP Engine will be money well spent, everything from the automated backups, free SSL, and lighting fast reliable support, you can rest assure that your site is run at it best with no issues.

What problems is WP Engine solving and how is that benefiting you?

We solved the frequent and sluggish performance we were experiencing with other hosting providers. WP Engine offers superior hosting for WordPress and it is lighting fast and secure..

Hannah W.
HW
Marketing & Design Consultant
Marketing and Advertising
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Validated Reviewer
Verified Current User
Review source: G2 invite
Incentivized Review

"The best WordPress host"

What do you like best about WP Engine?

After many years of trying a variety of hosts for WordPress sites (and a lot of problems), I am relieved to have found WP Engine. It is dead simple to use and ideal for anyone hosting WordPress websites.

Not only is the speed amazing, but they specialize in Wordpress, eliminating a lot of common problems when setting up installations. Oh, and the support is quick to respond and highly skilled/technical. I've spoken to support I believe two times total, and every time they were quick to respond and very knowledgeable.

What do you dislike about WP Engine?

It's not the most frugal of solutions, but it's not crazy either. Let's just say I have tried many hosts, and with WP Engine, you get what you pay for. The reward is high-quality dedicated hosting and superb support.

Recommendations to others considering WP Engine:

If you want a specialized WordPress host, these guys have a good reputation for a reason. You get what you pay for, and you can always expect quality.

What problems is WP Engine solving and how is that benefiting you?

WP Engine makes WordPress sites lightning fast. The regular backups are nice, and I never run into any issues with installation or plugins.

Raymond S.
RS
Consultant, Project Manager
Internet
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Validated Reviewer
Verified Current User
Review source: Organic

"WP Engine is hands-down the best place to host a WordPress site"

What do you like best about WP Engine?

WP Engine's managed hosting environment is by far the best way to host a WordPress site. We build and manage many websites for a wide variety of clients. When a particular client or website demands the best possible performance and security, we put them on WP Engine. Besides unmatched site performance, WP Engine's host of features makes our work as designers, developers, and webmasters very easy. We love and make frequent use of their git push, free SSL certificates, htaccess site security, domain management, and more, all of which is very easy to use through their online portal. These tools are a key part of our workflow. And on top of all of this, their customer service is phenomenal. They answer quickly and their support representatives are very knowledgable, even about highly technical topics. In the rare case they do not know something, they quickly get a technician involved. The few issues that we have had have been resolved quickly and easily. WP Engine offers enterprise-grade performance and service at incredibly reasonable and accessible prices. We love WP Engine!

What do you dislike about WP Engine?

We really have nothing negative to say about WP Engine. If I had to come up with something, I would say that sometimes their list of disallowed plugins prevents us from using plugins we would like to use, however overall we agree with their list of disallowed plugins and it really helps prevent reckless WordPress configurations.

Recommendations to others considering WP Engine:

If you are having performance issues with a Wordpress site, WP Engine will take all the headache out of site optimization and solve many of your problems instantly.

What problems is WP Engine solving and how is that benefiting you?

WP Engine helps us solve a variety of business problems for our even wider variety of clients. Usually the key reason for migrating a client's site to WP Engine is site performance: A WP Engine site is blazingly fast. Our clients (and us) also love the security and daily backups. And their other tools and features make our development workflow seamless and efficient (the git push is great!).

Chris L.
CL
E-Commerce Manager
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Validated Reviewer
Review source: G2 invite
Incentivized Review

"Seems expensive, but well worth the money"

What do you like best about WP Engine?

Where to begin? WP Engine is the most robust and performing hosting available for WordPress sites, bar none. With WP Engine you'll never have to worry about caching again, you'll never have to worry about backups again, you'll never have to worry about setting up a dev/test site again, you'll have the easiest time setting up SSL, and it'll be free, you'll never have to worry about infected plugins again, and you'll run your site with less plugins than you used to. Turning on CDN is as easy as clicking on a checkmark. Creating a duplicate of your site is as easy as pressing a button and waiting a minute or so. Their support services and live chat are super fast and reliable, and they are open about what's going on. You can definitely host for less at other places, but you'll save so much time using WP Engine, and when you add up all the stuff it comes with out of the box you'll quickly realize that you're actually saving money as well.

What do you dislike about WP Engine?

The high price seems like a barrier at first, so I dislike having to convince clients to pay $30 a month for hosting, but what you get out of it is 100% quality.

Recommendations to others considering WP Engine:

Don't hesitate/balk at the price, it's totally worth it.

What problems is WP Engine solving and how is that benefiting you?

Ultra reliable hosting, ultra-high performance WordPress sites, easy backups and restores, easy management of multiple WordPress sites, automatic plugin, version and security updates. Easy CDN implementation. Benefits have been a 80% performance boost for most of my sites, a bump in pagerank, and an ease of managing multiple WP sites.

