G7Cloud vs WP Engine
WP Engine meters every plan by monthly visits — a strong campaign month can mean overage charges. G7Cloud hosts your WordPress sites at a fixed £/mo with no visit caps, and includes the email, DNS and restore-tested backups WP Engine leaves to other providers.
The short version
Three differences that decide it
Metered visits vs no meter
WP Engine plans include a monthly visit allowance, and exceeding it costs extra — your hosting bill tracks your traffic. G7Cloud has no visit metering on any plan. Press coverage, a viral post or a Black Friday rush changes nothing on your invoice.
Per site in USD vs per plan in GBP
WP Engine starts at $20/mo (about £16) with annual billing for one site, as of July 2026, and steps up quickly for more. G7Cloud Business is £19/mo fixed for three sites; Pro is £39/mo for ten. Fixed pounds, no annual lock-in needed for the best rate.
WordPress host vs whole platform
WP Engine hosts WordPress; email, DNS and non-WordPress projects live elsewhere. G7Cloud includes email hosting and full DNS on every paid plan, hosts PHP, Magento, Ghost and 14 git frameworks — and ships new sites with the AI Website Builder.
How each platform bills you
No fabricated cost charts — the models themselves are the story.
The WP Engine model
From $20/mo (~£16) with annual billing, as of July 2026
- Plans metered by monthly visits; overage charged when exceeded
- Entry plan covers a single WordPress site
- Best rates require annual commitment, billed in USD
- Email and DNS hosting are not offered
- WordPress-only — other stacks need another host
The G7Cloud model
£9–£99/mo fixed GBP, multiple sites per plan
- No visit caps or usage billing on any plan
- Business covers 3 sites for £19/mo; Pro covers 10 for £39/mo
- Monthly and annual pricing both fixed — annual saves 20%
- Email, DNS, SSL and ScaleShield WAF included
- WordPress, PHP, Magento, Ghost + 14 git frameworks on one plan
WP Engine starts at $20/mo (about £16) with annual billing for a single site with a monthly visit allowance, as of July 2026. G7Cloud prices are fixed GBP with no visit metering.
Feature comparison
G7Cloud plans — the whole price
Fixed GBP, monthly or annual (save 20%), 30-day money-back on paid plans. All plans include free SSL, ScaleShield and the AI Website Builder.
Starter
One real site on your own domain — with email, DNS and backups.
- 1 hosted site — WordPress, PHP, Ghost, git apps & more
- AI Website Builder — 3 projects, publish 1 on your domain
- 60K AI tokens per day
- Custom domain + free SSL
- Email hosting (mailboxes, webmail, spam filtering)
Business
Up to 3 sites plus full-stack AI apps — shop, bookings, CMS.
- 3 hosted sites — any type, incl. WooCommerce & Magento
- Full-stack AI apps — online shop, bookings, CMS & more
- Real database + admin panel on AI-built sites
- Stripe checkout on your AI-built shop (your own keys)
- AI Website Builder — 5 projects, publish 3
Agency with a bigger portfolio? See Pro and Agency on the pricing page
Where WP Engine is still the better fit
An honest comparison cuts both ways. Stay on WP Engine if these matter to you:
Dedicated staging on every site
WP Engine gives every WordPress site a one-click staging environment as a core part of its workflow. G7Cloud covers similar ground differently — site cloning for WordPress/PHP sites and PR preview environments for git-deployed apps — but if your team’s process is built around WP Engine’s copy-to-staging-and-deploy flow, that exact workflow does not exist here.
Deep WordPress-only specialism at scale
WP Engine has spent fifteen years on nothing but WordPress: automated plugin updates with visual regression testing, enterprise WooCommerce plans, a huge WordPress-specific support organisation and ownership of tools like Advanced Custom Fields. G7Cloud is a strong WordPress host, but WordPress is one of the things we do, not the only thing.
Global data centre choice and enterprise track record
WP Engine offers data centres across several continents and hosts some of the largest WordPress estates anywhere. G7Cloud runs on UK infrastructure — right for UK and European audiences, but without a global footprint, and we launched in 2026.
Weighing it up in more depth? Read the full WP Engine alternative guide.
Who should switch
WooCommerce shops with seasonal peaks
Sales events are exactly when visit-metered billing hurts. On G7Cloud your busiest trading weekend costs the same as a quiet Tuesday, and ScaleShield keeps card-testing bots away from checkout.
Freelancers with a handful of client sites
Three client sites on Business is £19/mo all-in, with email and DNS for each client included — one bill to pass through instead of three hosting invoices plus email providers.
Teams outgrowing WordPress-only
When the next project is Next.js, Astro or a headless CMS, you need a second host on WP Engine. On G7Cloud it deploys from git next to your WordPress sites, with PR previews on Pro.
Switching from WP Engine — FAQ
Start free — no card
Build a real, database-backed site with the AI Website Builder on the Free plan, or host your existing site on managed UK infrastructure from £9/mo. Fixed prices, and you own the code.