InkySitesInkySites vs managed WordPress hosting
Managed WordPress hosts like Kinsta, WP Engine, and Cloudways are genuinely excellent - at giving you a fast, well-run server. But the site on top is still yours to build, update, and maintain: you (or an agency or developer you pay) run WordPress, keep its plugins patched, and make every change. InkySites hands you the finished site and makes the changes for you, on its own cloud-grade hosting, with no WordPress to maintain. They sell you a place to run a site. We run the site.
The honest side-by-side.
| InkySites | Managed WordPress hosting | |
|---|---|---|
| What you're buying | A finished site, hosted and maintained. | A server to run WordPress on. |
| Who builds the site | A designer who stays, for you. | You, your agency, or a developer. |
| Who makes ongoing changes | Email your designer, usually within a day. | You, or someone you pay. |
| WordPress to maintain | None. It's a static site. | Yes - core, theme, and plugin updates are yours. |
| Monthly cost | $29 flat: design, hosting, and changes. | Kinsta from $35, WP Engine from ~$25, Cloudways from $11 - hosting only. |
| Hosting | Included (Google Cloud load balancer + CDN). | That's the product. |
| Security model | Static - no plugins or database to hack. | Managed WAF, but WordPress + plugins stay the attack surface. |
| Leave with your site | Files any time; you own the code. | Yes - it's your WordPress site. |
Host prices from each provider's pricing page, checked June 2026; they are hosting only and exclude the cost of building and maintaining the WordPress site itself. InkySites's "within a day" is our normal turnaround, not a contractual SLA.
Who each one is right for.
Choose managed WordPress hosting if
You want to own and operate a WordPress site, and you have an agency, a developer, or the time and skills to run it. The plugin ecosystem and full control of the stack matter to you, and keeping WordPress and its plugins updated is a job you're happy to own or pay for.
Choose InkySites if
You have a small-business site and you'd rather not run WordPress at all. You want it redesigned, hosted on cloud-grade infrastructure, and changed for you whenever you ask - for one flat price, with nothing to maintain and no dashboard to learn.
Questions people ask.
Isn't managed WordPress hosting more powerful than InkySites?
As a server, yes - Kinsta and WP Engine are excellent infrastructure. But that power exists to run WordPress yourself. If you don't want to run WordPress, it's capability you pay for and still have to operate. InkySites gives you cloud-grade hosting on Google Cloud with none of the WordPress to manage, plus a designer who makes your changes.
Kinsta or Cloudways looks similar per month. Why InkySites?
Those prices are for hosting only. They don't include building the site, keeping WordPress and its plugins updated, or making changes - that's still your time or an agency's invoice. InkySites's $29 a month includes the designer who does that work. Compare the total cost of getting the site built and kept current, not just the monthly server fee.
Can I move to managed WordPress hosting later?
Yes. You own your domain and your site's code, and you can download the whole site any time. If you later decide you want to run WordPress on Kinsta or WP Engine, nothing stops you - there's no lock-in and no export fee. You'd just be taking on the building and upkeep that we were doing for you.
See your site redesigned. Then decide.
Paste your URL, pick a designer, and we'll email you a fresh redesign in 48 hours. Free, no card. If you like it, it's $29 a month from there - and you never touch a server.
No card. No commitment. 48 hours.