Best WordPress Hosting for Agencies in 2025: Top 5 Options Compared

In this post, I compare five well-known WordPress hosts for agencies: Flywheel, Cloudways, WP Engine, Kinsta, and SiteGround. All are popular, but each offers a different mix of features. I’ll show which ones fit agency work best, and where they fall short.

The goal: help you pick a web host that works for you and your clients.

Our top WordPress hosting for agencies compared

You’re probably already familiar with many of the companies on this list. They’re fairly popular options among the broader hosting market. However, you might not be aware that they also offer agency-specific plans. Let’s take a look at how they can make your life easier. We’ll begin with a top-level overview before examining each one more closely:

1. Flywheel

Flywheel is premiere web hosts built from the ground up for WordPress websites. Plus, they also understand the market quite well, offering a really competitive plan for WordPress agencies.

All of their plans include features that make collaboration more straightforward, and the agency plan goes even further, giving you access to direct-to-client billing and a dedicated account manager. It also offers one of the easiest-to-use hosting panels I’ve ever had the pleasure to work with. It also supports multiple collaborators, which I’d assume any agency will be interested in.

All of Flywheel’s plans offer managed WordPress functionality that makes interacting with WordPress sites easier. However, my favorite feature is something called “blueprints.” This lets you save copies of WordPress setups to re-use for future projects. When you spin up a new client website, you can start with a blueprint instead of from scratch.

Flywheel also offers a local WordPress development tool for free – simply called “Local.” Using it, you can first work on client sites offline, then push them directly to your account instead of using a staging setup (although you do also have this option.)

Finally, Flywheel has an agency partner program that you can apply for. If approved, it gives you priority chat and ticket support, free hosting for your own agency’s website (not clients), early access to new features, a listing in Flywheel’s partners directory, plus a private Facebook group for collaboration and networking.

Key features for agencies ⚙️

• Direct-to-client billing
• Support for multiple collaborators
• The blueprints feature for new client websites
• Access to a local WordPress development tool
• Managed WordPress hosting features
• Detailed summary of your site’s performance with actionable recommendations

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Pricing 💵

Flywheel has a lot going for it, although these agency-friendly features don’t come cheap. Here’s a breakdown of their plans that are agency-friendly:

I’m saying “plans” – plural – because Flywheel actually offers two of them:

• A plan called “Freelance” (for small agencies and freelancers building sites for clients): $96 / month (billed $1,150 / year) – up to 10 sites, 100k monthly visits, 20GB of storage, 200GB of bandwidth
• The main “Agency” plan: $242 / month (billed $2,900 / year) – up to 30 sites, 400k monthly visits, 50GB of storage, 500GB of bandwidth

Although those prices look expensive when you compare them with more run-of-the-mill WordPress options, $96 a month in exchange for hosting up to 10 client websites is a pretty good deal. Plus, if you pay annually, they knock off a full two months off the price. Overall, Flywheel is about as user-friendly as agency hosting gets.

2. Cloudways

Cloudways offer scalable and flexible hosting solutions for agencies plus any other power user of WordPress who’d like to squeeze out some more performance from their site.

The company’s plans are cloud-based, and you can choose from five top server providers: DigitalOcean, AWS, Google Cloud, Vultr, and Linode.

Setting up your site with Cloudways is easy. Once you create an account, you can select your preferred server provider, web application (yours is WordPress, I think), and server size. Plus, you’ll be able to host unlimited websites on your dedicated cloud server.

With Cloudways, you can scale your clients’ websites as needed. For example, you might increase disk space and other server resources to accommodate a larger site.

Key features for agencies ⚙️

• User-friendly staging for WordPress sites
• One-click server and website cloning
• Automatic updates and backups for all your sites
• Access to development tools such as WP-CLI, PHP version control, and Git integration

Performance 📈

Pricing 💵

Cloudways has a pay-as-you-go model. This means you’ll only pay for the resources that you use. You can select a hosting plan, then scale up and down as needed.

Note that prices also depend on the cloud server that you choose and there are several options. Here are the prices that start making sense for an agency setup with multiple sites, hosted through DigitalOcean:

• “Medium” – $54 / month – 4GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 80GB NVMe storage, 4TB bandwidth
• “Large” – $99 / month – 8GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 160GB NVMe storage, 5TB bandwidth
• “XL” – $170 / month – 16GB RAM, 8 vCPU, 320GB NVMe storage, 6TB bandwidth

All of the above plans let you host unlimited websites.

Note: even though I showed you monthly prices above, Cloudways actually charges hourly per usage.

This is an overall great choice for a WordPress agency. Albeit, keep in mind that the comparatively lower price comes with slightly fewer managed WordPress features, meaning you’ll need to be a bit more hands on with your client setups.

3. Kinsta

Kinsta offers premium managed WordPress hosting built for agencies that run many client sites.

All sites are hosted on Google Cloud Platform’s fastest machines, with 35+ data center locations and over 300 CDN endpoints worldwide. Each site gets its own isolated container for dedicated resources, which means speed, stability, and no resource conflicts between clients (this is great for separating individual client sites).

You get free unlimited migrations for all sites, no downtime, and free daily backups kept for 30 days. You also get to manage all those client sites through MyKinsta. There are staging environments for every site, a site transfer tool, user roles for unlimited team members, and white labeling for reselling. Kinsta also includes enterprise Cloudflare security, which in itself is a $250+ value.

