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Kinsta vs Pressable

A comparison of Kinsta and Pressable built from values read directly from each provider's own documentation, with the source recorded against every figure.

Updated 16 criteria compared

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 Pressable if
A single WordPress site that needs Automattic's own infrastructure and Jetpack Security included rather than bolted on, with hourly backups and a visit allowance rather than a CPU quota.

4 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
Pressable: $20.83/month for Signature 1, billed $250 a year. Monthly billing is offered at a higher rate; the yearly plan advertises two months free.
Storage (entry plan)
Kinsta: 10GB storage on the Single 20GB plan (cheapest paid WordPress hosting plan)
Pressable: 20 GB on Signature 1, the cheapest plan; 35 GB on Signature 3
Sites or apps included
Kinsta: 1 WordPress install on the Single 20GB plan (cheapest paid WordPress hosting plan)
Pressable: 1 WordPress install on Signature 1, the cheapest plan
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)
Pressable: Up to 30,000 monthly visits on Signature 1; 75,000 on Signature 3, rising to 2 million on the largest Signature plan

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01.

At a glance.

CriterionKinstaPressable
Pricing
Entry paid plan$35/month for the entry single-site plan (first month $0, then $35/month); $350/year if paid annually$20.83/month for Signature 1, billed $250 a year. Monthly billing is offered at a higher rate; the yearly plan advertises two months free.
Limits
Storage (entry plan)
10GB storage on the Single 20GB plan (cheapest paid WordPress hosting plan)
20 GB on Signature 1, the cheapest plan; 35 GB on Signature 3
Sites or apps included
1 WordPress install on the Single 20GB plan (cheapest paid WordPress hosting plan)
1 WordPress install on Signature 1, the cheapest plan
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)
Up to 30,000 monthly visits on Signature 1; 75,000 on Signature 3, rising to 2 million on the largest Signature plan

Only criteria both providers publish appear here; a tinted cell marks a real difference. Criteria only one of them documents are listed below, and an absence there means we found no source — not that the feature is missing. How we source this.

The small bar above a value is inetGeek's own lean toward that side — computed from the same facts shown, never a number the provider published. See the picker below "The short answer" to weigh only the criteria you care about.

02.

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
Pressable
$20.83/month for Signature 1, billed $250 a year. Monthly billing is offered at a higher rate; the yearly plan advertises two months free.
Sources (2) →

Storage (entry plan)

Kinsta

10GB storage on the Single 20GB plan (cheapest paid WordPress hosting plan)

Pressable

20 GB on Signature 1, the cheapest plan; 35 GB on Signature 3

Sources (2) →

Sites or apps included

Kinsta

1 WordPress install on the Single 20GB plan (cheapest paid WordPress hosting plan)

Pressable

1 WordPress install on Signature 1, the cheapest plan

Sources (2) →

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)

Pressable

Up to 30,000 monthly visits on Signature 1; 75,000 on Signature 3, rising to 2 million on the largest Signature plan

Sources (2) →
03.

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 Pressable if…

A single WordPress site that needs Automattic's own infrastructure and Jetpack Security included rather than bolted on, with hourly backups and a visit allowance rather than a CPU quota.

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.
  • Pressable: You want more than one install cheaply — the entry plan is one site, and the next tier triples the price. Billing is annual, so there is no low-commitment month to try it.
04.

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.

Pricing modelPressable: Per-plan annual subscription metered by monthly visits and storage, sold by number of WordPress installs. No usage-based compute billing.
When you exceed a capKinsta: Sites stay online and are billed an overage fee of $0.50 per 1,000 visits; disk space overage is prorated at $2 per GB per month
Included bandwidthKinsta: 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.
Max request durationKinsta: 300 seconds (default PHP max_execution_time)
Git deploymentKinsta: Limited
ContainersKinsta: Supported
Scheduled jobsKinsta: Supported
Persistent storageKinsta: Supported
Managed databasesKinsta: Supported
Edge networkKinsta: Supported
RegionsKinsta: 30 data centers
Backup retentionPressable: Hourly and daily backups. Pressable does not state a retention period on the pricing page.
05.

Questions this comparison answers.

Entry paid plan: Kinsta or Pressable?

Kinsta: $35/month for the entry single-site plan (first month $0, then $35/month); $350/year if paid annually

Pressable: $20.83/month for Signature 1, billed $250 a year. Monthly billing is offered at a higher rate; the yearly plan advertises two months free.

Storage (entry plan): Kinsta or Pressable?

Kinsta: 10GB storage on the Single 20GB plan (cheapest paid WordPress hosting plan)

Pressable: 20 GB on Signature 1, the cheapest plan; 35 GB on Signature 3

Should I choose Kinsta or Pressable?

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 Pressable if A single WordPress site that needs Automattic's own infrastructure and Jetpack Security included rather than bolted on, with hourly backups and a visit allowance rather than a CPU quota.