Kinsta vs WP Engine: true cost with renewals
Over three years, cheapest plan of each
Kinsta$1,080.00 against WP Engine$960.00
Cheapest plan of each: intro price for the longest term, then the renewal price each host states. Verified 2026-10-16.
| Kinsta Single 35k / Single 20GB |
WP Engine Startup | |
|---|---|---|
| Intro price /mo | $30.00 (12-mo term) | $20.00 (12-mo term) |
| Renewal price /mo | $30.00 | $30.00 |
| Jump | +0% | +50% |
| 1-year total | $360.00 | $240.00 |
| 2-year total | $720.00 | $600.00 |
| 3-year total | $1,080.00 | $960.00 |
| 5-year total | $1,800.00 | $1,680.00 |
| Free domain | 0 months | 0 months |
| Money-back | 30 days | — |
| Visit Kinsta | Visit WP Engine |
Over three years on the cheapest plans, WP Engine costs $120.00 less, about $3.33 a month. The difference comes from the intro-term length and the renewal price, not the headline price. Switching hosts after the intro term changes the maths; see the calculator.
Each total is the cheapest purchasable way to cover the period: the longest intro term upfront, then the stated renewal price for the months after it. † marks a total that buys a full term longer than the period, so it covers more months than the row says and you keep them. Prices verified 2026-10-16.
Details and the exact renewal sentences: Kinsta · WP Engine.
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