Managed WordPress
Pagely
Original managed WordPress host (2006) with AWS infrastructure, HIPAA/PCI/FedRAMP compliance for enterprise
Founded 2006United StatesIndependent
Overall Rating
4.0
Trustpilot: 4/5 (15 reviews)
Starting Price
$299.00/month
30-day money-back guarantee
Free SSL
Free Domain
Free Migration
24/7 Support
Pricing Plans
Compare Pagely's hosting plans
WordPress Hosting
VPS Hosting
All plans include a 30-day money-back guarantee
Pros & Cons
What We Like
- Enterprise WordPress sites
- Fortune 500 companies
- HIPAA/PCI compliant sites
- Government/public sector
- High-traffic sites needing AWS
- Sites needing SOC 2/FedRAMP
What Could Be Better
- Small business or startup
- Budget-conscious
- Need affordable hosting
- Personal blog
- Prefer simpler self-service
- Very expensive ($299+ minimum)
Rating Breakdown
Value for Money
2.5Performance
5.0Support Quality
5.0Security
5.0Features
4.5Ease of Use
3.5Transparency
3.0Overall Rating
Weighted average of all categories
4.0/5
Technical Specifications
Complete feature breakdown across all 168 data points
Storage & Resources
- Storage
- Not specified
- Storage Type
- SSD
- Bandwidth
- Not specified
- Websites
- 1
- Databases
- Not specified
- PHP Versions
- 7.4, 8.0, 8.1, 8.2, 8.3
Performance
- Uptime Guarantee
- 99.9999%
- Uptime SLA Credit
- CDN Included
- CDN Provider
- PressCDN (proprietary)
- HTTP/2
- Brotli Compression
Server Locations
- Location Count
- 20 locations
- Choose Location
- Locations
- US-East, US-West, EU-West
Security
- Free SSL
- Wildcard SSL
- Dedicated IP
- DDoS Protection
- DDoS Level
- Enterprise DDoS protection via AWS
- 2FA
Backups & Malware
- Malware Scanning
- Malware Removal
- Firewall
- Backup Frequency
- Daily
- Backup Retention
- 30 days
- On-Demand Backup
- Restore Fee
- Free
Developer Tools
- SSH Access
- Git Deployment
- Staging
- Cron Jobs
- Redis
- WP-CLI
Language Support
- Node.js
- Python
- Ruby
WordPress
- WP Optimized
- Auto Install
- Auto Updates
- WP Staging
- WooCommerce
- LiteSpeed Cache
- Object Caching
- Multisite
Support
- Live Chat
- Chat Hours
- 24/7/365
- Phone Support
- Phone Hours
- 24/7/365
- Ticket Support
- Priority Support
- KB Quality
- 5/5
- Channels
- Live Chat, Ticket, Phone, Knowledge Base
- Languages
- English
- Email Included
- Account Limit
- 0
- Webmail
- Spam Filter
- Forwarding
Pricing Details
- Monthly Price
- $299/mo
- Renewal Price
- $299/mo
- 1st Year Cost
- $3588
- 2nd Year Cost
- $3588
- Setup Fee
- None
- Money Back
- 30 days
- Monthly Billing
- Min Contract
- 1 months
Free Inclusions
- Free SSL
- Free Domain
- Free Migration
- Free CDN
Migration
- Free Migration
- Sites Limit
- Unlimited sites
- Quality
- Expert white-glove migration/5
Control Panel
- cPanel
- Panel Name
- Atomic
- Softaculous
- Site Builder
Compliance
- GDPR
- PCI
- HIPAA
- Certifications
- SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, PCI DSS, HIPAA, FedRAMP
CMS Platforms
- Drupal
- Joomla
- Magento
- Laravel
- Django
- Next.js
- Rails
- Static Sites
Content Policies
- Adult Content
- Gambling
- Crypto Sites
- Bandwidth Overage
- NO pageview/visit caps - a la carte expansion only; CEO calls pageview billing 'predatory'
- Storage Overage
- A la carte pricing - no overage fees, just add resources as needed
Business Features
- API Access
- Reseller Hosting
- White Label
- Green Hosting
Best For (Score)
- Beginners
- 1/5
- Bloggers
- 1/5
- Developers
- 4/5
- eCommerce
- 4/5
- Agencies
