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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Kinsta

    Score9.6 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    Kinsta offers WordPress hosting with daily backups, Cloudflare integration, and 24/7 human-only support available in 10 languages. Boasting users among more than 120,000 businesses in over 128 countries, Kinsta helps to keep sites running smoothly wherever they're accessed and is SOC 2 audited and ISO 27001 certified to meet rigorous standards for security and data protection.

    $35

    per month single site hosting

    WordPress VIP

    Score7.5 out of 10
    Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
    Wordpress VIP, from a team at Automattic, is enterprise WordPress hosting with customer or digital experience features for enterprises.N/A
    Pricing
    KinstaWordPress VIP
    Editions & Modules
    For single sites
    $35
    per month Single 20GB (or 35k visits)
    For multiple sites
    $70
    per month 2 WP installs and 40GB server (or 70k visits)
    For agencies
    $340
    per month
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    KinstaWordPress VIP
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsDiscount available for annual billing.—
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    Features
    KinstaWordPress VIP
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Kinsta and WordPress VIP
    Feature
    Kinsta
    -
    Ratings
    WordPress VIP
    7.3
    2 Ratings
    12% below category average
    Role-based user permissions00 Ratings7.32 Ratings
    Platform & Infrastructure
    Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Kinsta and WordPress VIP
    Feature
    Kinsta
    -
    Ratings
    WordPress VIP
    7.3
    2 Ratings
    7% below category average
    API00 Ratings9.12 Ratings
    Internationalization / multi-language00 Ratings5.52 Ratings
    Web Content Creation
    Comparison of Web Content Creation features of Kinsta and WordPress VIP
    Feature
    Kinsta
    -
    Ratings
    WordPress VIP
    8.2
    2 Ratings
    4% above category average
    WYSIWYG editor00 Ratings9.11 Ratings
    Code quality / cleanliness00 Ratings7.32 Ratings
    Admin section00 Ratings8.22 Ratings
    Page templates00 Ratings8.21 Ratings
    Mobile optimization / responsive design00 Ratings9.11 Ratings
    Publishing workflow00 Ratings7.32 Ratings
    Web Content Management
    Comparison of Web Content Management features of Kinsta and WordPress VIP
    Feature
    Kinsta
    -
    Ratings
    WordPress VIP
    8.0
    2 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Content taxonomy00 Ratings7.31 Ratings
    SEO support00 Ratings7.31 Ratings
    Bulk management00 Ratings7.32 Ratings
    Availability / breadth of extensions00 Ratings9.11 Ratings
    Community / comment management00 Ratings9.12 Ratings
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    Score9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    KinstaWordPress VIP
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.8
    (16 ratings)
    7.2
    (22 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Availability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    8.4
    (21 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Configurability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    KinstaWordPress VIP
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Kinsta
    I currently haven't found any scenarios whereby Kinsta is not well suited. Kinsta is suited to a variety of WordPress websites from business brochures to eCommerce. Kinsta's support is second to none, so if you lack technical knowledge, this is a great host to be with, especially if you need Managed WordPress hosting.
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    Automattic
    WordPress VIP really changed the game when it comes to WordPress CMS and Content Management. A one-stop shop for all our client's business needs. We are focusing on Content Management instead of technicalities. The big advantage is the security features covering all recent vulnerabilities that any WordPress developer/user wastes lots of precious time fixing/updating. Performance-wise, WordPress VIP is definitely up there. We’ve been doing lots of optimization work over the last few years. Every client wants to score 100. With WordPress VIP we decreased the time spent on optimization significantly and now feel confident with taking more performance optimisation work than we did before. Lastly, maybe the most important for every business is the support quality. WordPress VIP runs a superb support team with phenomenal knowledge and expertise. Quick to respond and solves issues here and now. It is definitely recommended.
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    Pros
    Kinsta
    • Developer friendly; WP-CLI; SSH access
    • Amazing support - I never have to wait more than a minute or two to get a response!
    • Kinsta is also willing to troubleshoot issues that are not their own. They don't just say "It's not our problem" without helping to debug the issue.
    Incentivized
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    Automattic
    • Keeps us informed of upcoming releases/patches associated with the Wordpress Platform.
    • Introduces us to products/companies/Wordpress plugins as necessary when new business needs arise.
    • Amy and Allie are excellent at managing the relationship; speaking with them on our monthly calls is a pleasure.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Kinsta
    • No email solution provide resulting in having to find some other solution
    • Some clients find the price point difficult
