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Managed Shared Hosting vs. Managed WordPress Infrastructure
Ease of Use
Performance
Reliability
Scalability
Dev Control
Support
Value
Quick pick
→ SiteGround fits if email, better long-term value, and non-WordPress support matter — and your site fits within shared hosting capacity.
→ Kinsta fits if WordPress performance on dedicated cloud infrastructure justifies the pricing gap over SiteGround.
Both are managed WordPress hosts with staging and performance tooling included. The split is infrastructure tier and scope: SiteGround is shared hosting with broader workload support and better long-term value; Kinsta is WordPress-only on Google Cloud with more specialized infrastructure.
If you choose SiteGround
What you get that Kinsta doesn't offer
Email hosting included. Non-WordPress workloads supported. Better ease of use — SiteGround's onboarding is more guided. Better long-term value (6.5 vs 5.2) — Kinsta's pricing premium compounds over time. Phone support on some plans.
What you give up
Kinsta's Google Cloud C2 infrastructure with NVMe on all plans delivers higher raw performance. Kinsta's scalability is higher — infrastructure expands at the server level without migration. WordPress-specialist support available around the clock.
If you choose Kinsta
What you get that SiteGround doesn't offer
Google Cloud C2 with NVMe on all plans. Infrastructure capacity that expands at the server level under traffic variance. WordPress-specialist support. Edge CDN included. Higher performance ceiling than SiteGround's shared infrastructure.
What you give up
No email hosting. WordPress-only — switching away requires a full migration. PHP and server configuration are centralized in Kinsta's layer. SiteGround's ease of use is higher. Kinsta's pricing premium over SiteGround grows significantly over time.
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