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Compare Pagely and WP Engine 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (70.4% of reviews)
Small-Business (77.6% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$299/mo
Starting at $25.00 Per Month
Pagely
Star Rating
(29)4.9 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (70.4% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$299/mo
Browse all 4 pricing plansWP Engine
Star Rating
(290)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (77.6% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $25.00 Per Month
Browse all 5 pricing plansSummary
AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Users report that WP Engine excels in its Quality of Support with a score of 9.3, while Pagely shines even brighter with a score of 9.9, indicating that Pagely's support team is highly regarded for their responsiveness and expertise.
- Reviewers mention that WP Engine offers a more affordable entry-level price of $30.00, making it a more accessible option for small businesses compared to Pagely's starting price of $299/month, which may be a barrier for some users.
- G2 users highlight WP Engine's strong performance in Site Management with a score of 9.5, particularly praising its Cloning feature rated at 9.9, which allows for easy duplication of sites, a feature that Pagely does not emphasize as strongly.
- Users on G2 report that Pagely's Security Tools are robust, with a score of 9.3, particularly noting its Malware identification and removal feature, which received a lower score of 8.4 for WP Engine, indicating a potential area for improvement.
- Reviewers say that WP Engine's Ease of Setup is rated at 9.1, which is slightly lower than Pagely's score of 9.5, suggesting that users may find Pagely's initial setup process to be more streamlined and user-friendly.
- Users report that while both platforms support CMS Integration well, WP Engine scores 9.5, indicating a strong compatibility with various content management systems, whereas Pagely also performs well but does not have as many user reviews highlighting this feature.
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Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Pagely
VBurst-2
$299
/mo
An entry-level managed WordPress VPS that features a small amount of bursting capability to serve basic workloads. Ideal for smaller sites that make good use of page caching.
- Dedicated EC2
WP Engine
Startup
Starting at $25.00
Per Month
For small websites & blogs
- 1 Site
- 25k Visits/MO
- 10GB Local Storage
Free Trial
Pagely
No trial information availableWP Engine
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
9.9
26
9.1
232
Ease of Use
9.3
26
9.1
231
Ease of Setup
9.5
20
9.1
177
Ease of Admin
9.0
20
9.2
179
Quality of Support
9.9
27
9.3
229
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.6
20
9.3
176
Product Direction (% positive)
9.1
26
8.7
218
Features by Category
Security
Not enough data
9.3
18
Not enough data
9.8
15
Not enough data
9.8
16
Site Management
Not enough data
9.9
14
Not enough data
9.4
13
Not enough data
9.7
16
Site Design
Not enough data
7.8
12
Not enough data
8.3
14
Performance Reports
Not enough data
9.1
15
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Publishing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Development
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analytics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Headless CMS
Not enough data
Not enough data
Performance
Not enough data
8.9
30
Not enough data
9.5
33
Not enough data
9.3
34
Not enough data
9.2
35
Not enough data
9.2
31
Security
Not enough data
9.7
35
Not enough data
9.3
33
Not enough data
8.5
31
Not enough data
9.0
28
Free Resources
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.6
35
Performance - Cloud Web Hosting
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Support - Cloud Web Hosting
Not enough data
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Not enough data
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Security - Cloud Web Hosting
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Virtual Private Servers (VPS)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Hosting Management
Not enough data
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Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Pagely and WP Engine are categorized as WordPress Hosting
Unique Categories
Pagely is categorized as Virtual Private Servers (VPS)
WP Engine is categorized as WordPress Management Tools, Headless CMS, Managed Hosting, and Cloud Web Hosting
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Pagely
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
WP Engine
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Information Technology and Services
14.8%
Marketing and Advertising
11.1%
Computer Software
11.1%
Real Estate
7.4%
Internet
7.4%
Other
48.1%
Marketing and Advertising
28.2%
Information Technology and Services
11.9%
Computer Software
9.0%
Internet
7.6%
Design
4.3%
Other
39.0%
Most Helpful Reviews
Pagely
Most Helpful Favorable Review
James H.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
Attention to details and communication with customers about any and all infrastructure changes that could affect your hosting. They've put in the effort to ensure the infrastructure is rock solid and stable and redundant - FAR exceeding their published SLAs
Most Helpful Critical Review
WP Engine
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Kim P.
Verified User in Health, Wellness and Fitness
Our site loads faster now. We needed to upgrade from a VPS environment for our Wordpress site to a faster environment. We were looking into a dedicated server environment when we came across WP Engine. It could be faster, if we knew how to manage and...
Most Helpful Critical Review
Leon H.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
Recently we experienced a few outages with WP Engine and the way they have been handling it, is unprofessional and doesn't actually solve the problem. I can't recommend WP Engine as a reliable hosting service. My own (external) monitoring alerted me that...
James H.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
Attention to details and communication with customers about any and all infrastructure changes that could affect your hosting. They've put in the effort to ensure the infrastructure is rock solid and stable and redundant - FAR exceeding their published SLAs
Kim P.
Verified User in Health, Wellness and Fitness
Our site loads faster now. We needed to upgrade from a VPS environment for our Wordpress site to a faster environment. We were looking into a dedicated server environment when we came across WP Engine. It could be faster, if we knew how to manage and...
Leon H.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
Recently we experienced a few outages with WP Engine and the way they have been handling it, is unprofessional and doesn't actually solve the problem. I can't recommend WP Engine as a reliable hosting service. My own (external) monitoring alerted me that...
Discussions
Pagely has no discussions with answers
Hosting Other Websites
2 comments
CA
Currently they are only hosting Wordpress sites, its their specialty .Read more
Is WP Engine free?
1 comment
JI
No, WPEngine is a premium managed WordPress hosting provider and all plans are paid plans. (You may be able to arrange a limited free trial, but this won't...Read more
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