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WP Engine
Premium WordPress Hosting Solutions
4.6
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WP Engine Reviews & Product Details

WP Engine Overview
What is WP Engine?

WP Engine is the go-to name for hassle-free, WordPress hosting. It provides companies across different platforms the flexibility, agility, and intelligence to drive their businesses forward. Offering multiple integrations, it supports organizational growth and scalability and is trusted by over 120,000 users across 150 countries around the world. It also offers premium managed hosting services at accessible price points.

Company WP Engine, Inc.
Year founded 2010
Company size 501-1000 employees
Headquarters Austin, Texas, United States
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WP Engine Product Details
Capabilities
API
CLI
Segment
Small Business
Mid Market
Enterprise
Deployment Cloud / SaaS / Web-Based
Support 24/7 (Live rep), Chat, Email/Help Desk, FAQs/Forum, Knowledge Base, Phone Support
Training Documentation
Languages English
WP Engine Pros and Cons
Pros
  • Impressive page speeds
  • Extensive support–reliable phone support and access to tutorials and how-tos
  • Great backup and version control features
  • Easy to use team mamangement tools
Cons
  • LImited to WordPress users
  • Has visitor limits
WP Engine Features
Backup and Restore
Bandwidth Allocation
CDN Integration
CMS Integration
Caching Options
Control Panel Integration
Cron Job Scheduling
Custom Error Pages
Customer Support
DNS Management
Data Center Locations
Database Support
Developer Tools
Domain Registration
E-commerce Capabilities
Email Hosting
FTP Access
Multi-domain Hosting
Resource Monitoring
SSH Access
SSL Certificates
Scalability Options
Security Features
Server Configuration Options
Site Migration Assistance
Staging Environment
Storage Space
Subdomain Management
Uptime Guarantee
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Last updated: December 11, 2024
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283 WP Engine Reviews
4.6 out of 5
Mid Market (51-1000 emp.)
Apr 25, 2023
 Source
Overall Rating:
4.0
RS
Rachel S.
Founder
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"Great web hosting platform"
What do you like best about WP Engine?

I love how reliable and secure the platform is.

What do you dislike about WP Engine?

I honestly don't have anything negative to say.

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

We need a strong platform to host our WordPress websites and WP Engine is a reliable and well-trusted platform to do so.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Mar 27, 2023
 Source
Overall Rating:
4.0
Steve H. avatar
Steve H.
Senior Software Engineer
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"WP Engine is a solid dedicated WordPress hosting provider."
What do you like best about WP Engine?

WP Engine offers the best hand-off management solution for WordPress developers in the niche-hosting market. They make my life easier.

What do you dislike about WP Engine?

I've never been thrilled with the cost and I wish I could host up to 3 sites under the smallest pricing plan. Also, I think they count bot traffic toward the upper limit.

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

Resource optimization, plugin management, and detailed technical support.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Feb 02, 2023
 Source
Overall Rating:
4.0
JD
Julie D.
Marketing Manager
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"Wordpress review"
What do you like best about WP Engine?

The scoring of the page -- SEO, readability, etc

What do you dislike about WP Engine?

It'd be nice if it were a bit more user friendly.

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

My companies website - it provides information for the companies services + offerings

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Jan 26, 2023
 Source
Overall Rating:
4.0
KC
Kylie C.
Production & Digital Communications Administrator
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"WP Engine for the Win!"
What do you like best about WP Engine?

WP Engine makes novice web builders like me feel confident about managing a company website. Super user-friendly and easy to navigate - no headaches included! Highly recommend!

What do you dislike about WP Engine?

The only downside we have found using WP Engine is the number of updates needed to keep our plug-ins and site running smoothly. They are easy to update but annoying to remember to check regularly.

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

Our company did not want to hire a full-time website developer, and WP Engine made that possible! Someone with limited previous web knowledge is more than capable of regular upkeep - fancy web developer is only needed for major re-designs and large projects.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Jan 26, 2023
 Source
Overall Rating:
4.0
CS
C S.
Project Manager
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"Solid Web Hosting Paired with Excellent Customer Service"
What do you like best about WP Engine?

We host all of our client's websites with WP Engine. It's quick and easy to set up a WordPress development environment, and managing it after launch is a breeze. WP Engine's excellent 24/7 customer service has yet to leave us hanging.

What do you dislike about WP Engine?

For newcomers, the leap in subscription pricing may be a bit much for some. There are definitely cheaper hosting options out there, minus the suite of WP Engine's robust features. The dashboard navigation takes a second to get acquainted with.

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

Having automated backups on all of your sites is a lifesaver. Utilizing WP Engine's one-click restore to a previous environment has saved us many times. It's good to feel safe when you have reliable hosting and support with WP Engine.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Jan 26, 2023
 Source
Overall Rating:
4.0
JK
Jessica K.
Marketing Coordinator
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"Pretty easy to use"
What do you like best about WP Engine?

WP Engine is one of my preferred hosts I use. I recommend it to clients and work on client accounts as a delegate user. Support is great, and the features make sense.

What do you dislike about WP Engine?

