Flywheel

Managed WordPress hosting built for designers & agencies.

4.5 1,980 reviews | United States | Est. 2012 | 99.90% uptime | Managed, WordPress
Speed
4.5
Support
4.5
Value
4.3
Features
4.5
Reliability
4.5

The verdict

Flywheel, now part of WP Engine, focuses on a polished client-management experience for designers and freelancers, with white-label billing, collaborative demo sites, and a clean dashboard for handling multiple client projects.

Best for: Freelancers managing client sites Web designers Creative agencies

What you get

  • Client & billing management
  • Free staging sites
  • Local development tool
  • Free SSL & CDN
  • Nightly backups

Plans & pricing

Tiny
$15/mo
  • 1 Site
  • 5,000 visits
Starter
$30/mo
  • 1 Site
  • 25,000 visits

The trade-off

In its favour

  • Great for freelancers managing clients
  • Clean, intuitive dashboard
  • Solid free migration tools

Worth knowing

  • Traffic limits on lower plans
  • Fewer enterprise features than WP Engine

Infrastructure & support

Support channels

  • 24/7 live chat
  • Ticket system
  • Knowledge base

Data centers

  • United States
  • Europe
  • Asia-Pacific (via WP Engine infrastructure)

Common questions

Is Flywheel good for client work?

Yes, its billing and client-collaboration tools are built specifically for agencies and freelancers.