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.