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getflywheel.com · Managed hosting
SEPT 2026 audit

Managed WordPress hosting aimed at freelancers and agencies, sold on annual plans metered by monthly visits, storage and bandwidth, with a Fastly-backed CDN.

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Entry paid plan$25/month for Starter, billed $300 a year with two months free. Monthly billing is offered at a higher rate.
RegionsFive data centers: US (Iowa), Canada (Montreal), United Kingdom (London), Europe (Belgium) and Australia (Sydney).
Free tierNo — Only free offering is a 14-day demo site, available to accounts that already have a paid subscription.
CategoryManaged hosting

Reviewed by Palash BagchiUpdated 18 criteria comparedSources last checked

Flywheel pricing at a glance

Entry paid plan
$25/month for Starter, billed $300 a year with two months free source ↗
Pricing model
Annual plans metered on three axes at once — sites, monthly visits and bandwidth — rather than on compute source ↗

First line of each sourced value. The full text is in Flywheel pricing below.

01.Evaluation guide

Who it suits

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.

Consider something else if…

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.

Editorial · Palash Bagchi · approved

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Flywheel's own site (getflywheel.com) self-detects as: hosting — Indian hosting, Server Location, Cloud Hosting, Cloud PaaS, US hosting · CDN — Edge Delivery Network (category-level via BuiltWith, not a named vendor)

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Flywheel pricing

4 criteria
Free tierNo — Only free offering is a 14-day demo site, available to accounts that already have a paid subscription.
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  • Demo sites on Flywheel ↗

    “For customers who already have a paid subscription, demo sites on Flywheel allow you to set up a demonstration of a WordPress® site free for up to 14 days, prior to paying for a subscription.”

    Read 2026-09-13 · official docs · Report a correction

Kind of free offerNo free offer
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  • Demo sites on Flywheel ↗

    “For customers who already have a paid subscription, demo sites on Flywheel allow you to set up a demonstration of a WordPress® site free for up to 14 days, prior to paying for a subscription.”

    Read 2026-09-13 · official docs · Report a correction

Entry paid plan$25/month for Starter, billed $300 a year with two months free. Monthly billing is offered at a higher rate.
Sources (1) →
Pricing modelAnnual plans metered on three axes at once — sites, monthly visits and bandwidth — rather than on compute. Two months free for paying yearly.
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Limits

4 criteria
Storage (entry plan)10 GB on Starter, the cheapest plan; 20 GB on Freelance
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Sites or apps included1 site on Starter, the cheapest plan; up to 10 on Freelance
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  • Flywheel WordPress Hosting Pricing ↗

    “Starter Our most popular single site plan! [...] 1 site 25,000 monthly visits 10GB storage 50GB bandwidth Freelance A great setup for your growing client list [...] up to 10 sites 100,000 monthly visits 20GB storage 200GB bandwidth”

    Read 2026-09-14 · official pricing · Report a correction

Monthly visits cap25,000 monthly visits on Starter; 100,000 on Freelance
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Included bandwidth50 GB a month on Starter; 200 GB on Freelance. A stated allowance rather than the unlimited claim common in this segment.
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Infrastructure

2 criteria
Edge networkSupported
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RegionsFive data centers: US (Iowa), Canada (Montreal), United Kingdom (London), Europe (Belgium) and Australia (Sydney).
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  • Flywheel | Global WordPress data centers ↗

    “Choose from five data centers for your next site [...] US - Iowa Create a site Canada - Montreal Create a site United Kingdom - London Create a site European Union Flag Europe - Belgium Create a site Australia - Sydney”

    Read 2026-09-13 · official site · Report a correction

Data

1 criteria
Backup retentionNightly backups. Flywheel does not state a retention period on the pricing page.
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Compliance

7 criteria
SOC 2WP Engine, Flywheel's parent company, says a SOC 2 Type II and SOC 3 report are available on request from an Account Manager or Sales. Stated on WP Engine's platform security doc; it does not name Flywheel.
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ISO 27001WP Engine, Flywheel's parent company, states its security environment is ISO 27001:2022 certified, with the certification available on request. Stated on WP Engine's platform security doc; it does not name Flywheel.
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GDPR / data residencyGDPR-compliant Data Protection Addendum published, plus internal processes to respond to GDPR data requests.
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  • Flywheel and GDPR ↗

    “Processes for GDPR requests: We set up our internal infrastructure to ensure all GDPR-related data requests can be responded to and handled appropriately. [...] We updated our GDPR-compliant Data Protection Addendum (“DPA”), and made it available for you here”

    Read 2026-09-13 · official docs · Report a correction

PCI DSSMeets PCI-DSS requirements only for sites that do not process, handle or store card data; Flywheel says no web host, itself included, can be PCI-compliant.
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  • Flywheel and PCI-DSS Compliance ↗

    “Flywheel meets PCI-DSS requirements for sites that don’t process, handle, or store credit card data. [...] It’s impossible for any web hosting company, Flywheel included, to be PCI-compliant. [...] PCI-DSS compliance is the responsibility of the site owner”

    Read 2026-09-13 · official docs · Report a correction

Encryption at restData encryption at rest and in transit, listed among the security features included in every Flywheel plan.
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  • Security at Flywheel ↗

    “Security features included in every plan [...] Data encryption at rest and in transit [...] Encrypted communication across the platform”

    Read 2026-09-13 · official site · Report a correction

Role-based access controlNo granular roles: every Organization member has full owner privileges including billing; the only lesser access level is a per-site Collaborator.
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  • Members of an Organization ↗

    “Every member of an Organization has full owner privileges for each site owned by the organization. [...] If you do not want somebody to have this level of access, consider adding them as a Collaborator to the site instead.”

    Read 2026-09-13 · official docs · Report a correction

Dedicated infrastructureFlywheel's site states plans include dedicated resources - you are not sharing your server space with anyone else; no plan tier or hardware named. Homepage FAQ copy; WP Engine docs scope dedicated servers to its Premium/Core/Enterprise plans only.
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Flywheel pricing questions

How much does Flywheel cost?

$25/month for Starter, billed $300 a year with two months free. Monthly billing is offered at a higher rate.

WordPress Hosting Pricing and Plans — Flywheel · read

How does Flywheel charge?

Annual plans metered on three axes at once — sites, monthly visits and bandwidth — rather than on compute. Two months free for paying yearly.

WordPress Hosting Pricing and Plans — Flywheel · read

Does Flywheel have a free tier?

No.

Demo sites on Flywheel · read

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