Kinsta
7.1/10Premium managed WordPress hosting on Google Cloud, with Cloudflare CDN, daily backups, staging and an API, sold to businesses, agencies and enterprises.
Data last updated November 2026 · Our methodology
Overview
Kinsta is a managed WordPress host founded in 2013. Sites run in isolated containers on Google Cloud, and reviewers say Oracle Cloud is also an option. Customers pick from about 30 data centers, and every plan includes Cloudflare integration with a 300-location CDN, edge caching and DDoS filtering. Sites are managed in the MyKinsta dashboard, which covers staging, analytics, logs, backups and support. Daily automatic backups are included, and more frequent backups cost extra. Developers get SSH, SFTP, Git and a REST API that manages sites, environments, backups, caching, domains and DNS. Business plans come in two kinds: single-site plans capped by server bandwidth or by monthly visits, from $35 a month ($30 a month billed annually), and multisite plans from WP 2 at $70 a month up to WP 40 at $450 a month. Agency plans start at $340 a month and Enterprise plans at $500 a month. Kinsta lists extra sites at $30 a month and extra disk at $20 a month per 20GB. The company holds SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001 certifications, and Enterprise customers get a 99.99% uptime SLA. Kinsta suits agencies, marketing teams and businesses whose WordPress sites drive revenue and who want hands-on 24/7 support. Its main drawback is cost. It is much more expensive than shared hosts, its storage allowances are small (10 to 15GB on single-site plans), some plugins are banned, and many users dislike visit-based billing. Kinsta's general application, database and static site hosting has moved to its sister product, Sevalla.
Our Rating
Who Kinsta is best for
Good fit
The Agency plans offer hosting credits, free hosting for the agency's own site and an unbranded WordPress admin, and multisite plans go up to 40 installs.
Isolated containers, edge caching and 24/7 expert support suit revenue-critical WooCommerce stores.
The Enterprise tier comes with a 99.99% SLA, SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001 certifications and custom terms.
- Marketing Teams8/10
Marketing teams that run WordPress sites get managed updates, staging and analytics in one dashboard.
Developers get SSH, Git, WP-CLI-style tooling and a REST API, but Kinsta itself hosts only WordPress.
Less suited
Small businesses get quality hosting, but reviewers say $35 a month is a big jump from budget hosts.
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Every plan includes Cloudflare integration with a 300-location CDN, edge caching and DDoS filtering.
- Reviewers praise the 24/7 support from WordPress engineers, available in five languages.
- Holds SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001 certifications, plus GDPR and CCPA compliance.
- A REST API covers sites, environments, backups, caching, domains and DNS, which helps agencies automate their work.
- Migrations are free and handled by Kinsta's team, and every plan includes staging and daily backups.
Cons
- Plans start at $35 a month for a single site, far more than shared hosting costs.
- Single-site plans include only 10 to 15GB of storage.
- Users on Reddit and Trustpilot often complain about visit-based billing, which counts unique IPs per day.
- Some plugins are not allowed on the platform.
- Hosts only WordPress; application, database and static site hosting have moved to Sevalla.
Key Features
Kinsta Pricing
Single 35k (or Single 20GB)
or $350/year (save 17%)
- 125GB CDN
- 10GB storage
- 1 WordPress site
- First month free
- 35,000 visits or 20GB server bandwidth
Single 65k (or Single 40GB)
or $500/year (save 17%)
- 1 site
- 250GB CDN
- 10GB storage
- 65,000 visits or 40GB bandwidth
WP 2
or $700/year (save 17%)
- 2 sites
- 250GB CDN
- 20GB storage
- First month free
- 70,000 visits or 40GB bandwidth
Single 125k (or Single 65GB)
or $900/year (save 17%)
- 1 site
- 500GB CDN
- 10GB storage
- 125,000 visits or 65GB bandwidth
WP 5
or $1,150/year (save 17%)
- 5 sites
- 500GB CDN
- 30GB storage
- 125,000 visits or 65GB bandwidth
Single 315k (or Single 125GB)
or $1,700/year (save 17%)
- 1 site
- 750GB CDN
- 10GB storage
- 315,000 visits or 125GB bandwidth
WP 10
or $2,250/year (save 17%)
- 10 sites
- 750GB CDN
- 40GB storage
- 315,000 visits or 125GB bandwidth
Single 500k (or Single 250GB)
or $2,900/year (save 17%)
- 1 site
- 1,000GB CDN
- 15GB storage
- 500,000 visits or 250GB bandwidth
Agency
- Unbranded WordPress admin
- Free hosting for the agency site
- From $284 per month billed annually
- Up to $10,000 in hosting credits for eligible agencies
WP 20
or $3,400/year (save 17%)
- 20 sites
- 1,000GB CDN
- 50GB storage
- 500,000 visits or 250GB bandwidth
Single 750k (or Single 500GB)
or $3,750/year (save 17%)
- 1 site
- 1,500GB CDN
- 15GB storage
- 750,000 visits or 500GB bandwidth
WP 40
or $4,500/year (save 17%)
- 40 sites
- 1,500GB CDN
- 60GB storage
- 750,000 visits or 500GB bandwidth
Frequently Asked Questions
Kinsta's pricing page shows the first month free on entry plans such as Single 35k and WP 2. One review instead describes a 30-day money-back guarantee that needs payment details up front.
Single-site plans come in two versions. One is capped by monthly visits, which Kinsta counts as unique IPs per day. The other is capped by server bandwidth. Both versions cost the same.
Enterprise plans list a 99.99% uptime SLA. Reviewers also cite a 99.99% uptime guarantee more generally.
Yes. Owners, admins and developers can create API keys in MyKinsta. The API manages sites, backups, cache, domains, DNS and more, with a documented limit of about 120 requests per minute.
Backups run automatically every 24 hours, and you can restore them in one click. Backups every six hours or every hour are a paid add-on.
Not on Kinsta itself. Kinsta's pricing page sends application, database and static site hosting to its sister product, Sevalla.
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