Kinsta vs Flywheel
A comparison of Kinsta and Flywheel built from values read directly from each provider's own documentation, with the source recorded against every figure.
The short answer
- Pick Kinsta if
- WordPress sites that want each install in its own isolated container with a Cloudflare-backed CDN included, and a data centre chosen from thirty locations. Cron jobs run on the server rather than on page visits.
- Pick Flywheel if
- Freelancers and agencies running client sites, where the workflow tools and a Fastly CDN matter more than raw resource ceilings. Bandwidth is stated rather than described as unlimited, so the plan is legible.
5 sourced criteria separate them:
- Entry paid plan
- Kinsta: $35/month for the entry single-site plan (first month $0, then $35/month); $350/year if paid annually
- Flywheel: $25/month for Starter, billed $300 a year with two months free. Monthly billing is offered at a higher rate.
- Storage (entry plan)
- Kinsta: 10GB storage on the Single 20GB plan (cheapest paid WordPress hosting plan)
- Flywheel: 10 GB on Starter, the cheapest plan; 20 GB on Freelance
- Sites or apps included
- Kinsta: 1 WordPress install on the Single 20GB plan (cheapest paid WordPress hosting plan)
- Flywheel: 1 site on Starter, the cheapest plan; up to 10 on Freelance
- Monthly visits cap
- Kinsta: 35,000 visits/mo on the Single 35k plan (the entry single-site plan billed by visits; the same plan billed by bandwidth allows 20GB instead)
- Flywheel: 25,000 monthly visits on Starter; 100,000 on Freelance
- Included bandwidth
- Kinsta: 20GB server bandwidth on the Single 20GB plan (cheapest paid plan). Kinsta prices this plan on bandwidth; no monthly visits figure is printed for it.
- Flywheel: 50 GB a month on Starter; 200 GB on Freelance. A stated allowance rather than the unlimited claim common in this segment.
Pick the criteria you care about. The chart counts how many of them lean toward each provider — the same read as scanning the bars below, just totalled for the ones you chose.
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At a glance.
| Criterion | Kinsta | Flywheel |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | ||
| Entry paid plan | $35/month for the entry single-site plan (first month $0, then $35/month); $350/year if paid annually | $25/month for Starter, billed $300 a year with two months free. Monthly billing is offered at a higher rate. |
| Limits | ||
| Storage (entry plan) | 10GB storage on the Single 20GB plan (cheapest paid WordPress hosting plan) | 10 GB on Starter, the cheapest plan; 20 GB on Freelance |
| Sites or apps included | 1 WordPress install on the Single 20GB plan (cheapest paid WordPress hosting plan) | 1 site on Starter, the cheapest plan; up to 10 on Freelance |
| Monthly visits cap | 35,000 visits/mo on the Single 35k plan (the entry single-site plan billed by visits; the same plan billed by bandwidth allows 20GB instead) | 25,000 monthly visits on Starter; 100,000 on Freelance |
| Included bandwidth | 20GB server bandwidth on the Single 20GB plan (cheapest paid plan). Kinsta prices this plan on bandwidth; no monthly visits figure is printed for it. | 50 GB a month on Starter; 200 GB on Freelance. A stated allowance rather than the unlimited claim common in this segment. |
| Infrastructure | ||
| Edge network | Supported | Supported |
Where they differ.
Entry paid plan
- Kinsta
- $35/month for the entry single-site plan (first month $0, then $35/month); $350/year if paid annually
- Flywheel
- $25/month for Starter, billed $300 a year with two months free. Monthly billing is offered at a higher rate.
