WP Engine vs GigaPros
A detailed comparison to help you choose between WP Engine and GigaPros.
Quick Verdict
3.6/5
WP Engine
0 reviews
3.3/5
GigaPros
0 reviews
WP Engine is rated higher (3.6 vs 3.3). Managed WordPress host with staging sites, built-in caching and CDN, automatic backups and 24/7 WordPress support. Plans from about $28 per month. GigaPros offers SSD shared hosting with LiteSpeed web server and CloudFlare CDN integration. US and EU datacenter options, cPanel, and free daily backups on all plans.
WP Engine Enterprise WordPress platform | GigaPros Managed shared hosting from $10/month with LiteSpeed and a written uptime SLA | |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Rating | 3.6 (0 reviews)✓ | 3.3 (0 reviews) |
| Pricing model | paid | paid |
| Starting price | From $28/mo | From $10/mo✓ |
| Best for | Agencies and businesses running revenue-critical WordPress sites that want managed updates, staging workflows and WordPress-expert support without running servers themselves | WordPress and small-business site owners who want managed support, LiteSpeed, and a written uptime SLA at a modest price — especially on the Business tier for revenue-generating sites. |
| Specifications (entry plan) | ||
| CPU cores | — | — |
| RAM | — | — |
| Storage | 10 GB | — |
| Bandwidth | 0 TB/mo | — |
| SLA uptime | 99.95%✓ | 99.9% |
| Data-center count | 22 | — |
| Features | ||
| IPv6 | ||
| DDoS protection | ✓ | |
| Automated backups | ||
| Snapshots | ||
| Managed option | ||
| Bare metal | ||
| GPU available | ||
| S3-compatible | ||
| Hourly billing | ||
| Free tier | ||
| Data-center locations | ||
| Regions | United StatesUnited KingdomGermanyAustraliaJapan | Dallas, Chicago, Denver (US); Germany, France, London, Canada, Singapore listed for server products |
| Tags | ||
| Tags | managed optionddos protectionbackups includedeu datacenterus datacenterapac datacenter | backups includedeu datacenterus datacenter |
| Visit WP Engine → | Visit GigaPros → | |
WP Engine
Pros
- + Managed WordPress core, PHP and MySQL updates plus daily backups on every plan
- + WordPress-native 24/7 support and a coherent first-party tooling ecosystem (Genesis, ACF, WP Migrate, Local)
- + Real published uptime SLA: 99.95% on Essential, 99.99% on Core and Enterprise
- + 22 documented Google Cloud and AWS regions including EU, US and APAC
Cons
- - Expensive per workload versus managed VPS or commodity cloud, and renewals rise after the first year
- - No published CPU/RAM allocations — plan ceilings are visits, storage and bandwidth only
- - Advanced DDoS and managed WAF are an add-on below the Enterprise tier
- - Blocks caching/backup plugins that conflict with the platform, and carries ecosystem risk from the WordPress.org trademark dispute
GigaPros
Pros
- + Written uptime SLA with defined credits (one day of free hosting per hour of downtime)
- + Zero-overselling policy — overage billing instead of suspension when quotas are hit
- + Fully managed plans with 24/7 support and a one-hour human first-response guarantee
- + LiteSpeed, cPanel, Softaculous, daily backups, and free migration on shared plans
- + Long independent track record (since 2008) with a generous 30-day refund plus pro-rated refunds after
Cons
- - Modest quotas — 25 GB storage and 250 GB bandwidth at $10–$25/month is not generous
- - Small operator with thin independent review coverage and few published benchmarks
- - Overage rates ($0.50–$1.00/GB disk) are steep compared with metered cloud storage
- - Marketing claims (e.g. '600% faster' SSDs) are unverifiable multipliers; site copy is dated
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