Key features for agencies ⚙️

• Unlimited free site migrations with no downtime
• Staging environments for all WordPress installs
• White-label option for reselling hosting
• Unlimited team members with role-based access
• Free SSL with automatic renewals
• Enterprise-level Cloudflare security and malware removal
• MyKinsta dashboard with site transfer and organization tools

Performance 📈

Pricing 💵

Kinsta’s agency plans include high resource limits and enterprise features:

• “Agency 20” – $284 / month (billed annually) – 20 websites, 500k monthly visits, 50GB storage, 1TB CDN traffic
• “Agency 40” – $375 / month (billed annually) – 40 websites, 750k monthly visits, 100GB storage, 1.5TB CDN traffic
• “Agency 60” – $563 / month (billed annually) – 60 websites, 1.25mil monthly visits, 150GB storage, 2.5TB CDN traffic

Kinsta is one of the pricier options – actually the priciest here – but the speed, security, and hands-off management make it ideal for agencies that value reliability over bargain rates. Still probably the best fit for the bigger agencies out there.

4. WP Engine

WP Engine has been one of the original managed WordPress hosts on the market. It’s also the parent company of Flywheel. You can think of Flywheel as a spinoff of WP Engine, actually. Either way, WP Engine remains a strong option for agency users looking for advanced features. They often boast about top-of-the-line performance, and all of their plans include a broad range of features.

WP Engine does have some downsides though. For example, they don’t offer white labeling or direct client billing. On the flip side, they are a very developer-friendly option. Every plan gives you access to development, staging, and production environments. They also bundle in the Genesis Framework and over 35 premium of its themes for free, which you can use to launch client websites quickly.

Key features for agencies ⚙️

• Managed WordPress, PHP & MySQL updates
• Proactive WordPress security
• Site monitoring alerts
• Auto plugin & theme management
• Transferable sites for client handoff
• Edge content delivery with global CDN
• 24/7 WordPress technical expertise

Performance 📈

Pricing 💵

There is no specific plan called “Agency” with WP Engine, but a couple of their plans can be considered such:

• “Growth” – $96 / month (billed annually) – 10 sites, 100k monthly visits, 20GB storage, 240GB bandwidth
• “Scale” – $242 / month (billed annually) – 30 sites, 400k monthly visits, 50GB storage, 550GB bandwidth
• Then, if you’d like to go even further, there’s the “Core” plan at $400 / month. Though you’ll need to get in touch with them to get it.

Just like Flywheel, you get two months off if you decide to pay annually. If you care more about developer-friendly functionality and don’t need as much help with client management, WP Engine is an excellent option.

5. SiteGround

SiteGround is an anomaly in the agency hosting space because it offers many of the same features that agencies rely on but at a much cheaper price – at least initially.

With SiteGround, you get access to agency features like ownership transfer of client websites and white labeling. For websites that you transfer to clients, you have the option of maintaining access to their panel. This means they handle billing, while you manage their website. Also, SiteGround lets you easily add and delete users and manage their site access permissions. If your agency isn’t a one-man (or one-woman) show, then this feature is clutch.

Key features for agencies ⚙️

• Managed WordPress hosting features
• Transfer site ownership (while maintaining panel access)
• Support for multiple collaborators
• White-label websites
• WordPress staging sites
• WP-CLI, SSH, PHP version control, Git integration, MySQL manager and more

Performance 📈

Pricing 💵

As I mentioned, SiteGround is a budget option for agencies. Here’s what you can expect in terms of pricing and hardware:

• “GrowBig” – $4.99 / month initially (first year), $29.99 / month afterwards – unlimited websites, 20GB storage, 100k visits monthly
• “GoGeek” – $7.99 / month initially (first year), $44.99 / month afterwards – unlimited websites, 40GB storage, 400k visits monthly, white label, advanced priority support
• “Cloud” – $100 / month – 4 CPU cores, 8GB RAM, 40GB SSD, customizable resources

SiteGround is a wonderful alternative if you’re trying to launch an agency and are priced out of the other options. Just keep in mind that this super-attractive monthly pricing is only an introductory offer. It’s going to get lots more expensive later on. Though it’s still pretty cheap anyway compared to the alternatives.

Hosting features you should consider as an agency

There are some features we can all agree every web host should offer, such as daily backups, staging functionality, and more. However, agencies require a whole different set of additional functionality, such as:

Direct client billing

In some cases, your web host will enable you to manage client websites and pass on invoices directly to them. This way, you don’t have to pay for hosting costs out of your own pocket (although that’s also an option).

White labeling

If you’re going to manage hosting for your clients, you might as well customize their whole experience too. With white labeling, you can add your business’s branding elements to your hosting control panel (instead of the host’s branding), so it becomes a fully integrated component of your business.

Limit client access

For less tech-savvy clients, it can be a smart move to limit their level of access to hosting settings. However, many of them will want full access, which makes these conversations difficult.

Support for multiple websites

Ideally, your provider will enable you to host unlimited websites. In practice, the number of client projects you can host often depends on the plan you sign up for. Just make sure it’s at least 10.

Managed WordPress functionality

Unless you want to spend a whole lot of time making sure your client websites are running smoothly, you’ll want to opt for a managed WordPress hosting setup. While you’ll still need to deal with some issues yourself, this type of plan lets you focus on big-picture client-related stuff rather than troubleshooting.

All of these features have one goal in common, which is to help you run your business more efficiently. The less you have to worry about hosting, the more time you can spend bringing in new business to your agency, and taking care of your best clients.

And the best option is…

We’ve gone over a lot of information in this article when it comes to WordPress hosting for agencies. If you’re still on the fence, take a moment to look at the comparison table one more time:

What do you think is the most important feature of WordPress hosting for agencies? Share your thoughts with us in the comments section below!