G7Cloud vs WP Engine
WP Engine meters every plan by monthly visits, so 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 reasons UK teams move to G7Cloud
Metered visits vs no meter
WP Engine plans include a monthly visit allowance, and exceeding it costs extra, so 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 from about $20/mo (around £16) with annual billing for one site, and steps up quickly for more. G7Cloud Business is £24/mo fixed for three sites; Pro is £59/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.
Pricing you can predict
WP Engine bills per site in USD and meters your visits. G7Cloud is a fixed price in pounds, with several sites per plan and nothing extra when traffic climbs.
WP Engine
From about $20/mo (~£16) with annual billing
- 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
G7Cloud
£12 to £179/mo fixed GBP, multiple sites per plan
- No visit caps or usage billing on any plan
- Business covers 3 sites for £24/mo; Pro covers 10 for £59/mo
- Monthly and annual pricing both fixed, annual saves 20%
- Email, DNS, SSL and ScaleShield firewall included
- WordPress, PHP, Magento, Ghost + 14 git frameworks on one plan
WP Engine starts at around $20/mo (about £16) with annual billing for a single site with a monthly visit allowance. 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 site on your own domain, with email, DNS and daily backups.
- 1 hosted site: WordPress, PHP, Ghost, git apps & more
- AI Website Builder · 3 projects, publish 1 on your domain
- 500K AI tokens per month
- 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
- Database plus 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
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 £24/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
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Host your site on managed UK infrastructure from £12/mo, or build something new with the AI Website Builder on the Free plan. Fixed prices, and you own the code.