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title: "Managed WordPress hosting platforms: Which brands are most popular in search?"
description: "Compare services and tools used to host and manage WordPress websites. Share of Search among Kinsta, WP Engine, Pressable, Flywheel and Pagely, the managed WordPress hosting platforms Brandwave compares worldwide, using the same methodology, market, and reporting period. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time."
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# Managed WordPress hosting platforms: Which brands are most popular in search?

Compare services and tools used to host and manage WordPress websites. Share of Search among Kinsta, WP Engine, Pressable, Flywheel and Pagely, the managed WordPress hosting platforms Brandwave compares worldwide, using the same methodology, market, and reporting period. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time.

## Key facts

- **Competitive set**: Managed WordPress hosting platforms
- **Market**: Global
- **Brands compared**: 5
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Highest Share of Search**: Kinsta, 43.7%

## Which brand is most popular in search among managed WordPress hosting platforms worldwide?

- In August 2026, Kinsta was the most searched among managed WordPress hosting platforms worldwide, with an estimated 29K branded searches and 43.7% estimated Share of Search within this set.
- WP Engine is in 2nd place, 0.6 percentage points behind at 43.1% Share of Search.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, WP Engine’s estimated Share of Search among managed WordPress hosting platforms worldwide decreased from 44% to 43.1%.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Pressable’s estimated Share of Search among managed WordPress hosting platforms worldwide increased from 7.2% to 8.7%.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Kinsta’s estimated Share of Search among managed WordPress hosting platforms worldwide peaked at 44.8% in March 2026 and was lowest at 40% in January 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, WP Engine’s estimated Share of Search among managed WordPress hosting platforms worldwide peaked at 47.3% in February 2026 and was lowest at 42.4% in November 2025.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Pressable’s estimated Share of Search among managed WordPress hosting platforms worldwide peaked at 8.7% in August 2026 and was lowest at 7.2% in December 2025.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Kinsta, Flywheel and Pagely held steady: their estimated Share of Search among managed WordPress hosting platforms worldwide each moved less than 0.5 percentage points.

## Compare search popularity between leading brands

- [Kinsta vs WP Engine: compare search popularity](/demand/global-en/compare/kinsta-vs-wp-engine): 43.7% against 43.1% Share of Search.
- [Kinsta vs Pressable: compare search popularity](/demand/global-en/compare/kinsta-vs-pressable): 43.7% against 8.7% Share of Search.
- [Kinsta vs Flywheel: compare search popularity](/demand/global-en/compare/flywheel-vs-kinsta): 43.7% against 3.3% Share of Search.
- [WP Engine vs Pressable: compare search popularity](/demand/global-en/compare/pressable-vs-wp-engine): 43.1% against 8.7% Share of Search.
- [WP Engine vs Flywheel: compare search popularity](/demand/global-en/compare/flywheel-vs-wp-engine): 43.1% against 3.3% Share of Search.
- [Pressable vs Flywheel: compare search popularity](/demand/global-en/compare/flywheel-vs-pressable): 8.7% against 3.3% Share of Search.

## How did search popularity change for managed WordPress hosting platforms worldwide in August 2026?

- Estimated monthly branded searches for Flywheel worldwide fell 23% over 11 measured months, from 2.8K to 2.2K in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for WP Engine worldwide fell 19.1% over 11 measured months, from 35.3K to 28.6K in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Kinsta worldwide fell 18.3% over 11 measured months, from 35.5K to 29K in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Pagely worldwide fell 17.6% over 11 measured months, from 910 to 750 in August 2026.

## Share of Search ranking

| Rank | Brand | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches | Change vs prior month | Owned by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Kinsta | 43.7% | 29K | -0.7% | Kinsta |
| 2 | WP Engine | 43.1% | 28.6K | -0.5% | WP Engine |
| 3 | Pressable | 8.7% | 5.8K | +0.9% | Pressable |
| 4 | Flywheel | 3.3% | 2.2K | -9.5% | WP Engine |
| 5 | Pagely | 1.1% | 750 | 0.0% | Pagely |

