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Kinsta pricing and limits

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kinsta.com · Managed hosting
SEPT 2026 audit

Managed WordPress hosting that runs each site in an isolated Linux container, with a Cloudflare-powered CDN and a choice of 30 data center locations.

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Live sites detected145,013via BuiltWith
Entry paid plan$35/month for the entry single-site plan (first month $0, then $35/month); $30/month if paid annually.
Regions30 data centers
Free tierNo — Only free offer is a first month free for new customers on select plans, plus a 30-day money-back guarantee.

Reviewed by Palash BagchiUpdated 26 criteria comparedSources last checked

Kinsta pricing at a glance

Entry paid plan
$35/month for the entry single-site plan (first month $0, then $35/month); $30/month if paid annually source ↗
Pricing model
Fixed monthly or annual plan tiers, each including a set number of WordPress installs; annual billing gives two months free, and… source ↗
When you exceed a cap
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 source ↗

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01.Evaluation guide

Who it suits

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.

Consider something else if…

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.

Editorial · Palash Bagchi · approved

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

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Kinsta pricing

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Free tierNo — Only free offer is a first month free for new customers on select plans, plus a 30-day money-back guarantee.
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Kind of free offerNo free offer
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Entry paid plan$35/month for the entry single-site plan (first month $0, then $35/month); $30/month if paid annually.
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Pricing modelFixed monthly or annual plan tiers, each including a set number of WordPress installs; annual billing gives two months free, and visit/storage/CDN usage above the plan limits is billed as overage fees.
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  • WordPress hosting plans - Kinsta® ↗

    “Each plan includes a set number of WordPress installs. [...] Annual billing gives you two months free compared to paying monthly. [...] apply overage fees based on your actual overage”

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

When you exceed a capSites 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
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Limits

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Storage (entry plan)10GB storage on the Single 20GB plan (cheapest paid WordPress hosting plan)
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Sites or apps included1 WordPress install on the Single 20GB plan (cheapest paid WordPress hosting plan)
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Monthly visits capNo visit cap on the entry plan: Single 20GB is billed on bandwidth, at 20GB a month. Kinsta offers visits-billed plans as the alternative, where the Business Launch tier estimates 75,000 visits a month.
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  • Managed WordPress Hosting — Kinsta ↗

    “Number of sites One Multiple Billing based on Bandwidth Visits Resources WordPress installs 1 WordPress install Server bandwidth 20GB bandwidth / month [...] Business Launch $0 $35 USD for the first month [...] Server bandwidth 15GB bandwidth / month Estimated monthly visits 75,000 estimated visits / month”

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Included bandwidth20GB server bandwidth a month on the Single 20GB plan, plus 125GB of CDN bandwidth.
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Max request duration300 seconds (default PHP max_execution_time)
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Deployment

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Git deploymentLimited
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  • Git ↗

    “We have the Git client available at Kinsta, so you can access your site with SSH and pull your Git repo down from GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, or any other third-party. SSH access is available on all of Kinsta's hosting plans. We don't yet have the feature of using git push kinsta my_site to automatically deploy, but you can still use Git at Kinsta by following the instructions below.”

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

ContainersSupported
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  • WordPress Infrastructure — Kinsta Docs ↗

    “Every site on our platform runs in an isolated software container that contains all of the software resources required to run the site (Linux, NGINX, PHP, MySQL). This means that the software that runs each site is 100% private and is not shared even between your own sites.”

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Scheduled jobsSupported — Real server cron jobs per site container; the minimum interval is 5 minutes.
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  • Cron Jobs — Kinsta Docs ↗

    “This means that at Kinsta, we allow our users to add real server cron jobs to each site container. [...] The minimum cron job interval is 5 minutes. Please do not upload server cron jobs that will run more frequently than every 5 minutes.”