    • Some clients find the lack of phone support difficult (although we find their online support great)
    Incentivized
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    Automattic
    • Too many different dashboard formats
    • Everything should have the same look and feel.
    • The admin portal looks different than the user content portal
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Kinsta
    This is an extremely solid hosting product that I have yet to find clients who use it disappointed. I have had clients move from other competitors several times in search of something more reliable and scalable but not after they moved to Kinsta.
    Incentivized
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    Automattic
    It's true enterprise ready hosting framework providing unparalleled hosting infrastructure for WordPress. Where an organisation has high load needs, but with stability and scale VIP delivers. It provides complete peace of mind that the hosting, security and scalability are taken care of and organisations can focus on developing out their website strategies
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    Kinsta
    Their dashboard is really well layed out and simple to use for most users. I also really appreciate the fact that our clients are able to collaborate with us by granting us access. Their site migration tool is straightforward and painless to use as well!
    Incentivized
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    Automattic
    There is documentation for everything you might need.
    Incentivized
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    Reliability and Availability
    Kinsta
    We never had any major downtimes with our service, and I believe that's because it's based in a cloud-based network so therefore our system is being shared amongst multiple points.
    Incentivized
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    Automattic
    No answers on this topic
    Performance
    Kinsta
    As mentioned before the performance was amazing and pages were loading quickly. They also provide other tools to help you improve further.
    Incentivized
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    Automattic
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    Kinsta
    They are quick to respond, very knowledgeable and I don't have to be escalated to get my problems resolved quickly. They have an efficient chat system that allows for support requests to be handled quickly and easily picked up by another specialist if the need arises. They are always there when I need them.
    Incentivized
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    Automattic
    The people who work for WordPress VIP clearly are passionate about representing the organisation. Therefore when support is required, they do go above and beyond what you may expect in terms of overall support. They take security very seriously, and due to the nature of VIP, it's rarely a concern for the end-user, if at all.
    Incentivized
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    Implementation Rating
    Kinsta
    Not really it's a really easy to use system and straightforward!
    Incentivized
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    Automattic
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    Kinsta
    GoDaddy is the one that drove me nuts. Downtime, poor performance, abysmal customer service. I switched to Kinsta because they looked like they’d do right everything GoDaddy did wrong (and they have). Hostinger is a company whose services I still use and am pleased with them. Their shared WordPress hosting is a good value and where I put experimental sites and low-traffic things that don’t justify the purchase of better hosting at this time. They also provide good email hosting and customer service has been good. My second-favorite service provider.
    Incentivized
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    Automattic
    Our team manages 4 different brands' websites and before WordPress VIP we were using multiple different hosts including DreamHost and AWS. These were convoluted and didn't offer the enterprise features for our organization that WP VIP was capable of. We also considered Pantheon, but they were not Wordpress-centric enough for the direction we were going.
    Incentivized
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    Scalability
    Kinsta
    We worked with clients who have major surges of visitor hits on a Buddhist website, and Kinsta was definitely up to the job. They were able to handle this and still provide excellent performance. As well, it was easy to track down other barriers for Google Ratings using their system to further improve the performance of these clients.
    Incentivized
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    Automattic
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    Kinsta
    • Our website was up and running in less than a day
    • Despite not doing a huge advertising drive yet (we're still not ready at the moment), we've noticed a steady increase of organic visitors to the site, at least by 30%, which still isn't a lot in overall numbers at the moment, but that is expected
    • Cost is higher, so we've had to separate a budget just for Kinsta
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    Automattic
    • Working as a WordPress VIP gold partner has helped our business grow from 12 staff to 28 staff in 2 years. They have brought many projects to the table that are always the right ones for us and they really understand our goals as a business.
    Incentivized
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    Kinsta Screenshots

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