What is the difference between Managed WordPress hosting and shared Web Hosting?
If you’re wanting a WordPress website and aren’t sure if you should choose Managed WordPress or shared Web Hosting, the table below highlights the points of difference.
| Shared Web Hosting | Managed WordPress |
|---|---|
| No trial option | Free 30-day trial |
| Manual WordPress installer | Easy onboarding and automated WordPress installation |
| You will need to select your own theme and/or page builder | Free Starter Sites with demo content to help you get started |
| Default WordPress dashboard | Custom xneelo WordPress dashboard to guide your first steps |
| No WordPress tutorials included | Free WP101 WordPress tutorials |
| Manual domain setup | Integrated domain setup with a temporary domain created during your trial |
| Daily backups | Daily backups plus 30 scheduled backups with the option to download, delete and rename your backups, create an instant backup, or restore your website from a scheduled backup |
| Manual WordPress core updates | Automatic WordPress core updates |
| Ability to install WordPress plugins | Ability to install WordPress plugins, using the Staging Environment to test changes and updates |
| Follow steps to reset your WordPress admin password | WordPress admin password reset |
| Web Application Firewall (WAF) with default rules |
Web Application Firewall (WAF) optimised for WordPress and managed by our technical team |
Available with shared Web Hosting and Managed WordPress hosting
- 24/7 international award-winning customer support
- Locally hosted in South Africa
- Resilient hosting platform with full SSD infrastructure
- 99.9% uptime guarantee
- Free Let’s Encrypt SSL/TLS security certificate
- HTTP/2 enabled
- DDoS protection and mitigation
- Mailboxes, Email aliases, Spam filtering
