Kinsta Features

Speed obsessive architecture

We use state-of-the-art technology like Nginx, PHP 8.0, LXD software containers, MariaDB, and compute-optimized VMs to make sure your website loads in the blink of an eye. Featuring complete resource isolation, automatic scalability, and high availability.

Nginx

LXD containers

PHP 8.0

MariaDB

High security network

Active and passive measures to stop attacks and malicious intent in its tracks. Continuous monitoring for uptime, DDoS attack detection, software-based restrictions, SSL support, and hardware firewalls. Bottom line: your site is monitored and secured 24/7.

DDoS detection

Hardware firewalls

Uptime monitoring

SSL support

Next generation infrastructure

We employ only the best technology at Kinsta, from our server hardware to the software we run. No matter what development stack you use, we’ll always have the latest framework versions installed and up to date.

Google Cloud Platform

Powered by Google Cloud Platform and its 24 global data centers. Everything is interconnected over its premium tier network, designed to minimize distance and hops, resulting in fast and secure transport of your data.

Free site migrations

Moving your site to Kinsta won’t incur any downtime. Our expert migration team will take care of everything for you. We’ll assign a temporary domain to your migrated site and check everything before going live.

Peace of mind

Spend less time worrying about your website and more time growing your business. Whether you need to roll back your site or you’re hit with a sudden surge of traffic; Kinsta’s got you covered every step of the way.

Uptime checks

Every 2 minutes

We check the status of all websites we host every 2 minutes. That translates to 720 checks for each of your sites every day.

Outstanding reaction time

Our uptime checks allow us to react to issues before they affect lots of visitors. It allows us to be proactive in our support efforts.

Backups

Full backups daily

We backup your sites at least once every day. Should the worst happen you’ll be able to reinstate a backup of your site with the push of a button. We offer separate backups on all environments - live and staging - so your development efforts are equally as safe.

Additional backups

For an additional fee we can increase the backup frequency of your sites to every 6 hours or even every hour. If you make frequent changes or have a highly dynamic site, this may be a worthwhile addition to your site's security arsenal.

Scale as needed

Flexible architecture

Our infrastructure is built on Google Cloud Platform which puts the power of Google's hardware at your fingertips. Your site can scale up to your needs, and the power is always there when you need it.

Ready for traffic surges

Most importantly, we are ready for unpredictable traffic surges. Sudden spikes from social media or being featured on national television is no match for our server’s power.

Free hack fix

Proactive prevention

We don't just sit around waiting for hacks to happen. We keep all of our server software up to date and constantly monitor events network-wide. Suspicious activity is investigated and dealt with immediately.

Instant relief

If your website is hacked we guarantee that we'll fix it for you with immediate priority. Our technicians have years upon years of experience dealing with all sorts of WordPress issues and will restore your site to perfect working condition.

Support that cares

Providing fast and knowledgeable support has been our number one priority since day one. Instead of scripted replies, we have actual WordPress experts standing by 24/7 ready to assist you.

Expert WordPress support

WordPress know-how

At Kinsta support WordPress knowledge is not an afterthought, it's our number one priority. Our team speaks WordPress fluently, has experience in troubleshooting, server maintenance, theme and plugin building and maintenance, contributing to WordPress core, and more!

Sharing the knowledge

When an issue is solved we share the knowledge internally. If an issue happens more often we share what we've learned in our knowledgebase to help you get things done on your own.

No waiting in lines for support

Always there for you

We have clients from all over the world which means that we're available 24/7 no matter where you are. We'll tend to your issue as soon as we can, giving you feedback and clear communication along the way.

Efficient communication

Communication is key, both internally and externally. We use intercom - a unified comms system - which means that our support staff moving between shifts will always be up-to-date on your issue, so you never have to repeat yourself.

Monitored all day, every day

Website status

We check your sites' uptime every 2 minutes which means that our response time is almost immediate to any downtime that may occur. Our staff is alerted instantly and they'll start resolving the issue well before you contact us.

Internal monitoring

We monitor the status of our other external and internal systems just as rigorously. This keeps our servers healthy, allowing us to focus on continuous improvements.

No issue goes unsolved!

Teamwork

We emphasize the sharing of knowledge within our support department which makes us a well-oiled machine. Complex issues may call for teamwork behind the scenes, something our team is more than ready for.