- 4/5
- Enterprise
- 5/5
Company Info
- Founded
- 2006
- Headquarters
- United States
- Parent Company
- Independent
- Trustpilot
- 4/5 (15 reviews)
Our Ratings
- Overall
- 4/5
- Value
- 2.5/5
- Performance
- 5/5
- Support
- 5/5
- Security
- 5/5
- Features
- 4.5/5
- Ease of Use
- 3.5/5
- Transparency
- 3/5
Managed WordPress
- Available
- Pricing Model
- no-caps
- Visit Limit
- Unlimited
- Dev Environment
Regional Info
- Best Countries
- United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Australia
- Currencies
- USD
- Support Languages
- English
- Data Sovereignty
- GDPR, PCI-DSS, HIPAA, SOC 2, FedRAMP
External Ratings
- Trustpilot
- 4/5
- Reviews Count
- 15
- G2 Rating
- 4/5
- BBB Rating
- A+
Advanced Technical
- DB Type
- MySQL/MariaDB
- Elasticsearch
- Image Optimization
- PHP Switching
Access & Limits
- SSH Tier
- All plans
- Staging Tier
- All plans
- Instant Activation
Additional Pricing
- Exclusions
- Full refund within 30 days; Enterprise contracts may vary
- Payment Methods
- Credit Card, Invoice, Wire Transfer
- Auto Renewal
- SSL Provider
- Let's Encrypt / Custom certificates
- Dedicated IP Cost
- $5/mo
Support Details
- Phone Countries
- United States
- Priority Cost
- $Included with all plans (Tierless Support)
- Community Forum
- Outsourced
- Object Cache Type
- Redis/Varnish
Affiliate Program
- Affiliate Available
Additional Policies
- File Hosting
- Proxy/VPN
- Suspension Policy
- Violation of ToS; non-payment
- Downloadable Backups
Additional Platforms
- PrestaShop
- Ghost
- Shopify Migration
- Wix Migration
- Squarespace Migration
- Webflow Export
Editorial Notes
- Best For
- Enterprise WordPress sites; Fortune 500 companies; HIPAA/PCI compliant sites; Government/public sector; High-traffic sites needing AWS; Sites needing SOC 2/FedRAMP
- Avoid If
- Small business or startup; Budget-conscious; Need affordable hosting; Personal blog; Prefer simpler self-service
- Known Issues
- Very expensive ($299+ minimum); Limited reviews; Acquired by GoDaddy (concerns); Enterprise-focused not for small sites; No money-back guarantee clarity; Complex onboarding
- USP
- Original managed WordPress host (2006) with AWS infrastructure, HIPAA/PCI/FedRAMP compliance for enterprise
- Ideal Customer
- Enterprise or government organization needing HIPAA/PCI compliant managed WordPress on AWS with 24/7 expert support
Competition
- Competitors
- WP Engine, Kinsta, WordPress VIP
- Best Alternative To
- WordPress VIP
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about Pagely
Pagely is the original managed WordPress host (2006), excellent for enterprise. Hosts Disney, Verizon. G2 4.0 and Trustpilot 4.0. Very expensive ($299+/mo minimum).
Pagely was founded in 2006 and acquired by GoDaddy in December 2023. Originally the first managed WordPress hosting provider.
Business plans start at $299/month. High Availability from $1,249/month. Enterprise from $2,500/month. Custom contracts available.
No. Pagely targets enterprise and is very expensive. Better options exist for beginners and small businesses.
No, Pagely does not include email hosting. Use third-party enterprise email services.
Yes, Pagely is WordPress-only with managed updates, PressARMOR security, and AWS infrastructure.
Pagely guarantees 100% uptime with hosting credits for any downtime.
Depends on contract. 30-day money-back for standard plans; enterprise contracts vary.
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