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Infrastructure

4 criteria
Persistent storageSupported
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  • Connecting with SFTP — Kinsta Docs ↗

    “When you're connected to a WordPress site via SFTP, you gain direct access to the files and folders on the server, allowing you to perform a variety of tasks that can be especially useful for troubleshooting, customizing, or managing your site”

    Read 2026-09-05 · official docs · Report a correction

Managed databasesSupported
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  • Infrastructure — Kinsta Docs ↗

    “Every site on our platform runs in an isolated software container that contains all of the software resources required to run the site (Linux, NGINX, PHP, MySQL). This means that the software that runs each site is 100% private and is not shared even between your own sites.”

    Read 2026-09-05 · official docs · Report a correction

Edge networkSupported
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  • Kinsta CDN ↗

    “We're proud to offer a premium CDN powered by Cloudflare at no additional cost. [...] With a network that spans 300+ cities in more than 100 countries, Cloudflare operates one of the largest CDN networks in the world.”

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

Regions30 data centers
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Support

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Support on entry paid plan24/7 human support in 8 languages, on every plan including the cheapest.
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  • Kinsta Plans ↗

    “unlimited migrations unlimited free migrations expert support 24/7 human support in 8 languages”

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Compliance

8 criteria
SOC 2SOC 2 Type II report, audited by BARR Advisory with Vanta as the GRC platform; copy requested under NDA from the Trust Report page.
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  • Service Information - SOC 2 - Kinsta® Docs ↗

    “BARR Advisory is Kinsta’s auditor, and Vanta is our GRC (Governance, Risk Management, and Compliance) Management Software. [...] A Type II report (the type of report we have at Kinsta) assesses the effectiveness of those security measures over a period of time.”

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

ISO 27001Trust Center compliance list shows ISO 27001:2022 alongside ISO 27017 and ISO 27018; the ISO 27001 certificate is a requestable document there. Page renders client-side (Vanta portal); text read with a rendering fetch.
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  • Kinsta Trust Center ↗

    “ISO 27001:2022 ISO 27017 ISO 27018 SOC 2 Type II CSA STAR Level 1 GDPR CCPA [...] SOC 2 Type II ISO 27001 Certificate ISO 27017 Certificate ISO 27018 Certificate”

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

HIPAANo HIPAA-compliant hosting product and no Business Associate Agreements; Kinsta says PHI should not be stored or transmitted on the platform.
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  • Reference - Technical FAQ - Kinsta® Docs ↗

    “Kinsta does not offer a HIPAA-compliant hosting product, and we do not enter into Business Associate Agreements (BAAs) with our customers. [...] You should not store or transmit protected health information (PHI) on Kinsta”

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GDPR / data residencyDPA: the customer selects the data center region its applications are hosted in; some parts of the Services still require international transfers, covered by the SCCs and UK Addendum.
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PCI DSSPCI compliance is not guaranteed and Kinsta does not audit customer sites; customers have passed third-party PCI scans while hosted on Kinsta.
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  • Reference - Technical FAQ - Kinsta® Docs ↗

    “We do not guarantee PCI compliance, and we are not able to audit your site to verify that you’re doing things right, either. [...] we have many clients who have worked with third-party auditors to pass PCI compliance scans”

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Encryption at restDPA Annex II: all Customer Personal Data stored in data centers — all Customer Applications and access logs — is encrypted at rest.
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Role-based access controlMyKinsta roles: a single Company Owner plus three company-level roles (Administrator, Developer, Billing), and Site Administrator or Site Developer granted per site.
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Dedicated infrastructureDedicated virtual server with dedicated CPU and RAM, sold as an add-on to a hosting plan starting at $300 a month.
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Kinsta pricing questions

How much does Kinsta cost?

$35/month for the entry single-site plan (first month $0, then $35/month); $30/month if paid annually.

Managed WordPress Hosting — Kinsta · read

How does Kinsta charge?

Fixed monthly or annual plan tiers, each including a set number of WordPress installs; annual billing gives two months free, and visit/storage/CDN usage above the plan limits is billed as overage fees.

WordPress hosting plans - Kinsta® · read

Does Kinsta have a free tier?

No.

WordPress hosting plans - Kinsta® · read

What happens if you exceed Kinsta's limits?

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.

WordPress Hosting Plans - Overages - Kinsta Docs · read

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