The user interface feels slightly unintuitive to me, but that's probably because I'm bouncing between hosts often throughout the day.

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

Good, high quality hosting for my clients

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Jan 26, 2023
 Source
Overall Rating:
4.0
Jordan M. avatar
Jordan M.
Executor
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"Better Than Other Hosting Companies"
What do you like best about WP Engine?

WP Engine has a very easy user interface, and the support staff is quite knowledgable when it comes to issues that arise. With any problem I've ever had arise, the support has responded quickly and efficiently and found a solution each and every time.

What do you dislike about WP Engine?

There are a couple of downsides to WP Engine hosting. It can be a bit expensive, and the limits on the amount of traffic for your website(s) are a bit ridiculous. Also, you get thrown around quite a bit with "personalized" account reps. I feel like I've had 4 or 5 different account reps contact me over the last 18 months.

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

The only thing that people need from a website host is reliable uptime, good speed, and the ability to quickly fix issues when problems arise. WP Engine checks all of those boxes.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Jun 30, 2022
 Source
Overall Rating:
4.0
Seth P. avatar
Seth P.
Web & Media Developer
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"WP Engine has great features and amazing customer support"
What do you like best about WP Engine?

What don't I like? First, migrating sites to WP Engine could not be easier. Managing my sites is so easy. Backing up and restoring my site is easy. Setting up SSL is easy. All of these things are so much harder on all other web hosting platforms I have worked with.

What do you dislike about WP Engine?

I would like to see more tiers for accounts. jumping from 1 site for $30 to 10 sites for $100 is big, it would be good to see something in-between. It would also be nice to add more storage to your account without going to the next tier.

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

I am reducing the time I need to manage my Wordpress installs greatly with WP Engine. What takes me a minute or two with WP Engine would have taken me up towards an hour or sometimes more with the other hosting platforms I have used.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Mar 07, 2022
 Source
Overall Rating:
4.0
MP
Malang P.
Word Press Developer
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"Best hosting platform for performance of WordPress website"
What do you like best about WP Engine?

If we are not starting from scratch with WP Engine, we have an option to migrate our website completely from another hosting provider to WP Engine. And this migration process is very easy and automatic. We can get here many security features such as when there is a plugin which can harm the site it notifies us.

What do you dislike about WP Engine?

WP Engine is very costly as we can get cheaper hosting providers in the market of the same or less cost with exact specifications. So, I think they should have to work on their pricing structure.

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

Earlier, we have used WP Engine for hosting our WordPress website. But then we switched as it was way too costly than other platforms. Apart from cost, it has the best performance for hosting of any WordPress website.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Oct 28, 2021
 Source
Overall Rating:
4.0
Adam B. avatar
Adam B.
Sr. Public And Government Relations Specialist
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"Solid Hosting Option for WordPress"
What do you like best about WP Engine?

WP Engine offers a reliable hosting platform with excellent customer service. It's easy to connect with support by chat and their staff is both friendly and helpful. The website management dashboard is easily navigable and it's fairly easy to find everything you need to manage your various websites. We have 11 sites currently set up on WP Engine and we've been very satisfied with its performance.

What do you dislike about WP Engine?

Not much. We're very satisfied with the product and service so far. You will pay more than you would for some of their competitors, but the value they provide is worth it to us.

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

We have 11 websites set up on WP Engine and it has been a great resource. It helps us keep our WordPress sites up-to-date and provides a secure, reliable backup for all of our websites.

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
Apr 27, 2021
 Source
Overall Rating:
4.0
Nancy O. avatar
Nancy O.
Sr. Web Manager
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"Reliable, fast, and helpful"
What do you like best about WP Engine?

I love that whenever I have a question, no matter how small (or big), I can chat with WP Engine support and get help instantly. I never feel like a noob, or that they judge me for not knowing something. They're proactive, helpful, and good to work with.

What do you dislike about WP Engine?

There is nothing I don't like about these guys. They're super friendly and helpful, so I have nothing to complain about.

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

My website is fast, and I'm confident that it's secure with WP Engine. It's fantastic not to have to think about it.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Apr 13, 2021
 Source
Overall Rating:
4.0
Mike I. avatar
Mike I.
Chief Information Officer
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"Solid hosting environment from Wordpress experts"
What do you like best about WP Engine?

WPE shows a commitment to improvement of their platform on a regular basis. Whether through improvments to their portal or the introduction of tools like the Atlas headless CMS, they don't rest on their laurels.

What do you dislike about WP Engine?

Their support desk used to use an industry standard tool which was replaced with their own application. I preferred the legacy tool due to familiarity and user experience.

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

The ease of updating the wordpress core as well as php make staying up to date a low risk proposition. Restore points and the ability to download a snapshot make it easy to roll back if necessary.

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
Dec 05, 2020
 Source
Overall Rating:
4.0
KS
Karthick S.
Founder
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"Best WordPress hosting providers"
What do you like best about WP Engine?

On time support to resolve live site issues

What do you dislike about WP Engine?