Every issue solved

Whether your website is down, you're getting attacked, you have SSL issues, it makes no difference. If it is a problem on our end we will take care of it swiftly and professionally.

User-friendly, yet powerful

Kinsta’s platform and dashboard was designed with beginners in mind and yet it’s packed with advanced features and tools developers will love.

One unified management dashboard

Simplified site management

Whether you want to add a new site, deploy a staging server, clone a WordPress site, view detailed site analytics or request a migration - it’s all there in one easy-to-use interface.

Tools you need

For those of you coming from cPanel or Plesk, you'll have access to all the tools you're used to, but with a fresh approach. phpMyAdmin, redirects, logs, SFTP, backups, and more. All plans include our free APM (Application Performance Monitoring) tool as well.

24 global server locations

Low latency

Strategically place your server geographically closer to your visitors by choosing one of our 24 Google Cloud Platform data centers for each of your sites. This ensures low latency for your visitors and lightning fast load times.

Premium tier network

You deserve nothing but the best. That’s why we utilize Google Cloud Platform’s premium tier network designed to minimize distance and hops, resulting in faster more secure global transport of your data.

One-click development sites

Test before pushing to production

Each WordPress install can have its own staging environment, completely separate from your live production site. Easily test new WordPress versions, plugins, code, and share it with your team.

Push staging to live

No need to worry about wasted development time on staging. When you're ready, you can one-click push changes you’ve made on your staging site to production in a matter of seconds.

Built by developers for developers

WP-CLI, SSH, Git, and Kinsta APM

We are WordPress developers ourselves, so you’ll be happy to find that WP-CLI, SSH, and Git are fully supported and ready to go from the minute you sign up. All Kinsta plans feature our free APM tool as well for debugging WordPress.

Change PHP versions

The latest supported versions of PHP 7.2, 7.3, and 7.4 can easily be enabled with a single-click from within the MyKinsta dashboard. This allows you the freedom to run what your third-party plugins need to operate efficiently.

MyKinsta is
site management reimagined

MyKinsta is a purpose-built platform that is your gateway to powerful site management. View detailed statistics, manage DNS settings, use advanced site tools, manage billing details and more.

Dashboard overview of all your sites

MyKinsta is the control center for your sites. From tracking bandwidth, visitor stats to creating SSL certificates, all the tools you need are in one convenient location.

Wide-range of analytics from website resources to architecture performance

Our dashboard lets you track important data for each of your sites separately; such as visitors, bandwidth usage, response times, CDN usage, and more.

A powerful and purpose-built WordPress hosting tool

MyKinsta was built from the get-go as a companion to our services. It allows you to manage your sites with the ease and precision you would expect from Kinsta.

Manage users with granular access rights

Our powerful multi-user feature allows you to add any number of users to your team. Give them access to all your sites, just billing or add them as developers or administrators to a subset of your sites.

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Thousands of five-star ratings.

And counting.

Absolutely fantastic - cannot rate highly enough in terms of speed, support, and UI. Went from WP Engine to Flywheel, then to Kinsta and couldn't be happier.

Rebecca Taubert

Kinsta is the best WordPress host I've had so far. They are quick to help, easy to deal with, and really know their stuff. Plus their servers are super fast!

Jason Cabler

Kinsta is reliable and makes shipping changes easy. The support team was exceedingly helpful when we needed to migrate our blog. A+ on their support team.

Daniel Murphy

Kinsta provides an amazing service, with a simple control panel and top performance. Their support is even more amazing, always available, and fast at fixing any issue.

Massimo Chieruzzi fromAdEspresso

Hands down one of the best bootstrapped WP hosting companies. Absolutely love their support staff and developer-friendly features (not to mention they are insanely fast).

Calvin Koepke

We love Kinsta! They’re no doubt one of the least negotiable expenses we have each month. Incredible speed and absolutely unbelievable support.

Chad Barnes

Kinsta has allowed us to offer a bulletproof service to our top tier clients and keep them happy. Especially those who have traffic spikes with sudden server demand.

Adam Broadbent

Kinsta is the best host I've had in 10 years. Smooth migration, no stress, and friendly support one click away. I'm very happy and recommend their services!

Melina Pettendorfer

We truly cannot say enough about the level of customer service that Kinsta provides - it's always a great experience, with very personable and helpful support.

Jared Strichek

Really love the level of experience and support Kinsta's live chat engineers provide. The 24/7 support is a game-changer for large sites, especially ecommerce.

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