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 £13.99/mo (StartUp); no free plan is published. The ladder we hold runs 3 paid tiers, topping out at £34.99/mo (GoGeek). It bills by country — entry $17.99/mo to a US reader and $17.99/mo in the eurozone, 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 £25/mo (Startup); no free plan is published. The ladder we hold runs 5 paid tiers, topping out at £312/mo (Core Hosting). It bills by country — entry $30/mo to a US reader and $30/mo in the eurozone, from our same-day reads.
The two ladders
SiteGroundsite ↗pricing ↗
read 2026-08-29 · GBP
| Plan | Price | What the page says |
|---|---|---|
| StartUp | £13.99/mo | |
| GrowBig | £23.99/mo | |
| GoGeek | £34.99/mo |
WP Enginesite ↗pricing ↗
read 2026-08-29 · GBP
| Plan | Price | What the page says |
|---|---|---|
| Startup | £25/mo | |
| Professional | £42/mo | |
| Growth | £84/mo | |
| Scale | £217/mo | |
| Core Hosting | £312/mo |
Where they differ
- Cheapest way in: SiteGround at £13.99/mo, against WP Engine at £25/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 £34.99/mo, WP Engine at £312/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 $17.99/mo to a US reader and $17.99/mo in the eurozone, from our same-day reads.
- WP Engine: It bills by country — entry $30/mo to a US reader and $30/mo in the eurozone, from our same-day reads.