Hosting Comparison
The difference between the two is not just price. It is infrastructure, responsibility, and what happens when something goes wrong.
Your site shares a server with hundreds of other websites. Resources are pooled. When a neighbour has a traffic spike, you feel it.
Dedicated resources, proactive WordPress management, and published SLAs. Built for businesses where the website is a revenue asset.
| Feature | Managed (WP Pro Host) | Shared Hosting |
|---|---|---|
| Infrastructure | Dedicated bare metal | Shared server |
| Resource isolation | Fully isolated | None -- shared pool |
| WordPress management | Handled by host | Your responsibility |
| Core & plugin updates | Included | Manual |
| Malware removal | Included free | Extra cost |
| Staging environment | All plans | Premium plans only |
| Daily backups | Included | Varies / extra cost |
| Uptime SLA | 99.9% published | Informal / limited |
| Traffic overage | None | Possible suspension |
| Support | WordPress engineers | General helpdesk |
For any business website, yes. The cost of one hour of downtime, a security incident, or a botched update typically exceeds the difference in hosting cost for an entire year. Managed hosting removes that risk.
On WP Pro Host, managed means we handle WordPress core updates, plugin and theme updates, security patching, malware scanning and removal, daily backups, and performance optimisation. You focus on your business.
Yes. Free migration is included on every plan. We handle the entire process including DNS changeover, SSL setup, and database transfer -- with zero downtime for your visitors.
For professional websites
For growing businesses
For high-traffic or ecommerce
For mission-critical operations