SiteGround
Cheaper for 10 people
From$24.99/mo
10 people: $24.99 a month · $299.88 a year
- No free plan
- No yearly discount listed
- No startup credits listed
- 3 plans · priced per plan
SiteGround vs WP Engine: pricing compared
Plans, list prices and what a team of 5, 10 or 25 pays on each, from Surba's catalog of Cloud tools. Updated for 2026.
At a glance
Side by side
SiteGround starts at $24.99/mo (StartUp) and WP Engine at $28/mo (Essential). For 10 people that's $24.99 vs $28 a month: SiteGround is $3.01 a month (11%) cheaper than WP Engine on list price.
WP Engine
Cloud
From$28/mo
10 people: $28 a month · $336 a year
- No free plan
- Up to 20% off yearly
- No startup credits listed
- 2 plans · priced per plan
Plans
SiteGround and WP Engine plans
Every plan with a public price, in US dollars.
SiteGround
StartUp
1 website · 10 GB storage · Free SSL, CDN, email and backups
$24.99/mo
GrowBig
Unlimited websites · 50 GB storage · Staging and on-demand backups
$34.99/mo
GoGeek
Unlimited websites · 100 GB storage · Staging with Git, white-label
$49.99/mo
1-month term regular prices from SiteGround's KB (updated Oct 12, 2026), excl. VAT. 12-month rates: StartUp $17.99, GrowBig $29.99, GoGeek $44.99 per month; 24-month: $14.99/$24.99/$39.99. New-customer intro prices (first invoice only, 12-month prepay): StartUp $2.99/mo, GrowBig $4.99/mo, GoGeek $7.99/mo. Cloud hosting from $100/mo (pay monthly).
Prices from SiteGround's pricing page, checked 26 Oct 2026.
WP Engine
Essential
1 site, 25K visits/mo · 10 GB storage, 75 GB bandwidth · Daily backups, free SSL
$28/mo
Business
Isolated resources · Chat and phone support · Managed migrations
$400/mo
Essential: $28/mo billed annually ($336 today; first-year price for new Essential customers). Business: from $400/mo billed annually. Managed Hosting Platform capacity tiers (1, 3, 10, 30 sites) offer monthly or annual billing with 'Save 20%' on annual, but the tier prices are not rendered in the page text; WP Engine's own pages also cite plans 'starting at $30/month'. Enterprise: contact sales.
Prices from WP Engine's pricing page, checked 26 Oct 2026.
Team cost
What each costs your team
Entry paid plans, per month and per year at list price.
| Team | SiteGround (StartUp) | WP Engine (Essential) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 people | $24.99/mo$299.88/yr a year | $28/mo$336/yr a year | SiteGround $3.01 less a month |
| 10 people | $24.99/mo$299.88/yr a year | $28/mo$336/yr a year | SiteGround $3.01 less a month |
| 25 people | $24.99/mo$299.88/yr a year | $28/mo$336/yr a year | SiteGround $3.01 less a month |
SiteGround is priced per plan. WP Engine is priced per plan. Per-user prices are multiplied by the team; per-plan prices aren't. Before tax; yearly discounts not applied.
FAQ
SiteGround vs WP Engine: questions
Which is cheaper, SiteGround or WP Engine?
SiteGround starts at $24.99/mo (StartUp) and WP Engine at $28/mo (Essential). For 10 people that's $24.99 vs $28 a month: SiteGround is $3.01 a month (11%) cheaper than WP Engine on list price. Compare features too: the cheaper plan isn't always the closer match.
Do SiteGround and WP Engine have free plans?
SiteGround has no free plan in Surba's catalog. WP Engine has no free plan in Surba's catalog.
Are SiteGround and WP Engine cheaper if you pay yearly?
WP Engine lists up to 20% off yearly billing. Surba's catalog lists no yearly discount for SiteGround.
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