SiteGround vs WP Engine
Both ladders below were read from the vendors’ own pricing pages, in this market, on the dates shown. Nothing is converted: what you see is what each page showed a reader here.
What each one is
SiteGroundsite ↗pricing ↗
A shared and managed hosting company, widely used for WordPress sites. Paid plans start at $17.99/mo (StartUp); no free plan is published. The ladder we hold runs 3 paid tiers, topping out at $44.99/mo (GoGeek). It bills by country — entry £13.99/mo to a UK reader, from our same-day reads.
WP Enginesite ↗pricing ↗
Managed WordPress hosting for businesses and agencies, with staging, security and developer workflows built in. Paid plans start at $30/mo (Startup); no free plan is published. The ladder we hold runs 5 paid tiers, topping out at $400/mo (Core Hosting). It bills by country — entry £25/mo to a UK reader and €27/mo in the eurozone, from our same-day reads.
The two ladders
SiteGroundsite ↗pricing ↗
read 2026-08-29 · USD
| Plan | Price | What the page says |
|---|---|---|
| StartUp | $17.99/mo | |
| GrowBig | $29.99/mo | |
| GoGeek | $44.99/mo |
WP Enginesite ↗pricing ↗
read 2026-08-29 · USD
| Plan | Price | What the page says |
|---|---|---|
| Startup | $30/mo | |
| Professional | $55/mo | |
| Growth | $109/mo | |
| Scale | $276/mo | |
| Core Hosting | $400/mo |
Where they differ
- Cheapest way in: SiteGround at $17.99/mo, against WP Engine at $30/mo. That is the entry price in this market on the dates shown, not a judgement about which suits you.
- Free plans: neither publishes one. Any free access here is a trial, which is a deadline.
- How far each ladder goes: SiteGround tops out at $44.99/mo, WP Engine at $400/mo. A deeper ladder is not a worse deal — it is a bill that keeps climbing if you keep growing.
- SiteGround: It bills by country — entry £13.99/mo to a UK reader, from our same-day reads.
- WP Engine: It bills by country — entry £25/mo to a UK reader and €27/mo in the eurozone, from our same-day reads.