Kyle M.
KM
Senior Director of Ecommerce
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Validated Reviewer
Verified Current User
Review source: Organic

"Extremely Reliable and Useful Wordpress Hosting"

What do you like best about WP Engine?

I like that this is not a hosting platform that is difficult to use like GoDaddy or Network Solutions. The UI is great. There's a plugin for Wordpress that helps facilitate moving between a development domain and your live domain. Its portal is also easily accessible from your Wordpress install so you can do things like enable SSL, set up redirect rules, establish a staging environment and more. SSL comes with all packages and is easy to enable.

What do you dislike about WP Engine?

To write redirect rules, you have to use RegEx language, which can be tedious, but there's documentation to support it.

Recommendations to others considering WP Engine:

As long as you're using Wordpress as your CMS, this is the only option you should consider for web hosting. Know the difference between DNS hosting and web hosting before getting started with choosing a provider. Consult support and the sales team at WP Engine, they're really helpful.

What problems is WP Engine solving and how is that benefiting you?

We've been able to migrate our customers off of hard to use/risky platforms and move them to WPEngine easily. We solve 404 errors quickly, fix long server load times from hosts like GoDaddy, and help minimize the amount of user errors on web development by utilize the staging environment that is easy to setup. It's also very easy to stand up an old version of your site on a development domain.

Verified User in Design
AD
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Validated Reviewer
Verified Current User
Review source: G2 invite
Incentivized Review

"WP Engine is best in class WordPress Hosting"

What do you like best about WP Engine?

WP Engine is a fantastic managed hosting platform for WordPress. We have used them to scale our business with the headaches of upgrading hardware and software because they take care of it for you. Wp Engine continues to innovate with Staging, Development and Production sites rolled into every site you have on your account with them.

What do you dislike about WP Engine?

This is hard to say. W Engine has really come through with excellent features and incredible support. Honestly there is nothing to dislike!

Recommendations to others considering WP Engine:

We recommend WP Engine to everyone and have used it forever. If you need CPanel or server controls they might not be right for you. It is managed hosting so they take care of this which is a relief for our company. You won't be disappointed with less work!

What problems is WP Engine solving and how is that benefiting you?

Ability to scale sites quickly without worry about hardware or server issues. This truly is a platform you can grow with. WP Engine allows us to free up website maintenance time with their simple daily backups, custom control panel and great support.

Kevin G.
KG
Owner
Information Technology and Services
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Validated Reviewer
Verified Current User
Review source: G2 invite
Incentivized Review

"WPEngine for WordPress Hosting Hits the Sweet Spot"

What do you like best about WP Engine?

There is a lot to like about WPEngine, but I think their support team is the best. They are friendly, knowledgeable, quick, and thorough. They take the time to help but also to make sure I understand the technical aspects of the issue at hand. Their security is top notch, too. In the years we've been hosting with them, we've never had any hacks, breaches, or any security issues.

What do you dislike about WP Engine?

There really isn't much of anything to dislike. I do wish they had some better entry-level pricing options, but other than that, I can't complain about the quality of service.

Recommendations to others considering WP Engine:

This space is pretty crowded. There are good options from Flywheel, Pagely, Kinsta, and others. WPEngine sits at the intersection of good pricing with good features, making it a great value when compared with the others.

What problems is WP Engine solving and how is that benefiting you?

WPEngine keeps me from worrying about the security of my website. Their support staff keeps me from spending unnecessary time troubleshooting issues. Website uptime is exceptional.

ZB
Producer
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Validated Reviewer
Review source: G2 invite on behalf of seller
Incentivized Review

"A fast and intuitive platform for WordPress websites"

What do you like best about WP Engine?

Our WordPress installs run extremely quick and smooth on WP Engine servers. The user interface is easy to use and we can get set up in less than an hour. The pricing is quite reasonable and not much more than we'd expect to pay on standard web hosting servers that aren't optimized for WordPress. We get great data on visitor activity in our account.

What do you dislike about WP Engine?

WP Engine is such a straightforward and simple service that doesn't often require frequent maintenance, so it's hard to point out anything I really dislike. It might be complicated for people that aren't familiar with WordPress though.

Recommendations to others considering WP Engine:

You should strongly consider WP Engine for your WordPress website(s). It might be hard for some to tell the difference in performance, but the difference is definitely there and it's actually often substantial.

What problems is WP Engine solving and how is that benefiting you?

We're able to run our WordPress websites very quickly in a server that's optimized for this particular CMS. We have more stable pages and few issues with malware. We can host pages for a variety of marketing applications and know that they will load reliably.