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Flywheel vs. GreenGeeks

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Flywheel
Score 10.0 out of 10
N/A
Flywheel is a managed Wordpress hosting specialist supported by WP Engine, boasting creative and design agency tools, plugins, and white label services for designers who choose Flywheel as their hosting provider.
$15
per month 1 site
GreenGeeks
Score 1.0 out of 10
N/A
GreenGeeks is a green energy web hosting provider putting back into the grid through wind energy that we consume. The company offers Shared, Reseller, VPS and Dedicated Server packages for those just starting out all the way up to the professionals.
$2.95
per month
Pricing
FlywheelGreenGeeks
Editions & Modules
Tiny
$15.00
per month 1 site
Starter
$30.00
per month 1 site
Freelance
$115.00
per month up to 10 sites
Agency
$290.00
per month up to 30 sites
Custom
Contact sales team
Lite/WordPress
$2.95
per month
Pro Web /WordPress
$5.95
per month
Premium/WordPress
$10.95
per month
RH-25
$19.95
per month
RH-50
$25.95
per month
RH-80
$34.95
per month
VPS 2GB
$39.95
per month
VPS 4GB
$59.95
per month
VPS 8GB
$109.95
per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
FlywheelGreenGeeks
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsDiscount available for annual pricing equal to about 2 months free.—
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
FlywheelGreenGeeks
Considered Both Products
Flywheel
Jennifer Blair | TrustRadius Reviewer
Jennifer Blair
Creative Director and Owner
Chose Flywheel
Compared to WP Engine and Pantheon, Flywheel offers the most affordable and easy-to-use managed hosting platform for WordPress websites. I actually prefer Flywheel's UI a bit more to WP Engine's. Media Temple simply doesn't offer an affordable hosting option that particularly …
Chose Flywheel
I select Flywheel to host my site and my clients' sites because of how fast and reliable the service is. The tools are incredible and their local site program, Local, is head and shoulders above the competition. I tried Kinsta's program, but it felt slow and old compared to …
GreenGeeks
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose GreenGeeks
From a technical perspective, all shared server vendors are comparable.

Bluehost has terrible customer support.
Best Alternatives
FlywheelGreenGeeks
Small Businesses
SiteGround
SiteGround
Score 8.8 out of 10
Flywheel
Flywheel
Score 10.0 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
WP Engine
WP Engine
Score 7.2 out of 10
WP Engine
WP Engine
Score 7.2 out of 10
Enterprises
Pantheon
Pantheon
Score 9.9 out of 10
Pantheon
Pantheon
Score 9.9 out of 10
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User Ratings
FlywheelGreenGeeks
Likelihood to Recommend
10.0
(0 ratings)
1.0
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
FlywheelGreenGeeks
Likelihood to Recommend
Flywheel is amazing for hosting Wordpress sites - that's all they do, and they do it well. Their setup is fast, secure, and easy to use. And their customer support is second to none. An amazing company to work with. We're happy to be customers.
Jonathan Teixeira | TrustRadius Reviewer
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If you are looking for a shared hosting service, Green Geeks pricing is comparable to most vendors. T2 tech support is generally knowledgeable, T1 is responsive via chat, but often is not able to resolve issues (other than KB questions). Load balancing on a shared server is difficult for all vendors, since individual website usage is hard to predict. Vendors have different ways of dealing with this - some simply do not guarantee resource limits (e.g. available memory, PHP threads, etc). Green Geeks does provide resource limits as part of their contracts, but they frequently downgrade those limits, presumably to address overloaded servers. BUT BE AWARE - I believe GreenGeeks uses unethical practices when a customer wants to cancel. It is my personal experience that they make it extremely difficult / impossible to cancel a contract. I feel the process is not transparent and they will ignore emails directing them to cancel. In my experience, they will then proceed to charge customers for a renewed contract. I believe multiple customers have reported this problem.
Verified User
Anonymous
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Pros
  • Seamless integration with Local
  • Easy-to-use dev, test, and live environments
  • Affordable price tiers for smaller agencies
  • Daily backups
  • Customized WordPress hosting support
  • Clean, easy-to-use UI
Jennifer Blair | TrustRadius Reviewer
Jennifer Blair
Creative Director and Owner
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  • T1 support generally responds w/i 15-30 minutes
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Anonymous
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Cons
  • I'd like to see some more tools (flush cache, etc) available from inside the WP admin area
Jonathan Teixeira | TrustRadius Reviewer
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  • In my personal experience, the billing department uses unethical practices when customers cancel subs.
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Anonymous
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Alternatives Considered
Compared to WP Engine and Pantheon, Flywheel offers the most affordable and easy-to-use managed hosting platform for WordPress websites. I actually prefer Flywheel's UI a bit more to WP Engine's. Media Temple simply doesn't offer an affordable hosting option that particularly caters to WordPress websites. Flywheel has become my favorite among managed hosting platforms that are targeted on servicing WordPress developers.
Jennifer Blair | TrustRadius Reviewer
Jennifer Blair
Creative Director and Owner
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From a technical perspective, all shared server vendors are comparable. Bluehost has terrible customer support. A2 is more expensive, but has more personalized support.
Verified User
Anonymous
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Return on Investment
  • Moving sites to Flywheel has improved page loading speeds
  • Using Flywheel for hosting saves us hours every month in terms of routine maintenance on WordPress sites
Duncan McMillan | TrustRadius Reviewer
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  • Throttling servers impacted website availability.
Verified User
Anonymous
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