Kinsta alternative
Kinsta is a managed platform with hosting thrown in. Liquid Web is managed hosting with unrivaled WordPress optimization, support, and platform features.
Compare Kinsta to Liquid Web managed hosting
$35/mo
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Support without tickets
For most, the fastest path to support is to contact an expert. Kinsta support is chat-only. If you have a complex situation, you have a lot of typing to do.
They also don’t use tickets. If an issue reoccurs, there’s no record to review. You either re-explain the issue or try to remember how to fix it. Both can take hours.
Get the premium, time-saving support you deserve with Liquid Web. Available by ticket and chat, we explain and solve WordPress issues with speed and precision. 24/7/365.
Where have all the PHP workers gone?
Kinsta includes two PHP workers in their Starter plan. That’s perfect for a brochure site, but if your site grows in complexity, two is not enough.
PHP workers are like umbrellas—having too few leaves you waterlogged when traffic pours in. The result is slow speeds, higher bounce rates, and bad gateways.
Liquid Web maximizes speed and processing power with base and autoscaled workers. Even our entry plan scales up to 30 PHP workers per site.
Kinsta WordPress = WooCommerce
To Kinsta, WordPress and WooCommerce are the same. There are no WooCommerce-specific optimizations, which is a problem.
WooCommerce requires more PHP workers and storage than WordPress. Kinsta does not accommodate these needs, which means you’re risking revenue.
Liquid Web optimizes for WooCommerce. Catalyze revenue with flexible resources, dimensional caching, free ecommerce tools, and premium plugins.
Scalable if you have the cash
If your site grows fast, Kinsta may charge you. They may even demand immediate payment. Overages include $0.10 per GB (CDN), $2 per GB (storage), and $1 per 1,000 visitors (traffic).
Think upgrading your Kinsta plan will solve the problem? Maybe... but you’ll pay at least twice the cost of your original plan. Sometimes more.
Unlike Kinsta, Liquid Web scales with your success. Resources auto-adjust to limit overages and upgrades. Because you shouldn’t pay extra for hitting a milestone.
Adding up Kinsta’s add-ons
Kinsta includes many mission-critical features for WordPress, but some are excluded. Those features are paid add-ons, and they’re … surprisingly essential.
Redis is $100/mo. Nginx reverse proxy is $50/mo. Offsite backups are $2/mo. If you need an add-on for a different site, expect to pay the same fee.
Every feature Kinsta sells as an add-on, Liquid Web includes free. Redis, Nginx, staging, backups, and generous storage are automatic for every site.
Fun fact: WooCommerce REQUIRES 512MB of PHP memory. Kinsta standard plans come with 256MB of PHP memory. (Yes that is half of what WooCommerce REQUIRES to function properly.)
When you become aware of this the awesome support team will recommend that you upgrade to an agency account that comes with 512MB of PHP memory. Your request to upgrade will be declined if you do not have a website that says you are an agency.
Bottom line: You are not paying a premium price for premium hosting. You are paying an extortionate rate to sabotage your WooCommerce website. Don't do it.
- Kirsty Thomson on Trustpilot