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Both are managed WordPress hosts. WP Engine is built for scale and self-serve teams. WP Farm is built for a short list of customers who want experts to run the site for them. Here is how they compare, with prices checked October 2026.
WP Engine vs WP FarmAt a glance
Checked October 12, 2026. See the full table
Both hosts run WordPress well. The right pick depends on how much of the work you want to hand off.
Every WP Engine detail below comes from its own public pages, checked October 12, 2026. Prices are in US dollars.
| Feature | WP Engine | WP Farm |
|---|---|---|
| Price for 1 site | $35/mo at renewal (Startup). New customers start at $28/mo, billed yearly, for the first year. | $35/mo (Starter). No intro price, so no renewal jump. |
| Plan sizes | Essential: 1 to 30 sites, 25,000 to 400,000 visits a month. Core: 30 to 50 sites. | Starter: 1 site, 35,000 visits a month. Up to 150 sites on Enterprise. |
| Going over your visits | $2 per 1,000 extra visits, billed monthly. Sites are never cut off. | No overage fees. Over your plan for 60 days, we move you up a plan. |
| Plugin and theme updates | Core and PHP updates included. Plugin and theme updates are a paid add-on on Essential. | Core, plugins and themes updated for you every week. |
| Firewall and DDoS | Layer 3 and 4 DDoS included. Managed WAF is a paid add-on. | Imunify360, KernelCare and Cloudflare WAF included. |
| CDN | Cloudflare-powered CDN included. | Cloudflare CDN Free included. Edge page caching from $25/mo. |
| Backups | Kept 30 to 60 days. | Daily, off-site on Wasabi. 30 daily and 3 monthly restore points. |
| Staging | 1-click staging included. | Staging on every plan. |
| Uptime monitoring | Paid add-on on Essential. | Included on every plan. |
| Support | 24/7 chat. No phone on Lite or Startup. | 24/7 Level 2 WordPress experts. Same speed on every plan. |
| Plugin conflicts and custom code | Out of scope for WP Engine support. | We fix what breaks. Custom code is $140/hr in 15-minute steps. |
Plans and prices change. Check each host’s current terms before you buy. Spot something out of date? Tell us.
Like-for-like plans, side by side. Where WP Farm costs more, here is what the difference buys.
1 site
Same price. WP Farm includes 10,000 more visits, plugin updates and a managed firewall.
3 sites
WP Farm costs $25 more. That covers plugin updates, the managed WAF and uptime monitoring, which are add-ons on Essential, plus experts who fix the site.
10 sites
WP Farm costs $70 more and includes 220,000 more visits. At 320,000 visits, WP Engine’s overage fee alone would be $440 a month.
WP Engine prices are its monthly renewal rates for terms renewing on or after March 11, 2026. Visit limits per WP Engine tier are from G2. WP Farm prices are monthly, with no intro rate.
Three differences customers bring up most, each backed by the table above.
WP Engine bills $2 for every 1,000 visits over your plan. WP Farm has no overage fees. If you stay over for 60 days, we move you to the plan that fits and tell you before the change.
On WP Engine Essential, plugin updates, the managed WAF and uptime monitoring are paid add-ons. Every WP Farm plan includes all three, plus Imunify360 and KernelCare.
WP Engine support does not cover plugin conflicts, theme bugs or custom code. Our Level 2 WordPress experts get into the site and fix what broke.
Every plan includes everything in the WP Farm column above, plus a free, hands-on move.
Every plan includes a free move off WP Engine.
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Business plans start at $140 per month.
Our team moves your site off WP Engine for you.
You keep WP Engine until we go live
If it isn’t the right fit, we’ll help you move away for free. No contracts and no setup fees.
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Not always. For one site, both cost $35 a month at WP Engine’s renewal rate, and WP Engine is cheaper in year one if you pay yearly. For 3 sites, WP Engine Professional is $65 and WP Farm Plus is $90. We put quality first: every WP Farm plan includes plugin updates, a managed firewall, uptime monitoring and site fixes, with no overage fees.
There is no overage fee. If your traffic stays above your plan for 60 days, we move you up to the plan that fits and tell you before the change. WP Engine charges $2 per 1,000 extra visits each month.
Yes. Our team moves the site by hand, tests it on staging and switches DNS with zero downtime. Most sites move within a day. See how the move works.
On WP Engine Essential, plugin and theme updates, the managed WAF and uptime monitoring are optional add-ons. WP Farm includes all three on every plan.
Yes. WP Engine offers a 99.99% uptime SLA on Core and Enterprise, very large multi-site plans and phone support above Startup. If you need those, it is a solid choice.
You don’t have to. Many teams move now and keep WP Engine until the term ends, so the new site is live and proven first. Check your own terms before you cancel.
Try any plan for 60 days. If it isn’t the right fit, we help you move away for free.