WP Engine alternative
The WP Engine alternative without per-site fees.
WP Engine's entry plan is $28/mo for one site in the first year, billed annually, and each extra site is $20/mo. On Netkeel, a $16.50 server holds several websites, billed by the hour.
Free migration · 30-day money-back guarantee · Billed by the hour
The maths
Entry prices, side by side
| Netkeel | WP Engine | |
|---|---|---|
| First website | $9/mo | $28/mo |
| Each extra website | $0 | $20/mo |
| Visits included | No visit limit | 25,000/mo on the entry plan |
| Commitment | None, hourly | Annual for the first-year price |
Why people switch
What changes when you move to Netkeel.
No per-site fees
Put as many websites on a server as it can carry.
No visit limits
Netkeel does not count visits. Only the server's own resources matter.
No security add-ons to buy
Firewall, automatic banning and the Spamhaus blocklist are on every server.
Hourly, no annual term
Delete a server and its billing stops at the end of that hour.
A private server
A private cloud server in one of 32 regions, not a shared platform.
30-day money back
Ask within 30 days for a refund.
Feature by feature
Netkeel and WP Engine compared.
| Netkeel | WP Engine | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Per server | Per website, by plan |
| Entry plan | $9/mo, 1 GB server | $28/mo, 1 site, first year billed annually |
| Extra websites | Included | $20/mo each |
| Visits | Not limited | 25,000/mo on the entry plan |
| Storage | 25–320 GB on Standard servers | 10 GB on the entry plan |
| Staging | Included | Included |
| Security add-ons | None to buy | Sold separately |
| Backups | Daily, plus your own bucket | Kept 30–60 days |
WP Engine figures from its public pricing page, checked on 4 October 2026, in USD. Prices and promotions change; check WP Engine's site for current offers.
How to switch
Free migration, no downtime.
Our team migrates your sites from WP Engine for free. Your old host keeps serving visitors while you check everything on Netkeel, and visitors move over only when you point your domain.
- Create a serverPick a region close to your visitors and a size.
- Check the previewEach site runs on a free preview address with HTTPS so you can test it.
- We migrate your sites for freeOpen a ticket and our team copies them over. Prefer to do it yourself? Use SFTP or your usual migration plugin.
- Connect your domainPoint the domain to your server and click Connect. Netkeel issues the certificate.
To be fair
When WP Engine may suit you better
You need enterprise compliance such as SOC 2 reports, or WP Engine's headless WordPress platform.
Can you migrate my sites for me?
Yes, for free. Open a support ticket from the panel and our team moves your sites from WP Engine to your Netkeel server.
Will my site go down while I switch?
No. You build and test on the preview address while WP Engine keeps serving visitors. Nothing changes for them until you point your domain to Netkeel.
Is there a contract?
No. Servers are billed by the hour. Delete one whenever you like.
What if Netkeel is not right for me?
Ask within 30 days of creating your account and we refund what you paid.
Launch your first server today.
Create your account, add a payment method and launch a server in a few minutes. Netkeel handles the updates, backups and security.