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Pressable Managed WordPress vs WP Engine Managed WordPress
The facts we hold for both products, side by side.
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Pressable Managed WordPress
Transparent monthly managed-WordPress pricing from $25 for 30,000 visits, with staging and sandbox sites on every plan.
3.5
Basic
WP Engine Managed WordPress
Managed WordPress with backups, staging and CDN included and a 99.99% SLA on Core — with the entry plan billed annually at $336 for the first year.
5.3
Basic
Specifications
Side by Side
A trophy marks the product that is better on a criterion. Ties and non-comparable rows are left neutral.
| Criteria | Pressable Managed WordPress Better on 2 of 3 | WP Engine Managed WordPress Better on 1 of 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $25/month | $28/month |
| Money-back guarantee | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Websites on the entry plan | 1 sites | 1 sites |
| Storage on the entry plan | 20 GB | 10 GB |
| Daily backups | ||
| CDN included | ||
| Staging environment | ||
| Uptime commitment | — | 99.99% |
| Built-in CDN | ||
| Daily backups | ||
| Control panel | Pressable dashboard (MyPressable) | WP Engine User Portal |
| Our score | 3.5 · Basic | 5.3 · Basic |
| Best for | WordPress sites that want simple monthly pricing from an Automattic company | Agencies and businesses running several WordPress sites |
Pressable Managed WordPress: Strengths and Weaknesses
What we liked
- Plain monthly prices with no promotional-then-renewal step
- Staging and sandbox environments on every plan, including the $25 entry tier
- Visit and storage allowances are stated for all eight tiers
- Operated as an Automattic hosting lab
What we did not
- The plans page does not state backups, CDN, SSL or bandwidth
- No uptime commitment or money-back window is published
- Managed WordPress only: no general-purpose hosting or e-mail
WP Engine Managed WordPress: Strengths and Weaknesses
What we liked
- Backups, staging and CDN are included on every plan
- Plan sizing is explicit: sites, monthly visits, storage and bandwidth
- A 99.99% SLA is stated for Core and Enterprise
- The first-year annual charge for Essential is published ($336.00)
What we did not
- Monthly "starting at" prices are rendered in the browser and were not readable
- No uptime SLA is stated for the entry plan
- No money-back window, e-mail hosting or data-centre information is stated