Flywheel vs. Wordpress.com

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
Wordpress.com
Score 7.5 out of 10
N/A
Wordpress.com is a Wordpress managed hosting service, featuring performant CPUs to process WordPress and WooCommerce-specific queries at speed, and a custom resource management system that automatically scales to over 100 PHP workers.
$40
per month (for Business tier features ideal for developers)
Pricing
FlywheelWordpress.com
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
No answers on this topic
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
FlywheelWordpress.com
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsDiscount available for annual pricing equal to about 2 months free.Discount available for annual pricing.
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
FlywheelWordpress.com
User Ratings
FlywheelWordpress.com
Likelihood to Recommend
10.0
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
FlywheelWordpress.com
Likelihood to Recommend
WP Engine
Flywheel is particularly well-suited for hands-on WordPress managed hosting. It's also perfect for developers who build site's locally on Local and then want an effortless way to import them into their managed hosting environment. Flywheel particularly excels in scenarios where a customer needs managed. WordPress hosting that handles daily backups and offers test and live environments for a reasonable price.
Read full review
Automattic
No answers on this topic
Pros
WP Engine
  • Customer Service
  • User Interface
  • User Experience
  • Creative Support
Read full review
Automattic
No answers on this topic
Cons
WP Engine
  • Flywheel is more expensive than many hosting companies
Read full review
Automattic
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
WP Engine
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.
Read full review
Automattic
No answers on this topic
Return on Investment
WP Engine
  • Fast/easy to create new sites with blueprints
  • Easy to work locally with Local
Read full review
Automattic
No answers on this topic
ScreenShots