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Flywheel

Managed WordPress hosting built for creators, freelancers, and agencies
Flywheel is a managed WordPress hosting platform designed for people who want to build and manage WordPress sites without dealing with server administration. Its platform combines WordPress-focused hosting with staging, backups, site cloning, collaboration, billing transfer, and other workflow tools.

The service is especially useful for freelancers, designers, developers, agencies, and marketing teams managing several client websites. Flywheel's own platform is built around WordPress, with a custom dashboard instead of cPanel and tools that help teams move from development to launch more quickly.

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4.4

Pricing

Starter
$ 25
Freelance
$ 96
Agency
$ 242
Custom
$
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Flywheel Prices and Plans

Flywheel uses four main managed WordPress hosting tiers, with pricing based mainly on the number of WordPress sites, monthly visits, storage, and bandwidth. Current listed monthly pricing starts at $15 for Tiny and rises to $290 for Agency, while annual billing can reduce the effective monthly cost.

The higher tiers are aimed at freelancers and agencies managing multiple websites. Flywheel also offers custom plans for organizations with requirements beyond the standard packages.
Plan Name
Space
CPU
RAM
Bandwidth
Price
Starter
10 GB
50 GB
$ 25/
Monthly
Details
Freelance
20 GB
200 GB
$ 96/
Monthly
Details
Agency
50 GB
500 GB
$ 242/
Monthly
Details
Custom
Custom
Custom
$ /
Monthly
Details

Pros and Cons

Pros

Built exclusively around WordPress

Simple custom dashboard instead of cPanel

Nightly backups with one-click restoration

Staging included on all plans

Free WordPress migrations

Strong tools for freelancers and agencies

Free SSL and malware cleanup

24/7 WordPress-focused support

Google Cloud infrastructure

Site cloning and reusable Blueprints can speed up development

Cons

More expensive than many conventional shared WordPress hosts

No free domain registration included

No traditional cPanel interface

Hosting is limited to WordPress

Phone support is restricted to higher-priced plans

Entry plans have relatively low monthly visit limits

RAM and CPU specifications are not presented as simple customer-facing plan limits

Advanced server control is more limited than with unmanaged VPS hosting

Email hosting is not included, according to the HostAdvice review.

Flywheel Features

Feature

Description

Managed WordPress Hosting
Flywheel handles the hosting environment around WordPress, including performance, security, backups, and other server-side tasks. This lets users spend less time managing infrastructure.
FlyCache
Flywheel's custom caching system is designed around common WordPress themes and plugins. It manages caching at the hosting level to reduce the need for manual cache configuration.
Nightly Backups
Websites are backed up every night, and users can restore a previous backup with one click.
Staging
Every plan includes a staging environment where users can test changes before pushing them to the live website.
Blueprints
Blueprints let users save common themes, plugins, and settings as reusable starting points for future WordPress projects. This is particularly useful for agencies building similar sites repeatedly.
Site Cloning
Users can copy an existing production site and use it as the starting point for another project. This can reduce repetitive setup work.
Security and Malware Cleanup
Flywheel provides WordPress-focused security features, plugin security alerts, and free malware cleanup if a hosted site is compromised.
Collaboration
Teams can add collaborators without sharing passwords. This makes it easier for designers, developers, clients, and other team members to work on the same projects.
Billing Transfer
Agencies can transfer hosting billing to their clients while continuing to manage the website. This can simplify client handoffs and recurring hosting arrangements.
SSH and SFTP
Flywheel provides secure SFTP access and an SSH Gateway for users who need command-line access to their WordPress sites.

Rating Breakdown

We scored Flywheel based on the value of its managed WordPress features, performance-focused infrastructure, ease of use, support, and pricing compared with other premium WordPress hosts. The score gives extra weight to features that save time for freelancers, agencies, and small business teams.

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Score

Why This Score

Pricing
8.0
Flywheel costs more than basic shared hosting, but the plans include managed WordPress features, backups, staging, SSL, and other services that reduce maintenance work.
Features
9.3
The platform includes staging, backups, Blueprints, cloning, collaboration, billing transfer, caching, migrations, security tools, and developer access.
Performance
9.2
Flywheel uses Google Cloud infrastructure, server-side caching, auto-healing technology, and dedicated site resources on its Cloud Platform.
Ease of Use
9.5
The custom dashboard is built around WordPress site management rather than general-purpose hosting administration.
Support
9.0
Flywheel provides 24/7 live chat and in-app tickets with WordPress-focused support staff. Phone support is reserved for higher-priced plans.
Overall
8.8
Flywheel is a strong premium choice for WordPress users who value managed hosting and workflow tools more than the lowest possible monthly price.

What is Flywheel?

Flywheel is a managed WordPress hosting service built specifically for WordPress websites. Instead of giving customers a general-purpose hosting account with many unrelated tools, Flywheel focuses its platform on building, launching, and managing WordPress sites. Its infrastructure runs on Google Cloud, and Flywheel says its platform is designed to provide scalable resources, automated recovery, caching, and WordPress-specific performance improvements.

The platform is different from traditional shared hosting because Flywheel says its Cloud Platform gives each WordPress site its own resources, even though some infrastructure components, such as load balancers, are shared. It also uses auto-healing technology and offers instant scaling for traffic spikes.

Flywheel puts a strong focus on website management. Users get staging sites, nightly backups, one-click restores, free SSL certificates, SFTP access, SSH Gateway access, site cloning, and Blueprints for creating reusable site setups. These tools can save time when you regularly build or maintain WordPress websites.

The service is particularly attractive to freelancers and agencies. Teams can invite collaborators, transfer hosting bills to clients, organize sites, and manage many projects from one dashboard. Flywheel also provides 24/7 live chat and in-app ticket support, while phone support is available Monday through Friday for plans above $250 per month.

Key Features of Flywheel

  • Managed WordPress hosting built specifically for WordPress
  • Google Cloud infrastructure
  • Server-side WordPress caching with FlyCache
  • Nightly automated backups
  • One-click backup restoration
  • Free SSL certificates
  • Free WordPress migrations
  • One-click staging environments
  • Site cloning
  • Reusable Blueprints for themes, plugins, and site settings
  • Free malware cleanup
  • Plugin security alerts
  • SFTP and SSH Gateway access
  • Collaboration and client billing tools
  • Custom dashboard with built-in site statistics
  • Global CDN integration powered by Fastly on new Cloud plans
Jari Raza
Last Updated
August 17, 2026
5.0

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Frequently Asked Questions

Yes. Flywheel includes free SSL certificates powered by Let’s Encrypt with its hosting plans.

Yes. Flywheel takes nightly backups and provides a one-click restore option.

Yes. Flywheel provides free WordPress migrations, including migrations for multiple websites.

No. Flywheel uses its own custom hosting dashboard instead of cPanel. The dashboard is designed around WordPress site management and agency workflows.

Yes. Flywheel provides 24/7 live chat and in-app ticket support. Phone support is limited to plans above $250 per month and is available Monday through Friday during Central Time business hours.