We don't have fully control for the servers

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

All WP technical problem solved with WP-ENGINE team and it's a fastest solution for WP sites.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Jun 23, 2020
 Source
Overall Rating:
4.0
David S. L. avatar
David S. L.
Development Manager
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"Robust solution for managing WordPress sites."
What do you like best about WP Engine?

Customer service is phenomenal. Functionality is broad but can be confusing at times. The customer service team is responsive and makes things very clear.

What do you dislike about WP Engine?

Sometimes functionality is confusing/complicated. If you know what you're doing, this allows you tons of control over your site.

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

We are solving website management issues with WP Engine, particularly rebuilding and hosing issues.

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
Dec 12, 2019
 Source
Overall Rating:
4.0
Jesús T. avatar
Jesús T.
Product Marketing
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"WP Engine the tool that works hand in hand with WordPress"
What do you like best about WP Engine?

I am very pleased that the technical support is 24 hours a day attentive to the requests presented by users, and at the same time to guide you while you handle the tool, it is an extremely important factor that not all tools have. This tool will provide you with backup and backup copies of your clients' websites so as not to lose any relevant information for the organization.

What do you dislike about WP Engine?

It would be ideal for the tool to send notifications to the email of the users to know the release of the main updates of the tool, so that the user immediately devotes himself to update and to know his new options and versions.

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

We use WP Engine in the organization to work together with WordPress.org, these two tools are responsible for working on the management of our websites and blogs for our customers. We use WP Engine to host and support all our websites, it provides reliability and security to safeguard all the information that is handled regarding the websites. It is responsible for managing the backup copies of our clients' sites. The ability of WP Engine to create and organize sites easily and transfer data makes it an ideal and powerful tool for our organization, its use in the organization is vital.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Dec 10, 2019
 Source
Overall Rating:
4.0
Steve Y. avatar
Steve Y.
Cto
Share
"Most Flexible and Easiest to Manage Wordpress Hosting"
What do you like best about WP Engine?

Not provided

What do you dislike about WP Engine?

Not provided

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

Not provided

Mid Market (51-1000 emp.)
Oct 09, 2019
 Source
Overall Rating:
4.0
AP
Aiden P.
Web Producer
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"WP Engine is a simple solution to get our WordPress website running efficiently"
What do you like best about WP Engine?

I think the ease-of-use is one of the best things about WP Engine. We can get our WordPress websites imported rather quickly and also create new websites from scratch with the WP Engine installation and management tools. Making updates to our WordPress core files is more streamlined in the WP Engine system compared to updating the software through package downloads. I like that we can get regular updates of activity regarding the use and security of our account.

What do you dislike about WP Engine?

The only thing that is not as good as standard hosting plans is the fact that the pricing for WP Engine is much higher than many of the basic level plans. For some WordPress installations that don't require lots of plugins or complex programming, I think that the page load differences aren't going to be that much improved in WP Engine.

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

WP Engine makes it easy for us to install and maintain our WordPress websites. We run lots of important websites for business through WP Engine and need to make sure that they are up and running and are performing as quick to load for visitors as possible. The uptime for WP Engine has been excellent and we often get great page loading speeds. We can also get extended metrics that allow us to analyze the effectiveness of our web page designs.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Sep 29, 2019
 Source
Overall Rating:
4.0
MG
Marco G.
Digital Media Specialist
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"Sticks to the essential items we need for our WordPress websites"
What do you like best about WP Engine?

When I tried loading websites at other hosting accounts, they tended to not load WordPress pages as efficiently. WP Engine is great since the structure is designed especially for WordPress installations. We can also get insightful data on visitor activity and the performance of our pages. We often have to install plug-ins to fulfill the design specifications that we have for our websites and WP Engine gives us a platform to be able to download and activate plugins more efficiently.

What do you dislike about WP Engine?

Though WP Engine has been super for WordPress installations, it isn't really as much of an open-ended environment for more advanced design and development needs. It is somewhat rigid in terms of the way we can add on features to our hosting account.

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

WP Engine has been a great way for us to get faster page loading speeds and be able to update our WordPress extensions and security features more effortlessly. When we don't use a WordPress hosting package like WP Engine, we often have to deal with more malware and coding bugs. WP Engine has reduced the amount of malware attacks we've had on the whole. We can make basic design updates more efficiently and make updates to the content in less time.

Mid Market (51-1000 emp.)
Feb 12, 2019
 Source
Overall Rating:
4.0
ZB
Zach B.
Producer
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"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.

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.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Jun 01, 2018
 Source
Overall Rating:
4.0
FR
Francis R.
Founder
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"Does much of the heavy lifting"
What do you like best about WP Engine?

There is a CDN built right in for faster performance. The features the come with the hosting are fantastic and very useful. The chat support is always easy to reach and super helpful. This platform is fast and secure, which are critical when choosing a web host.

What do you dislike about WP Engine?

It would be nice to add more storage to your account without going to the next level. Adding SSL support can cause issues when at some point after installing it. Otherwise, not much to dislike.

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

Our team doesn't need to make extra effort to back up or keep our WP Engine software updated. Needed stable, fast and secure hosting. We have closed our accounts with all other hosting providers.

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