Flywheel alternativeKinsta vs Flywheel: Superior global performance without constraints
Stop juggling tiered support and regional limits. Kinsta is the perfect Flywheel alternative, giving agencies advanced tools, unlimited free migrations, and 24/7 expert support to keep client sites running fast.
The preferred infrastructure partner for 230,000+ high-growth companies
Meet Kinsta: Premium hosting for WordPress without limits
Isolated container technology
Your site runs in its own private container with dedicated resources, ensuring 100% privacy and no resource contention from other users.
Enterprise-grade optimization
From automatic database optimization to premium Cloudflare integration, we include powerful performance tools in every plan.
Support that never sleeps
Whether it’s 3 AM or 3 PM, our team of engineers is available live, 24/7. No “business hours only” restrictions; we are always online to keep you online.
Side-by-side: Why Kinsta outperforms Flywheel
| With Kinsta | Flywheel | |
|---|---|---|
| Technology Stack | Isolated cloud containers | Shared cloud/VPS |
| Support Model | 24/7 Single-tier expert chat (all plans) | 24/7 chat/phone (limited hours) |
| Performance Monitoring | Free, built-in Kinsta APM | Performance Insights (paid add-on) |
| Content Delivery Network | Cloudflare Enterprises (300+ PoPs) | Fastly (limited PoPs) |
| Edge Caching | Included free in all plans | Global Edge Cache (specific plans only) |
| Global Data Centers | 27 | 5 |
| Plan Options | 21 (not iuncluding custom plans) | 4 |
| Early Hints Modern Web Standard | Yes (all plans) | |
| Malware Removal | Free hack-fix guarantee | Free malware cleanup |
| Money-Back Guarantee | 30 days (all plans) | 60 days (certain plans only) |
| Multilingual Dashboard | English, Spanish, German, Dutch, Portuguese, Italian, French, Swedish, Danish, Japanese | English only |
| *First Month Free |
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Global infrastructure that scales with you
Kinsta gives you the freedom to host your site across 27 data centers. By placing your website closer to your visitors, you drastically reduce latency and Time to First Byte (TTFB), ensuring a lightning-fast experience.
Flywheel restricts you to just five server locations worldwide, which can introduce significant latency for international visitors.
Edge Caching: Speed built into every plan
Caching shouldn’t be complicated or cost extra. Kinsta includes Edge Caching for free on all plans, pushing your site’s content to 300+ locations worldwide.
Flywheel relies on standard server-level caching; Kinsta delivers your content from the network edge, ensuring instant page loads for users everywhere without the need for additional plugins.
Powerful tools for serious development
Debugging shouldn’t cost extra. Kinsta includes a free, custom-built Application Performance Monitoring (APM) tool on every plan, allowing you to identify slow plugins and database queries instantly.
While Flywheel charges a premium for similar performance insights on starter plans, Kinsta empowers developers with APM, SSH access, and Bedrock support standard, giving you total control over your environment.
Stress-free migrations, no matter the complexity
Our migration process creates a perfect copy of your site on a temporary Kinsta URL. You can thoroughly test the performance and functionality before pointing your domain.
Whether you’re moving one site or a full portfolio, our specialists coordinate and execute each migration seamlessly, so your agency can stay focused on delivery and growth.
24/7 expert support for everyone
At Kinsta, we don’t believe in tiered support. Whether you run a single blog or a high-traffic enterprise site, you get access to the same highly skilled WordPress engineers.
Our team is available 24/7/365 via live chat. With an average response time of under 2 minutes, expert help is always there when you need it, no escalation required.
Enterprise-grade security, built in
Kinsta delivers worry-free security with Cloudflare’s enterprise firewall, built-in DDoS mitigation, and continuous three-minute uptime monitoring.
In the rare event of a compromise, our free hack-fix guarantee means our engineers step in to resolve it fast.
More power, more peace of mind: Additional Kinsta advantages
MyKinsta dashboard
Manage your hosting with ease using our custom-built WordPress dashboard, designed for intuitive control.
Agency Partner Program
Partner with a premium hosting provider to elevate your offering. Kinsta gives you the tools to scale with confidence.
Self-healing technology
Our PHP service self-monitors and automatically restarts to ensure consistent performance and reliability.
“We’ve been extremely happy with our decision to work with Kinsta and now host more than 220 sites on the platform, handling nearly 3 million visits per month. Since founding Cornershop Creative almost 10 years ago, switching to Kinsta has been one of our best decisions, and one we credit with enabling the speed and scale of our continued growth.”
Ben Byrne
Co-Founder at Cornershop Creative
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FAQs
Is Kinsta faster than Flywheel?
While both providers offer managed hosting for WordPress, Kinsta uses a unique containerized infrastructure that isolates resources for your site, never sharing them.
Combined with our built-in Edge Caching, which distributes your content to 300+ global locations, we consistently see clients experience load times up to 20% faster after migrating from Flywheel.
Our infrastructure is explicitly designed for high performance under load.
How does Kinsta’s support compare to Flywheel’s?
Kinsta offers 24/7/365 live chat support from expert WordPress engineers for every single customer, regardless of plan. We do not have tiered support levels.
In contrast, Flywheel restricts phone support to business hours and specific high-tier plans.
At Kinsta, you never have to wait for “business hours” to get critical help, and you always speak to a technical expert, not a support script reader.
Does Kinsta offer free migrations from Flywheel?
Absolutely. We offer unlimited free basic migrations from Flywheel to Kinsta. Our expert migration team handles the entire process for you, ensuring your site is moved correctly with zero downtime.
You simply provide the details, and we take care of the rest. We also offer a preview of your site on Kinsta via a temporary URL before it goes live to ensure everything is perfect.
Can I use Kinsta for my agency?
Yes, Kinsta is built for agencies. Our Agency Partner Program allows you to manage all client sites from a single, powerful dashboard (MyKinsta).
We offer many advanced options out of the box, easy site transfer tools, and a “Site Labeling” feature to organize your portfolio. Plus, agencies get a free hosting plan for their own website and earn recurring commissions through our partner program.
Does Kinsta have a local development tool like ‘Local by Flywheel’?
Yes, we offer DevKinsta, a free local development suite designed for macOS, Windows, and Linux.
DevKinsta allows you to design and develop WordPress sites offline and push them directly to your Kinsta staging environment with a single click.
It includes database management, email testing, and full PHP version control, making it a powerful, Docker-based alternative to Flywheel’s Local tool.
Where are Kinsta’s data centers located?
Kinsta offers 27 data centers globally, spanning North America, South America, Europe, Asia, and Australia.
This is significantly more than Flywheel, which offers only 5 locations (US, UK, Canada, Australia, EU).
With Kinsta, you can choose a different data center for every website in your account, allowing you to position each site strategically close to its specific audience for maximum speed.
What happens if I go over my plan limits?
Kinsta believes in keeping your site online. If you exceed your plan’s visit limits, we will not take your site down. Instead, we charge a small overage fee per 1,000 visits.
We will notify you when you approach your limits so you can decide whether to upgrade or pay the overage. This ensures your successful marketing campaigns or viral posts don’t result in a crashed site.
What if I’m not happy with Kinsta?
We are confident in our platform’s ability to deliver, which is why we offer a 30-day money-back guarantee. You can try Kinsta risk-free and experience our superior performance, features, and support firsthand.
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