## Historical estimated branded-search demand

| Month | Brand | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | Kinsta | 35.5K | 44.2% | 1 |
| Oct 2025 | WP Engine | 35.3K | 44% | 2 |
| Oct 2025 | Pressable | 5.8K | 7.2% | 3 |
| Oct 2025 | Flywheel | 2.8K | 3.5% | 4 |
| Oct 2025 | Pagely | 910 | 1.1% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | Kinsta | 29.4K | 43.8% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | WP Engine | 28.4K | 42.4% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | Pressable | 5.8K | 8.6% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | Flywheel | 2.6K | 3.9% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | Pagely | 900 | 1.3% | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | Kinsta | 29.5K | 44.7% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | WP Engine | 28.9K | 43.7% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | Pressable | 4.7K | 7.2% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | Flywheel | 2.2K | 3.3% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | Pagely | 740 | 1.1% | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | WP Engine | 35K | 47.3% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | Kinsta | 29.6K | 40% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | Pressable | 5.8K | 7.8% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | Flywheel | 2.7K | 3.7% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | Pagely | 910 | 1.2% | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | WP Engine | 34.9K | 47.3% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | Kinsta | 29.6K | 40.2% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | Pressable | 5.8K | 7.9% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | Flywheel | 2.5K | 3.4% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | Pagely | 910 | 1.2% | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | Kinsta | 36.1K | 44.8% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | WP Engine | 35.3K | 43.7% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | Pressable | 5.8K | 7.2% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | Flywheel | 2.5K | 3.1% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | Pagely | 910 | 1.1% | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | WP Engine | 35K | 47.3% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | Kinsta | 30.1K | 40.6% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | Pressable | 5.8K | 7.8% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | Flywheel | 2.3K | 3% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | Pagely | 910 | 1.2% | 5 |
| May 2026 | Kinsta | 30.1K | 44.2% | 1 |
| May 2026 | WP Engine | 29.1K | 42.7% | 2 |
| May 2026 | Pressable | 5.8K | 8.6% | 3 |
| May 2026 | Flywheel | 2.2K | 3.2% | 4 |
| May 2026 | Pagely | 920 | 1.3% | 5 |
| Jun 2026 | Kinsta | 29.2K | 43.7% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | WP Engine | 28.7K | 43% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | Pressable | 5.8K | 8.7% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | Flywheel | 2.4K | 3.5% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | Pagely | 750 | 1.1% | 5 |
| Jul 2026 | Kinsta | 29.2K | 43.7% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | WP Engine | 28.7K | 43% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | Pressable | 5.7K | 8.6% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | Flywheel | 2.4K | 3.6% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | Pagely | 750 | 1.1% | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | Kinsta | 29K | 43.7% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | WP Engine | 28.6K | 43.1% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | Pressable | 5.8K | 8.7% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | Flywheel | 2.2K | 3.3% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | Pagely | 750 | 1.1% | 5 |
| Sep 2026 | Flywheel | — | — | — |
| Sep 2026 | Kinsta | — | — | — |
| Sep 2026 | Pagely | — | — | — |
| Sep 2026 | Pressable | — | — | — |
| Sep 2026 | WP Engine | — | — | — |

## What is being compared

- **Flywheel**: Measured on the search terms “flywheel hosting”, “flywheel wordpress”, “flywheel wordpress hosting” and “getflywheel com”, summed into one figure.
- **Kinsta**: Measured on the search terms “hosting kinsta”, “kinsta”, “kinsta app”, “kinsta com”, “kinsta hosting”, “kinsta wordpress”, “kinsta wordpress hosting”, “wordpress hosting kinsta” and “wordpress kinsta”, summed into one figure.
- **Pagely**: Measured on the search terms “pagely”, “pagely com”, “pagely wordpress” and “pagely wordpress hosting”, summed into one figure.
- **Pressable**: Measured on the search terms “pressable”, “pressable com”, “pressable hosting”, “pressable wordpress” and “pressable wordpress hosting”, summed into one figure.
- **WP Engine**: Measured on the search terms “hosting wp engine”, “wp engine”, “wp engine hosting”, “wp engine platform”, “wp engine wordpress”, “wp engine wordpress hosting”, “wpengine” and “wpengine com”, summed into one figure.

- [Flywheel](/demand/global-en/brands/flywheel)
- [Kinsta](/demand/global-en/brands/kinsta)
- [Pagely](/demand/global-en/brands/pagely)
- [Pressable](/demand/global-en/brands/pressable)
- [WP Engine](/demand/global-en/brands/wp-engine)

## Methodology

- [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Frequently asked questions

### Which brand is most popular in search among managed WordPress hosting platforms worldwide?

In August 2026, Kinsta was the most searched among managed WordPress hosting platforms worldwide, with an estimated 29K branded searches and 43.7% estimated Share of Search within this set. Worldwide · English terms: these are worldwide searches for English-language branded terms.

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