Sources (2) →Sources ↓
- WordPress hosting plans - Kinsta® ↗
“$0 $35 USD for the first month *Pay $0 today, $35 after the first month”
Read 2026-09-05 · official pricing
- WordPress Hosting Pricing and Plans — Flywheel ↗
“Starter [...] $25/MO Billed at $300/year. Includes 2 months free! [...] 1 site 25,000 monthly visits 10GB storage 50GB bandwidth”
Read 2026-09-06 · official pricing
Storage (entry plan)
10GB storage on the Single 20GB plan (cheapest paid WordPress hosting plan)
10 GB on Starter, the cheapest plan; 20 GB on Freelance
Sources (2) →Sources ↓
- Managed WordPress Hosting - Kinsta ↗
“10GB Storage”
Read 2026-09-05 · official pricing
- WordPress Hosting Pricing and Plans — Flywheel ↗
“Starter [...] 10GB storage [...] Freelance [...] 20GB storage”
Read 2026-09-06 · official pricing
Sites or apps included
1 WordPress install on the Single 20GB plan (cheapest paid WordPress hosting plan)
1 site on Starter, the cheapest plan; up to 10 on Freelance
Sources (2) →Sources ↓
- Managed WordPress Hosting - Kinsta ↗
“1 WordPress install”
Read 2026-09-05 · official pricing
- WordPress Hosting Pricing and Plans — Flywheel ↗
“Starter [...] 1 site [...] Freelance [...] Up to 10 sites”
Read 2026-09-06 · official pricing
Monthly visits cap
35,000 visits/mo on the Single 35k plan (the entry single-site plan billed by visits; the same plan billed by bandwidth allows 20GB instead)
25,000 monthly visits on Starter; 100,000 on Freelance
Sources (2) →Sources ↓
- Managed WordPress Hosting Plans — Kinsta ↗
“Monthly visits 35,000 visits”
Read 2026-09-05 · official pricing
- WordPress Hosting Pricing and Plans — Flywheel ↗
“Starter [...] 25,000 monthly visits [...] Freelance [...] 100,000 monthly visits”
Read 2026-09-06 · official pricing
Included bandwidth
20GB server bandwidth on the Single 20GB plan (cheapest paid plan). Kinsta prices this plan on bandwidth; no monthly visits figure is printed for it.
50 GB a month on Starter; 200 GB on Freelance. A stated allowance rather than the unlimited claim common in this segment.
Sources (2) →Sources ↓
- Managed WordPress Hosting - Kinsta ↗
“20GB Server bandwidth”
Read 2026-09-05 · official pricing
- WordPress Hosting Pricing and Plans — Flywheel ↗
“Starter [...] 50GB bandwidth [...] Freelance [...] 200GB bandwidth”
Read 2026-09-06 · official pricing
Which should you choose?
Choose Kinsta if…
WordPress sites that want each install in its own isolated container with a Cloudflare-backed CDN included, and a data centre chosen from thirty locations. Cron jobs run on the server rather than on page visits.
Editorial · Palash Bagchi · approved
Choose Flywheel if…
Freelancers and agencies running client sites, where the workflow tools and a Fastly CDN matter more than raw resource ceilings. Bandwidth is stated rather than described as unlimited, so the plan is legible.
Editorial · Palash Bagchi · approved
Consider something else if…
- Kinsta: The entry plan is $35 a month for a single site, which is a large step up from shared hosting if you do not need the isolation.
- Flywheel: The entry plan is one site at 25,000 visits and 50 GB of bandwidth. A single busy site outgrows the bandwidth line before the visit line, which is not the axis most managed hosts fail on.
Documented by only one.
These criteria are published by one provider and not the other. An absence here means we have not found a source, not that the feature is missing.
Questions this comparison answers.
Entry paid plan: Kinsta or Flywheel?
Kinsta: $35/month for the entry single-site plan (first month $0, then $35/month); $350/year if paid annually
Flywheel: $25/month for Starter, billed $300 a year with two months free. Monthly billing is offered at a higher rate.
Included bandwidth: Kinsta or Flywheel?
Kinsta: 20GB server bandwidth on the Single 20GB plan (cheapest paid plan). Kinsta prices this plan on bandwidth; no monthly visits figure is printed for it.
Flywheel: 50 GB a month on Starter; 200 GB on Freelance. A stated allowance rather than the unlimited claim common in this segment.
Storage (entry plan): Kinsta or Flywheel?
Kinsta: 10GB storage on the Single 20GB plan (cheapest paid WordPress hosting plan)
Flywheel: 10 GB on Starter, the cheapest plan; 20 GB on Freelance
Should I choose Kinsta or Flywheel?
Pick Kinsta if WordPress sites that want each install in its own isolated container with a Cloudflare-backed CDN included, and a data centre chosen from thirty locations. Cron jobs run on the server rather than on page visits.
Pick Flywheel if Freelancers and agencies running client sites, where the workflow tools and a Fastly CDN matter more than raw resource ceilings. Bandwidth is stated rather than described as unlimited, so the plan is legible.